Tears of Insecurity

Chapter Seventeen

Previously -

"Ha ha pata hai ye koi date nahi hai. But hum bestfriends ke tarha hangout toh kar hi sakte hai na Susheela ji? And maik toh sirf aapko pops se milane le gaya tha. Aap mere liye bohot special ho isiliye aapka introduction toh banta tha. Par humari ye date- uhh I mean humara ye day out abhi toh shuru hua hai.", Pramod said correcting himself, worried he might receive a flying kick on his handsome face.

"Woh sab toh thik hai magar hum jaa kaha rahe hai?", Susheela asked as she kept looking outside.

"Kisi shant jagha, jab pohonch jaayenge tab aap dekh lena.", Pramod said smiling internally, excited for his little date.
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Ruhail House -

After their evening tea snacks, Dharampal went in his room. He slightly closed his door and went towards his almirah. He opened it and removed a photo frame that well hidden under his pile of clothes. It was a beautiful woman's picture, probably in her early 20's. As Dharampal looked at the picture, his eyes became moist.

"Kaha hai tu Dhanashree? Jaanti hai aaj teri kitna yaad aa rahi hai manne? Wapis aa jaa, tere bina sab suna suna lagta hai manne.", Dharampal cried holding the photo frame to his chest.
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Agni was coming home from his work in his Jeep, singing random songs that were playing on the radio in his jeep. His thoughts running around his Garima ji, a constant smile on his face. His thoughts got disrupted by his constant, nagging phone ringtone. He parked his car at the side of a clear empty road and picked up the call without even looking at the caller ID.

"Naa kis ki itni himmat ho gayi jo inspector Agni Rajawat ko call kar raha hai jab wo driving kar rahe ho?", Agni said frustrated, his face crunching up in irritation.

"Thaari Amma! Tu hoga inspector apne thane main par maarhe se sambhal ke baat karna chore, warna iss pure Rohtak ka koi inspector tujhe daroga Amma se naa bacha paayega!", Daroga Amma replied with a hint of anger in her voice.

'Mar gaya ab tu Agni! Phone uthane se pehle dekh toh leta ki yo shaitaano ki amma ka phone aa raha hai.', Agni kicked himself in his mind for being so foolish.

"Amma aap?", Agni bit his lip in pure panic and terror.

"Nahi nahi, main toh Narendra Modi bol rahi hu, Jay Shah!", Agni's mother replied sarcastically. Agni lightly slapped himself to come out of his dazed state.

"Mummy sorry, sorry, bolo na kyu call kiya aapne?", Agni asked as he gulped nervously.

"Naa chore mein aur teri behen aaye hai Rohtak tujhse milne aur tu hai kaha? Kaha ghum raha hai aaj kal? Ghar pe bhi taala laga hai. Aaju baaju ke logo se puch taash karne par pata chala ki tu yaha par pichle ek mahine se naa reh raha. Naa ke chal ke raha hai chore?", Agni cursed in his mind. Why in world did he get such a Sherlock Holmes of a mother?

"Mummy aap baaju wali aunty se ghar ki spare chabi le lo, main duty khatam kar ke aata hi hu fir aapko sab bataunga.", Agni said trying to come up with a good excuse that he'll have to give to his mother once he reaches home.

"Tu abhi bhi thane main hai kya?", Daroga Amma asked suspiciously.

"Ji, ji Amma, bas nikalne hi wala tha.", Agni lied swiftly. He wanted to go to Ruhail house to tell them that he's running off to himalayas before his mother strangles and kills him.

"Jhut! Naa chore abhi jab tune call uthaya tha tab naa kaha tha ki tu driving kar raha se? Yo jhut kyu bol raha hai? Sach sach bata kaha hai tu?", Daroga Amma caught him in his lies as she asked him to tell her the truth.