Shravan was walking down the stairs to his office, when he heard Kamini speaking with Adithya.
"Aree Adithya Puttar, tujhe kya ho gaya aaj ? Itne chup kyon ho ?"
"Nahi auntyji, main to bilkul teek hoon, bas thoda thak gaya hoon"
Shravan walked away nonchalantly. Ofcourse, he knew. But Adithya had to be shown his place. He didnot have to do it himself though, Sumo had already done it.
Back in his cabin he asked his manager Rakesh to get all the files of the Berri case.
Thats when he saw a grey file which he previously hadnt seen. There it was, PCT was mentioned in the list of tenants on the disputed land. His father had known all along.
"Tum dono ek doosre ke liye sahi nahi ho" his father's words kept ringing in his ears. The feeling slowly started sinking in.
He put down the file disappointed, with his father but angry with himself. He had fought the case, not his father. He should have crosschecked, atleast after Sumo had asked that day. He promised to himself he will make it upto her.
He couldn't go to Tiwari killa again today.
He picked up the phone and called her.
"Bolo Shravan"
"Tom Uncle's, 10 minutes"
He didnot bother waiting for her reply and immediately turned his phone off.
Shravan parked his car far away, but in a place where he could clearly see if Sumo arrived. She was there faster than he thought. He let her wait. She was repeatedly calling his phone.
"Ab aayi na raste pe" he smirked.
After about 20 minutes of watching how tensed she was, he slowly walked upto her.
"Shravan, samjate kya ho apne aap ko tum ?"
He did not respond to her.
"Tom Uncle, do chai " he said.
"Shravan main tumse hi baat kar rahi hoon"
"Tum to chilla rahi ho Sumo, baat kahan kar rahi ho ?" he said calmly.
"Pehle baito"
She sat down. Why was Shravan behaving like this ? Why wasnt he fighting ? It was so much easier to fight with him. She didnot have the strength to talk to him like a friend, her mask would come off too easily.
"Kya yeh Adithya ke bare mein hai ? Usne mujhe ..."
"Nahi to, woh tumhari problem hai Sumo" he cut her off
He wasn't going to take the bait.
"To phir baat kya hai Shravan, mujhe bohout kaam hai"
Tea was ready.
"Chai piyo, bataoonga" he said
She picked up the tea. There was a breeze and her hair fell on her eyes. He remembered the last time she hadn't let her touch him. She pushed her hair away with her left hand.
Thats when he saw it. The mehndi and the "S". All he wanted at that point was to just pull her close to him and hug her. That had to wait. He had tried to talk to her earlier but she had refused. It was her turn now.
He would make her tell him and he wasn't going to lose this time.
"Ab to bolo, kya baat hai"
"Mere car thak ek minute aao tum"
Inside the car, he pulled out a bag and gave her a box.
"Kholo abhi"
Sumo slowly opened the box.Inside it was a jewellery box with the most beautiful emerald necklace she had ever seen and with it were matching earrings and bangles.
"Kuch mat bolo Sumo, mujhe itna to haq hai ki main tumhe ek gift de saloon"
She smiled.
"Aur ek baat, main london waapis jaa raha hoon, Pushkar ke shaadi ke do din baad"
Sumo sat dumbfounded. She got out of his car and ran away. He felt her tears though he couldn't see them.
"Sorry Sumo, tumhe phir rula raha hoon, aur koi raasta nahi hai.
One down, one to go !
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P.S : Well I thought it will be a 2 part but looks like I need one more part to complete. Hope you enjoy it !
Game on Part 3
Edited by nith125 - 9 years ago
