"Aadvik..." with a low voice his eyes lit up with joy, Aadvik came near Kabir and Kabir immediately said "Where were you? Do you know how scared I was? I thought you left me and went away"
Hearing his words, Advik looked at Kabir without giving any reply and extended some wild but edible fruits towards him.
"Fruits? Thank you, I was very hungry ". Saying this in an excited tone Kabir immediately took the fruits and without wasting a moment he started eating the fruits like a child. Advik kept staring at him without any expression, even Kabir's innocence was not able to awaken any sympathy on his face.
Kabir, sitting on the bank with his feet dipped in the cold, clear water of the river, was looking at the fish visible at the bottom of the river. The sound of his feet splashing in the water was reaching the ears of Advik standing nearby. Advik's dark eyes were staring at the blue sky. Then suddenly Kabir's long fingers held his hand and Advik immediately looked at him with cold eyes.
"I have to go back" said Kabir innocently looking into his dark eyes, without saying anything Advik held Kabir's hand firmly and he stood up with the support of that hand.
"Let's go" saying just this in a hoarse voice, Advik started walking from there, but it was difficult for Kabir to walk due to pain in his leg. He was trying to walk slowly.
"Ah..." Advik's steps stopped due to Kabir's painful voice, he immediately said in a cold voice "What happened now?"
Kabir said while closing his eyes in pain, "I can't walk, my leg is hurting a lot"
Hearing this, he turned towards Kabir without saying anything. The cold expressions in his dark eyes frightened Kabir for a moment. He immediately lowered his eyes, but the next moment when Advik moved towards him, Kabir muttered in a frightened voice, "Did I say something wrong? Why is he coming towards me like this? Is he angry?"
In a few moments Kabir had come very close, but Kabir was still standing with his eyes down. Suddenly he felt a warmth on his waist, Advik grabbed his waist and pulled him close, Kabir's heart seemed to have forgotten to beat for a few moments. His eyes were wide open with surprise, which were looking at that person who was as cold as ice, closely without blinking. The very next moment Advik turned to the other side, before Kabir could understand anything, Advik lifted him on his broad back. Without wasting a moment Kabir encircled Advik's neck with his arms and his waist with his legs, but Kabir was probably still looking at the person.
Kabir did not even realise when an hour passed, he was just lost in deep thoughts. There were many questions that were creating turmoil in his mind. When he could not handle his questions, he spoke in an anxious voice "Who are you? What are you? Where do you live? What do you do? I want to know about you"
Advik looked at Kabir once, then looked away without saying anything and continued walking. Kabir repeated his question again, "Advik please tell me, I want to know. Where do you live? Where is your house?"
"This jungle is my home" said Advik in the same cold tone without looking at Kabir,
"What? You live in this forest?" Kabir said in surprise
"Didn't you hear it at once?" This time anger was evident in Advik's voice,
"Yes, yes.. I heard you, but you are very strange. But you are equally interesting, you are just like a mystery. Who attracts everyone towards him, but no one can understand. I should say that you are my 'mystery boy" On hearing Kabir's words, Advik glared at Kabir and the next moment he pushed him down from his back. In a moment, Kabir's expressions changed as if he was put straight from a garden of flowers into a garden of thorns.
Many confusions and innocent sadness spread on his face, the words of his heart came to his lips in a hurry "Sorry sorry,,, did I say something wrong? You got angry? Why did you make me get down? How will I go back without you, I mean without your help? Okay now I will not say anything, just once again..."
Further words got stuck in Kabir's throat, his face turned red with blushing "Advik please…"
Kabir looked at Advik hesitantly again, but the very next moment he followed Advik's gaze and saw Rihaan and Amit coming from a distance. Kabir's eyes lit up with joy and he jumped and hugged Advik.
"Thank you... thank you so much, you are very nice. You got me to my friends, thank you Advik", his voice was so full of excitement that he could not even control himself. But after a few seconds he realised, hesitantly separated from Advik, "Sorry, it was me..."
But before Kabir could finish his sentence, Advik turned to leave. Kabir's eyes kept looking at him until he disappeared into the dense forest.
"Kabir... Kabir..." His concentration was broken by a loud sound coming from a distance,
"Rihaan" muttered softly and turned to the other side and shouted loudly "Rihaan!! I am here"
When his voice reached Rihaan, his face lit up with joy, he immediately looked in the direction of the voice and the next moment he ran towards Kabir. Tears of joy were visible in Rihaan's eyes, he immediately hugged Kabir "Where were you? I was so scared for you? What if something had happened to you? Don't you care about anyone? Now I will never talk to you"
Rihaan said this while crying which made Kabir's eyes moist, while Amit was also looking at him while wiping his tears. Kabir wiped his tears and said in a choked voice "Hey, why are you asking so many questions by saying that you will not talk? Stupid"
Rihaan separated from him and scolding him said, "Shut up... you take everything as a joke? Have you ever thought about what will happen to me if something happens to you?"
"You are reacting as if I am not your friend but your wife" Kabir laughed softly after saying this, then Rihaan hit him on the forehead and said "Shut up bastard, these days you have started talking too much"
Then Amit put his hand on Rihaan's shoulder and said "Your boyfriend has returned safely, now stop crying donkey"
On hearing this Rihaan glared at Amit and cursed him "fuck you bastard"
Amit immediately changed the topic and put his hand around Kabir's neck and said, "Hey, do you want to stay here or go back? Tanish must be waiting for us."
Pulling his leg, Kabir said, "Tanish or that Mohini....?"
Hearing this, Amit tried to kick Kabir but Kabir immediately moved away from there. But he immediately cried out due to pain in his leg "Ahh"
Rihaan and Amit immediately said "What happened now?"
So Kabir pointed towards his foot with innocent eyes and said, "I have sprained my foot."
Amit and Rihaan shook their heads in annoyance and moved forward to support Kabir.