31-10-2022, 11:31 AM
May 2004. New Delhi
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I parked my motorcycle in the parking lot of the building where I was staying in a good enough locality in Vikaspuri area of New Delhi. I was living alone for the past 2 years, no room mates.
I got out of the lift on the 5th floor of the building where my 1 bedroom apartment was and to my surprise saw someone with luggage sitting on the floor outside my door. At first I didn't recognise her / him, I went a little closer and saw a familiar face - MEGHNA. She was sleeping with her head on her suitcase.
I gently shook her out of her sleep. She looked up at me with her sleepy eyes, a smile crossed her face, she got up from the floor and we hugged.
"Hey, this is a very pleasant surprise, Meghna, What are you doing here?" I asked.
There was a momentary silence before she replied, "I am hungry, tired and......" there was a pause, we disengaged from each other, I hurriedly opened the apartment door and led a tired and hungry Meghna in. Still confused about the situation and how she was here after 2 years.
"Make yourself comfortable." I said, she flopped down the comfortable sofa. I took hold of her luggage from outside the apartment and brought it in and deposited it safely in my bedroom.
I came out and sat opposite her on the easy chair, "Why don't you freshen up and get some sleep, while I will cook dinner and freshen up as well".
She replied, "It is so good to see you after so long, we have been only talking over phone and chatting on yahoo messenger, but I never dreamed I would be meeting you again ever after college."
I was surprised as she hadn't replied to my suggestion but went on to comment on something else, but I let it pass and replied to her, "yes meg, it is really awesome to have you here. I was a little surprised when I saw you outside my apartment, there was no call, no email, no prior intimation. Tell me how come you are here so suddenly, and how and where is Manish?"
There was nothing said for a few moments. I left it at that, got up from the sofa, brought a glass of water for her and sat next to her.
She hurriedly took the glass from me and drank it in one gulp and handed it back to me. "Rajeev, I have decided to leave Manish, he is arrogant, obnoxious and a cheater. I wonder how he turned into a man like what he is now, he was never like this before. In the past 2 and a half years we are together, the past 6 months he has changed so much. I don't know where it all started with him, why and I am clueless what to do. I decided I will give it a break with him. if he comes back to me, its fine, if he doesn't then well it was never meant to be. Nevertheless, I have given up on him. I have also moved from Mumbai to New Delhi taking a transfer from my office. Mumbai make me sad after what happened between I and Manish".
She started to cry.
I took her in my arms and caressed her hair. she cried for maybe 2 odd minutes before she disengaged. "I am sorry. I lost my composure there." Her hands were resting on my chest, I had disengaged my arms from her body. I wiped her tears and said, "tell me from the start what happened, tell me everything at the dinner table. Freshen up first, rest for sometime if you want to while I cook dinner for us, ok?" She nodded in affirmative and I led her by the hand to my bedroom where her luggage was kept, showed her where the bathroom was and gently closed the door and moved towards the kitchen.
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I parked my motorcycle in the parking lot of the building where I was staying in a good enough locality in Vikaspuri area of New Delhi. I was living alone for the past 2 years, no room mates.
I got out of the lift on the 5th floor of the building where my 1 bedroom apartment was and to my surprise saw someone with luggage sitting on the floor outside my door. At first I didn't recognise her / him, I went a little closer and saw a familiar face - MEGHNA. She was sleeping with her head on her suitcase.
I gently shook her out of her sleep. She looked up at me with her sleepy eyes, a smile crossed her face, she got up from the floor and we hugged.
"Hey, this is a very pleasant surprise, Meghna, What are you doing here?" I asked.
There was a momentary silence before she replied, "I am hungry, tired and......" there was a pause, we disengaged from each other, I hurriedly opened the apartment door and led a tired and hungry Meghna in. Still confused about the situation and how she was here after 2 years.
"Make yourself comfortable." I said, she flopped down the comfortable sofa. I took hold of her luggage from outside the apartment and brought it in and deposited it safely in my bedroom.
I came out and sat opposite her on the easy chair, "Why don't you freshen up and get some sleep, while I will cook dinner and freshen up as well".
She replied, "It is so good to see you after so long, we have been only talking over phone and chatting on yahoo messenger, but I never dreamed I would be meeting you again ever after college."
I was surprised as she hadn't replied to my suggestion but went on to comment on something else, but I let it pass and replied to her, "yes meg, it is really awesome to have you here. I was a little surprised when I saw you outside my apartment, there was no call, no email, no prior intimation. Tell me how come you are here so suddenly, and how and where is Manish?"
There was nothing said for a few moments. I left it at that, got up from the sofa, brought a glass of water for her and sat next to her.
She hurriedly took the glass from me and drank it in one gulp and handed it back to me. "Rajeev, I have decided to leave Manish, he is arrogant, obnoxious and a cheater. I wonder how he turned into a man like what he is now, he was never like this before. In the past 2 and a half years we are together, the past 6 months he has changed so much. I don't know where it all started with him, why and I am clueless what to do. I decided I will give it a break with him. if he comes back to me, its fine, if he doesn't then well it was never meant to be. Nevertheless, I have given up on him. I have also moved from Mumbai to New Delhi taking a transfer from my office. Mumbai make me sad after what happened between I and Manish".
She started to cry.
I took her in my arms and caressed her hair. she cried for maybe 2 odd minutes before she disengaged. "I am sorry. I lost my composure there." Her hands were resting on my chest, I had disengaged my arms from her body. I wiped her tears and said, "tell me from the start what happened, tell me everything at the dinner table. Freshen up first, rest for sometime if you want to while I cook dinner for us, ok?" She nodded in affirmative and I led her by the hand to my bedroom where her luggage was kept, showed her where the bathroom was and gently closed the door and moved towards the kitchen.
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