49 Winning and Losing. (2/2)
”What?” asked Jyoti.
”Come for a minute, please”
”I'm busy, don't disturb” she shrugged.
”What's that Punya? You want to join?” asked Narmada.
”No Amma, I don't know this game....I want to talk to Jyoti for a moment please!”
”Secret from me?” asked Narmada.
”No Amma, nothing like that. Girlie talk so” said Punya.
”Aunty two minutes break” said Jyoti and went to the balcony.
”Tell what happened? Why are you troubling me?” asked Jyoti.
”Prakruth called me and I hurt him... Now I want to console him, he is not picking up the phone...what to do?”
”Go and talk to him..” said Jyoti.
”How?? He is not picking up my call”
”Do one thing, scream from here, he'll hear from there” she said sarcastically.
”Very Funny”
”Go to the terrace, I'll text him to come there” said Jyoti.
”Amma” said Punya in a worried tone.
”You want Amma also to come? Ok I'll inform her. Take her too” Jyoti teased.
”......” Punya made a sad expression.
”Wait let's do this way, I'll take her downstairs. You stay here.”
”Prakruth?”
”I'll text him, stupid” said Jyoti and went towards Narmada.
”Aunty, there is a big temple nearby. We'll go and come?” asked Jyoti
”Which temple?” asked Narmada
”Lakshmi temple.... It has a garden too”
”Ok we'll go but Punya can't come. It is her second day” said Narmada.
”I know so only I planned” thought Jyoti and said ”She'll be safely here, we'll come back by dinner” she winked at Punya.
Punya smiled at her and kept trying Prakruth over the phone. He was rejecting it continuously.
Narmada went in to change to saree. Punya asked Jyoti ”Did you text him?”
”Yeah he said he'll come downstairs in 10 minutes but he also told that he won't talk to you as he's angry at you....What did you do?” she asked.
”Petty fights” shrugged Punya.
Jyoti raised her eyebrows... She didn't talk as Narmada came by.
”Let's go?” asked Narmada.
”Yes Amma, come” said Jyoti and waved at Punya.
”Lock the door, don't open until we come. Be careful” instructed Jyoti walking past the door.
”Yeah be extra careful” winked Jyoti and closed the door behind her.
Punya just nodded and locked the door.
”Oh my goodness, I will be all alone in this room with him. That too in Shimla... These rooms are meant for couples” thought Punya. The very thought of privacy made her tremble in excitement and fear of what will happen made her nervous.
She looked at herself in the mirror ”I'm looking shabby, let me change” she thought. She searched all her luggage and found a half sari... ”I think Amma packed this, might be she wanted me to wear this to Vaishnavodevi temple. Let me wear this now. Prakruth adores me in this” she monologued. She dressed up and applied a light make up. When she was still busy in front of the mirror, someone knocked at the door. She shivered lightly.