Continued
from previous post –
That was morning
time, Rahul’s study
Rahul is relaxing
with reading some comic book. He appears to be in a very joyous mood.
Anjali enters his room with a sad smile (expressions similar to those
a student has on her face when appearing for an exam) carrying a tray
with morning breakfast. Seeing this Rahul jumps out of his bed and
eyes with bolt from the blue looking to mom with excitement, mouth
half-open with wonder exclaims, “What a pleasant surprise mom, you
came to my room with breakfast? You could have called me as usual!”
“It is not like
that, but Rahul, I want to tell some very important thing to you and
I want you to tell me; how you feel about it?” On listening this
intriguing explanation, Rahul looks more puzzled.
Anjali completes
her first entry.
Rahul sits at the
table and begins to eat the breakfast least bothered about what his
mother has to say since he knew that it must be about some usual
things. While eating he looks up to Anjali and finds that she is in a
very pensive mood. “What is the matter Aai?” Rahul asks her now a
little more worried about his mother.
Anjali is chocked;
could not open the conversation for which she had come all prepared.
This surprises Rahul even more. He realizes that the matter is not
usual but much more serious and pain in his voice complains to
Anjali, “What is the thing you wanted to share with me? Is it so
difficult that you cannot tell me without tears in your eyes?”
Anjali sits next to
Rahul holding him by her hands pushes her head on his back and starts
to cry.
This panics Rahul.
“Aai if you do not tell me I shall start crying myself please be
clear, what are you shy of telling me about?”
Anjali had failed
in doing what she was feeling so confident about and leaves the room,
holding her sari padar on her eyes, almost running.
Rahul is standing
speechlessly for some time showing some pensiveness on his face and
then he takes his mobile and makes a call to somebody.
Damu’s cabin,
Anant is sitting on the sofa, Damu sitting next to him and Khopkar
sitting on a chair facing the two. They are in a pensive mood. No
body is talking for a while and then...
“We have failed
in talking to Rahul. Anjali was feeling very confident that she can
speak to him but when she actually went to talk, she could not say a
word. The whole thing is eating her. My Anjali is crying for no fault
of her and it was my fault that I allured her to me, Khopkar, I am
sorry I snatched Anjali from you but those were different times and
now I am feeling very ashamed of myself.” Anant is sobbing as men
do.
Khopkar shows
relief on his face that at last Anant has admitted that he made a
mistake that he took Anjali from me. A sad smile on Khopkar’s face
is very clearly visible.
There was no talk
but only silence before they break the meeting Khopkar softly asks
Anant, “I have a request for you, Anant.”
“What is it dear
friend?” Anant
“I have to go to
my native place for some urgent work about my family property and I
need a leave for some seven days. I shall come immediately as finish
the work, I must be present since I have to sign some documents.”
“Why
you request Pandurang? You can get leave any day please be
comfortable and ... but come soon. This is the time when I need your
presence most. Without you, I feel, I am not complete.” Damu looks
all surprised at the meeting but he has nothing to add on it.
Continues in next
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