I have been doing nothing but this aaj..........
Here u go ladies...........
PART E
This will go down as the shortest two days of Bani's life. She calls Mr A from the cab that evening and tells him that she is taking the next couple of days off. He worries, she reassures him that everything is OK and she did indeed have that chat with Mr W and he has agreed to "talk about it" she tells him.....
Cabbie drops her off at home, she charts out her escape plan first and gives up when it doesnt take her beyond Mt Abu.................... Stands in her balcony and reminisces about that wedding and the showdown with Jigs. The physical thing she felt for him was never going away it wud never simmer or die for her..................... its the other pesky stuff she thot smiling self depricatingly................
She had met Jigs and Mr W at the wedding, Jigs at her nastiest best smugly informs her that she wud never get a chance to host a wedding for HER kids coz thank God Jai bhayya had sense and nothing happened between them or Jigs wud have to deal with a younger breed of trailer trash just like Bani and sisters....... that hurt Bani immensely and she shot back with "I am glad Jigyasa aunty that I was not pregnant, coz I wud never be able to forgive myself for bringing another arrogant bas**** like ur brother or a ...... like u into the world, agar mujhe pata bhi lagta main pregnant hoon to main terminate karwati"
Jai catches the last part of her conversation!!!!
She can never forget that look on his face for the rest of her life..................
She didnt know what she feared most the boss, the husband, the lover or the pure unadulterared enemy.............
She goes back in...........
Calls Pia to get an update on how biz is going, doesnt reveal too much..............asks if Pushkar can arrange money from elsewhere nder an emergency. Pia is confused but doesnt pry but promises to to talk with Pushkar and get back to her..............
She spends Wednesday scouring the market for loans, online, over the phone, and by foot!
The amounts and rates come nowhere close to what Mr A had advanced to her
She wearily returns home in the evening, decides to take a shower and finish reading her book
Walks out of the shower, wraps her twoel around her head, its too big, cant get it right, falls off to the floor as she rushes to pick up the ringing cell phone under her pillow........
B:(husky) Hello!
J: Bani?
Almost drops the phone and heart starts racing
B: Mr Walia?
J: Who did u think it was?
B: Arjun Rampal (snaps back)
J spends until eternity laughing, she can feel his eyes tear............
J: Nope! this is just ur husband..........
Bani's phone slips partly becoz of what he said partly becoz her wet hair is drenching he hair and hand.............
J: Hellooo! Bani kahan ho
B: Sorry! (quickly curses herself in her mind for being so polite) woh mera haath geela tha, baalon mein paani hai to phone gir gaya........
J just exhales deeply...............
Both dont say a word
J (hoarsely) were u in the shower?
Gathering her towelling robe close to her neck with her left hand............
B: Aapne kyon phone kiya?
J: I asked first...........
B: hhaan
J: Are u done or did I get u out of it?
B: I was drying my hair........
J: Dont.....
breathes heavily
J: Bani do u have a passport?
B: Nahi............ kyon?
J:We'll just have to get you one..........swing by my office tomorrow and sign the forms, Ms. Singh will prepare the package...............
B: Main kal busy hoon.........
J: OK fine! You can do it after you come home
Set for Mr walia!
Bani starts shivering
J: (tickled) Bani kal se shower mein jaane se pehle pankha zaroor band kar lena!
Click!