TISHNAGI

CHAPTER 7: NAINA

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He was still asleep when I woke up. I quietly went inside the washroom to take a shower without disturbing him.

Getting in the kitchen, I started to make his favourite food. (Kudos to Maa for telling me his favourite dishes (unknowingly)). I started with making 'Aaloo ke pranthe' and side by side masala chai.

I was halfway through making the dishes when I saw Maa getting in the kitchen and standing there for a few minutes to take everything in. "Is there anything special today?" She took the cup of chai from my hands and grabbed a biscuit from a nearby packet.

I looked back smiling at her, "No, I got up early today and thought of making them!" I was feeling happy for some reason. A subtle anxiousness bubbling inside me.

"These are Mahir's favourite."

"Oh, I didn't know that."

"Yes. I remember how he used to eat 3-4 of them in one sitting. He got too chubby that I couldn't get enough of his squishiness." She chuckled.

Chubby Mahir ji. I wondered how he had looked then.

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Maa helped me set the table. I saw Mahir ji  coming downstairs, to my surprise my heart unexpectedly picked up it's pace.
We made a faint eye contact when he completely ignored the set table and continued walking.

"Mahir." Maa called him, he turned backwards and looked at her. Didn't even glanced at me, the sped up heart lost it's pace and ached a little.

"Yes Maa?"

"Come and sit here, Naina made your favorite today." He regarded my presence, for the first time I bowed my head down in shyness.

I got shy?

"Maa I am not hungry. I have lots of work to do today, I don't want to get late." My eyes made their way to his, even if for a second I could see a hint of sorrow in them.

"Mahir she got up early today, don't disrespect her effort like that bacche" he slightly scoffed.

"Dosen't matter to me now. Bye." He made his way out. I immediately turned my head down, tears filling my eyes for god knew why?!

A tear drop falling on the back of my hand.

"Naina?" Maa's soft voice called. I sniffed and turned back without looking at her.

"I am going to make Chai, could you please call Papa for breakfast?!" I spoke in a high pitched voice trying to sound happy.

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Walking in the corridor of my office trying to find Rishi, I bumped into a person-one of my colleagues. Quickly apologising, I again started my 'quest'.

He was standing near the coffee machine talking to Sachin. I walked up to them waving at them simultaneously. Seeing him whispering something to the other person, he walked off of the place.

I sighed for the hundredth time and made my way behind him. Just how many people I made angry yesterday?!

Grabbing a chocolate from my purse and sticking a sticky note with a 'Sorry' message on it , I slid it on his desk.
After 10 seconds I got the chocolate back with another note on it.