11-10-2021, 04:48 PM
Nikesh sighed in exasperation as if he were talking to a child. “Well, you will. However, right now I need you to help me out. Will you do it?”
Rudra got up and walked over to the window this time. He realized that he didn’t really have a choice. “All right,” he answered. He wanted to say more but he couldn’t speak. There were a million questions in his mind though. Like, what was Nikesh saying about “an understanding about sex,” and all that independent person stuff? Rudra wasn’t naive but he couldn’t believe that he was saying that Nikita could do whatever she wanted sexually. He knew that he had misunderstood him.
“Good! How soon can you move in?” Nikesh said with a broad smile. He was never one to dally. He made decisions and stuck by them.
“As soon as I can get some things packed.”
Just then the intercom buzzer sounded. It was Nikita telling them that lunch was ready.
“Perfect timing. Come on,” Nikesh said starting to walk toward the door. “And Rudra, there is one more thing I should tell you.”
What else could he possibly have to say? Rudra thought as he joined him. He doubted that he could be surprised anymore today. He was wrong!
Nikesh put his hand on Rudra’s shoulder as he lead him out of the study. “I’ve been having a lot of medical tests lately and the test are pretty conclusive. Rudra, I have about a year left and probably a lot less. Cancer.”
Rudra stopped in his tracks. “God!” Rudra gasped. “What are you saying? You’re going to… to die?”
“Everybody’s going to die, Rudra! Very few people get out of this world alive.”
Rudra ignored his attempt at humor and said, “Do Nikita and Soni know?”
“Yes. That’s what makes this sequester thing so much worse. However, I have to do it. Nikita can fill you in about everything later. Let’s not be late to lunch or I’ll hear about it.”
Rudra got up and walked over to the window this time. He realized that he didn’t really have a choice. “All right,” he answered. He wanted to say more but he couldn’t speak. There were a million questions in his mind though. Like, what was Nikesh saying about “an understanding about sex,” and all that independent person stuff? Rudra wasn’t naive but he couldn’t believe that he was saying that Nikita could do whatever she wanted sexually. He knew that he had misunderstood him.
“Good! How soon can you move in?” Nikesh said with a broad smile. He was never one to dally. He made decisions and stuck by them.
“As soon as I can get some things packed.”
Just then the intercom buzzer sounded. It was Nikita telling them that lunch was ready.
“Perfect timing. Come on,” Nikesh said starting to walk toward the door. “And Rudra, there is one more thing I should tell you.”
What else could he possibly have to say? Rudra thought as he joined him. He doubted that he could be surprised anymore today. He was wrong!
Nikesh put his hand on Rudra’s shoulder as he lead him out of the study. “I’ve been having a lot of medical tests lately and the test are pretty conclusive. Rudra, I have about a year left and probably a lot less. Cancer.”
Rudra stopped in his tracks. “God!” Rudra gasped. “What are you saying? You’re going to… to die?”
“Everybody’s going to die, Rudra! Very few people get out of this world alive.”
Rudra ignored his attempt at humor and said, “Do Nikita and Soni know?”
“Yes. That’s what makes this sequester thing so much worse. However, I have to do it. Nikita can fill you in about everything later. Let’s not be late to lunch or I’ll hear about it.”
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