23 Confident
Part 23 Confident
"Did you see the girl?" Shyam asked.
"Not yet. I asked him to show me her photo, but he wants her meeting to be special. So, he didn't show her photo."
"Ohh..."Shyam became thoughtful.
"Don't you want to meet the girl?"
"Of course, I want to meet the girl, but he does not show mercy on me." Ratna chuckled.
"Maa, didn't I say I met a man who resembles ASR?
Ratna nodded.
"A girl was with him. He said she is his would-be wife."
"Oh... So?"
" I just think about them... "
"Haven't you left him yet?"
"I can't, maa... He has such a resemblance to ASR..."
"What's his name?
Shyam was struck because he didn't ask his name.
"Ma, I want to talk to ASR. Call him... Video call... Please..."
"Now?" She asked, looking at the clock.
"It's early morning there..."
"Give it a try, Ma... He might be up for some work. Please..."
Ratna thought for a while and nodded. Taking her phone, she called Arnav through WhatsApp. She waited for him to attend, but he didn't. She shook her head, pressing her lips.
"Didn't I say? He always calls me before going to bed..."
Shyam nodded.
"Ok, ma... Give his phone number..."
"Don't you have his number?" Ratna asked.
"Does he have the same number?"
"Yes... He didn't change it."
"Ok, Ma, I will call him tomorrow morning..."
"Ok..."
"I'm leaving..."
"Whaaat? How do you leave without having anything? Wait. Have dinner..."
"It's ok, Ma..."
"No way..." She said strictly.
Shyam sighed and nodded.
......
Khushi locked the door and sat on the bed, finishing dinner. She wanted to call Arnav. She didn't know if she could call him because he was on the way to his village. To her surprise, Arnav himself called her. She attended the call immediately.
"Khushi, have you had dinner?" Was the first question he asked.
Khushi smiled.
"I had. Did you?"
"No... I will have it after meeting my mother."
"How long will it take you to reach your village?"
"In two hours..."
"Are you driving the car too fast?"
"This is a highway... We can drive fast..."
"Drive carefully..."
"I will be careful because I know you will be waiting for me..."
Khushi smiled again.
"Ok... Don't waste your time talking with me. Reach your village soon. We will talk tomorrow..."
"Talking to you is not a waste of time. But now, I'm in a hurry... That's why I'm cutting the call. Don't forget to have medicine..."
"Mmm..."
"How will you go to the office tomorrow?"
"I will go by bus..."
"No need. I spoke to my colleague. He will drop you off and pick you up until I come."
"Did you arrange my transportation?"
"Yes... You are already sick. Going by bus will not be a good choice. That's why I arranged for it. Take care. Call me if you need anything..."
"Mmm..."
"Good night..."
"Good night..."
Arnav was supposed to disconnect the call, but stopped hearing,
"Arnav..."
"Tell me, Khushi..."
"Thank you... Thank you so much..."
"Go to sleep. Don't think anything. Keep your mind relaxed... Bye..." He disconnected the call. He knew she would have become emotional. He didn't want to make her more emotional by consoling her. Yes, she would become more emotional if he had tried to console her because his soothing words would have made her so.
Though Arnav wanted her not to get emotional but to sleep, she didn't. She could not. How could she sleep without thinking about Arnav? He called her to check if she had dinner and medicine, even when he was in a hurry. He arranged transportation for her. Why wouldn't she get emotional? Her eyes teared up. How lucky she was to get such a caring life partner? She had been alone, having no one for herself after her father's demise. She had struggled to get her life in order until Arnav came into her life. Because of him, she got a good job... Protection... and care. In her previous job, she had a very low salary. She faced many problems because of Lalan and Ganguraj. She had fallen sick many times before, but no one cared to know how she managed alone or if she went to the hospital. She experienced all of them from the one man whom she didn't think capable of at first.
Usually, men would expect the girl to be caring towards them. They wanted their girls to LIVE for only them. But Arnav was not like that. He would not come into the list. He was unique... Just like a pole star. She felt ecstatic to have him in her life. She thanked him for hurrying to marry her. She too wanted to marry him sooner, not wanting to waste time. Her time would become precious if she spent it with Arnav. She smiled pleasantly, thinking about her life with Arnav.
.......
The next day
Shyam approached the reception and asked,
"I need to meet Aman..."
"Do you have an appointment?"
"I'm his college friend. My name is Shyam."
"Ok..." She took the intercom, pressed 2, and waited.
"Yes..."
"Sir, someone named Shyam is here to meet you. He said he is your college friend..."
"Is it? Send him..."
"Ok, sir..."
She disconnected the call.
"You can go to his cabin, sir." She extended her index finger towards a room on the ground floor.
Shyam headed to the room. When he opened the door,
"Hiiiii..." Aman hugged him with excitement.
Shyam was surprised because he didn't expect such excitement from Aman. He expected Aman to get irritated when he met him, because he was so confident that the man he had met the previous day was Arnav.
"How are you, Buddy?" Aman asked, breaking the hug.
"Doing good... What about you?"
"Yeah, doing great as the manager of AR..."
"Where is ASR's cabin?"
"His cabin is on the first floor, but he is not there."
"Oh, hasn't he come to the office yet?"
"He is in the US... Will come next month..."
"Oh... Then, who is managing this company?"
"This is not fair, yaar... I'm his manager... Then who would manage it?"
"Are you managing it alone?"
"Why would I? I'm handling AR with ASR's guidance."
"Will he call you?"
"Every night..."
"Mmm... I met him in Delhi..." Shyam said, reading his expression.
"Whaaat? In Delhi?"
Shyam nodded.
"With a girl..."
"ASR with a girl? Why didn't he come to meet me if he is in India?" Aman asked, thinking seriously.
"Don't you know he is in Delhi?"
"He didn't meet me yet, nor did he tell me he came to India. By the way, what did he tell you? Where did you meet him?"
Shyam looked at him doubtfully. He didn't say ASR was in the US, like Ratna did.
"So, you know ASR is not in the US..." Shyam asked.
Aman leaned back in his seat, smirking.
"What do you think?"
"I'm confident that the man I met is ASR..."
"How are you so confident?"
"Don't I know him? So what if he has a beard and a dirty look?"
"Does he look dirty? Hmmm... He might have thought not to look good. So that no girl would choose him ONLY for his look..." Aman smirked.
Shyam widened his eyes in shock. Aman laughed, understanding that Shyam understood the point.
"Are you guys crazy?"
Aman laughed loudly.
"I know he is ASR... And I'm damn sure you know that because you are his partner in crime..."
That was when they heard,
"We have never committed a crime, Shyam..."
Shyam looked at the entrance and saw Arnav standing, with a smirk on his face... In the same dirty look.
To be continued...
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