“Finally, Mr. Big Shot found time
to speak with me!” exclaimed Radhika.
I smiled keeping quiet as I had
expected something like that.
“Don’t smile Mister, look at me
you moron. Thoda bhi yaad nahi aaye hum? (did u even remember us a little)
I kept smiling. She had turned
chubby, but still looked angelic, the way she used to be. Even on a video call,
her smile made my heart skip a beat.
“I was busy re, just could not
manage my time” I gave an excuse.
“You could not make time, the
person who multi tasks every moment, like doing now….” She replied
“Now? Right now I am only talking
to you. Why did you say that?” I tried to hide my amazement.
I was multitasking as usual.
While I was on video call with her, I was also updating some sales report on my
system. She could still see thru me like always.
“I know bass!” she replied
“3 years now, since we met but
still she gets through me. Damn it!” I thought.
“By the way, you are fat now.” I
teased her trying to change topic.
“Hello mister, it is not fat you
know.” She screamed.
Yes she was not fat, our Radhs is
going to be a mother and that is why out of blue, I called her. She had
messaged me about the news and was complaining that how she was missing her
friend.
“Hahaha! Well that can’t be a
reason, you are not 9 months yet” I teased her.
“I will kill you when we meet.” She
laughed.
We both laughed for a while as we
spoke and ended the conversation.
As she was disconnecting, she
said “you know what, during this period mother should stay happy. So you dare
vanish again.” I think she knew saying it will work. For her happiness I will do anything.
For a moment after the call, I sat
silent in my room rerunning the conversation bit by bit. I had not laughed like
that in recent past. Why? I did not know, but I have made my mind, to be around
till I can.
