Part 8
Bani went back to the conference room in around 5 minutes and learnt that Mr JW had afterall extended the break to help ppl grab a bite before they can reassmble on darjeeling.
Mr JW still intact at his chair, typing away, deep in thought, not really looking up to see who it was, he probably knows its me she thinks wryly............. 😡
Bani goes back to review her slides.
Ms Singh enters cheerful as usual Does she EVEr have a bad day B wonders......
Places two packed boxes on the table, looks like its from the hotel's 24 hr coffee shop.
Ms Singh "Here is snack for the Sir and lunch for the lady" (sorry Tisha mujhe maaf karna NEVER AGAIN I promise! 😭 ) , and giggles like a teenager
JW: You shud write poetry for a living Ms Singh
Ms Singh I think so too Jai........
Leaves............
JW(looking at B): B u shud eat, I just ordered lunch
B: I am not hungry Mr W, but thansk for asking...........
JW Bani plz dont argue for everything (sternly)
B: Why dont you EAT? (she part yells part snaps)
JW Bani, I am calling off thsi meeting right now if u want to skip lunch (noticing she is looking real pale and tired)
Bani: OK FIIIINEEE!( Half of souhern mumbai did hear that!)
Grabs a box, looks at the label it says "Chicken" on it, she almost flings it backs, picks up another one it says "Veggie"
Opens it uninterested.................
A can of Sprite and a can of Coke also sit on the tray, picks up teh Sprite and opens, only to have half of it bubble out, B grabs almost all the tissues on the tray and sponges it off before it can get to her PC
Opens her box, start chewing on the side of chips, liking the salty feel of it..........
JW is still waiting for her to take a bite of her sandiwch, which she does, coerced by his eyes.........
JW 's cell phone rings
JW:Hello
Aditya: Jai, its me, Darjeeling ka saara kaam mostly ho chuka hai
JW: Oh great!
Aditya where are u? In Bangkok?
JW (casually) nahi B ka passport nahi aaya hai so we are still on hold on that
A: Financials review kar liye D ke?
JW : tahts what we are doing as we speak.
A: Bani si presenting?
JW (looking at hsi wife, trying to enjoy her sandwich) yep
A: Can I talk to her?
JW: sure,! (Gets up walks around to B's chair) B busy sulking, nibbling on her sandwich....... (she had already packed the other 3 traingles neatly back into the box..)hands sticky, holding on to them,
Looks up startled......
JW: Its for you, Its Aditya
, She sets her sandwich back in the box...............
Searches for a tissue, cant find it,
JW leans on the table facing her, bends down, pushes her hair back from her left ear, characteristically with his left hand , his watch kisses her cheek ( 😉 )and places the phone on her ear...............
Its ends a chill thru B's spine, the phone smells like he does, "he probably marinates it in cologne all nite she jokes to herself....................
Starts talking with aditya ignoring her hubby acting as her PA................
A: kaisi ho Bani
B: main achhi hoon Uncle
A: rano is having lots of fun in Germany, last nite they left Munich for Berlin..............
B: Uncle I told her not to call me unless its an emergency, (and she laughs)
A Kyon Banee
B: Uncle usko maine life mein doosri baar itna excited dekha tha jab trip plan hua, first was when she joined the Max Mueller Bhawan in Mumbai to learn German ............
A laughs aloud
A: tum theek ho
B: jee uncle (voice softer and kinda sad)
A: Take care beta
, B looks at hubby, who is busy munching away on her chips, to indicate she is done
JW takes over, talks and hangs up.............
JW tucks the phone into his pocket.
One chip is left in her sack, Bani wants it, she reaches, but he reachse at the same time and fails, he holds her wrist instead,
B: Mr W aapka apna lunch hai woh khaayiye
JW I aske dfor coleslaw, I didnt get any chips (sad like a kid)
B: Well thats the last one and its mine...........
JW ignoring her shrieky protests, guides her chip to his mouth much to her annoyance makes sure he imprints her fingers with u know what 😳 ..........
To be fair he lets go of 1/4th of it
Chewing on it , relishing every bit 😡 and looking at her after letting go of her wrist
B almost throws it back down on the tray "That shud be toxic enuf to kill a dozen rats in the hotel's basement" she concludes...........
JW walks back to his chair, grabbing HER sandiwch box......... opens eats it all in a few minutes..
Bani is trying to concentrate on herw ork ignoring his existence.............
Sanjana walks in..........................
Looking beautiful in yellow, sunny, bright and chirpy
Bani suddenly realizes it was she who was the most imp for the meeting today and where was she?
JW looks up smiles gladly miffing B
JW: hI!
S: Hi! Mr Walia
S: Hai Ms DIXIT ( with a fake smile............pointedly)
S knows that the other girl in the room is the boss's wife but after B's showdown at her office two months ago, S had decided to go for the prize money! 😉 .............
B thinks "Oh Great! the hawker across the hotel knows Iam is married to JW by now, except Ms S"
Bani wonders "where was she?" "I am NOT asking"
S tries to set up her PC, walks over to Jw to pull the network cable from under his side of table
Looks at JW
S: mr W thats a big cut on ur jaw
J (milking it) Thanks S, I almost rushed to the ER, to have it looked at, but was able to contain the bleeding in the last minute.......... grins effortlessly
Bani thinks "OH PLEEEEEZ"
S: you were not paying attention were u, what WERE U thinking?
B is suddenly all curious, shudnt be shudnt be........... but..........
Looks up at JW's profile and holds her breath for the reply, S bending dwon to plug her power cord into the outlet misses it
JW (looks directly at his wife) Oh just the usual! (holds her gaze until S reappears from under the atble :-)
B exhales painfully as her heart has stopped beating long ago, the air she exhales sprays her face crimson.............
She bends down cursing herslf " I am going to be sooooooo happy when I am living (read hiding) with the indegenous tribes in French Polynesian Islands"
S looks at the sandiwich box
S:Oh great! lunch!
JW Are u hungry?
S uhhhh
JW Go ahead and have it........
S Magar aap?
JW I dont feel hungry!
B is outraged, bites her lips lest her yell escapes thinks "Ya right, he ate all my sandwiches and MY very last chip"
JW: bani was ravenous!(eyes taunting) so she didnt even share!
B (smiling like a sugar cane field )Oh ya Mr W, I DONT like to share (looks at SD when she says that!)
JW mocking further) Not even her CHIPS!
B picks up that last 1/4th from the tray and pointedly looking at him, kinda daring him.....and starts chewing on it as if its a Lindt truffle
JW has a "walked right into THAT one didnt u honey!" look on his face........ cannot hide his amusement
Set Mr Walia!!
Edited by aditee - 19 years ago
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