Sapno Ka Shaher

34. Power of Togetherness

Hey Friends, being a fan of RD Burman music, I got introduced to this beautiful song only after yuduku. After that, it had become one of my favorites. While writing this chapter, I listened to this song multiple times to get into the vibe.

If you wanna get the same vibe as of mine while reading this chapter, you can watch this song first and then start the chapter. You will get the feel and would help in better imagination.

Happy Reading....

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The Sun had turned orange in color, painting the sky in the palette of yellow, orange, red, with sharp strokes of blue in the end. It was close to meeting the sea at the horizon, resulting in its heavenly reflection on the water, making it glimmer like moonlight.

Sameer kept listening to the calmness of nature, to the pleasant sound generated as the waves reached the shore, to the chirping of flocks of birds returning to their home. There wasn't much crowd today; a few stall vendors, though quite far from his place; a camel and a horse ride nearby and a group of 10-12 year old boys playing cricket. All of it added to the serenity of the evening. He slid his hands in his pockets and continued to observe the setting Sun, recalling his day.

After another bad day at auditions, Sameer had reached Naina's office at 4:50pm. He was curious to see Naina working in the office and hence he preferred to wait till the clock struck 5. Standing afar, he saw her at a table near a window. She was reading something as he perceived, and had 2-3 big open registers on her desk. With a pencil in her hand, she seemed to mark something in the logbooks and seeing her working with so much concentration, his heart surged with pride.

His wife oozed sheer confidence and elegance while working in an office setup!!

"Excuse me? Tumhi Naina Maheshwari che mister ahat ka?" His adoring stare was disturbed by the receptionist of the office. A question in Marathi.

"Ha." Thankfully he had understood it.

"Please, tumhi ithe basu shakta," the lady pointed at the couch for the guests and left.

He didn't know how but Naina's attention got diverted to him and she smiled widely, spotting him there. Waving at him, she checked her wrist watch, gaping at it right after. She started wrapping her work, stacking up the stationery and closing every open file. He saw her rushing, fumbling while putting her stuff back into her purse and then almost running towards him in excitement at the strike of 5 o'clock.

Some of the other employees had also started packing their stuff slowly, but it didn't go unnoticed from Sameer's observation that at the far end of the office, a person sitting in a posh glass cabin, who he believed was Naina's boss, checked his wrist watch and snorted looking at Naina.

He shouldn't have disturbed her maybe? ...from the work she was quite focussed on?

He got startled when Naina stood behind him almost jumping, grabbing his wrist with both her hands and flashing a wide grin.

"Thoda pani me chale?" she asked as she kept their footwear at a safe distance.

"Hum kyu aaye hai yaha?"

"Arey... tumhara hi toh sapna tha na..." Naina sounded as if it was so obvious, "subah mujhe office chhodoge, phir sham ko lene aaoge... wapsi ke raste me... ummm.... Sabarmati nahi hai, lekin bahot bada samundar hai..."