“Hello!”, said Vinay.
“Hi Dolly!”, said Divya.
“C’mon Divya. Stop playing. I really want to meet you and know what you are doing”
“Why suddenly? You never thought about me for past few years and now that you want to meet me?”
“Divya, I was searching for you soon after you left the town. But, nobody knew where you were. My parents grew restless and at one point of time I had no other way than to abide by their words. So, try to understand me Divya. I miss you so much”
“Ohh! You married Sushma and you two were living happily. Hardly would you have thought about me and now that you say you miss me”, said Divya and laughed out loudly.
Before Vinay could speak out, the line got cut. He couldn’t digest the fact that she knew about Sushma.
He was building up tension and was sweating profusely. He felt helpless. He wanted to run away to some other planet.
His mobile rang again.
“Hello!”, said Vinay harshly.
“Hi dear! What happened? You sound tensed”, said Sushma humbly.
“Will you just stop pestering me?”
“Why are you so rude?”
“Yes, I am. What the hell?”
“Nothing. Bye!”, said Sushma and disconnected the call.
She felt dejected. She had prepared Kesar Bath for him and was waiting to tell him that his shirt is neat and white. She couldn’t wait anymore and so she called him. But, she never expected that he would behave frantically.
Vinay came home and saw Sushma standing near the window in drawing room and weeping. He understood its his fault. He felt a pain racing through his heart. ‘It's my fate to face troubles for what I have done. Why should she be punished, being an innocent?’, thought Vinay. He went closer to her and said, “Sushma! I am sorry. I was bit rude. I understand that I had hurt you a lot.”
There was no reaction from her.
“Sushma, I love you a lot. Please forgive me”
Still no reaction from her.
Vinay sat in a sofa behind her and closed his eyes to calm down himself.
After few minutes, Sushma came closer to him and kissed him on his cheeks. Vinay opened his eyes and saw Sushma both weeping and smiling. He smiled at her and hugged her.
“I am sorry darling”, said Vinay.
“Don’t be sorry. I love you”, said Sushma and they kissed.
“Dear, I have prepared Kesarbath for you”, said Sushma with a twinkling smile.
“Oh really! I will just refresh and come in a minute”, said Vinay and went inside the room.
As Vinay was enjoying the Kesarbath, Sushma surprised him by showing his favourite shirt. It was dazzling clean. Vinay stuck spellbound. Sushma was smiling at him innocently. He felt he had gone mad for her. He left behind the Kesarbath and took Sushma into the bedroom.
Next day morning, Sushma faced the same Rava Dosa mystery. She was little frightened about all these crazy things.
Vinay started receiving calls from Divya everyday. His car would definitely stop somewhere and immediately a call from Divya is expected. Vinay was growing annoyed about this. But he never wanted to share this with Sushma.
At home, Sushma was surprised, or might be little threatened by anonymous happenings. One evening Sushma was preparing evening snacks for Vinay. She was thinking about making some tea for him. Vinay never likes tea. He always loved Divya’s preparation. So, he stopped having tea ever since he lost her from his life. Whenever Sushma prepares tea, he would hardly drink it.
Sushma prepared spinach pakora and was hoping that Vinay would enjoy it. When she was about to make tea, Vinay reached home. She was out of kitchen for a while and was talking with Vinay about his day at office. When she came back to kitchen, she saw teapot on the stove. She was sure that she didn’t leave the teapot. But she convinced herself that she might have left it.
Also to her astonishment, Vinay had tea that day. He himself was not sure how that happened. He was reminded of Divya and the way she prepares tea for him. He became nostalgic and had the cup full of tea.
Other day, when Sushma was dusting the attic, she saw a book lying at the corner. It was Vinay’s favourite novel by John Grisham. He treasured it not for the story, but it was gifted by his friend who died in a road accident. He had been searching for this book for a long time. Sushma herself remembered that she looked into the same attic many times for the book. She is now thrilled to see it lying obviously at a corner.
That evening, Vinay was very much happy to see that book. He saw his friend’s signature on the book and wept. Sushma pacified him.
Two months had gone by with all those web of mysteries around them. But these didn’t bother Sushma much. Vinay and she were married for two years and in a month, they will be celebrating their second anniversary. But, they don’t have a child yet. Though Sushma sounded euphoric all the time, deep in her heart she had a longing for a baby. They were a happy couple and her medical tests also proved that they are normal. But, still she couldn’t conceive.
“Sushma! Sushma!”, called Vinay as he was removing his shoes near the door.
“Ya dear! I am here”, said Sushma and came running.
“Hold on! How many times do I have to tell not to run?”
“No… just like that... well, what’s the matter?”
“Here are the train tickets for our trip next month to Coimbatore. My leave request got approved. We can happily relax one whole week there”, said Vinay and smiled at her.
Sushma looked little upset. Her in-laws, parents and all their relatives are in Coimbatore. They will be looking forward to hear good news from her.
The day of the journey arrived. They were all set to move off. As Sushma locked the front door and set out, she felt a total blackout and turned unconscious. Vinay panicked. He took her on his lap and soothed her. Soon she was alright. Vinay wanted to cancel the trip and take her to the doctor. But, Sushma convinced him that she had loads of work that day and was restless. Vinay got pacified and they were off to Coimbatore.
“Hi Dolly!”, said Divya.
“C’mon Divya. Stop playing. I really want to meet you and know what you are doing”
“Why suddenly? You never thought about me for past few years and now that you want to meet me?”
“Divya, I was searching for you soon after you left the town. But, nobody knew where you were. My parents grew restless and at one point of time I had no other way than to abide by their words. So, try to understand me Divya. I miss you so much”
“Ohh! You married Sushma and you two were living happily. Hardly would you have thought about me and now that you say you miss me”, said Divya and laughed out loudly.
Before Vinay could speak out, the line got cut. He couldn’t digest the fact that she knew about Sushma.
He was building up tension and was sweating profusely. He felt helpless. He wanted to run away to some other planet.
His mobile rang again.
“Hello!”, said Vinay harshly.
“Hi dear! What happened? You sound tensed”, said Sushma humbly.
“Will you just stop pestering me?”
“Why are you so rude?”
“Yes, I am. What the hell?”
“Nothing. Bye!”, said Sushma and disconnected the call.
She felt dejected. She had prepared Kesar Bath for him and was waiting to tell him that his shirt is neat and white. She couldn’t wait anymore and so she called him. But, she never expected that he would behave frantically.
Vinay came home and saw Sushma standing near the window in drawing room and weeping. He understood its his fault. He felt a pain racing through his heart. ‘It's my fate to face troubles for what I have done. Why should she be punished, being an innocent?’, thought Vinay. He went closer to her and said, “Sushma! I am sorry. I was bit rude. I understand that I had hurt you a lot.”
There was no reaction from her.
“Sushma, I love you a lot. Please forgive me”
Still no reaction from her.
Vinay sat in a sofa behind her and closed his eyes to calm down himself.
After few minutes, Sushma came closer to him and kissed him on his cheeks. Vinay opened his eyes and saw Sushma both weeping and smiling. He smiled at her and hugged her.
“I am sorry darling”, said Vinay.
“Don’t be sorry. I love you”, said Sushma and they kissed.
“Dear, I have prepared Kesarbath for you”, said Sushma with a twinkling smile.
“Oh really! I will just refresh and come in a minute”, said Vinay and went inside the room.
As Vinay was enjoying the Kesarbath, Sushma surprised him by showing his favourite shirt. It was dazzling clean. Vinay stuck spellbound. Sushma was smiling at him innocently. He felt he had gone mad for her. He left behind the Kesarbath and took Sushma into the bedroom.
Next day morning, Sushma faced the same Rava Dosa mystery. She was little frightened about all these crazy things.
Vinay started receiving calls from Divya everyday. His car would definitely stop somewhere and immediately a call from Divya is expected. Vinay was growing annoyed about this. But he never wanted to share this with Sushma.
At home, Sushma was surprised, or might be little threatened by anonymous happenings. One evening Sushma was preparing evening snacks for Vinay. She was thinking about making some tea for him. Vinay never likes tea. He always loved Divya’s preparation. So, he stopped having tea ever since he lost her from his life. Whenever Sushma prepares tea, he would hardly drink it.
Sushma prepared spinach pakora and was hoping that Vinay would enjoy it. When she was about to make tea, Vinay reached home. She was out of kitchen for a while and was talking with Vinay about his day at office. When she came back to kitchen, she saw teapot on the stove. She was sure that she didn’t leave the teapot. But she convinced herself that she might have left it.
Also to her astonishment, Vinay had tea that day. He himself was not sure how that happened. He was reminded of Divya and the way she prepares tea for him. He became nostalgic and had the cup full of tea.
Other day, when Sushma was dusting the attic, she saw a book lying at the corner. It was Vinay’s favourite novel by John Grisham. He treasured it not for the story, but it was gifted by his friend who died in a road accident. He had been searching for this book for a long time. Sushma herself remembered that she looked into the same attic many times for the book. She is now thrilled to see it lying obviously at a corner.
That evening, Vinay was very much happy to see that book. He saw his friend’s signature on the book and wept. Sushma pacified him.
Two months had gone by with all those web of mysteries around them. But these didn’t bother Sushma much. Vinay and she were married for two years and in a month, they will be celebrating their second anniversary. But, they don’t have a child yet. Though Sushma sounded euphoric all the time, deep in her heart she had a longing for a baby. They were a happy couple and her medical tests also proved that they are normal. But, still she couldn’t conceive.
“Sushma! Sushma!”, called Vinay as he was removing his shoes near the door.
“Ya dear! I am here”, said Sushma and came running.
“Hold on! How many times do I have to tell not to run?”
“No… just like that... well, what’s the matter?”
“Here are the train tickets for our trip next month to Coimbatore. My leave request got approved. We can happily relax one whole week there”, said Vinay and smiled at her.
Sushma looked little upset. Her in-laws, parents and all their relatives are in Coimbatore. They will be looking forward to hear good news from her.
The day of the journey arrived. They were all set to move off. As Sushma locked the front door and set out, she felt a total blackout and turned unconscious. Vinay panicked. He took her on his lap and soothed her. Soon she was alright. Vinay wanted to cancel the trip and take her to the doctor. But, Sushma convinced him that she had loads of work that day and was restless. Vinay got pacified and they were off to Coimbatore.
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