MDT SS SHIVIKA : STORIES PART4PG3

STORIES

Shivay "Are you even planning to come."

Anika "Obviously I am or else why would I be here."

Shivay "Then plz get in quickly we have to lot of distance to catch up."

Anika "Rudra was supposed to be driving this car right ,then why are you here."

Shivay "Is there any problem to come with me ."

Anika "Nothing much except everything." Poker face.

Shivay "Why didn't you get on the bloody chopper then if you have much problem with me."

Anika "I feel like puking when in heights ." acting vomiting.

Shivaay "Don't you have any better words in your vocabulary."

Anika "I have right but they just don't describe you ."

Anika "I should have listened to Sahil and shouldn't have come ,I could have taken a sick leave ,now I am sure goanna be sick"

Shivaay "I can drop you here for better."

Anika "Daadi know I came today she will be disappointed I can't be happy with it."

Shivaay "By the way it is your idea."

Anika "My idea was just to recreate her memories from her husband's times. How the hell do you expect me to know that it is this vast."

Shivaay "You should. You are an employee of Oberoi's and you should know nothing related to Oberoi's is small."

Anika "What is so special about this car that you are driving it. It is rusty and uncomfortable "

Shivay "For god sake it is not some old car its Vintage special collection ,people spend millions to own one."

Anika "What is that special in it, it don't even have a radio ."

Shivaay "Leave it you will not understand ."

Anika "I am not a certified stupid to understand all your stupidity."

Shivay "What you call stupidity is called class."

Anika "And if same is for middle class and lower it is nuisance for you." She said directly not thinking much.

Shivay received a call same time.

Shivaay "On the way ,yes we will ,how is it there, yup perfect ."

Anika "who is on other side?"

Shivaay "Rudra, he is asking whether we started or not."

Anika "What is maximum speed?"

Shivaay "Around 80 something."

Anika "What ? You are joking right?"

Shivaay "No ."

Anika "How much did it cost?"

Shivaay "I guess 80 lakhs."

Anika almost fainted in the shock.

Anika "It don't have speed even radio and you are saying it cost 80 lakhs" counting number of digits.

Shivaay "6 zeroes."

Anika shocked and silent not understanding anything and speaking to herself.

After few minutes.

Shivaay "Why aren't you speaking anything."

Anika "What should I speak about."

Anika "When will we reach our destination."

Shivaay "Its almost 1000km .Assuming we drive average 30-50 it may take 35hrs. "

Shivaay "So including all stopping we will reach in two days."

Anika "Will this trash run two days continuously."

Shivaay "Its Vintage."

Anika "Whatever are you serious it will run two days."

Shivaay "Obviously."

Anika "Oh god, why didn't you tell me before I would have gone in a bus or train instead."

Shivaay "Didn't Rudra tell you."

Anika "No he didn't, he said all are going by chopper and he is alone going by car. He didn't even mention that is this trash."

Anika "I thought it would be good to tag with him in car than that chopper." acting fake vomit.

Anika "Now what is the mess, I am struck in this trash for two days with a cat.

Shivaay "Even am struck with you."

Anika "You should be happy it's me I am a better partner than you are."

Anika "Its good I brought my phone along I can listen to songs instead."

Anika "Mr Cat will you also listen." Stuffing a ear bud in his ears.

Shivay initially objected but then silently started enjoying the b grade music according to him.

Anika "You know I saw this movie in theatre ,Sahil absolutely enjoyed it to core he wanted to go again the next show."

Anika "By the time show was left tickets were closed you can't even imagine how I managed tickets but alas I got it .Now right Sahil hates this movie but I like its songs some how."

Anika "It is some south indian movie dub big movie it seems there."

Anika was explaining to him every song and telling a story for every song in her mobile.

After few minutes Shivaay was humming the song to Anika's shock. She looked at him surprised.

Shivaay "Even I saw that movie." He noticed she didn't yet come out.

Shivaay "Ok ,I went along Mallika,I don't remember why we went but I saw that movie its related to some doctor swiping roles."

Anika "Yup and that cop would be taking his assistance from that fake doctor super comedy one." They both humming the song

And suddenly the song stopped irritating both at a time .

Shivaay "What happened? Why did you stop music ?"

Anika "Battery is dead. But how is that possible it was fully charged when I left ."

Anika "It would come around 6hrs continuously listening to songs.

Shivaay "Oh crap ,we have been listening songs for 6 hrs."

Anika "It means we already travelled six hours and we didn't even realize and get tired."

Anika "I told you right I am a good partner."

Shivaay "But wait." Stopping his car.

Anika "Now what happened."

Shivaay "Which way are we going ."

Anika "Obviously goa."

Shivay "We were supposed to take first left after coming out of Mumbai,"

Anika "We didn't"

Shivaay "We didn't now where is this way taking us."

Both looking at each other shocked.

Shivaay "Its all because of you ,you distracted me ."

Anika "I didn't tell you to take right there ,you are the one driving the car you should have been cautious to road."

Shivaay "Don't divert ,it was because you kept songs I got diverted."

Anika "Bull shit no one gets diverted by songs instead mind works better listening to music."

Anika "Its all your fault I don't know where your attention was.Now its almost lunch time and we don't even know where we are right now."

Shivaay "Wait I will check in GPS ."

Anika "This trash have GPS."

Shivaay "Mobile have."

Anika "Tell quickly."

Shivaay "I am searching right wait."

Shivaay "Crap ,no signal."

Anika remembered she is hungry now struck with a cat don't know where.

Anika "Do you remember the way we came."

Shivaay "Not completely but we can trace back."

He reversed the car and following the road in hope to catch up the turn he missed. Here Anika is hungry and almost starving.

Anika "I know it morning itself something will happen like this."

Anika "How is it even possible ,I am with billuji and things being fine no way." (sorry feeling awkward to use cat to mention him so I will go for billuji only.)

Anika "Its all your mistake you should have listened to Sahil."

Shivaay "Are you saying something?"

Anika "Not to you anyway ,you concentrate on driving or else you will again say its all my mistake."

Shivaay "What ever." With all his ears on Anika's blabber.

Anika "With how much love he asked me to eat Parotha ,only a heartless will reject the offer."

Anika "And I did it of complete stupidity."

Anika "I should never trust Rudra again. He requested me to tag along with him as he will get bored driving alone and I accepted and here I am struck with Stone Singh Oberoi."

Anika "If it was Rudra he would have for courtesy itself asked me whether you had breakfast or not."

Anika "Here he is here its lunch time and not even thinking remotely of this and here my belly is rumbling non stop."

Anika "I guess he is doing this incidentally or what else could be the reason."

Anika "I am sure now,I made him to do this for daadi and now he is taking all his day's frustration quota on me ,why isn't he getting any calls hope someone sends him some emotion may be hunger through mobile."

Anika "Stupid, how can anyone send such things in mobile , Even if there is such technology to send what effect will it have on Stone Singh Oberoi he is not even human being first."

Anika "He is Frustration machine like an ATM machine who will release his frustration all the time."

Anika "It would have been better I had gone in helicopter by this time I would have reached there and I can try to hold it somehow."

Anika "It was better idea. If they told me prior that I have to go with billuji if I don't want helicopter .I would have taken a bus."

Anika "There are stops for bus at least here no breaks at all."

Anika "I guess it will stop only after reaching there."

Anika "I hope I would be alive till then. Even phone battery is dead."

Anika "Billuji do you have any pen and paper."

Shivaay "Pen and Paper?"

Anika "Do you have or not?"

Shivaay "No .Why are you asking that for?"

Anika "Writing my will for Sahil what if I never make this journey."

Shivaay "Ok what could be the reason you won't make journey."

Anika "At present am hungry and don't know what else problems you are going to bring."

Shivaay "You could have asked to make a halt for lunch."

Shivaay "And breakfast."

Anika "Why to again get blamed "It is because of you we are getting 15 min late ,"

Shivaay "I won't say that."

Anika "Until you say that."

Anika "Adding to that even this car seats are not comfortable and sunlight falling on my face."

Shivaay "Its vintage model ,you sure won't understand its importance."

Anika "Then even my champa is vintage it is also old ,slow but yes it is comfortable not like this."

Shivaay "You sure will never understand. This one here is BMW507."

Shivaay "My grandpa took daadi to first date in this car though after marriage."

Shivaay "It is like one of the first cars built, you know when the cars started becoming commercialized."

Anika "Is it from that generation and we are going on it now seriously."

Anika "Are you sure it can take us there.See this you told its almost 70 years old."

Shivaay "It may stop in middle for sometime but it is in top condition ."

Anika "What it will stop in middle."

Shivaay "You know engine is old and gets heated quickly."

Shivaay stopped the car nearby some village and enquired about and hotels nearby.

Anika "What happened?"

Shivaay "Their isn't any hotel in this road for further 60 km."

Anika "60km means two more hours I can't anylonger."

Shivaay "There is one nearby but we have to take first right and then a second left ,there is a town their it seems where we can have food and let the car cool down for now."

Anika "Thank god .So why are you waiting go fast."

They reached nearby town where they found a dhaba to eat.Anika was particularly elated with sight of dhaba.First she has been hungry from morning and then what else could be more tempting that an Punjabi Dhaba its parotha's and lassi.

Anika ordered all her favourite dishes at a time and Shivay is being cautious seeing this unhygienic place.

Anika "Why aren't you ordering anything to eat."

Shivaay "You go on, I better avoid it here such unhygienic place I may get sick eating here."

Anika "Why not ?You will definitely get sick eating here so you do one thing ask your manager to construct a 5 star hotel here you wait for the construction to finish then you can have all your hygiene food and then we can go to daadi next anniversary or later one."

Shivay "Ok ,tell whatever ."

Anika told a high diet list for him particularly to tease him, he know it but he thought its better avoid now as she is in full form with belly full.

Once they were done eating they started attending the car and cooling the engine by pouring water over it as Shivaay was busy doing it Anika was watching him surprised.

Shivaay "Why are you looking at me that way?"

Anika "I am seeing you first time this way.I mean I saw you driving ,cooking and doing many more things but it is looking strange. Should I do it for you." She came forwarding to help him.

Shivaay "No need I can do this ,usually driver would be cleaning and maintaining our cars so yaa its new for me too."

Anika "Ya now I remember I always thought to ask you but forgot it."

Shivaay "What ?"

Anika "Where is your old driver I mean you changed the driver right, previously Gopal used to be there now I am finding a new guy when you sent them to drop me."

Shivaay "Is there any problem with the new guy." Shivaay asked with concern.

Anika "Not like that,but Gopal was very friendly he always used to speak friendly to me."

Shivaay "He left the job." Shivay said carefully remembering the incident.

{ Gopal was driving the car and Shivaay was behind checking his mails.

Gopal "Sir can I ask you a favour ."

Shivaay looked startled at first then "What do you want."

Gopal "You know my son right Karthik."

Shivaay "Yes you told me couple of times, what happened to him."

Gopal "Nothing sir he is fine and doing pretty good.He is earning 15k per month and sure may get promotion and his salary may get doubled."

Shivaay "Its great so what do you want."

Gopal "I am planning to do his marriage sir by this year end so am searching for brides."

Shivaay "You wan't money for his marriage ?"

Gopal "No sir,its just about girl .I hope you can help us with it."

Shivaay "What you want me to recommend about your son to girls family." Shivaay said laughing.

Gopal "Almost sir but with the girl."

Shivaay "Wow so you already choose the girl who is she."

Gopal "Anikaji sir, she works under you right sir,you can speak to her of this and she might listen to you."

Shivaay "What Anika ?and you want me to convince her to marry your son.Does it even match remotely."

Gopal "We don't have many restrictions sir ,Anika is very good girl smart,intelligent know family values very well and also earns herself and my son is handsome and earning handsomely so its almost perfect."

Gopal "Anika don't have family but we will be there right and I personally know her and know about her she will be good for my son."

Shivay don't know what is even running in his mind either he is angry or he is mad or whatever he definitely not liked the idea of recommending someone to Anika something pulling his heart like high tension wire holding the bridge.

Shivaay "Will definitely speak to her."

Then neither Gopal and his son are seen in town as Gopal got promotion and transfer outside the state. No guesses on what happened }

Shivaay "Why?"

Anika "He said he has to speak to me on something but never saw him again."

Shivaay "Might be about some tip for dropping you daily,They expect it few times you know."

Anika "Is it so ,He don't look like that."

Shivaay "He don't but he asked me couple of times."

Anika "Oh. Might be."

Shivay got some call again on his mobile while Anika went to get directions to go back to Mumbai. By the time Anika came back Shivaay was in deep conversation with someone hearing Anika's voice suddenly he dropped his phone by accident and which was caught by bucket half filled with water just after it crashed to wall and got broken.

Shivaay "Fhut the whack..."

Anika immediately removed the phone out but its no more working.

Shivaay was shocked and puzzled that his phone did swimming without his permission but also committed sucide.

Anika "Don't worry we can repair it somewhere."

Shivaay "No its an I phone we have to go to the dealers for that."

Anika "Ohhk we will find them on way." (seriously I phone dealers on the way.)

Anika "Now we have to go straight till we get a cross road and then right turn then after ten km we will have to take left and go straight ."

Shivaay was too occupied remembering his conversation with Gopal while Anika is belly fool and sleepy to think straight that we don't have I phone dealers on roads and neither are they going in direction they came by and also to realize their last working mobile just broke.