RIMA
"Gayathrrrrriiiiii !!!! " I shouted again at her. From tomorrow I will be again sitting on my Dusty Brown Cabin table. Virat has left for Delhi and the house is pretty deserted now cause the continuous doorbell rings, enjoyment, sarcastic talks , and my friends. I will miss them of course.
Gayathri has a habit of waking up at 10 so when one sees her during work days it is note surprising that he will gat scared. Gayathri drowsy red eyes, half set hair and swollen face can scare anybody. And today I wanted her to be up at time (5:00), get ready, write her articles and then do whatever she wants. And I started to wake her at 5:00 and its not surprising that the clock is now ticking half past 9.
"Rima!! five minutes more.....her dumb excuse after every 20 minutes"
"Gayathri...get up....i will kill you...up...up..up" i said in a stern voice
"ummmm...Devil go away...let me sleep" she calls me devil as I am no less than one and she likes calling me that and I like being called by that name
"Raina is waiting downstairs for you, wont bid him a goodbye" I said as she tried burrying her head inside the pillow and hearing Raina's name she got up instantly.
"Raina??"
i nodded and she ran downstairs and as I moved out of the room she was glaring at me.
"common Gayathri? get into routine do your daily chores write your article and lets go for a movie to lift up your mood"
Her face brightened up and within seconds she was completing all her work. I sat down to write my article "Players Head Home after a Superb Win". typing down my article when my phone buzzed with caller ID Virat.
I was completing my line "with sri lanka to..." and as I paused the 'O' key got pressed changing it to "with sri lanka toooooooo........' I could no way pick up the phone, no way, it buzzed and I shivered with fright and embarrasment. It got disconnected itself. I heaved a sigh a relief and got back to work.
Gayathri also sat beside me typing her article down with music blasting through her headphones. Soon we got ready to go for a movie.
I got dressed into my normal jeans, top and jacket and when I saw gayathri my jaw dropped.
"Gayathri??? a blood red flowy dress?? why?? you are going to a DARK film hall no one would see you "
"As you say its free India so dont boss me"
"yeah okay lets go"
VIRAT
Maybe she was taking yesterday's incident too seriously and even I could not take that out from my mind. Anyways reching home was really too good, especially home cooked food and your comfy bed for a peaceful sleep.
Bruno came running towards me as soon as I entered my house. My family members all greeted me warmly and the first thing I did is got freshened up and slid into a deep peaceful slumber.
GAYATHRI
"Rima please???..." I begged her but she stood cross armed tapping her foot, looking away from me. Actually I wanted to see "Love, Rosie" a cute love story but she? that devil wanted to see her relatives I mean "Zombeavers" A horror story of zombie beavers. That name is enough to scare me.
"Please please please, Rima listen naa lets go for love rosie"
"You know naa how much I hate these bloody romantic dramas"
"please, I promise next time a horror one"
"no"
fine we cancelled the program of the movie and went to a resturant.
God our friendship is one of the greatest mysteries of the world my likes are: Love stories, Gowns, chocolates, non-veg, shopping, regular movies, romancing, boys and describing her?? in a few words she strongly hates all these . The only common thing between us is sports that has bound us soo well.
RAINA
Being home is a great feeling but I was missing Gayathri a lot so I called her
"Hey Gayathri!!"
"Raina when are you coming back??"
"whoa I just left tommorow"
"we were just chatting the away talking about her new routine and as she stated Rima's tourture on her. I told her about the trip, and virat's heated argument with his driver for being late"bro don't you know I am no common man that I can wait till you come, I am not angry because I had to wait the paparazzi is annoying and too after such a long series and such a boring trip" the driver just hung his face down. We laughed heartily. we were so much engrossed in our talks that the clock had swept past eight and was going to be eleven. How much ever I talk to her it seems less. I just wished her good night and hung up
RIMA
"Gayath..rii...no not again get up, gonna go to the office today"
"at 7 wake me up"
I just sighed and went to get ready. We both were ready and zoomed off. Rowdy was aqquinted with me going early and returning in the evening so there was hardly any worry.
"Oh Romboy there you are" Mr. D'costa gave me a fatherly hug. This office was missing you. I just smiled and I and Gayathri moved inside our respective cabins. I loked at the chair and said
"Hey woody chair, mised me and table?? you have to bear load again, hey couchy your sponges all set?? phew window sill you are dusty!! so disgusty... i mean disgusting, hey hi paper pins and paper clips and paper stands and paper weights, how was the three month holiday?? and Mr. grumpy cupboard some files still in you??"
I roamed around the whole cabin talking to all the things like a loon. My eyes flickered to the table where the peon stood looking wierdly at me, realizing my deeds and looking at his face I droped on the couch laughing
"Mee..Meee...iiiss...terrr....cc...oosta.. caled you" he said stammering
I just nodded and as I went past him he rushed backwards in fright.
"may I come in Mr. D'costa"
"Yes rima, do one thing since we don't have cricket news for some few days I want you to write an article on the going on paralympics and tomorrow I need an article on the EPL okay?? and just please pass on the message to Neha that I am calling her" I just smiled and nodded
As I entered my cabin, my phone just got disconnected. I unlocked it to see seven missed calls from virat. I found myself sweating. I just threw the phone on the couch and went to write the article. I was in the midway and thought of taking a break so I sat on the couch gazing out to the busy life of mumbai.
My phone buzzed off again. Virat. I stared at it debating to pick it up or not. Is he angy with me?? what does he wants to tell?? some interview?? some scoldings?? something else?? what??. The phone got disconnected again.
I completed my work and after submitting the papers to Mr. D'costa I and Gayathri headed home. I went for a jog with Rowdy and told Gayathri to cook something.
After the refreshing walk Rowdy settled himself for a sleep and I entered the kitchen for some water.
what the hell??? my jaw dropped
A grenade had blasted in the kithcen. The roof all red, vegetables all over the platform, a running tap, burnt smell, cutlery all around, salt on top of powedered sugar, coffee spilled, three aprons ruined, two gloves ruined, my calender torn, rowdy's biscuits wet and all the spices toppled over.
I rushed to Gayathri "can you please explain??"
"Actually I thought of making schezwan rice and while finding the spices all that toppled down. Then I forcefully lifted up the lid of the pressure cooker before the pressure was out so it blasted with all the food on the roof, Then I tried making coffee, confused salt for powered sugar and then in panic as i rushed backwards that pressure tore your calendar and water spilled over the biscuits" she said
Gayathri??...over there....bring the broom...pick the glass....gimme the water jug....hold the ladder tight till I clean the roof....bring some ice....my hand is burning....put them in threre in the washing machine dude...wipe the glass...give me that...what trouble have you caused gayathri...keep then stacked up not like that......gayathri???!!
It took us a whole three hours to clean up the mess that she created. Only then I allowed her to eat the pizza that we had ordered. After that tiring clean up. she snuggled up into the bed. It was almost quater past tweleve and I went up to the roof to feel the cool wind
when my phone buzzed with a message "Please pick up Rima, don't ignore like that"
The next momment my phone buzzed with caller ID Virat.
VIRAT
After having a great family time and after having a delicious dinner I went up to my room and opened all the windows for the cool wind to come in and Bruno climed up my lap, I first texted her thn called her. She picked this time
"Virat look I am sorry I know You are angry I really didnt mean to do that I will never repeat this again I...I promise" and she hung up.
What the hell I called her again
"virat..."
"listen to me blabberomaniac don't just blabber anything okay..There is an auction going out here and all the money collected will be donated for building schools and I am promoting this event so..."
"okay I got it" she replied in a meek tone
"Are you okay Rima??"
"hmmm"
"tensed about something??"
"no"
"okay, tell me what is Rima doing"
"talking in third person??"
Rima will be Rima no one can change her nor one can chnge her sarcasm
"watcha doing??"
"nothing I was just feeling the cool air on my face on the roof"
It was the sound of the swinging of trees that made me belive her or else when she was talking normally and when sarcastically it was hard to differiantiate. Neither she and nor I pulled out yesterday's topic. The momment was light and happy and I was happy to get my Rima back
wait...what?? "MY RIMA?"
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-SPORTY999