Jo Tu Mera Hamdard Hain

SIDHARTH

He lifted the paint brush nth time only to keep it back at its place . He just wanted a face ... A face which would feature on his painting ... The painting which he wants to be his best work till date ... the painting which would feature in one of the biggest art exhibition of the nation .

But but but .... He couldn't draw it ... He was irritated ... Irritated to the core .. painting was not a new thing for him ... He had been drawing since a very small age ... From winning several intraschool , interschool , district level , state level , and even national level art competitions ... To being the most famous artist in India at present .. the journey was a beautiful one ..

The change of passion to profession was something huge ... Everyone isn't lucky enough ... He thanks the almighty everyday for gifting him such supportive parents ....

And just then his mother's voice rang in his ears ...
" Beta ab rakh usko .. subah se lagah hua hain ... 1 baj rahe hain ... tune sivaye 1 glass juice k kuch nahi khaya.. abhi yeh khatam kar .. main kuch nahi sunungi "

He turned to see the stern face of Mrs. Surbhi Oberoi , his beloved mother . She placed the food on the table beside the couch and now she faced him with this strict look of hers which simply meant ," NO ARGUMENTS "

He sighed ... He knew it was coming. He had been enough careless since the morning ... To be honest from this ten days to be specific ... his excitement , his dedication , his nervousness have touched its peak since these ten days ... It was his dream exhibition after all ... Many famous industrialists will attend it.. and a picture should be there .. which would be the ' plus ' factor ... his all favourite paintings had been kept reserved since years for this ... And he wants it to be perfect ... Just a no compromise 10/ 10 ...
So yeah .. mr . Perfectionist apne ma ki baat kabhi nahi talte ... Our obedient Mr. Oberoi ..

" chor dia paintbrush .... ab toh gussa mat karo " the small kid in him brought back the " baby voice " tactic and guess what it worked ...
Mrs Oberoi smiled seeing this man child
Her son .... the world's best son in her eyes .... was the cutest in front of his family .. the family for whom which is the most important ... Her husband... Her kids .. this home ... were her life ... her sweet heaven ..

She had gazed at his son with the fond smile throughout the time he ate his brunch ...
She carried the plates back to the kitchen and guess what ...
He was back at his painting .. mentally now .. thinking of the face to draw...

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" Ji yeh pack karwadijiye " he ordered 3 plates of pav bhaji for his mother , Varun and Riya knowing very well that they will love it . He and his father were never much interested in fast food .
He was out for his work .... to fulfil the responsibilities of his art academy ...yeah .. he had one in his name ... Not only in his name .. it was built by him .. by his own hard earned money ..
Though his parents were very supportive but he never took a rupee extra from them ..

He sat on the car and was about to start the engine when his eyes got stuck ...
Just stuck ... A girl ... Of around Riya's age ... was scrunched down on the road .. with a puppy in her hand ...
But her eyes were a slight moist and she looked sad ..

He didn't like the sadness .. her face had a calming effect ... She wasn't exceptionally beautiful ... Her beauty was much of her inner self .. her face had that innocence ... it had that pull which one can't take his eyes off ...
When he looked back at the puppy .. he understood the reason of her tears ... The puppy's one leg was wounded and it was wailing with pain .
He looked at her again to see her finding something in her sling bag .. she took out a hankerchief and tied it around the pupp's leg .

His concentration towards her was disturbed with a phone call from his bestfriend Rajat ...
He picked it up and looked back at the street to find that same spot empty .. she was gone .. the puppy too wasn't there ...

" Kahan gayi ?? " He murmered ...

" Kya kahaan gayi ?? Abbey saale .. tabse Jo bolraha hoon .. suna bhi hain kya tune ?? " Rajat scoffed ...

" Haannn ?? Kuch nahi bass aisehi " he answered still bending his neck in all directions to find her again ... But he couldn't ....

He talked with him for a while .. and ended the call to return home back .
The face didn't leave his mind for a sec throughout the way back home ..

Or better to say didn't leave at all ;)..

TO BE CONTINUED ...

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