I really want to know what are bhOndOO’s views on “When your Lover gets married”
Disclaimer: The topic mentioned above is not related to any of the Commentee’s experiences, future or present, and in case any close resemblances are found it is just a cruel fate.

The journey resumed. The snake named Gullu and the other three sleeping, unconcerned people were soon forgotten. bhOndOO now had Shami by his side and the space spanning them got redefined, in his mind, as the only significant space of existence. He was already feeling so excited, anxious and still awkward sitting beside his Shami, that he wondered how the next one hour would be.

“Err..Sha..Shami!..Are you comfortable Shami?” he asked shifting and squeezing himself to give her more space.

“Hun? Why, yes! I am absolutely comfortable bhOndOO. You can sit easy”, she said with an acknowledging smile on her face. bhOndOO felt like a flower had bloomed upon him and he reciprocated with a rather shy smile before taking his eyes off her.

It was pitch dark outside and millions of stars shone bright along with the crescent of moon in the cloudless sky above. On the side, Shami was looking out of the window and the wind gushing in was sending a few of her hair strands in frenetic waves. bhOndOO felt a chill and a strange tingy gush running through his structure. ‘Like a strong current passing through me’, bhOndOO said to himself.

“What? Did you say something bhOndOO”, asked Shami pushing back her hair.

“What! No, nothing…I was just…”,muttered bhOndOO even as his voice faded under his breath.

“Are you feeling cold? You seem to be shivering slightly”, Shami enquired.

bhOndOO shook his head and added hesitantly, “I…no..I am fine”.

“No. Look at you. You don’t seem ok”, Shami expressed her concern and held out her warm hand to bhOndOO’s cold one. bhOndOO felt as if he was suddenly going down the Silver Oak Marg slope and his bicycle had suddenly gained some wind behind it. He clutched Shami’s hand and felt his heart singing, ‘Hawa ke saath saath…Ghataa ke sang sang…O Saathi challlll…!!!’

And even when the song were begging to continue he heard a sharp horn (‘It must be Gullu from behind on his bike to spoil all the romance’, he felt). bhOndOO started getting shaken till he was finally awake, still holding the driver’s hand on the gear. The driver, shocked and exasperated, shouted at bhOndOO, “Saab uthiye, haath chodiye! Gaadi kaise chalau mein!?”.

Everybody was giggling away at bhOndOO. Gullu reminded, “bhOndOO, your hour is over”.

‘I shall show you Gullu ke bacche. Let the Jog falls come’, bhOndOO thought in his mind.

By early morning they reached the Jog falls and…..

Six of them packed their bags and left for Jog Falls in a Qualis. Two of them, the nightingale and the snake in front with the driver, three in the middle who all were sleeping, and bhOndOO keeping a suspicious watch on the front two, left alone with his murderous thoughts at the back. After a number of jerks which upset his stomach and after watching the snake and the nightingale whispering together which upset his heart and mind; Ghonchu decided he had had enough.

He startled everyone by saying, “Gullu (you snake!), the back seat is very uncomfortable and jerky. Would you please exchange seats with me for the next hour?”

The snake stared back at him, nonplussed, as though a rat in his path had coldly looked back at him and asked him to show some table manners.

bhOndOO awaited the snake’s response with baited breath.