For the first time, she called him by his name…Dutta closed his eyes, taking a deep breath he said in a husky voice…Lene ayunga, jab tum ana chahoge, mujhe phone kar dena mai lene a jayunga….he disconnected the line
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Dutta did not stay back in Pune any longer, he immediately left for Mumbai, on reaching home, his mother was relieved to hear Nakusha will not be back for few days, Mr Patil frowned, Dutta's expressions were not good…
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Nakusha was too busy catching up with her friends and it was not until she went to bed, she remembered Dutta. She missed his presence in bed, she loved it when he lay with his arms around her…that night Nakusha dreamt Dutta staring at her over lit candles in the restaurant…
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Ram Singh watched Dutta sitting at the back seat, typing something in his laptop. It has been over a month that Nakusha is yet to be back from her house. Ram Singh missed his former boss, the laid back man who loved to chatter, observed the road as he drove him, always having some comments for the other, there were several incidents when seeing a circle of people on the road, he often stopped by just to see what was happening, whether it was a fight, hit and run case or a man trying to sell something, Dutta stopped by, often participated and need be rendered help with money or hospital drop…but nowadays he doesn't look out, he has become quiet……
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Nakusha stood in front of the mirror running a comb through her hair after her bath in the morning, it has grown a bit to long for her, she needed a cut, little later there was a practice match and Vikas will be playing so she cannot visit the parlour before evening…. I always imagined a wife with long hair...she heard a voice saying…
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Dutta knew that Nakusha will be not like the coochicooing type of girl but he had expected she would call once in while to know how he is and how he is doing, here she spoke to Vikas every day, infact every hour on some days, he expected atleast a call once in two days, instead she called 15 days back to say that the coaching camp has been extended as the authorities are finding it very difficult to select the no. they want….Tumhe pata hai, Vikas abh layak ho gaya hai, abhi darta nehi hai…tum samaj rahe ho na mai keya keh rahi hu…
Hmmm….
Achha mai rakhti hu, abhi Vikas to lekar mujhe physiotherapist ke pass jana hai, uske hath mai slight moch a gaya hai…bye….the phone was disconnected…
In other words Dutta understood that Nakusha will come back later than it was planned…
Ram Singh stopped the car in the portico, Dutta got out, informed Ram Singh that he will be going out in another hour for his dinner appointment with a client…
The house telephone was ringing, seeing no one around, Dutta picked it up….
Kaun Munna, it was his Bua….
Ji Bua, aap kaise ho….
Teri ma kaha hai, Bua sounded happy…
Hogi idhar kahi, mai toh abhi abhi aya, dekhai nehi de rahi hai…keya aap ko phone karne bolu…
Ek khush khabri thi, tujhe toh pata chali gaya hoga…
Keya pata chalna chahiye mujhe…
Kiyu Nakusha ne tujhe phone nehi kiya...
Keya Vikas ka selection ho giya, Dutta sounded elated...
Areh bhar me jaye Vikas...badhai ho badhai Munna, abhi abhi report aya, Kiran ke ghar se hi a rahi hu mai, tu baap banne wala hai...
Keya?
Ha Munna, Nakusha toh maha khush hai, kud rahi thi, buli mai khud bataongi Dutta ko aaplog usse kuch math kehna...
Dutta was speechless, he knew he had been careless once or twice but hadn't expected to hear Nakusha being delighted with the news, he had always feared he had to coax Nakusha to motherhood…
Areh munna, Nakusha jab phone karegi math bata na ki mai bata diya…waise aajkal kafi santh ho gayi, tabiyet bhi kuch khas theek nehi thi uski, tabhi test karwaye, uski dil baith jayega, theek hai Munna…
Ji Ji…
Mera bahut bahut ashirwad, dhudho nahao, puto phalo….
Dutta kept down the phone and ran towards his room and flopped on the bed, he is going to become a daddy? So soon? Is he prepared for it….but Nakusha is happy, at 19 she is going to be a mother and she is happy, Dutta laughed imaging Nakusha with a child, trying to feed it and making faces at it, it would be lovely, something unique, maybe the kid and Nakusha will grow up together…
Dutta fiddled with his phone, he could not wait for Nakusha's call, what is keeping her calling, now is she shy, is me sharma ne ki keya baath hai…why is she not calling me…
During dinner, his client found the host very absentminded staring at his mobile most of the evening…
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