"mamma, aap aur main aaj poora sham khel sakte hai?"
"nahi beta humko kisike saath milne jaana hai adhe ghante main...aap khushi maami ke saath rehna theek hain?"
"ok, par aap kahan ja rahe ho?"
"hamare ek bahut purane dost aa rrahe hain unse milne, raatko aake apke homework me madat kar denge, theek hain?"
"ok mom take care, bye"
...
"oh god, hum kitana late run kar rahe hain, " muttering to herself, anjali hurried down the steps.
"mera phone...aare...aahhh..."she tripped down the stairs...the loose matting tangled in her mangled foot.
And she was falling down ,down ...
But a pair of strong arms suddenly supported her from behind , stopping her dangerous fall.
"seriously anu, tum hamesha aise hi girti rehti ho, siri se, platform se, bistar se...kitni giri hui hain yaar..."her saviour joked.
As the pair of arms righted her, anjali looked up into the smiling dark hazel eyes and reassuring, good tempered face of her chem. Lab partner abhay singhania from college.
"oh hi abhay...vo main..."anjali stammered trying to stop the flow of emotions of losing her baby falling like this...too soon ago.
"haan haan pata hai college main tu maths karte huye girti thi, chem. Karte huye girti thi...chalte huye girti thi...aur sab ladke tere uss masoom si chehre ki pichhe bhagte huye girte the aur girgirate the...tere liye giri(hill) par hone ka vada karte the aur apna tan-mann girvi rakhte the...aur"
"oh stop putting this girne vala pun will u? Anjali complained laughing."tum abhi bhi waise hi ek idiot ho"
"idiot? Madm...ye mera research centre hai...with over 25 outlets all over the world...about new enrgy resources...but phir bhi tum..."
"yeah but u know wht abhi? All the best people are a bit mad and all the geniuses are a bit idiotic...thats why they believe in things that never were and say why not?
"Sidney Sheldon still our common favourite huh?"
"yup, chalo...now u invited me after so many years of exile from india ...come on show me around?"
"arre ab se toh mainly india me hi rahunga...in kuch salon me centres sey up karne me bura haal ho gaya tha...ab mom dad ke paas vaapas aa gaya hoon...aake hi i called up all my old friends...vaise tuera pati nahi aaya?"
"err i am divorced"
"oh, sorry...' abhay said awkward...and rather surprised...anjali did not fit into the genre of divorce.
"anyway chalo...i'll show u around"
"taking her arm, he led her to the plethora of new he had waiting...to be explored by his friend .
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