21-11-2018, 12:23 PM
"Originally Chandigarh. Delhi since 10 years." Neel said.
"I'm originally from Jabalpur. Delhi since six years." I said.
"Oh okay. I lived in Jabalpur for a few years." Bhola said. I nodded and smiled.
There was a lull in the conversation again. Ajay decided that we had spent enough time talking with the driver. So he change the subject completely,
"Do you guys remember the presentation by that Japanese consultant? That was interesting. Do you think..."
And soon the conversation shifted to shop talk. Neel joined in, as did I. And soon Anuj as well, giving his perspective on why American business practices were better than Japanese ones. Bhola sat there quietly, sipping the booze, and enjoying the air conditioning. Occasionally Anuj or Neel would make some small talk with Bhola, refill his drink, ask him to have snacks. As time went by, he started feeling more relaxed. Didn't appear as awkward anymore.
After a while, Anuj and Neel went for another smoking break. Ajay started checking his phone. I looked at Bhola and smiled. He smiled back. I wasn't as good as Anuj at small talk so I asked,
"So...did you like Jabalpur?"
"It was nice. Best rabdi I have tasted." he said.
"I agree. Delhi doesn't have anything as good. Where did you live?"
"Naya Moh,.'."
"Ok. I grew up in Civil Lines."
"Nice area."
"But before moving to Delhi, I used to live in Nair Colony."
"Oh you lived in Nair Colony? A few years ago, I worked there on a construction site. A big 6 floor building."
As soon as he said that, my ears perked up and my heart skipped a beat. But I didn't let it show on my face. Just nodded and looked at him casually while trying to decode his facial expressions. As far as I remembered, there had been only one such big construction project in our colony. And you all know what resulted from that construction project. Was he...part of it? I was dying with curiosity. But I couldn't just come out and ask him. So I tried an indirect route.
"I'm originally from Jabalpur. Delhi since six years." I said.
"Oh okay. I lived in Jabalpur for a few years." Bhola said. I nodded and smiled.
There was a lull in the conversation again. Ajay decided that we had spent enough time talking with the driver. So he change the subject completely,
"Do you guys remember the presentation by that Japanese consultant? That was interesting. Do you think..."
And soon the conversation shifted to shop talk. Neel joined in, as did I. And soon Anuj as well, giving his perspective on why American business practices were better than Japanese ones. Bhola sat there quietly, sipping the booze, and enjoying the air conditioning. Occasionally Anuj or Neel would make some small talk with Bhola, refill his drink, ask him to have snacks. As time went by, he started feeling more relaxed. Didn't appear as awkward anymore.
After a while, Anuj and Neel went for another smoking break. Ajay started checking his phone. I looked at Bhola and smiled. He smiled back. I wasn't as good as Anuj at small talk so I asked,
"So...did you like Jabalpur?"
"It was nice. Best rabdi I have tasted." he said.
"I agree. Delhi doesn't have anything as good. Where did you live?"
"Naya Moh,.'."
"Ok. I grew up in Civil Lines."
"Nice area."
"But before moving to Delhi, I used to live in Nair Colony."
"Oh you lived in Nair Colony? A few years ago, I worked there on a construction site. A big 6 floor building."
As soon as he said that, my ears perked up and my heart skipped a beat. But I didn't let it show on my face. Just nodded and looked at him casually while trying to decode his facial expressions. As far as I remembered, there had been only one such big construction project in our colony. And you all know what resulted from that construction project. Was he...part of it? I was dying with curiosity. But I couldn't just come out and ask him. So I tried an indirect route.
జస్ట్ ఫోర్గెట్..... జస్ట్ ఎంజాయ్.... జస్ట్ రిలాక్స్ ....lucky krish