Rumani

Sobbing and cursing her destiny she ran from there.

But things were never smooth in her life.

Baaam.

Next moment she was again massaging her forehead.

"Dekh ke nahi chal sakte kya." She roared.

"Shilpa."

"Vikas ji aap... aap yahan?"

"Mera to thik h but tum yahan meri building me? Mujhse milni aayi ti?"

"Nahi wo toh main sharda aunty ko birthday cake dene aayi ti upar 6th floor pe. Maine de diya ab main nikal ti hu."

She started to leave hurriedly because all her strength went away when she saw him. But Vikas grabbed her wrist.

"Mujhe jhootha bolti ho but duniya me tumse bada koi jhootha hai kya."

"Kya matalb?"

"Mummy do din se ghar pe hain hi ni, ghar locked hai. Toh cake khan gaya?"

"Wo mujhe bhook lagi thi to main raste me kha gayi. Wo sab chodo aur mujhe jaane do."
She again made a move to leave.

"Shilpa." He said in a stern voice.

With her eyes watching his shiny donald duck shoes, she finally spoke.

"Haan tumse hi milne aayi ti."
He left her wrist.
"But tum to Switzerland jaa rahe the na. Wapas kaise aa gye?" She said while playing with her nails.

But the answer she got was not the one she was expecting.
"Wo main passport le jana bhul gya. Ab tum thi to dimag kha jati ti phone krke ki passport liya ya ni, tickets li ki nahi. Ab to sab khud hi dekhna padta hai to bhul jata hu kabhi kbhi."

Shilpa felt guilty and sad.

He misses me. I miss you too guptaji.

"Acha ghar chalo yahan koi dekh lega to khamakha dikkat ho jayegi."

They went upstairs in his house. Shilpa was very hesistant to talk.

What should I say?
Just say I love you. He will melt right away.

But instead she said, "How are you?"

"Tum sirf mera haal puchne aayi thi." He smirked.

Stupid cartoon. Har baat pakdni jaroori hai ise.

"Ni wo... wo main..."

"I am sorry."

"Kya?"

"I am sorry. Maine tumse Parth wali baat chupai. Mujhe tumhe phle hi bata dena chaiye ta but main har chiz normal rkhna chahta ta. Mujhe dar ta ki main tumhe bta du to tum kahi galat matalb na nikaal lo. Par.."

"Par kya? Aap usse mile hi kyu?"

"Tumhari wajase."

"Meri wjh se?"

"Ha. I know main koi bhagwan nahi hu na hi banna chahta hu but jab maine tumhare struggle ke bare me tumse suna to mujhe bhot guilty feel hua. Kyuki jaan anjaane Parth ke sath bi meri wjh se wo sab hua. Uski galti thi par fir bi uska career khtm hogya. Main hum dono ki life bina grudges ke aage badhana chahta ta."

Shilpa was keenly listening to all this.

"I know tum trust ni karti mujhe shayad abhi bhi nahi kar ri ho but main bas tumhe btana chahta ta."

With that he took his passport from the side table and started to move towards the door. But three words stopped him.

"I trust you."