The Dream
Part X
“Come let’s eat something, what do you want to eat?” Steve asked as we were heading out of the theatre. “Anything would do?” I replied. “You said you like shrimps, right?” He asked. I nodded in yes. “I know exactly where to go?” He said and grabbed my hand and started to run. After 20 mins of running we reached central park. He looked here and there for a couple of mins and then dragged me again. Finally he made me sit on a bench and asked me to wait for 10 mins and ran back. Once he left and I looked the view in front of me, I was mesmerized. I was sitting in front of the lake that’s at one end of the park. There were a lot of birds at one end of lake, probably drinking water before they fly back to their nests. There were quite a few lilies in the lake as well. While I was completely lost in the beauty of the place, Steve came and sat by my side.
“Here you go?” He handed me a food packet. I opened it. “Fried Shrimps, I have not eaten shrimps for ages it seems.” I cried out like a small child. Steve smiled as he saw me gallop a couple of shrimps at one go. Shrimps is one of those things that make me lose my so called girl pride. “Look at you, is it your last meal in this world?” Steve laughed and asked. Hearing that made me realised that I was on a date and my mouth is stuffed with shrimps. Man, how can I be like this? I slowly tried to gallop what I already had stuffed in and turned my face other side because of embarrassment. He tried to turn my face towards him jokingly and suddenly I got choked. He quickly forwarded me a soft drink he brought along and sat on his knees in front of me and patted my back.
“What do you want to eat for dinner?” Steve asked while we were walking from the fountain show. I made a faces as if I was thinking and finally spitted out the answer “Anything would do as long it has shrimps in it.” “Seriously.... You already had so many shrimps.” Steve said smilingly. I stood in front of with my hands folded and blinking my eyes just like a 5 yr kid pleading for candy. He giggled and said “Okay, Ok, Lets go then.”
After dinner he walked me home. We were just near my house when Steve suddenly grabbed my hand. “Kathy, I know that today you came with me because you felt bad for me. But you don’t have to burden yourself.” Steve said with his eyes facing the ground. I felt strange, though it was a burdensome date but all the things he did for me today made my heart flutter. Still how can I show that, it would hurt my pride wouldn’t it.
I bend down and tilted my face to look in his eyes. “All ruined, I thought I met a new version Steve but it’s all ruined.” I said with a disappointed expression. I hold his hand and told him, ”Today I didn’t come pitying you. I came for a good friend of mine who stood by my side in difficult times. It was a small bribe to keep him by my side.” I smiled with attitude. Then we both laughed. “Let’s be good friends Steve.” I said and put forth my hand to him. He smilingly shook hands with me and waved me off as I was crossing the road.
I tried to walk away but the man caught hold my hand. “So, you would not listen to me. You are stubborn like your father.” He said with a witty smiling tone. “I think you got a wrong person mister. I don’t even know what you are talking about. So let go.” I said and tried to get my hand off his hold. While I was struggling to get away from him he suddenly slapped me hard. I was stunned for a moment but then again I tried to get him off me and this time harder. He again raised his hand to beat me but Steve blocked him and punched him. Steve made me stand aside and then he went back to fight with the guy. I was so terrified that I was trembling. Steve was able to chase off that man.
Steve turned towards me and smiled. His mouth was bleeding. He was coming towards me, I was about 3-5 feet away from him. Suddenly his smiled disappeared, he looked at me as if something more terrible was to come. I followed his gaze, it was a truck that was approaching me. It was so close that I didn’t knew what should I do? I was freezed seeing it come towards me. Dad is it the end for me? Why did that man come to see me? Why is this going on? What did you hid from me? Were you killed? No use now, I won’t be able to find answer to a single question. I closed my eyes thinking this was my end. Suddenly I felt someone dragged me from that spot. We both rolled down on the road.
His smile confirmed that it was him. What a transformation!
I was speechless for few seconds and was staring at him.
“This is for you.” He offered the flowers to me. I took it,
but I was still in shock. “Let’s go in, else we would miss the start.” He said
and grabbed my hand and rushed towards the hall. While watching the movie, my
mind was focusing more on him than on movie. What spell did he cast to change
like this? Am I dreaming? I pinched myself twice to confirm it’s not a dream.
He caught me a few times while I was staring at him. “Am I looking so good that
you cannot take off your eyes off me?” He jokingly said looking into my eyes. I
was so embarrassed that I turned my face and didn’t look at him even once after
that.
“Come let’s eat something, what do you want to eat?” Steve asked as we were heading out of the theatre. “Anything would do?” I replied. “You said you like shrimps, right?” He asked. I nodded in yes. “I know exactly where to go?” He said and grabbed my hand and started to run. After 20 mins of running we reached central park. He looked here and there for a couple of mins and then dragged me again. Finally he made me sit on a bench and asked me to wait for 10 mins and ran back. Once he left and I looked the view in front of me, I was mesmerized. I was sitting in front of the lake that’s at one end of the park. There were a lot of birds at one end of lake, probably drinking water before they fly back to their nests. There were quite a few lilies in the lake as well. While I was completely lost in the beauty of the place, Steve came and sat by my side.
“Here you go?” He handed me a food packet. I opened it. “Fried Shrimps, I have not eaten shrimps for ages it seems.” I cried out like a small child. Steve smiled as he saw me gallop a couple of shrimps at one go. Shrimps is one of those things that make me lose my so called girl pride. “Look at you, is it your last meal in this world?” Steve laughed and asked. Hearing that made me realised that I was on a date and my mouth is stuffed with shrimps. Man, how can I be like this? I slowly tried to gallop what I already had stuffed in and turned my face other side because of embarrassment. He tried to turn my face towards him jokingly and suddenly I got choked. He quickly forwarded me a soft drink he brought along and sat on his knees in front of me and patted my back.
“Oh, you should have eaten slowly. Now drink this slowly.” He
affectionately patted my back. “Are you ok now?” He asked with concern. “Yes
I’m.” I said slowly while swallowing the remaining shrimps in my mouth. “You
scared me. Drink little more and now eat slowly.” He said caressing my hair.
For a moment our eyes were locked. I suddenly changed the topic “Well the
shrimps were so yummy that I couldn’t resist.” I said with a childish smile. He
smiled back and sat back on the bench. We chatted for hours. Then went for the
fountain show, where he got me some candies and other stuff to eat.
“What do you want to eat for dinner?” Steve asked while we were walking from the fountain show. I made a faces as if I was thinking and finally spitted out the answer “Anything would do as long it has shrimps in it.” “Seriously.... You already had so many shrimps.” Steve said smilingly. I stood in front of with my hands folded and blinking my eyes just like a 5 yr kid pleading for candy. He giggled and said “Okay, Ok, Lets go then.”
After dinner he walked me home. We were just near my house when Steve suddenly grabbed my hand. “Kathy, I know that today you came with me because you felt bad for me. But you don’t have to burden yourself.” Steve said with his eyes facing the ground. I felt strange, though it was a burdensome date but all the things he did for me today made my heart flutter. Still how can I show that, it would hurt my pride wouldn’t it.
I bend down and tilted my face to look in his eyes. “All ruined, I thought I met a new version Steve but it’s all ruined.” I said with a disappointed expression. I hold his hand and told him, ”Today I didn’t come pitying you. I came for a good friend of mine who stood by my side in difficult times. It was a small bribe to keep him by my side.” I smiled with attitude. Then we both laughed. “Let’s be good friends Steve.” I said and put forth my hand to him. He smilingly shook hands with me and waved me off as I was crossing the road.
Suddenly a men from nowhere bumped into me. As I was the one
looking at one direction and walking in other, I apologised “Sorry, I was
looking ….”. “If you don’t want to be sorry for your rest of life don’t you
dare come in our way” The man threatened me. That man was strange and more
stranger were his words. “What?” I said in surprise. “Oh so you don’t get it,
let me make it easier for you. If you want to live handover all the proofs you
have or else you would end up like your father.” He said. What the hell was going on? Why in
the world such strange things are going on with me. And how the hell is my dad
related to him.
I tried to walk away but the man caught hold my hand. “So, you would not listen to me. You are stubborn like your father.” He said with a witty smiling tone. “I think you got a wrong person mister. I don’t even know what you are talking about. So let go.” I said and tried to get my hand off his hold. While I was struggling to get away from him he suddenly slapped me hard. I was stunned for a moment but then again I tried to get him off me and this time harder. He again raised his hand to beat me but Steve blocked him and punched him. Steve made me stand aside and then he went back to fight with the guy. I was so terrified that I was trembling. Steve was able to chase off that man.
Steve turned towards me and smiled. His mouth was bleeding. He was coming towards me, I was about 3-5 feet away from him. Suddenly his smiled disappeared, he looked at me as if something more terrible was to come. I followed his gaze, it was a truck that was approaching me. It was so close that I didn’t knew what should I do? I was freezed seeing it come towards me. Dad is it the end for me? Why did that man come to see me? Why is this going on? What did you hid from me? Were you killed? No use now, I won’t be able to find answer to a single question. I closed my eyes thinking this was my end. Suddenly I felt someone dragged me from that spot. We both rolled down on the road.
I was dizzy, I opened my eyes slightly. Dad, is it you? “Attorney
Brown, are you okay?” Oh it’s Steve. He tried to get me to senses and continuously
asked was I okay. The only words that came out from my mouth before I lost my consciousness
were “Dad, don’t go.”
...to be continued
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