Neel... Nihar😳
When she got off at the Akshardham station and walked down towards the group housing societies area, she paused to cross the road in traffic
Narender Singh was turning around in his car, he pulled over and got out
"Chaliye main ghar hee ja raha tha" he urged
"Nahi mujhe pehle thoda kaam hai" she said politely, her smile not reaching her eyes
"Aadhya aaj hamare ghar ruk jaayegi chalo" he chuckled
"Mera matlab, DAS MIN ka kaam hai, I will pick her up at 6:45" Suvi shouted over the din of traffic
"Arey main to mazaak kar raha tha... kisi ki shaadi mein gayi?" he asked
"Nahi to" she said
"Haath mein mehndi dekhi na maine... meri Mrs bahut talented hai, yeh silayi kadhai bunayi, mehandi, art work... SAB AWWAL" he said beaming with pride
Suvi wondered if he was looking for a "suitor" for his wife the way he seemed to be gushing
She suppressed a smile and nodded
"Aapki Hindi mujhe bahut pasand hai" he said
WALKING ALONGSIDE as she waved down rickshaws
"Aap apne doosre play school mein jaate hai na... main to ek saal se jaa rahi hai yaha"
Whats new? look on her face
"Mujhe Mumbai bahut pasand hai" he gushed
"Aapko jaana chahiye" she said
He waved down a rickshaw for her, she didnt notice the traffic Neel's car was crossing that road to drive up the slope to NOIDA More and onwards to NOIDA
He had taken the ITO bridge this evening due to traffic and he was on this road now
He watched, Narender Singh chat her up and how he helped her fold her dupatta on her body, and spoke instructions to the rickshaw guy
She was wearing sun glasses he couldnt notice her expression
The rickshaw wala rang his bell and snaked between cars and buses to drive into the society road
Neel crawled, and watched Narender get into his Octavio and drive off in another direction
He went to Mumbai, Tue- Tuesday she was told
She agonized over how Nihar was doing
She texted him Tuesday night when she saw at work that Neel was traveling
"I am playing Mario on PS 3 with Maneet" he said in perfect English
"Are u staying there?" she asked
"Yes, Gagan Uncle made a bed for me" he said with many emoticons
She kicked herself for not taking Aadhya last weekend to meet him, she paced her living room wondering what she could do for the kid
She made bhaji, at 10 PM put it away went to bed, and on Wed, took a call taxi dropped Aadhya off at school and handed the bag to Nihar's teacher and texted him
If he wasnt embarrassed by a bag being delivered to him at school, she was fully guilty of it
She begged the teacher to hand it to him when he took his bus
Wed evening she actually got bolder and called him
"I am eating grilled cheese sandwich and tomato soup" he said
"Pao bhaji nahi khaaya?" she was utterly devastated
"Gurpreet aunty is giving me that only tomm for lunch, I think its yummy at lunch" he said chuckling
Gurpreet took the cell phone
"Hi! Suni?" she asked
"Nahi Suvechha" she said softly
"Hi! Main Gurpreet, Nihar ki stalker" Gurpreet laughed in a deep voice
"He seems very happy" Suvi said a lil bummed
"Bache to easily khush ho jaate hain..." she said graciously "Gagan ne aapki aadhi bhaji kha lee" she said cringing
"Kal aur bhejoon?"
"We shud use Nihar as our courier" Gurpreet laughed hard
"I live behind Mother Dairy ina society, do u want to come?" Suvi asked hesitantly
"Kal mere badey waale ka dentist hai, Preet Vihar I can come after that" Gurpreet AGREED!!
Suvi was taken aback
"I will be home at 7, Nihar ko laayenge?" she asked
"Nahi to anadar nahi aane dengi?" she asked
Suvi chuckled "Aisa kuch nahi, meri beti ko woh mast lagta hai" she said
"Aapki hindi MUJHE mast lagi" Gurpreet laughed again
On Thursday, Gurpreet CAME OVER!!!! Only for an hour... but she did
Tai looked like she had been stung by a bee, pale and washed out
Unwilling to talk or be polite
On Friday, at 4 ish, she called Kanika's mother and asked her if she would pick Aadhya up
And bought a bunch of snacks, and took an auto to NOIDA to Neel's house
She texted Gurpreet to find out if Nihar was with her
Gurpreet didnt answer, she called and got a voicemail
She went to Neel's house and strolled the marble drive way... his Camry was parked upfront
She let the auto go
She wondered if she should have coordinated better
She didnt even have the lady chef's number
She walked over to the "side" front door that was used mostly in bungalows
The front glass sliding doors were shut and curtains were drawn
Not knowing where Gurpreet lived she didnt know where to leave the snacks.
She leaned by the door and looked at her mehandi after setting her snack bags down, not knowing what to do
The palm was a bit faded but forearm still crimson
She texted Kanika's Mom to make sure Aadhya got picked up
Unwittingly she had two new friends now, Kanika's Mom and Gurpreet
Neel opened the door toweling his hair dry
And he just wore a towel around his waist... and his hair was covered with one too
He DID NOT EXPECT to see her
she literally took two steps back stunned...
"Uhh..umm" she had NO idea what she was going to say
"Neel nahi hai ghar pe?" she asked instead of asking Nihar
"Neel to hain" he said firmly
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