My Midnight Date

May 26th, 2016

12:30 am

Everyone around me are in their dream land.

And me...

Shuffling through channels. Most of the channels already started showing teleshopping ads. I no longer interested in knowing about these weight reducing drinks,decided to switch off the television. I switched off the fan and lights in living room and was about to leave to the bedroom.

My phone beeped... message from HIM.

Him:  Didn't sleep?

Me :  Nah...what are you doing?

Him:  At sleepover with guy friends...just had couple of drinks...just 2 streets away from your house ...wanna join?

Me: Have you gone nuts..? Me and you... meeting at this time...are you high?

Him: I was joking... but leave about joining the sleepover...that's an absurd idea...but what about meeting down the street..???

Me: Are you sure?

Him: If you don't want to it's ok... but..I really miss you

Me: It's not like that...I hope we can but...what If anyone at my home wakes up? I wanna really see you however..

Him: Only if you are comfortable...or else leave it...go to sleep

Thinking about meeting him  after almost 3 months ...at this time ..and both of alone under the moon..my mind starts playing those romantic songs...

MILLONS of butterflies in my tummy...

How can anyone just go to sleep with those ideas...

After 2 minutes, I texted him

Me:  Give me 5 minutes...I will start towards your friends home and you walk towards my home...we will meet in midway.

Him: Sure.?

Me: Yup

Him: Ok

I quickly go to the mirror in dining area...check my face, hair...and my breath...and also see that everyone in home are sound asleep.

Then I slowly go towards main door...I try to softly turn the lock open...but it doesn't.

Damn...I am stuck!

Him: Where are you.?

Me: At front door...not opening..
  
Him: So now...? Try once again...

I try one more time..harder this time...but not too loud enough to wake up people. It is still not opening.

Me:  It's not opening

Him: Ok...leave the idea. Goodnight

Me: No... wait.

Him: ..?

Third go...Oh GOD please!

Click...it opened.... finally with a small creak. I wait for few seconds just to make sure no one heard it and got up.

I quickly slip through the door and close it slowly behind me and get into the lift.

I press the ground button.

As I go down...I can feel the silence around me...and  only one sound is audible...that's my heart going DHAK- DHAK...

Him: Der!?

Lift reaches ground floor and  I call him as soon as I get out of it.

Me: I am coming...I started and I am down...at my apartment..

Him : Ok

Me : Where are you.?

Him:  I m still at my friend's home..

Me: Okay..start now...I will walk towards his home..

Him : I am also walking towards your house..don't hang the call..

Me: Okay

12:56 am

I now sneak towards apartment gate and cross the sleeping watchman.

Once I am out of apartment, I start taking larger steps.

We can hear each other's breath over the phone...and after thousands  of accelerated heartbeats...

Him : I can see you.

I too can see him.  Those eyes...well groomed beard...that whole tee n shorts look...Man! He is so damn hot. As we come close, we start grinning like idiots.

Him : Hi...Do you look this stunning every night?

Me: Though not as hot as you look...

All that naughty looks and smiles, the silence around us just add on to the sexual tension between us.

Him: So...?

Me: Shh...! Follow me * wink*

He understands my intention and obeys me.

We go to a deserted school which is 5 blocks away from my building. In the ground floor, at a corner , there is an old car against the wall with small gap and trees on either side.

We get into the gap. He stares at me for further instructions. I push him back against the wall and move forward to kiss his lips. As our lips touch each other, he places his both hand on my waist and pulls me closer. As it further processes with out tongues getting entangled , I touch his beard which makes him moan loudly. Suddenly we hear an echo of it from our phones as we forgot to end our call , that startles us, breaking our kiss. We move slightly apart. We break into laughter as our eyes meet and reach to the phones in our pocket. As I end call in my phone ,he grabs me and gives a gentle peck on my lips. I look deep into his eyes.

Right at that moment , it knocks me how much I am in head over heels in love with him.

I hug him suddenly, that surprises him. But he reciprocates by hugging me even more tighter. We go to our own DREAMLAND together in those moments as the rest of the world are tucked in their beds.

After eternity, we come back to real world and realize that it is time to return home even though I am in no mood to.

As we come to the entrance gate of school, he slips his fingers into mine that takes me by surprise. He says," I will accompany you till your apartment gate."

I nod my head and we walk towards my house, hand in hand.

We talk as we walk and he says about how he got a new haircut. I ruffle his hair with my free hand as we stop in middle of the street. He catches my hand and tugs it that brings us close. He gives me another peck . I look around to check if anyone is watching and , about to reach his lips to give him another french kiss, when an owl hoots from somewhere in the nearby tree. That breaks our roadside romance and we continue our walk till we reach my building gate.

We call it a night and as he is about to turn to leave, I suddenly give him a small kiss on cheek and run through the gate giggling like a small girl. I hear him chuckle as he makes his way towards his friend's house.

I then get into lift and as it goes up, I get back to reality. I realize that someone in home might have got to know about my absence. It worries me and I start imagining my mom, who wakes up often during night time to drink water, waiting for me at our main door. I began to make excuses in my mind " I heard a sound downstairs and went to check it" or " my friend called me for some urgent help" or " I sleep walked" ....etc. The lift reaches 5th floor where I reside and then suddenly a scary thought comes to mind. No one from our balcony can see us till we reached our apartment gate but what if they saw us together downstairs or EVEN WORSE saw me kiss his cheek. I am not able to think of any explanations and I want to run away any where except home. But I have no choice.

The doors of lift open and I slowly come out. I see that there is no one at main door and is closed. I go upto door and say a small prayer that there should be no one in the hall or any other room waiting for me. I gently open the door and get into the empty living room. I can  hear my parents snoring in their room as I get into my bedroom which I share with my sister. I see that she is also in deep sleep and I quickly reach to my side of bed. As I sit down on bed my sister stirs in her sleep.

I pull my phone out of night dress pocket. There are already 3 messages from him.

Him: I reached my friend's home ...wbu?

Him: No one noticed my absence here. It is as if I went for a loo break...so no explanations needed.

Him: Everything alright at your place?

Me: Yea... I am sitting on bed now.

As I wait for his reply, I scroll through Facebook.

My phone beeps, that wakes up my sister who asks " still awake?" to which I mumble a yeah. She shuts her eyes and goes back to sleep. This scene is common during my vacation time.

Him: This feels like a dream...

Me: Yea...same here...how about meeting again to pinch each other to reality?

Him: I wish ...but we had enough for today I guess.

Me : Hmm..

Him: Anyways in future we will have lot of nights like this where we can do more exciting things ,better than today..

Me: Really?

Him: Yup

Me: Like..?

Him:Umm...I will show at that time rather than revealing my intentions now.

Me: Say na... please

Him: What?

Me: Your intentions???

Him: I love you.

Me: I love you too but ...u need to say...

Him: I love you...more

Me: Peh. Don't say. I am sleeping. Goodnight.

Him: Good night. Sweet dreams. Umaah!

I check time as I lie down on bed.

It's 1:25 am.

We were together hardly for 20 minutes but it's the BEST DATE till date.

Days... months... almost a year passed but I remember each bit of that night like it happened yesterday night.

It is not just a date ...but an adventure for me.

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