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Making a case
""Leela is watching a movie. Dont you wantt o join her?" Ashvin asked pleasantly walking over to the balcony
Trisha was crouching staring out without particularly focussing
"I will go to bed" she smiled cheerfully albeit sadly
"why?" he asked sitting down on the edge of her deck chair
"Its very late no?" Is your mother home?" she asked
"Are the two questions related he asked mischievously
Her lips twitched
"No... I was asking"
"No she is not home... no its not late" he smiled
"OK" she said
"OK?"
"Umm.. yes.. I can go to bed"
"Trish?" he leaned peering at her face
"I am just not feeling like" "means..." "I am tired" she said
"all of a sudden?" he asked smiling
"My brother... u know... one of my brothers... I have two Sanchet and Paresh...
Paresh called me" she said leaning back, wrapping her arms snugly around her chest Stretching her legs out, her toes almost kissing his back but not quite
He barely nodded, lowering his gaze awkwardly.
He totally knew how many brothers she had, he also knew which one was involved in the brawl
"Paresh called me, he didnt know full details" she said softly
"where does he live?" he asked softly trying not to pry
"UK.. somewhere" she said
"u dont know?" he asked surprised
She shook her head and smiled
"means... I am not going to go no?" she said honestly
"You arent even curious?"
"No... why? I shud be?" she asked smiling
"No... not really .. no" he said
They both were quiet for a while
"He said he has two jobs, and they cant give him vacation" she said
"Oh... thats too bad" he said politely
She nodded with gratitude
"Just one week also" she insisted
"Some companies dont treat their people well" he agreed
"I dont know how long he has been working" she said
"Is it a new job?" he asked
"I dont know" she shrugged
"u never asked?" he smiled
"Umm.. he was studying I thought" she said
"Oh?" he was startled
"He went to study Engineering" she said quietly
"Thats great"
"Yes... but he cudnt complete... so he did Product? Production Management?" she questioned
He nodded knowingly
"He said its very hard"
"Studying over seas is not easy" he nodded
"He wanted to become a nurse" she explained
"Why would he enroll in engg?"
"Oh that was in the middle" she said sadly
A long pause ensued
"i am a drop out too Trisha" he said
She looked at him in absolute shock
Maybe he is making this up to make me feel better she thought
"i am not making this one up" he said exhaling deeply
She only listened
"I dropped out of law school after the first semester" he said almost inaudibly
Making a case for Paresh's failure at college
She felt incredibly sad for him
they both listened to the crickets... traffic was thinning both inside the complex and outside
The breeze was soothing and cool just as Bangalore was once upon a time
"It completely crushed my Dad!!" he said clearing his throat many times trying not to cry... "He was a lawyer and he always saw me becoming one"
"I dont think he ever recovered" he said and got up... after they exchanged one long pained look
" Leela is very noisy in the mornings so make sure u wear ear plugs" he smiled through tear filled sparkling jewels in his eyes ...walking away
Arjun
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