Eagerly Reluctant
His gut told him it was Taaruni. He wanted to know if there is a Doc by the name of Meher maybe? He laughed when he realized he was getting crazy
He texted Taaruni
“Busy day at the bookstore?”
“You know it” she sent a smiley “Or are you checking up on me to see if construction resumed”
“I know it didn’t” “Are u spoiling for a fight”
“We never fight” she was suddenly sad
She hadn’t ever gotten to experience a shouting match
There was no abuses hurled back and forth, no cold wars no poisoning each others’ food
They usually started making out or started chatting with ease
“I didn’t get to experience how good of a fighter he is, can I get a do over?” she thought to herself, as she tidied up near the cash register before lock up
The site was still abandoned
Barely 5 crew members were seen today
She knew something was being worked
Her store room was gone, the plot next door had digging crews and backhoes all over
But Zenith Astro stood still
“U brought my keys with you I am guessing?” he laughed when he called a few minutes into texting, and then turned FT on
“Actually I didn’t” she blurted and bit into her lower lip and mouthed “Shit” he heard it. Her watched color wash over her face
It was not a “He is going to go rogue!! Sumedha will kill me”
It was more of a “Now he knows?”
She left it willfully?
“Why?”
That made him more curious than the prescription med
“Ah” he exhaled
“Ur cast is off” she mumbled somberly “Kab taq police karoongi main tumhe?” he muttered
It absolutely didn’t sound right. The fight was gone in her voice
“No more being a good soldier for my Mom?” he was shocked
“She knows I was a reluctant soldier” she smiled bashfully
“Reluctant wife, Reluctant lover, now soldier” he laughed
“Not a reluctant lover” she whispered breathlessly
“Oh yes, I take that back” he smiled
“Reluctant Golf Links resident maybe” she nodded
“eager Chandigarh resident” he finished
“eager store owner” “Book KEEPER”
“Ah”
“Not the accountant type”
“I get it” “Keeper of rare books”
She nodded
They looked at each other pleasantly
Enjoy your stay in Vienna” she wanted to wrap up the call
“I found your doodle” he smiled
“They are everywhere I know…” she laughed
“It IS hers” he exhaled casually not revealing what was written on it
“I am trying to get my Harold sketches right” she giggled
“I see that”
“Aur kya likha maine?”
“Umm… just a bunch of equations” he teased
“Oh? That’s not me then” she shrugged confused
“Its you Taara” he said achingly
“I don’t talk to professors, to doodle equations” she laughed
“WHO do u talk to”
“My Mom” she said grimly “My friends, Bhabhi” she followed up with a chuckle
“Not me… I know”
“Tumhe to main roz dekhti thi na?”
He couldn’t believe she used PAST TENSE
This whole thing was awry
He stayed on the call until she got home, she was taking a cab much to his irritation
Because she was transporting 10 boxes she said
The cab guy appeared on camera briefly as he loaded it all over the trunk
He texted his sister
“Would you recommend Meclizine for pregnancy nausea?”
“All the time Prad”
“Hmm”
“Why? Don’t tell me!!!!” shocked face emojis
“I won’t…” he said abruptly
Began looking for tickets to Chandigarh, via Dubai etc.
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