Walking through the streets of Pushkar rather aimlessly, Shiv couldn't take it anymore.
" Dadusa, what are we doing? We have been roaming here from the past few hours that too in this scorching heat . When will we find it?! "
" Shiv, I think we are almost there. I think.. "
" Dadusa you have been repeating the same thing from the past two hours. What are you searching for? "
Uma almost didn't hear what Shiv was saying. He was unsure of what he was searching. But, that girl he saw the previous night. He had just caught a glimpse of her. He just wanted to see her again. Just once.
"Dadusa, I am hungry with all the walking. Will you at least tell me what 's going on? What are you searching for?! "
" Just keep walking Shiv" Uma said. He was starting to lose hope now. It was like searching for a drop of sweet water in a salt lake. Absolutely pointless. But, that image of that girl, in a cream saree, her tresses flying and that cute little pink helmet. With in an instant, the traffic lights turned green and she was away on her blue scooter.
"Dadusa, there is an ice cream stall here. I want kulfi. I am tired. "
" okay, shiv. You can have kulfi but only one okay? " Uma said and ruffled his hair.
Shiv ran towards the store and made himself comfortable on one of the sofas. Uma scanned the place while standing, could she be here? He thought. He didn't understand what was happening to him. She could be married or engaged or just would not be interested in me. Why do I want to see her again?! May be I must focus on what I have come for he thought while shiv had already ordered kulfi and had gobbled half of it. For a moment he forgot everything as he saw shiv enjoying his kulfi.
" And you know what Bhabho, said?"
" Arre, we will know when you stop laughing and tell us. "
Uma heard the chit chat , not that he wanted to but he wondered why people spoke so loudly in a public place. He was even tempted to look back and who was that girl laughing so much but he controlled himself.
" she said, I mean, she actually said"
"Stop laughing, kanak! "
Shiv held Uma's hand while Uma paid the bill.
" We will go to the hotel now, Shiv. Later I will go to Kanak misthtaan bandaar and finish the work. "
Kanak turned back immediately as she faintly heard those words, Kanak Misthtaan Bhandaar. She saw a man wearing a red kurta open the glass door and a kid followed him.
" Who was he? May be a customer " she thought and continued narrating her story to her friends.
Edited by desigal2017 - 7 years ago