Part Eighteen
How it rattles on the shutter; how it rumples up the lawn!
How it will sigh, and moan, and mutter, from darkness until dawn.
Puskar thought about the problem. What was he supposed to do? He can't just sit doing nothing after what he heard. He scratched his head. He was not expert in solving problems; he was expert in making girls fall for him. Damn! Now a days, he can't even make girls fall for him.
He thought about the conversation he's overheard between the CMO and his daughter. They were plotting something against Pri. He screwed his face, Disgusting! They were planning to set her up with an impossible operation. He knew he should warn her before it's too late, but how can he do it.
Just go and tell her, "Hi how are you? by the way, your boss is trying to ruin your life so don't go to the operation.." He laughed out loud, How ridiculous!
But he can't sit here like dumb. He decided that he'll first meet her, and then he'll think of how to cope with her.
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"Um, yem, um…" Puskar said nervously.
"Cough up." Pri snorted, "what do you want? And exactly what do you want in my house, that to just before I'm leaving for hospital?"
"That's not how you welcome your guest." Puskar complained as he stretched his legs on the coffee table. Pri raised her eyebrows, "You're crossing the limit to be a guest, now just tell what you have came to tell and leave."
"Relax, you have plenty of time. You are not going to the hospital today." Puskar tried to sound casual.
"What do you mean by 'you are not going blah blah?" she asked suspiciously, "I'm not going to give in your tricks, and I've an operation to attend today."
"That's my point." Puskar was suddenly serious, "I know you won't believe me, but your boss, the CMO is trying to set you out of the place."
Pri's jaws dropped, "How do you know that he is doing so?"
"You know as well?" Puskar was shocked as well.
"Yes," she replied nervously, "he's after me, but I don't know why."
"I've an idea." Puskar said gloomily. "His daughter hates you."
"Wha? Why?" Pri was stunned. "How do you know all this? Are you making all these up?"
Puskar slowly told her how he overheard the conversation between the CMO and his daughter. Pri was busy figuring out who hates her with so much passion that wants to destroy her completely. "What's she like Puskar?"
"You'll think badly of me, if I say." Puskar said slyly.
"I already think badly of you." she said soothingly. He rolled his eyes and sighed, "I think - umm, amm…she's…er.."
"PUSKAR…"
"Ok, I just don't know how to tell it in front of you…..erm, she's like, she's really bit**y"
Pri bursted out laughing, "That?"
"You are not offended?" Puskar was shocked.
"Why should I? Someone is out there to kill me and you expect me to be offended if you call her names? What do you think I am? Angel?" she laughed.
Puskar shrugged as he didn't find anything funny, off course he thought her as angel!
Pri finally calmed down and said, "I've only one name in my mind, that's Pia."
Puskar nodded, "It was a name like that…do you know her?"
"I wish I hadn't," she cursed, "now what I'm gonna do?"
"Easy, call them and ask sick leave. When you'll return to the hospital, the operation will be long gone." Puskar suggested.
"Wow! You've got brains!" Pri exclaimed and placed a light peck on his cheek and ran inside to call the hospital.
Puskar touched his cheek and fainted.
……………………R 30;..
"Can we go to your mother's place?" Cissy demanded.
"You like it there?" Jai asked her as he picked her up; though he knew the answer. Cissy has become real fond of Roshni in last few days, much to Jai's wonder. She did things Jai has never experienced her to do. She roamed the house holding Roshni's Pallu and had full meals from her hand. Roshni was awed by her as well.
It seemed like that she found her lost affection seeing the odd little girl. Krishna even mentioned something about 'seeing Roshni happy first time after their marriage.'
Jai was not surprised. As predicted, Roshni was most unhappy with Tarun. After all, who won't be? He's not sense of humour or humanity; and worked like a machine all day. Jai pitied Roshni, somehow he felt himself responsible for her present condition.
But what bothered Jai more was Cissy's reaction to Bani. the more Bani wanted to be close with her, the more she ran away from her. True, that with final exams, Bani is unable to give much time to Cissy. But still……….Cissy seemed to be really afraid of Bani. that bothered Jai most. If Cissy couldn't accept Bani, then it would be hard for him to lead a happy married life. He can't just let Cissy's happiness and security go.
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"Hi Jaan!"
"Hi Jai, how are you doing.."
"I'm alright, was your exam ok?"
"Hm, I guess it was alright, preparing for the next one…."
"And the last one?"
"Yes….I'm so happy…"
"I'm not…I want to see you badly…."
"Me too, dear…I can't wait for this to finish."
"Hm, ok then, you study..will talk to you later."
"Ok, take care, I love you…"
"I love you too, best of luck; bye"
"Bye."
Bani sighed and tried to concentrate on the book, suddenly the words turned gibberish.
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The CMO ducked as his daughter threw a crystal flower vase at him. He tried to reason her out, "What are you doing? Calm down child."
But she was mad with anger. "You've done nothing. You can't do a small thing to make your daughter happy…..AAAAA….the wedding is coming soon and there's nothing I've done……….AAAAAA"
"What wedding? What are you talking about? You have gone crazy dear."
"Crazy? Me! You too, my dad too. I won't leave anyone, I'll make everyone suffer."
And she stormed out the house in the middle of the night.
Her father sighed.
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It was after the last exam. The girls were once again sitting together, both happy and sad' happy that finally the exam ended and sad that now they have to leave this campus forever.
"I'll miss all these." Sarika said unmindfully, looking at the hustle and bustle of the students.
"Me too," Bani said.
"Me three." Rano tried to cheer the mood. They all laughed.
"It feels strange that we are no more students, from now we will be on our own; struggling for survival." Rano said after a long time.
"Yes, no Bani to drag to the hall, no Sarika to calm you down no Irfan Sir to give you a hint or two during the exam…" Bani said solemnly to earn a smack from Rano.
"Are you sure you're leaving the campus Rano?" Sarika asked, "With you grades, I thought you'd like to stay as a teacher here."
"I'd love to be a teacher, " Rano said. "only if they let me…"
"Don't be stupid," Bani scolded her, "the grades you got, who'll stop you from being a teacher?"
"Are you giving me hope?" Rano asked at both her friends.
Bani winked at Sarika and said, "No, we're giving you consolation."
Rano's eyes widened, "You devils."
And the girls chased each other in their favourite campus for the very last time.
……………………R 30;….
Puskar was in a good mood. Last few days, Pri's attitude towards him has changed dramatically. He liked the welcome change. She still abused him like none other and threw away his compliments, but she smiled when he called, didn't throw the gifts he gave her and sometimes even blushed fainly on his constant flirting. What is improvement if this is not?
And today was his birthday and he has arranged a party just for his friend circle on the terrace of his apartment. And he planned to ask her out today. He had come to her hospital to invite her, and for the very first time in his life he was nervous. He took a deep breath and forwarded toward the on call room, he knew he'd find her there.
May be he was a little unmindful, but he was certain that the other person collided with him intentionally.
"Oops, sorry." She said with a honey coated voice, "I didn't see you, how stupid of me not to see someone such handsome as you."
Puskar steadied himself and treid to figure out what she wanted.
"My name's Pia, you're Puskar right?"
Puskar couldn't help but ask, "How do yo know me?"
"Everyone knows you, pretty boy." She touched his cheek. He stepped backward. He's flirted with girls all his life, but this one made him sick at the stomach.
"I've to leave, I've something important to be done." Puskar tried to move away from her but she grabbed his hand in an iron grip, "Won't you invite me on your party, birthday boy?"
Puskar didn't even bothered to ask how she knew all these and just said, "See, that party is just for my close friends, ok?"
"Ok." She smiled at him, "I'll be there at sharp 6."
"What? No!" he protested at once but she forcibly kissed him on his cheek and left.
Shameless Bitch! He muttered. But when he looked up his heart died. Pri was standing leaning with a pillar. Her face was like a thunderstorm. She threw a disgusted look at him and left the place at once.
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...I know I'm late..and sorry for that, but I told you I'm taking a break...😆....may be you'll find this update depressing, I'd ask you not to think it depressing, cause it's nothing compared to what I'm planning to do next....so I may need start looking for refugee camps to hid from you people.....depressing or not, let me know what do you think of this...
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