Chapter 38: Fool's game

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Sunil had saved Pooh and was happy from inside.

"I am a Champion. " Sunil loved to repeat this line whenever he achieved something in life.  Today, he had saved a girl, putting his life in danger. He had discussed minute details about it with Roshiba. For a while, he had a feeling whatever happened was a nightmare, but looking at his wounded hands, he regained his senses that it was not a dream.

He had his soup and went to his room. He was fast asleep within some moments...

All the visuals he had lived today, the scene at Charminar, flashed in his dream. He felt like having a headache and got up to drink some water. He paced here and there in his room. 

He checked his phone.  He was happy to see a message from Pinky:

"I miss you. I love you and I want to see you tomorrow. I am dying to see you, my lifeline. "

She was missing him and he did not have inner harmony to face her. He had lost his job or indeed he had left it for his dignity and mental peace.

He took a newspaper to check if there were any relevant vacancies.  He then went to his Dome gallery,  a small office where he worked from home. He opened his laptop and took a Printout of his CV.  His CV read :

BA in Economics
Diploma course in Child Psychology
MA in Sociology.
Submitted thesis on World History for pursuing Diploma course from Oxford ...

Status: Married

Age: 40.

Hobbies: Cooking and baking.

He was feeling depressed now

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He was feeling depressed now. Getting a job was not difficult for him. He can join his father -in -law's firm any time or start up his own bakery.  Export and Import did not impress him anymore.  But now he wanted a break.  He decided not to think about getting a job but sleep. Peaceful sleep is what he wanted?

He covered himself with a blanket but the job was still in his brain.  He got up and did sleepwalking. He wore his shoe, T-shirt and jacket and walked into the washroom. He saw his face in the mirror and realised that he was over-stressed.

He jumped on his bed and again slept with criss-cross legs. He was dreaming now. Pinky had asked him to only see her after he gets a job.

"OMG, what the hell!" he rubbed his head and closed his eyes.

The vision changed and he saw, he was walking with a virtual friend Girish for an interview. He lost his way. A crow shit on him. He had driven all the way to Pune.  Later,  he located a company at that place. He was excited to know there was a vacancy for an Export Manager.

The wait was long. Finally, the interviewer said:

" We will let you know."

Sunil was pissed off in his dream and he kicked off the pillow.

Someone poked him.

"Jiju -Jiju wake up. "

He got up with a jerk.

Pihu was in front of him,wearing Payu's netted yellow dress and waking him up. She sounded sweet and a cup of hot tea  in her hands, made her look sweeter.

Ironically he was irritated looking at her.

"Where are your daughter and husband?" Sunil questioned her like a CID.  Pihu had tears in her eyes.

"Sunil,  I love my husband and my daughter. I am so happy that you saved my daughter. After Roshi's party, I left with my boyfriend Kevin to Mahabaleshwar. I have told my brother to take care of my daughter and he cheated me. He is using Charminar for hiding his smuggled paintings and artificats from World Museum. I was not knowing that Rajat was in that illegal racket and they are into human trafficking too. Dr Karthik told me about his findings and is a guy with investigation mind.  I have got my brother arrested and I have warned Rajat too. I don't want to ruin his life and he is a kid after all!

Sunil could not believe what he was hearing? Pihu is a colour changing chameleon and she could see suspicion filled in his eyes.

"I don't know how to convince you? I am innocent. "Pihu was crying loudly.  Was it a fool's game?  Sunil was clueless about Pihu. His brain was as if dead. He looked at her in doubt. She cried louder and hugged him tightly.

Sunil pushed her with his crux of anger and pulled her hair

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Sunil pushed her with his crux of anger and pulled her hair. He yelled :

"Do you know that your husband is alive? "

Pihu wide -opened her mouth and she looked perplexed.

"Sunil,  please don't play with my patience. My husband is no more and I am living with that dreadful truth. Kevin is ten years younger to me but for me,  he is my soul mate. I got married to him last evening and we did not have an official first night. I should have ideally enjoyed with my husband and as soon as I came to know about my daughter and the trap she was into,  I gave up all my happiness and desires. I was here to talk to you about it. And you are making fun of me that my husband is alive. I didn't expect this from you? "

She banged the door and ran outside. Payu was sipping coffee with Aashiya.
"Hi, Pihu aunty. Same pinch. " Payu hugged her.

Payu was also wearing the same netted yellow dress.

" Let us get the hair cut done," Payu held Pihu's hand.

Pihu pushed her and walked out of their main door. Payu thought Papa must have behaved rudely with her and he at times behave strangely when Mama is not around.

She wanted to see her Mama and she was dialling Rajat's number it was switched off. She called up Karthik and requested him to drop her to Mom's place. Karthik was happy and his happiness knew no bounds but he wanted to talk to Sunil uncle.  He had some dark secrets and facts to share... He knew something about the smuggling racket.

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