Desperation

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3:15am
I woke up and called Catherine.

"Hello?*sleepy voice* who's this?"
I thought she was teasing me so I teased back.
"I'm your worst nightmare!"
"my worst nightmare is my husband. Who the hell is this" she still sounded sleepy.
"your husband!?*laughs*"
"WHO IS THIS!?" she sounded less sleepy.
"why your husband got piles!?*laughs*"
"look. Whoever the fu-" wait a minute...she  sounded slightly different.
"mom!" "cathy wai-" "give my phone back!!"
I was hearing two Catherines arguing with each other?

"hello? Kalyan??"
"hey! You're back to normal!?*laughs*"
"what!? Oh you were speaking to my mom. What did you tell her??"
"......"wtf.
"Kalyan what did you tell her!?"
"things I was not supposed to tell."
"*laughs* anyway I'm on my way!"
"yeah-yeah I'll see you there... and tell your mom I said sorry!!"
"will do*laughs*"
       I had no idea I was talking to her mom, they sounded the same!!3:24am
We met each other in the park. She hugged me again, she didn't have to hug me every single time we met but I didn't refuse. As soon as I saw her my first question was

"what the hell are you wearing!!??"
"uh...clothes?"

      She was wearing a really short top. In a park. Early morning. In an orthodox city. sheesh!

"oh my god Catherine this is not new york!!!"
"I know that dummy!"
"look... you could get utterly greatly criticized and judged for wearing short clothes in a public place in this city. Here it's all about maintaining your discipline, being respected, protecting your reputation and having fun at the same time! You can't just wear anything I mean few people are ok with women having their freedom including me but, most pricks still think of women as objects......... here take my jacket."

      I wore my jacket fortunately. It was cold, I gave her my jacket. Atleast she was wearing a track pant.

"sheesh! You guys need to evolve*laughs*" she said.
"yup we do."

      My mind was filled with thoughts of Ankita as me and Catherine took a walk around the park. I was not sure if she'd come, her changing her timing was just an assumption, a possibility out of many other possibilities. I still loved her after all.

I was willing to check out every single possibility.

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