He observes her actions of moving to and fro.
His head follows to wherever she goes.
“Hey you! What are u looking at? Come and help us!!” She demanded.
“Me??” He asks in doubt. She replies “Yes bro! Just come and help!”
He carried the heavy boxes and helped her to place it on the van.
“Thanks bro! Anyways I have never seen you here! Who are you?” She asked.
“New to this neighborhood! Actually I have seen you before!” He said.
“Seen me before? You are kidding right?” She says by checking the boxes in the van.
“Naah….you are the same girl who used to run in sports events at Phoenix stadium right?” He says.
“Oh…so u know me from there. Were u watching me over there?” She asked.
“NO!” He said.
“Then were u selling anything in the stadium?” She asks teasingly.
“NO!!” He said loudly.
“Then what? Were u a statue over there watching me?” She asks mockingly.
“YES! You are right but how do u know this?” He whispers behind her ears.
“WHAT?? She shrieked in shock turning back as he covered her mouth with his hands.
“Listen! I came alive after missing your presence over there. And you have to come and run again.” He says making her shiver as his hands was turning cold.
“I don’t want to run anymore already. Just go away and don’t try to disturb me by telling lies like this!” She says removing his hand from her mouth.
“Come to Phoenix stadium! You will find me there! Now my time is running! I have to leave before the sun rises….” He says firmly making her look at him. Before she could say anything she is called by her friend. She turns back to see her friend.
“What are you doing Pragya?” Her friend asks.
“This mad man is blabbering nonsense and ask him not to talk too much!” She says.
Her friend “Who are u referring to? There’s no one here na….”
“Can’t u see him?” She looks back to see him. She is shocked to see no one there except for the brochure on the floor that says Runners Reign! Coming this Decemeber! Application starts today. Location: Phoenix stadium.
She says “This is the same brochure of my last competition….how is it here?”
At the storeroom of Phoenix stadium….
“Why can’t you remember me? You always used to talk to me!” He says looking at one of the shoes there.
A voiceover is heard saying “Time’s up for today! Go back to your position!”
He in return gives a frustrated look. The voiceover “Are u going to look this way?”
“Yes! You Just turn me into statue now!!!” He says fiercely earning a laughter from the voice.
He turns into statue with a grim face.
To be continued…..
I wanted to write something and while writing it turned out to be something else. Hope it’s not boring. Let’s see how it goes. I don’t know what made me write like this too.