Posted:
Part -12...
"Yug what r u doing here..I have said na not to distrub her..."
His rough husky voice was still the same...
He came and stood just beside the bed.. but I did not dare look up..
"I just came ask her if she is k..."
"Ya right she is k.. see she is sitting up.. right tara...?"
Instead of looking at him I eyes went to yug... I was hoping he would understand what I was going through. ...
"Anyways yug baba is calling u some important work I guess..."
No. .no...yug pls don't leave us alone...
"Yes he actually called me for this... tara take care I have to go ..bye.."
Yug actually ran from the room ..god only knows what was more important than me...
I was still looking down ..
He came and sat beside me...
"Tara... I hope u r fine now... well how r u feeling coming back home... and I hope u got adjusted here..."
"Hummm"
"K... actually I got something for u .. I wanted to give u that day but... anyways. . Here it is.."
He kept a shining box on my lap... with a white ribbon on it..
"U may open dis afterwards. . No problem. ..."
For first time I looked at him straight to his eyes. . Those deep melting eyes... something was der which he was trying to hide.. but his eyes spoke billions of words...a language unknown. ..
"Tara..."
As he called me I came out of my trance. ..
O god how foolishly I was staring at him...
"I...I... want to see dis now.."
"it's all yours now..."
I tore apart the paper covering. . Opened the box... and after that I really had to fight bavk my tears...
He gifted a black robe.. a lawyer's uniform. ..
"I always wanted to see in this... actually remember first time u said to baba u want to become a lawyer. . U were in 5th std..I was standing on the other side of the table... at that very moment ..I imagined u wearing dis and shouting. . 'I object my lord'..."
He burst into a laughter to which I joined. ...
It had been years I laughed with him... slowly and steadily all my fears were washing away...
Why I m so comfortable with you. .?
"Well is it of my size.. I should check right?"
"Why not. ..."
I got up from the bed and came in front of the full length mirror. ..
The robe had me fully covered. .. and yes it was of my size...
He came to stand behind me and said.."perfect. ."
He hold my shoulders. .. and came near my ears ..
"You r looking so awesome. ."
We kept looking each other's eyes ... as if asking ...
At that moment his phone rang...
"Hello... yes. .. it's done.. yes.. I'll talk to baba... yes..."
He walked out of the room talking on the phone
He said nothing about his marriage. .nothing about radha...why we have gone so far from each other ...?
"Somebody is in full work mood..."
Nandu was smiling at me...
I shouldn't say anything about this gift from him..
"Nandu.. how m I looking. .."
Finally I got a call for an interview were I applied for junior lawyer's post..
I better concentrate on my work if I wanted to remain sane...
I picked up my best dress and as I finished my breakfast in a hurry I asked baba for the car keys...
"Mritunjay ...it will be better if u go with tara... roads here have changed. . U won't get the address easily. ." Baba said in the middle of his food..
I looked at him and he gave me that charming smile to add... " fine baba ..anyways I m all free today ..will drop and also pick her up wen she is done.."
"No... its k..."
Nandu said in a rush...
" I mean .. baba I m going to the plot so I thought I would drop her and will pick her wen I m done... and it will be suitable. .. mrityunjay does not have to be disturbed. ..."
"Ohhh no nandu... it would be fine with me... do tell me if u need any help with the address"
"Sure..."
I keept mum all this time exchanging glances with him...he was so ok with dis.. wer as I was not...
As the car drove from the main gate I shouted on her...
" why did you do this nandu. .. What's is your problem. .?"
"What's my problem. . For god's sake what is your problem... why r u behaving like a love stuck teenager... grow up now tara.. see the reality. .. mrityunjay is divorced ..."
"I know that. ..."
I said with guilt coz I haven't said anything about this to nandu..
" you knew he is a divorcee still... and "
"But nandu..."
"No... tara listen to me carefully. ... thank god after your school I decided u will come with me and won't stay here. ... or else you would definitely done something which could get maa and me in shame... and now u r going to focus on your career. .. as soon as I get some really good place ..we r going to shift..."
"We r going to shift means... nandu that's our home.. how can we leave..."
" tara pls ... can't u be a little practical sometimes. .. baba gave us shelter coz we aren't capable that time.. but now.. I m earning ... u will be earning. .. so we have to go by our way..."
"Nandu pls..."
I kept begging her to listen to me but nandu had already done the planning of my future ...
I was able to feel how slowly and steadily my life was slipping by my fingers ...
:(
Anupamaa
