He kept trying the same number again and again. But, the response remained same.
He stopped calling and started to drown in his memories of the past. After few minutes, he was disturbed by a call from Sushma. He told her that the car broke down and it would take some more time to fix it. He had not disclosed anything about his past love Divya, to Sushma. So, he did not want to do that now either. Out of anxiety, he tried to start the car again. To his astonishment, it started. The air around him seemed to be filled with puzzles and questions. He reached home in next 10 minutes.
“You got our car fixed so soon?”, questioned Sushma as Vinay entered the house.
“Ya, it was a minor thing and I fixed it by myself”
“That’s really nice and my dear, go, refresh soon and come fast. I have a surprise for you”
“Well, what is that?”
“Just refresh and come soon!”, said Sushma and pushed Vinay from his back into the bedroom.
Vinay remained haunted as he was having veg samosas.
“Darling! You seem to be dull. Any issue in the office? You would forget your world for these samosas. But, what happened now?”
“Nothing dear”
“No. Just share your problems with me. If you are dull, you don’t look handsome anymore. Just tell me”
“Nothing. I received few performance issues from my client today. I am little upset about that”
“Well, that’s what haunting you so much? Don’t worry dear. Definitely you are going to get that ‘Techy Geek’ award”
Vinay stared at her for a minute. He recollected the dream and laughed along with her.
At night, on the bed, Sushma was lying by his side and kept talking about a new television program on interior decoration. But, Vinay stayed lost in his thoughts.
“Are you listening?”, shouted Sushma into his ears.
“Oh god.. yes yes”, perplexed Vinay.
“Anyways, you know what breakfast I am going to make for you tomorrow?”
“Don’t say any new flavor of Kellogs”
“Oh C’mon! I am going to make Rava Dosa for you”
“Hey, really? That’s nice”
“Well, no more diet here after. Happy?”
“Are you alright? Something crept in you?”
“Heyyy…”
They laughed, giggled and slept as night started to pour in deeply.
Next morning, Sushma looked excited to make Rava Dosa for Vinay, ‘cos that’s his favourite dish.
She made the first dosa. It became so thick and got stuck with the pan. When she tried to take it off, it got torn into pieces. She then tried the second one. It turned worse.
“Sushma, what happened? I am getting late”
She poured the batter for third dosa and came out to dining area to tell him, “Dear, first two went bad and the third one is awaiting the result. Hopefully this one should come out well. Else…”
“Else what? Kellogg's only”, sighed Vinay.
She went into the Kitchen to see the dosa. It was uniformly cooked, crispy and golden brown in colour. She was very happy to see that. She took it out for him, and made the fourth one. She flew into the dining area to serve the dosa. Vinay was glad tok. More than taking care of dosa preparation, she spent her time watching how Vinay enjoyed the dosa.
“Darling, I am very happy. Tell me what do you want?”, asked Vinay.
“Oh! I am glad that you are happy. You have given your love in excess and that’s enough for me. I don’t want anything else”
“I love you”, said Vinay and kissed on her cheeks.
“I love you too!”, said Sushma and she was overwhelmed.
After Vinay left to office, Sushma wanted to taste those crispy dosas. But, to her astonishment, everything she made was worse like her first two dosas. She couldn’t figure out what went wrong and ended up having kelloggs.
Late in the evening, as Vinay was driving back home, he was reminded of the car breakdown and phone call, the previous day. Again, the car stopped at the same place. Vinay remained motionless and as he expected, he received a call from an unknown number.
He stopped calling and started to drown in his memories of the past. After few minutes, he was disturbed by a call from Sushma. He told her that the car broke down and it would take some more time to fix it. He had not disclosed anything about his past love Divya, to Sushma. So, he did not want to do that now either. Out of anxiety, he tried to start the car again. To his astonishment, it started. The air around him seemed to be filled with puzzles and questions. He reached home in next 10 minutes.
“You got our car fixed so soon?”, questioned Sushma as Vinay entered the house.
“Ya, it was a minor thing and I fixed it by myself”
“That’s really nice and my dear, go, refresh soon and come fast. I have a surprise for you”
“Well, what is that?”
“Just refresh and come soon!”, said Sushma and pushed Vinay from his back into the bedroom.
Vinay remained haunted as he was having veg samosas.
“Darling! You seem to be dull. Any issue in the office? You would forget your world for these samosas. But, what happened now?”
“Nothing dear”
“No. Just share your problems with me. If you are dull, you don’t look handsome anymore. Just tell me”
“Nothing. I received few performance issues from my client today. I am little upset about that”
“Well, that’s what haunting you so much? Don’t worry dear. Definitely you are going to get that ‘Techy Geek’ award”
Vinay stared at her for a minute. He recollected the dream and laughed along with her.
At night, on the bed, Sushma was lying by his side and kept talking about a new television program on interior decoration. But, Vinay stayed lost in his thoughts.
“Are you listening?”, shouted Sushma into his ears.
“Oh god.. yes yes”, perplexed Vinay.
“Anyways, you know what breakfast I am going to make for you tomorrow?”
“Don’t say any new flavor of Kellogs”
“Oh C’mon! I am going to make Rava Dosa for you”
“Hey, really? That’s nice”
“Well, no more diet here after. Happy?”
“Are you alright? Something crept in you?”
“Heyyy…”
They laughed, giggled and slept as night started to pour in deeply.
Next morning, Sushma looked excited to make Rava Dosa for Vinay, ‘cos that’s his favourite dish.
She made the first dosa. It became so thick and got stuck with the pan. When she tried to take it off, it got torn into pieces. She then tried the second one. It turned worse.
“Sushma, what happened? I am getting late”
She poured the batter for third dosa and came out to dining area to tell him, “Dear, first two went bad and the third one is awaiting the result. Hopefully this one should come out well. Else…”
“Else what? Kellogg's only”, sighed Vinay.
She went into the Kitchen to see the dosa. It was uniformly cooked, crispy and golden brown in colour. She was very happy to see that. She took it out for him, and made the fourth one. She flew into the dining area to serve the dosa. Vinay was glad tok. More than taking care of dosa preparation, she spent her time watching how Vinay enjoyed the dosa.
“Darling, I am very happy. Tell me what do you want?”, asked Vinay.
“Oh! I am glad that you are happy. You have given your love in excess and that’s enough for me. I don’t want anything else”
“I love you”, said Vinay and kissed on her cheeks.
“I love you too!”, said Sushma and she was overwhelmed.
After Vinay left to office, Sushma wanted to taste those crispy dosas. But, to her astonishment, everything she made was worse like her first two dosas. She couldn’t figure out what went wrong and ended up having kelloggs.
Late in the evening, as Vinay was driving back home, he was reminded of the car breakdown and phone call, the previous day. Again, the car stopped at the same place. Vinay remained motionless and as he expected, he received a call from an unknown number.
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