CHAPTER ONE- MUMBAI RAINS
Month of July..sitting in her cab,stuck in the evening Mumbai traffic Ishita stared outside the window of her cab..Rains..Mumbai Rains..heavy and unstoppable..just like the city..Over the last few years of he stay in Mumbai,Ishita had gotten used to these 2 undeniable aspects of the city,traffic jam and rains..n over all these years she had fallen in love with the rains..n the city..originally from Chennai,Ishita had come to Mumbai to complete her degree as a Dentist.She had decided to open her clinic in d same city after completing her degree as she didnt want to leave the so happening n at d same time so quiet city..Her parents who first objected to her decision finally gave in for their daughters happiness...these 4 yrs in her college had passed by quickly laving her with very little time with her to think about anything but her career..It was only now after about an year she had opened her clinic she could say she was at peace..she was doing what she loved..her job gave her immense satisfaction..Staying alone in the city she was left with ample of time to do things she loved after the clinic hours which were from evng noon 12 to evng 8..n today was one such day when she had planned to go ahead with her seecond love..cooking..She had called home all her friends with whom she had studied for last 4 yrs..whom she could call her family in Mumbai..but..this traffic jam! n the rains..she hated the rains for once today..they made it impossible for her to reach home on time today...she called up Mihika,her closest friend to let her know that d plan was scrapped..she in turn would let the others know..she kept d call n sighed staring out of the window..she had been waiting for this get-together for d past whole week..looking foward to meeting her closest friends..n confidates..to get updates about their lives as she had none about her own life..but Alas..! it was not meant to be today..she reached her apartment after almost an hr..the jrny frm her clinic to her house which usually took half an hr daily had taken an hr more today..She checked her watch..it was (.45pm..she paid the taxi driver and almost ran to the lobby of her apartment as she was too lazy to open her umbrella for the short distance from the taxi to d lobby..she hurriedly got into the lift and pressed the no.9 her floor number..as the lift door was starting to close,a young man entered the lift..he was wet head to toe..Ishita looked away the moment their eyes met..He too pressed the no.9 n stood near the other wall of the lift..he shook his head to remove the excess water dripping from his hair,unaware of the fact that the water droplets were flying evrywhere..Ishita curtly said,"Excuse me!" to gain his attention to the fact that his actions were making her wet too..he looked at her surprised and as soon as he realised his mistake he quickly said a polite "sorry" and smiled..Ishita looked t him for a split second n even in that second she couldnt miss the fact he had a cute smile..dimpled smile..the lift started n both stared at the door of the lift straight ahead of them..they had reached the 6th floor & "THUD!"..the lift came to a halt with a loud noise with the lights going off..
"Damn IT!",they shouted in unison.."ye light ko bhi abhi jaana tha!", he cursed under his breath..he took out his cellphone n dialled the watchmans cabin..he was told that d lights had gone off n the generator too was not starting..n it would take some time to start it.."jo bhi karna hai jaldi karo!",he shouted at the watchman,the politeness in his voice gone..He kept the call & sighed.Ishita who was silently observing all this cleared her throat..He looked at her and said "Oh! thoda time lagega,generator bhi band ho gaya hai.."n then with a small pause he mischieviously added "Dariye mat main kuch nahi karunga.."n smiled..Ishita too shocked with his obvious flirting just ignored him and started fanning herself with the papers in her hand..the silence between them stretched for few seconds before he finally broke it,fowarding his hand towards her n said,"Formal introductions! Hello,Im Raman,Ramankumar Bhalla staying in 904,n You?".. Ishita hesitantly shaked his hand n introduced herself,"Ishita,Ishita Iyer.903!"...
Thats it for today..do let me know what u feel about it..will try n update d next part asap...
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