I Will Hold You.... Little Longer

16 - Perfectly Loosen Screw

The lady was, again and again, calling out for one name. But the said person was deep in sleep lost in dreams. There was a certain smile on his face as if he was having the finest dream of his life. His wife was shaking him but it was doing nothing to his dream.

Exhausted from keep calling the man and getting no significant result she sat beside him. Not having any energy left that could have matched his sleepyhead energy she looked at his calm smiling face. She herself smiled looking at him, unknowingly she moved the hair off his forehead and kept looking at him for some more time.

The calm she wanted from him after waking him up was found and she fall asleep. She had a nightmare that was not letting her sleep. She wanted to call the person she saw in a nightmare but then she know the person in question will panic given the time she could call at.

The alarm clock broke her fresh sleep cycle. She took a turn to see a bedtime breakfast was served by her dear husband. smiling broadly she sat up pulling her husband to sit beside her.

"Good morning Shashank" she whispered resting her head on his shoulder to hear him whisper "Good morning Padma"

See today I made us the breakfast. And I have taken an off as well since I was not able to give you any time for the past month.

The Padma smiled hearing her husband care for her. "What's with breakfast suddenly," she asked eyeing him.

(Well you guys don't think that the poor man made breakfast and he is still getting a taunting eye, but you guys he made it 3rd time today in their 30 years of marriage. So it tends to go that way. Not Padma's fault)

"Well, Ridhima called."

The smile on her face vanished instantly as she remember the nightmare she saw last night and the panic took over. "What. What happened to her. How is she? Is she okay? What she said. She needs us there. Should we go?"

"Relax Padma nothing is wrong with her. She is all fit and fine she just called in." he tried to soothe her worries.

"But she never calls at this hour. Is there anything she might not be telling us Shashank"

"There is nothing she is not telling us. She called as she wanted to talk to you about something. But when I told her you are asleep she looked at the time and said sorry for not checking the time before. But since I was awake already so we talked about work and general life happenings. You call her after breakfast there is nothing to worry about. "

Nodding her head she took the cup forwarded by Shashank relaxing and enjoying her hot tea.

After half an hour she dialled her daughter's number. "Hello" came a voice.

"Hello Ridhima how are you beta"

"I am good maa. How are you? Slept well" Ridhima enquires.

"Yes. I slept well and today your papa made a bed tea and breakfast too." Padma informed her to gain a good laugh from both sides.

"Wahoo finally papa got time from his busy schedule"

"I think so. Anyway, you tell me anything new or news." Padma asked calmly.

"Hmm maa. Actually.. hmmm... You know Armaan right." She asked in a doubtful manner while she knew they knew him before she got to know his name.

"Yes, we know about him. What's up Ridhima" Padma asked smiling and yet not showing the hint, she got from her daughter.

"Hmmm maa. I was thinking.... hmmm.. maybe.... maybe we can... I mean..... hmmm.." Ridhima was fumbling with words and her emotions too.

"What happened ridhu you can always tell me you know that right"