The shower nob got turned down
And she grabbed the towel to cacoon herself.
As she stepped outside the bathroom, dripping water on the mat.
Drying her hairs with towel....

She sat on the bed... To apply lotion.
And simultaneously gave some taps on the Phone to check the msgs....

And there her heart skipped a beat
It was his msg among lots of others.
She dropped the lotion bottle and picked up her phone to open the chat

It read

'Hii naina....
Need to talk
Let me know when can I call you'

She didn't believe her eyes.
Did he really left a message after three years of zero contact.

And that too so casual
As if they talk on daily basis.

She dailed his number immediately
Out of natural instinct....
But cut the call abruptly...not sure about what she is doing

A

nd within few secs
Her phone starts ringing with his name flashing in screen.

She pick up the call holding her breath
She is about to hear his voice after three years.

"Hello "
She greeted

"Naina"
Came a reply and she tried to hold her heart.....

Feelings goosebumps all over her body.

"I hope I am not disturbing you"
He asked trying to sound poised

"No sir
Not at all"
She came up with the reply

A brief moment of pause from both the side....

"How are you naina
How have you been all these years"
He asked

"I am good sir
What about you...."
She asked

"Not bad"
He replied

Both maintaining a calm image for the other....
Not showing the turmoil going within their heart.

"I was wondering if we can meet
This weekend
I will be there in delhi"
He asked

And her heart made a summersault

"Definately sir
Just let me know the details"
She replied and he smiled....

"I will text you"
He said

She kept the call
Her face lit up like an oil lamp in dark.

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"I called her"

He said with a smile
And he knows ud must be grinning at other side of phone.

"That's like my boy"
Ud replied
He has taken quite some liberties with him ...
He know rajveer won't mind

"So how was it
Fill me with all the details"

"Nothing much
I have asked her to meet me this weekend
She agreed"

"Brilliant
I am so excited"
He replied....

"Bas yahi batana tha...
I have some errands to run
I will call you later"

"Thank you sir...
For counting on me
It means a lot to me , when you consider me as your friend"

"Ud you are my friend
You are a great person to talk to
And I trust you"

Ud kept the phone with a smile...
And kept staring at Shalini's pic on his wallpaper.

His heart ached some more...
And he kept the Phone down again to resume with his work.

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"Sir really called you
Or are you making it up"
Asked huda on phone

"Why would I be making this up"
She asked annoyingly

"What do I know"
He said with a shrugg

"Kal ko
Bolegi Amitabh Bachchan called you
Main man thodi lunga."

She made an
I don't believe you look
And kept the call.

Her thoughts pondering over that call again and again.
His voice chimming in her ears

Why does he want to meet after so many years.
What should she expect out of this weekend meet.

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