It's 2:00 am and Sidharth has not slept yet. He sat on the couch near his room's window with his laptop kept in front. The cool breeze strikes his face giving him utmost relief. Sidharth closes his eyes and his childhood memories come infront of his eyes.
Flashback
Sidharth and his dad are sitting on the grass in their garden. A cool breeze flowed along, striking their faces and making them feel fresh. The surroundings being filled with greenery and the birds are busy making their nest, getting twigs from somewhere and then disappearing in the tree. Sidharth was a child then.
" Tell me, the capital of India?", dad asked.
" New Delhi", the little Sidharth replied as he moved around, trying to dribble the ball. His father took the ball and threw it towards him to catch. He said," Who is the father of the nation?", while throwing the ball. Sidharth missed the catch. He ran back to get hold of the ball and answered," Mahatma Gandhi". " Sidharth, what is our national flower?", dad asked as he continued playing with him.
" Nahi na papa. Aur nahi", Sidharth complained. "Acha Rita, tumko pata hai kya national flower?", his father asked her. She understood what he meant. " Nahi. Aapko pata hai kya?", mom asked him back. Dad nodded his head in disagreement. Sidharth stood beside them and listened to what they said. " lotus", Sidharth answered. He was proud of himself. Dad smiled at him and patted his back. " Very good ", he complimented.
Sidharth smiled with his eyes still closed. He wished that he could go back to those times again. He wished to be a child again. He wanted no worries, miseries. He wanted to be happy.
The door banged hard which broke his trance.
" Kya hua ab?", Sidharth asked his wife sternly.
" I need your cards", she replied.
" Do baje?", he said confused.
" Pizza order karna hai", Shreya said as she searched for his wallet.
Sidharth chuckled at her and said," Oh my God! Itna gareeb aashiq hai tumhara! Ek bill nahi pay kar sakta. Wahh".
" Just shut up", Shreya scoffed and went out of the room not before taking card from his wallet.
" Itni gadhi ho kya? OTP toh mere paas hi aaega", Sidharth shouted as he laughed at the foolish lady.
He shut down his laptop and went to sleep. The next morning Sidharth got up early and went to his office. He had some more thing to clarify with Mr. Patel and the meeting was scheduled early morning. Sidharth stood up as Mr. Patel entered his cabin and shook hands with him. " Good Morning sir", Sidharth wished. The other one smiled at him and sat down . He gave a file to Sidharth as he sat and clarified certain things.
Mr. Patel took out an envelope from his bag and forwarded it to Sidharth. " Mr. Sidharth, we have organised a party in Goa for our company has completed its 25 years and has topped all the lists for a decade now. We would be really happy if you join us there with you family", he said.
Sidharth smiled at him and they shook hands, getting up. " Sure, sir", Sidharth replied . Mr. Patel took his file and left the office. Sidharth was happy. He would not have to spend time with his so called wife in Goa. If not her, he could just go and attend the party so that he could stay away from her.
He completes the work early and goes for a shopping. Having bought some new sweatshirts and some half pants, he had the food in the food court itself. He returned home and packed his bag. He kept in all the new clothes and put in some other clothes. Just one day left to go.
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Shehnaaz gets up the next morning. She wakes Shrey up, and sends him to school. As usual, she finishes of her work and reads her book. The day before's incident still disturbed her mind. It wasn't easy to recover. She packed the rest of the essentials and rechecked everything.
Rishabh was to pack his bag himself. He came back home and started shouting for the things he could not find. Shehnaaz did not even go in front of him. He threw things here and there while Shehnaaz watched the TV in her room.
Shehnaaz heard a sharp knock on the door. She opened it and found that moron standing. " Mera saaman kidhar hai? ", he asked. " Mujhe Kya sapna aaega",Shehnaaz answered and turned around. He made her turn towards him and said, " You are my wife. Tumhe pata hona Chahiye ". " Acha kal yaad nahi aaya tha ki wife hoon tumhari. Aur kabhi yaad nahi aata hai. Agar kadar hoti na Tumhe toh tum kab ka kar lete. Ab niklo mere room se aur haan time pe pahunchna hai airport. Tumhare papaji ka nahi hai. Samjhe? ", Shehnaaz shouted and closed the door . She again sat on her sofa, watching TV and enjoying it.
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"Shreya Jaldi nikalna hai. Chalo",Sidharth shouted from outside. " Stop shouting ", Shreya scoffed as she came out hand in hand with Ryan. "I was dressing up my baby ", Shreya winked at Ryan and then gave a dirty look to Sidharth. " Acha ab isse kapde bhi pehn ne nahi aate? Wah bhai.. Mujhe toh laga tha iske paas sirf paise nahi hai nahi toh thik hai Lekin yeh toh aur gaya guzra nikla", Sidharth smiled sarcastically.
" Tum jao mai apne Ryan baby ke saath aaungi. Mujhe negativity Bilkul pasand nahi. Mai negative logon ke saath nahi reh sakti ",Shreya said walking up to Ryan's car.
" Toh phir apne aap ke saath kaise rehti ho? " Sidharth smirked at her while she fell quiet. Sidharth sat on his car and put on the seat belt. He called his mom once and then drove off to the airport.
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