Lab mouse
“How was it?” he asked as she walked inside the campus, the weather was much nicer this morning
He was up at 5:43 AM, with the 5 hour time difference
“It was great” she said pleasantly almost sprinting
“Everything good?”
“Umm.. yeah… Ive never spoken with your brother… he is so pleasant and quiet”
“AND he has a temper” Raanav bristled
“You are probably a teddy bear” she laughed
“I will let you cuddle me, you can tell me” he muttered
“Raanav!!”
“I am stating facts”
“Got it!!”
“I am sorry about the watch” he said
“Umm.. its OK”
“I am also sorry my mother could not make it”
“that’s fine too”
“Did they talk about a date?”
“I cant get married until end of Dec, after finals”
“3 months? 4?”
“haan”
“Hmmmm” he sighed
“Its fine” she reassured
“Must be great to be all knowing” he was irritated
“Kya sun na chahte ho? Come back tomorrow we will do a filmi thing? Nahi Raanav” she said calmly
“You can be less dismissive” he growled
“I wasn’t being dismissive I was saying its not long now”
“No you were negative”
“I cant obviously argue with a lawyer” she smiled, panting, shifting her bag from one shoulder to another
“I … I don’t want to (argue) Viveka… I am just not happy my Mom didn’t make it” he revealed the real reason for his mood
“Naina apne kamre se bahar nahi nikli… Dadi ne tumhari Ma ko lekar 100 sawaal kiye, Ma and I fought about something… ab har ek baat par attitude nahi dikha sakti main” she paused and sat down on a bench along a walkway
“I am sorry”
“Thanks… there are too many variables out of our control in this event” she sighed
“When you talk Econ it turns me on” he said in agony
“Back to my point….(God! He is insufferable! Ufff!!) we cannot control so many, it will affect the outcome of..”
“The experiment?” he was half amused half serious
“You think our marriage is an experiment?” she laughed
“don’t you?” he caught her
“It probably looks like one to an observer… I am the lab mouse, I move from the glass box to a…” she struggled for a word to describe life with the Parashar kid
He was silent
“Main chahkar kar rahi hoon shaadi tumse Raanav” she said softly
Just when he thought he couldn’t love her more…
“Viveka”
“I don’t think anyone says my name like you do” she said with a sigh
Watching 10s of crows swoop down on what seemed like a large puddle of water in the middle of the grassy area
“Do you mind meeting with my mother for lunch if I can umm..”
“talk her into it?” she laughed
“I meant arrange it” “sure… we will go with your words”
“I cant make any such promise about Naina though” she chuckled
“I don’t want to meet her” he said bluntly
“I hope you will give me the same freedom with your Mom” she said
She was hurt deeply that Raanav did not care for Naina
Not ONE bit
The swiftness of his response was like a wrecking ball to her heart
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