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Part 219
Vasant Vihar
Nov 4th 2012
8: 00 PM
Sabina: Here to steal you wife ?
Shaan: Yep!
Firmly looking at his wife
K: Kaun hai?
S: Sabina! (smiling)
She clamps her hand on her mouth
K: Oh! No!
S: Khanak is terrified Sabina
Sabina: Kyon? You are husband. Right?
Shaan laughs loud
S: I thought so
K: Please aap zyaada baat mat kariye
S: How can I help you
Sabina: I am going to be honest Shantanu, I wish you had told me. I wish SHE had told me!
S is serious
Shaan: I understand fully... I apologize... I dont think she could have. She had no idea I came to Delhi for her
Sabina: You have been at DLF for over two months now? I mean a simple 1:1 would have sufficed
Shaan: I understand...
Sabina: Anyway, its not important now, when do you guys want to return?
Shaan: If you will let us, then by Diwali
Sabina: Are you serious?
Shaan: When it comes to my wife, I never kid...
Sabina: I am sorry, I cant allow that
Shaan: Fine, we can work something out
Sabina: I need to speak with her tomm, well see how it goes
Shaan: That sounds great
Sabina: I cant see her leaving before January
Shaan is pensive, K can see a muscle clench in his jaw, she paces the balcony, arranging flower pots in a pattern, some reveal worms underneath, worms and slugs... she jumps right into her husband, he holds her...
Shaan hisses, "Quit being so jumpy"
K:Aap phone rakhiye phir"
He sets it on mute and laughs at her " she is talking, your boss's talks like its nobodys biz"
does a hand gesture to mock
"She is nice"
"Oh! I bet! Any body that is on ur side ought to be an angel" (mocks)
She is not on my side! (defensive)
"Really?"
She pulls away from his grip, he unmutes his phone, sets it on speaker
Sabina is chattering like its a political speech...
Shaan: Ya, OK on the first three, not sure on the 4th, No on the last
Shaan, helping her turn on the hose, "Ya the first ceremonial hand over is on Diwali
Sabina: You are very involved arent you?
Shaan: My first big project in india😳
Sabina: Do you plan to live in india or return to the states with her?
K sprays water on him in shock
Shaan: Havent thought abt it that far ahead Sabina, for now I want her back home in Mumbai with me ASAP!
He firmly takes her dupatta and wipes his face off... rubs it on his neck. crushing the end...
K's heart hammers at the thought of going away for good, living with him all alone in the US, just HIM... "would he still ignore me if he got busy?"
"Will he change his mind about kids?"
"Will I have a baby in the US"
He turns off the speaker and talks animatedly and goes inside, she stands there soaking her feet... a rivulet of water flows off a pot, meeting another rivulet half way across the balcony... the worm gets drenched in the sudden unexpected downpour... she watches the worm crawl back under the nearest pot... bends down to peer at it, her mangal sootra sways back and forth... the sparkling light from the diamond pendant forming a guiding light for the worm...
Her husband watches it from the study window.. still on the phone
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