The Binding String

F I F T E E N

IN A CORPORATE TOWER OF DELHI

"Hey Sana, tell me the progress of the news we published two days back." A lady spoke over call, holding a glass of wine in her hand.

"You mean about the RKB coverage?" Her twenty three years old assistant asked from other side.

"Yes."

"It's going sensational mam. We are getting lots of queries around the media offices." The girl replied while going through the statistics of the news they published in gossip sections.

"Make it more sensational. Spread it over televisions. Peoples should come to know what kind of womaniser Raman Bhalla is." The lady disconnected call plastering a cunning smile over her red painted lips. She dragged a puff of cigar looking at the charming picture of Raman Bhalla, she hated him alot but she can't stop herself from hurting him. She love to hurt peoples whom she hates. She laughed like a manic imagining the trouble she is going to create in Mighty RKB life.

"I will make your life living hell RKB. I wish if you never left me incomplete. Poor baby."

And she continued to laugh continued to take puff from her cigar.

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NEXT DAY.

"Good Morning Maa." Raman cleared his throat after coming out from his room. He kissed his mother cheek who was preparing tea for herself and sat over dining table started to go through morning newspaper.

"Puttar Ishita kaisi hai?" Santhosh asked while passing the cup of ginger tea to Raman.
(How's Ishita doing?)

"Theek hai Maa. So raha hai tape recorder.
Papa kahan hai?"
(She is fine Maa. The tape recorder is sleeping now. Where is Papa anyway.)

"Walk par gaye hai Puttar. Tum sab so rahe the isliye main nahi gayi." Santhosh caressed Raman hairs and took newspaper supplement to read.
(He went for his walk. You guys were sleeping so I didn't went with him.)

"Maa Roohi uth gayi kya?"
(Is Roohi awake?)

"Nahi Puttar. So rahi hai abhi woh bhi. Kal bada dar gayi thi woh. Usko lag raha tha ki Ishita ko uski vajah se hi lagi gayi." (No she is sleeping as well. She was quite scared yesterday. She was crying thinking Ishita got hurt because of her.) Raman shook his head continued to sip his tea and listening about Roohi. "Main khush hoon Raman ki tu Roohi ke saath zyada waqt bitata hai ab. Thankyou Puttar."  (I'm happy to see you spending time with her.)

"Usse door jaane ki koshish karoon toh bhi kahan kar pata hoon Maa. Uski aankhen jab bhi mujhe dekhti hai tab aisa lagta hai maano mujhse kehti ho Papa aap tab kahan the jab mujhe aapki zaroorat thi. Us pal sab theher sa jata hai aur main khud se hi aankhen milane ke layak nahi rehta."
(I cannot stay away from her no matter how hard it try. Whenever I look into her eyes I feel her eyes accusing me for my negligence towards her. I feel ashamed infront of her Maa.)