Rope
He returned from work around 4 PM a couple days later to get a plumbing leak in the kitchen fixed, not sure which friend had yanked the hand held faucet off its look tearing it from the base.
He could fix his own electrical stuff, but stayed away from plumbing and construction issues
As the guy worked Avyaan sat on the couch going through his email. Things were looking up only so slightly
The last couple months revenues were much higher than 60 days before that.
His Accountants had gotten him a couple tax credits for a certain food raw material that was on the govt subsidy list.
His thoughts kept flying back to Samidha
She had stayed after the fight, and looked like she was having a good time. Rumi had cornered him in the kitchen
"Kya ho raha hai? Finally Charu se aage duniya dikhni shuru ho gayi?
"Aisi baat nahi, Ive always had a good time with you guys
"Sure, par aadhe gusse mein na
"Not true
"Shes cute
"Oh? he was taken aback
"Tumhe nahi lagi?
He grinned
"Nah... I am dating her because she is none o that
"Chheee itne noble mat bano
"She has a certain fierceness to her he said gruffly
"Dating? Casual? Serious?
"It has to be something huh?
"Riyaz to hamey pooch rahe the if the things that are supposed to happen have happened or not
"I TOLD HIM Avyaan looked shocked
"To sirf MUJHE nahi kaha?
"Roomeee, aapko kehta to aap shaadi taq chali jaatin
"Aisi baat nahi hai, I can be cool and "with it too
He laughed, as he poured the gravy out into a serving bowl
"I am glad you are atleast thinking of a woman
"My parents think I am gay, you think ...
"I don't think... Avyaan its unhealthy to obsesses over a lost something for years
"Uve said that to me many times
"Finally it stuck
"Are u thinking of having her move in or are u moving in
"NO... None of that
"U want to try someone else?
He didn't answer
"U are just trying to mislead me
"I would never do that... why does it always have to go to moving in, seriousness, proposal and shaadi
"U want to keep it purely... umm
"Shaayad he said
"Chhod do Avyaan... itna pareshaan hona theek nahi, Charu doesn't deserve it Rumi was upset
"Its like she threw you a short rope and climbed out of a ditch, and u are stuck there with no hope of getting out
Uve never loved and lost he said all knowingly
"True Baat sahi hai, par hadh bhi hai
Toast snoozed by his feet
He heard water splashing in his sink
He hadn't searched up Charu in a while
He was slowly building the mental discipline not to do that, Ankit and Rumi were staunchly against everything Charu
He sometimes wondered if he really didn't love her anymore and just wanted to know/find out/see/ be told about her so he can shut the door on it
He got up and paced the living room
"Will you take me out to dinner? Neeru Singh texted
"Only if u are by yourself, and don't bring someone's eligible daughter
"Chalo, deal
He took his Mom to Mirza an Awadhi restaurant in GK Part I
He went to the restroom to wash up after dinner was ordered she walked out of the women's rest room
She had already seen him with his "female friend bent over the menu
His mother was in a kurti and jeans and her long silky hair in a rope like pony tail
Despite giving birth to a man of his size Neeru Singh was quite petite herself
"hi! he smiled
"Hi!
"Dinner? he asked
"Yes she nodded nervously
"With who? He asked
"Umm... someone I know she said cryptically he assumed Mervyn (or the guy from that Khan Market pub)
It was actually her Dad from Bangalore who was here for a flying visit and had insisted they go out to dinner
Mrs Mitra didn't allow any male relatives inside her house, even if it was the parent
"The weather finally cooled down she did some nervous chatter
"Yep
His mother turned to look for him her eyes searched, he did something close to ducking, or so she thought
"I have to go she said and walked back to her Dad's table unable to stop thinking about that woman at his table
She was around the corner from where he was with his Mom, they couldn't see each other, they were separated by the bar and the kitchen... When they drove to Mervyn's quarters at Cantt that night she kept thinking about the long silky pony tail
She had overheard a couple women talk about Charu's long hair that other night
It bothered her endlessly
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