A Phone Call
Ma had gone out of her bedroom and now she was alone It was about 12 now. It was still not late as such; as she had to study late night for her preparations. But today it seemed time didn't pass The headache didn't relieve even a bit She was suffering from cold and the resulting headache. Whenever she suffered from cold, it seemed she was sent to live a hell. Today the doctor had asked her not to take any painkiller due to some other complications. So she had no choice but to tolerate She picked up her phone again Her fingers didn't move She tried again She keyed in a number Her thumb didn't move to press on 'call' She tried again and then warm tears made her cheeks wet After fifteen minutes of silent cry, she picked up the phone again Should she call? Will it be wrong to call?
Who knows: he may be married by now And how will he react? Will he scold her or say something pinching? Will he talk soft? Will he understand her? Will he cut the phone? She had no answer Nothing even nearby the answer
It should be 3 o' clock now She had been crying and her headache didn't go even a bit No one listened to her cry No one is no one in this world: she felt lonely It was getting unbearable She picked up the phone again This time she quickly keyed in the number and pressed 'call' But she cut it within moments It has been more than a year now What if he changed his number? In that case her one hope in life would be wiped off forever She shouldn't call him Her hand dropped on the bed Fresh warm tears started rolling down She felt her pillow was wet It has been wet for long
She picked up the phone again Looked at the time in the green light 5 o' clock No sleep Still headache She picked up her phone again And dialed It was ringing IT WAS RINGING!!!
A lady's voice? She heard again: it was indeed a lady's voice. Her hand dropped This time her heart felt like exploding So he was married now She turned around and pressed her face down on the pillow: otherwise someone would definitely hear her cry
Thirty minutes passed An SMS beep on her phone Some new number She checks It writes: "How r you? +H" and nothing else Harsh??? His new number? She was puzzled What happened? She felt weird now Something was weird
She calls on his old number She has now forgotten her sleep or lack-of-sleep and she can't even feel her headache She gets up and sits on the bed, and calls his old number "Harsh?" she asks What she hears from the other side makes her head spinning
It was Harsh's mother who had picked up the phone both the times Harsh had not married yet; he lived with his mother He had met with an accident 6 months back which made him bed ridden And he had lost his left hand The left hand on which he used to put that wrist watch with white dials: her favorite And his little finger, which had a smiling impression on the joints. It was she who had pointed that out to him and whenever they met she checked that his finger was still smiling or not A smile came on her face even now; even though her eyes were flooding Ma ji was crying too
She called on his new number He picked up immediately Both turn silent as soon as they realize they were on phone Five minutes passed and no voice heard… though the heartbeats were loud on both sides A sobbing ends the silence It was Harsh
It had so happened that he too was remembering her from his heart On the other side, she was also in pain and was trying to call him up His old phone was with his mother now and he was using his new number He didn't know that she was trying to call him Perhaps both hearts were feeling the same
"Is it possible Renu?"
"I think yes " "yes " "yes " She kept pressing the towel on her mouth to control herself
"But I am not the same Harsh now My hand "
"Don't speak Let me come "
She had made up her mind. She won't allow two hearts to live through the pain forever It was her mind which had made the decision for them to part away Now it was her heart which decided that there would be no life without them together
(Rahul)
Who knows: he may be married by now And how will he react? Will he scold her or say something pinching? Will he talk soft? Will he understand her? Will he cut the phone? She had no answer Nothing even nearby the answer
It should be 3 o' clock now She had been crying and her headache didn't go even a bit No one listened to her cry No one is no one in this world: she felt lonely It was getting unbearable She picked up the phone again This time she quickly keyed in the number and pressed 'call' But she cut it within moments It has been more than a year now What if he changed his number? In that case her one hope in life would be wiped off forever She shouldn't call him Her hand dropped on the bed Fresh warm tears started rolling down She felt her pillow was wet It has been wet for long
She picked up the phone again Looked at the time in the green light 5 o' clock No sleep Still headache She picked up her phone again And dialed It was ringing IT WAS RINGING!!!
A lady's voice? She heard again: it was indeed a lady's voice. Her hand dropped This time her heart felt like exploding So he was married now She turned around and pressed her face down on the pillow: otherwise someone would definitely hear her cry
Thirty minutes passed An SMS beep on her phone Some new number She checks It writes: "How r you? +H" and nothing else Harsh??? His new number? She was puzzled What happened? She felt weird now Something was weird
She calls on his old number She has now forgotten her sleep or lack-of-sleep and she can't even feel her headache She gets up and sits on the bed, and calls his old number "Harsh?" she asks What she hears from the other side makes her head spinning
It was Harsh's mother who had picked up the phone both the times Harsh had not married yet; he lived with his mother He had met with an accident 6 months back which made him bed ridden And he had lost his left hand The left hand on which he used to put that wrist watch with white dials: her favorite And his little finger, which had a smiling impression on the joints. It was she who had pointed that out to him and whenever they met she checked that his finger was still smiling or not A smile came on her face even now; even though her eyes were flooding Ma ji was crying too
She called on his new number He picked up immediately Both turn silent as soon as they realize they were on phone Five minutes passed and no voice heard… though the heartbeats were loud on both sides A sobbing ends the silence It was Harsh
It had so happened that he too was remembering her from his heart On the other side, she was also in pain and was trying to call him up His old phone was with his mother now and he was using his new number He didn't know that she was trying to call him Perhaps both hearts were feeling the same
"Is it possible Renu?"
"I think yes " "yes " "yes " She kept pressing the towel on her mouth to control herself
"But I am not the same Harsh now My hand "
"Don't speak Let me come "
She had made up her mind. She won't allow two hearts to live through the pain forever It was her mind which had made the decision for them to part away Now it was her heart which decided that there would be no life without them together
(Rahul)
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