Waqifiyat

Kasam se

One month later

"Naina....vo kal Rushi ka birthday hai. Can you please take Chikki there? I will cover the ofc for sometime", Rajveer said as they are working on a common client.

Naina looked sceptically at him, "I won't go Yar....they will stare at me for being me. Tum drop kar do aur pick bhi kar lena. Mai Ofc me me sab dekh lungi".

"Are yar...vahan sab ladies hoti hai...it feels weird. Vahin sab purana lekar baith jayengi....also why they look at you differently vaise?", he asked signing the document after rechecking it again.

"Because I am not dressed like them", she said rolling her eyes.

"To kuch Indian pehan lena....what's the issue", he said carelessly.

"I don't have much Indian dresses...ya fir jo hoga vo sab bahut heavy hai and it won't look appropriate", Naina said marking a document for revision.

"So....wear something from Radhi's wardrobe", he said without giving a thought.

Naina stopped reading the document for a minute on this.

She looked at him and he realised what he had said.

"I need coffee....Do you want it too?Let me bring for it for you..", Naina said and left the cabin.

She left without catching his eyes which are on her as she rushed out of it.

She moved outside the office, straight towards the staircase. She couldn't stop her tears and burst out crying.

Inside the cabin, Rajveer is looking blindly at the document. His eyes are filled with tears as well.

He moved the papers aside and took his bottle out d water to take a swig.

He knows why she left so abruptly. It's because what happened that day.

It's the first parents teachers meet after their marriage. Merely 2 weeks after that.

Rajveer is going to come to school from office directly whereas Naina is going their with Chikki.

He is very disturbed today. Just last night he stumbled on the messages between Naina and Radhi over him.

He couldn't bring himself to talk to her regarding this but is very unsettled with this information.

Shaking his head to get rid of those thoughts he entered the school. Chikki is more important right now, he reminded himself.

"Dada....", Chikki said jumping on him after he spotted her.

He picked her up with a smile and then his eyes fell on her.

Dressed in saree....her saree. She is even having her hairs set like her.

For a second he is still. He is feeling numb. He is just looking at her with shock.

Naina felt conscious as well.

"Actually Chikki said all her friend's mother's come in saree. I didn't had anything so I just took it", she felt the need to explain.

He is breathing from his mouth unable to form sentences.

"Dada chalo na....teacher aa gai hogi...mera number jaldi aayega. Mera nam A se hai na....Anessha", Chikki said pulling his collar.

Rajveer nodded with a strain and started towards the direction Chikki pointed.

It was a very awkward meeting. Chikki's teachers were nice enough to Naina but everyone else is looking at her weirdly.

They are judging them for getting married to each other. Of course Naina is not unknown to them. She accompanied, Raj or Radhi several times in past. They all knew her as Radhi was very friendly and warm with everyone.