52 Shimla sight seeing.... (2/2)

Punya: ”I wish all the mountains had that”

Prakruth: ”LOL, you can come in winter, next time”

Punya: ”Will you bring me here when these mountains are covered in Ice?”

Prakruth: ”Yeah for our honeymoon” he sent a winking smilie.

Punya chuckled and texted: ”You've become too naughty” and sent a smilie closing its face.

Prakruth replied: ”No shyness between us sweetie”

She chuckled again.

”Hey look there, that girl is so beautiful” whispered softly, a man next to Prakruth but Prakruth heard.

He looked at them through the edge of his eyes, they were around 30s, wearing jackets and goggles, they had beards. Eyes red, some little scars on the face, they were chewing something in their mouth. They were looking cruel and ruthless.... Prakruth had a special power to read minds... He could sense negative intentions behind their looks. They were staring at Punya and Jyoti...while girls were busy looking at the nature around them. Prakruth felt annoyed.

”Hey that girl with wavy hair is mine and other is for you” whispered another man. Prakruth heard it clearly. He controlled his anger....he didn't want to pick up a fight just for comments.

The rope way trip was awesome experience with the cable car traveling amidst seven mountain ranges of Shimla. Though ladies could enjoy the nature, Prakruth remained quiet throughout. He hurried after the trip to avoid any trouble, but one man intentionally bumped on Jyoti.

They started laughing, teasing and commenting on girls. Prakruth held Punya's hand and nodded sideways, so that she won't whack their faces. They started laughing aloud.

Narmada who came behind them was unaware of this, she asked ”Prakruth aren't we staying for Sunset, it will be marvelous to see between these mountains... Why are you in hurry?”

”Amma, situation is not that good. We've to rush” said Punya.

”Aunty we've practice session, we've to be back by 5.30 at least” he said in a calm tone.

He led Jyoti, Punya and Narmada towards the parking lot.

Those thugs were already there as if waiting for them, smoking a cigar.

”Taxi ma'am, taxi” they said.

Punya said ”No Thanks” and walked away from them. One of them rushed and stood in front of her.

”Sweety, come with me... I'll show you how beautiful Shimla is?” he said.

”It is not as beautiful as you... But you as a tourist must see it once” said the other.

”Gentlemen, we are not interested please let us go” said Jyoti politely.

Narmada was scared as those thugs had wild looks.

”This is our area, you can't go without obeying us” said the man with cigar and exhaled smoke on Punya's face. Punya couldn't hold back anymore, ”How dare you?” she said immediately kicking him in the center of his thighs. When he bent, she lifted her knee injuring his jaw bone. He fell on the ground rolling in pain. Jyoti took shelter behind Narmada.

The other tried to attack Punya from behind, Prakruth punched his head from the side. They had a fierce fight for a couple of minutes. The man who had fallen on ground stood up and took out a dagger.

”Punya” screamed Prakruth. She saw this man approaching her with dagger and took careful steps behind towards Prakruth.

”You silly little girl, you kick me??” he screamed.

Prakruth hit hard on the neck of the man he was fighting, making him unconscious. He went in front of Punya to protect her.

”Prakruth careful, that is a sharp weapon” said Narmada.

”You hit my friend??” yelled that man and ran towards the duo.

Prakruth said to Punya, ”Pepper spray”, she nodded a yes.

As that man approached, he held his hand with the dagger and tried to get it from him. Punya sprayed the pepper spray on his face.

That man started screaming as his eyes started burning but he didn't leave his grip on the dagger. A while later, he started waving in air to hurt Punya... Prakruth came to her rescue and when he was trying to get her away, the dagger cut his left arm accidentally. ”Prakruth” she screamed.

He whacked the man's face from his right elbow throwing him five feet away. Luckily security people arrived to save them from further damage.

Punya tied a hand kerchief around his arm, but the bleeding was so fierce that the white cloth turned red in seconds.

”Amma, Kerchief?? Please” she pleaded.

Narmada handed over a small towel from her bag.... Punya held it tight on the wound.

”I'll hold Punya, it is just a cut... Leave” he said.

They took their taxi back to the hospital in the city. Punya sat next to him sobbing continuously. ”Punya, Amma might doubt. Stop crying” he whispered. She was reluctant to listen.