Being Sleep deprived wasn’t new for
me. Yet this was different in some way -more tiresome, It was like no good
night sleep and tons of tasks.
- 2 and half weeks passed.
I dint receive any text from Sanskar
which was much expected. Sometimes, when I used to be immersed in his thoughts,
I tried to recollect the complete conversation to figure out if he really said
“I will call or text you”.
However day by day I moved towards smoother
end of organizing my tasks and tasks for rest of my team. To boast my spirits I
received multiple appreciation mails with “Good Job ” & “Great work ”.
It was some get-together meeting and
announcement of awards for employee of month and quarter. Few of my colleagues
were teasing me that I may receive it, as I worked hard for this project, deep
inside even I wished to get one at least a small token like emerging star, or
whatever. But at the end of all announcements, as my name never appeared I felt
haa.. I don’t need any award. But
Sashwath who was sitting right beside me, did get one star achiever and he was going on vocation tomorrow ,
every one gathered around us to congratulate him and I was sort of not very
happy or may be jealous of him.
Shashank said “ Bro this was much
deserved right ? The cash money you can use for your Honey moon, by the way
where are you guys planning to go ?”
Sashwath kept a big smile all the
while, thanking every one. Sunita was not present at the scene she was busy
with some discussion with HR team. Going back to my desk at staircase I asked
Sashwath “You received the award, you are getting married to your love why aren’t
you actually looking happy ?” He gave me a scary glance and I choked for a
moment.
Sashwath asked “what are you saying
?” I replied “If I was in your place I would have been behaving different, you
somehow appeared lost - just smiling weird…. Is this what you call pre-marital
jitters” he laughed and said “May be, I am not sure”.
I continued walking towards his desk
and asking my questions “haven’t you people planned for honey moon? I mean you
have taken really long vocation” He said “I’ll be here in Hyderabad itself with
guests and family taking care of Sunita.” I enquired “isn’t she doing well”
He took a deep breath restarting his
PC and said “She is fine” and I in no time said “Better she be, You are the one
responsible..” and before I could complete my sentence You are the one responsible person among you two . He said in a
provoking voice “No I am not responsible all the time, she is equally
responsible” all I could do was to keep a serious face because I barely
understood what he was trying to say , soon he asked “can you come for coffee ,
I feel like I am having head ache” I agreed. We went to break out area where he
started talking and explaining a lot of things, half of which were not
digestible for me. However what I could understand was this marriage wasn’t a
planned one it happened early for both of them as Sunita got pregnant and being
a friend I wasn’t supposed to discuss this with anyone else.
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