Chotu OS : My Precious One
-Pinku!!! Pinku!!!.Hey, wait for me !!
-Jee, aap?
- Haan main Miss Pinku...Why aren't you responding? I was calling you!!
-You were calling me?
-Haan, Isn't your name Pinku?
Her face lost all the colors at once. I don't know why, each time I call her pinku, she became sad. Doesn't she like her name? or me calling her name? She never said anything, but her face showed everything.
-You are going somewhere?
- Haan, to see a friend.
- I'm also going that way, come. Baat karte karte chalenge.
I entered inside the auto she stopped and gestured her to sit beside me. I know it's quite an ill-manner to share a lady's ride without her permission, but I just couldn't help myself from having this opportunity to be some more times with her.
She silently sat beside me and looked outside. I also enjoying this silence but the problem was, I couldn't see her face. So decided to start a conversation.
-So your name is not Pinku!
- How can you say that?
-It doesn't suit you.
- What do you mean?
- Well, your eyes has an unique depth, and that name Pinku ( oh god! She became sad again)..doesn't match that depth. Your name should be something else.
- Good assumption!!
-So, If you don't have a problem? May I?
-What?
- Your name.
-Nawreen.
- It's unusual, but suits you. Your dad has a good taste indeed.
- It was my brother, actually. Uska do chaar pench dheela hain.
- But he chose a beautiful name for you.
- Thanks.
A long silence lingered afterwards..
-I'm Cho...Chandrakant.
- Suits your size !! kaafi bara hain!!
-Well, friends call me Chotu.
- That's cute, like you.
-You work in that shop?
-Excuse me?
-I...I know you work there...I see you there every day...I was querying for how long you've been working there?
-Well, it's my dad's shop. I'm here for a vacation. So, giving him a hand.
-Then why you sign the receipts by Pinku?
- Pinku?? He's one of our employee. That day he had an emergency at his home, so he left suddenly, without logging out and I didn't logged in. That's it.
I recalled that day when I first saw her. I was returning from an investigation and was starving, so I went into that super shop to grab something to eat, Then I saw her, In the cosmetics corner. Big, deep, dark eyes, a sparkling smile on lips and a beautiful face. She just took my heart away. My legs automatically lead me to that counter; my hands picked up a container and stretched to her. She smiled at me, packed that thing, made a receipt and handed that to me. I looked at the receipt and saw the signature, and asked her that question, that made her upset.
- So, your name is Pinku?
She didn't answer me, just ignored my question and got busy with other customers.
From that day, It became my routine to take a round of that shop, and buy almost everything I need from there, sometime those I didn't need. I became in good terms with every employee of that shop, including the security guard. I came to know she comes in two shifts, in morning, 11.00-2.00, and in evening 5.00-7.00. I choose the morning time, when the rush as minimum i.e., 11.30am.
That was the beginning, after knowing her name I started roaming around there regularly, for every single thing I needed, a nail or grocery, I tried to buy that from here or ask here first. Even for my daily veg and non-veg ingredients I came here & Nawreen always welcomed me with her trademark smile.
One day I came here for my cellphone recharge, she looked at me as if she is looking at any strange animal.
- You came here to recharge your phone?? Now you want us to arrange those facility here for you?
- Haan, hona chahiye, aur Uska counter Wahan hona chahiye.
I pointed to the place beside her...and she laughed. & I was astonished.
Something strange was between us, neither I asked her anything, nor she voiced out. We only exchanged greetings, sometimes asked each other's well-being. That's it. But I was feeling something strange, an intoxication...to see her every day. Sometimes I felt she also waited for me.
A murder case lead us to Shimla, It as a three days trip and I didn't showed up in that shop for those days. After returning from shimla, paperwork's took some more days...and my visit to her postponed for a week.
After exactly 10 days, I went to the shop, or more precisely, to see her. I saw her at hr place, dealing with customers. I leaned over the counter.
-Hi!
-Hey..how are you?
-Good. I couldn't came here for some days, Sorry.
-Sorry? There's nothing to be sorry. Or did you do something?
- No, I couldn't come...
-Does it make any difference?
- Haan!! Didn't you miss me?
-Why should I miss you?
-Well, I thought you did...
-What made you feel that?
-Because I...um..nothing. I have... to go. Bye.
- Bye.
I had a low feeling. She didn't miss me!! But in last 10 days I missed her terribly. She didn't feel anything about me. I promised myself not to visit that place again.
But next day, I showed up there again. And she was not in her place. Another girl is sitting at her usual place. When I queried about her. That girl said she's on leave for wedding. After asking further, I came to know her father asked her to stay at home.
Everything around me was fell apart. She was getting married!! To someone else! For the first time I felt how it hurts when one's heart was broken. I silently left that place.
It says, When you fall in love, only few people notice that, but when someone break your heart, everybody can see that.
Next two weeks was the worst days of my life. I couldn't concentrate on anything. Both of my seniors were made at me, I avoided morning chit-chat with ETF ladies and shout at Shree. I also skipped regular meals and said no to that big Pastry Saakshi offered me. And I could understand Arjun sir a bit, how terrible it to be alone.
But I couldn't skip my regular visit to that shop. Every day I had a round of that place, having a little hope to see her again, but every time the bitter reality hit me with augmented intensity. And to add my misery, I didn't have her number. Neither I asked for her number nor gave her mine. And now, how could I ask anyone for her number!
And after exactly 18 days I saw her again, standing near the counter, dealing with customers with a smiling face. She looked happy. I didn't miss the sparkles into her eyes and happiness on her face...but neither I was the source of that happiness nor I was happy enough to see her happy.
Like other times, today I couldn't help myself to go to her. As usual. I leaned against the counter and she arose her head.
-Hi !!
- Hi.
-You here?
-It's my shop...I mean my dad's.
-Shaadi ho gayee?
-Shaadi?!..haan. It was quite smooth.
-Happy?
-Yep...Look my mehendi? Isn't it beautiful??
-Hmm.
That mehendi just stabbed my already bleeding heart again. DEVA!! That adorable mehndi was added more beauty to her beautiful hands. Alas!! But it's not of my name.
I didn't know how I moved out from that shop and sat on my bike. I just started it when I felt some Wight on my backseat and a pair of soft palms on my shoulders.
-Drive me to the lake, plz.
How could I deny that voice! I obeyed just like a good boy.
After half an hour, I found myself sitting with her near the lake holding some roasted peanut into my hands.
-Why you brought me here? I've to reach office ASAP.
-Kyun, mere saath do minute baithoge toh salary cut jayegi?
-Nehi, It's not like that...
-Toh phir vaage kyun dukan se? Kuch uthaya tha?
-Haan!! Nehi..
-Toh?
- Look Nawreen, you are married now and you should not be with me, like this now, so come, I'll drop you at your shop.
I straighten up. & She tugged my fingers.
-Sit, I didn't come to return so soon.
-Ok. (I shrugged & sat down again)
-Now, tell me what hurt you?
-(Silence)
-Someone broke your heart?
-(still silence but this time a surprised look to her)
-Did you tell her about your...?
-no.
-Ok, so now go and tell her.
-I can't.
-Why?
-she've got married.
- Hmm...Accha hua, tum jaiso ke saath aisa hi hon chahiye.
-What?
-Tum jaise larko ka yehi sabse bara problem hain. Sirf khayali polaw paka sakte ho, lekin aapni baat khud karna nahi aata. Upar se aas paas ke cheezain vi thik se dekhai nahi deta tum logon ko, jo samne hain woh vi pura nahi dekhte ho. Larki ke dil kii baat kya khaak samjhoge!?! Number one bewkoof ho tum.
-Bewkoof?? You just called me Bewkoof!!
- Haan. Bewkoof!! Bewkoof!! Bewkoof!! Aur bolun?
- But...maine toh kuch nahi kia...
-Aur Karr bi nahi sakte...aur iss Bewkoof ke liye maine gharwalon ke samne eilaan-e-jung karr dii!!
-Mere liye tum!!!?!!...Phir shaadi??
-Shaadi baiyaa kii thi. And Dad wanted to announce my engagement at his sangeet day..but I refused...
-Kyun?
-Kyun?? Don't you understand you dumb man!! Because I fell in love...
-Haan. But kis se?
- Kis Se!!! Arre mere mote dimaagwale Saand!! TUMSE!!
- Haawww??
- YES, Mr. Chotu Patil !! (whispered) I love you.
& Today I realized when you get your most precious one back, how it feels.
The End
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Now you all know what to do...I'll collect everything you left here.
& If anyone want to kill me, you are most welcome.
Edited by Shamsad1607 - 11 years ago
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