Sidharth was used to pampering, he got it anyways.It would be a task as small as putting his phone on charging ,but Sidharth would never do it .He would call his mother from across the hall and make her do it.Be it his mother, sisters ,or even neice ;he would make them work for him .They would do it sometimes out of love, sometimes out of habit, sometimes because they knew.."isko bol k koi matlab nahi " ,he would be so persistent and they would give in .He justified his annoying behavior saying he was cute.Basically he was just lazy,but a neat and tidy lazy.His mother had left early morning for some event at brahmkumari ashram.His shoot for the day was scheduled later evening.
He had a lazy morning, getting up late he was starving .Normally he would have walked to his sisters apartment and get her to serve him whatever food he demanded.But today was different, instead of going to 5th floor ,he simply rang the bell to adjacent apartment, hoping she had not left for clinic.
Shehnaaz came and opened the door.
"Kya hai?"she asked.She didn't mean to ,but it came off like that.
"Woah !!!easy girl...i m not guilty of whatever u accuse me of!", he chucked saying.
"Hai??",she incoherently let out.
"Subah subah kis ka muh dekh liya ...itna kyu bahdak rahi h...?".,he simplified
"Yrr mat karo na...meko already pain hai...aap fridge me kya h..."
"Acche log na ghr aaaye ko khane ko dete h ...tu meko khane ko pad rahi h."
"Kya bol raha h Sidharth?"
"Kuch ni ...mazaak kar ra tha....tune breakfast kar liya?aur clinic kyu ni gyi?"
"Yrr meko pain ha ...kuch bnane ka mann ni kia!"
"Kya hua?"
"Girl problem!"
"Oh ! Kuch chaiye teko...mai laake du?",he asked
"Ha if u could plzz get me tablet mefenamic acid from chemist.?"
"Ha sure...tu ruk...I will fetch it and also something to eat."
Shehnaaz lay there watching the city.It had its own charm .Busy none seemed to have time for anyone.But did anyone have tym for anyone ,another place of world .She came from a land thousands of kilometers away,where they could see greenery of farms for as far as the eyes could see.But she never felt at home.There had always been a longing to belong,maybe because home was place where the heart lay.
"Khula hai ...", she shouted as someone rang the bell.She knew it was him ,she was expecting him.
He came to the kitchen where she had prepared tea.
"Le ",he said, passing her a pack of chocolates and the same time placing breakfast he had fetched them both.
"Ye kya hai?",she asked looking at it.
"Chocolates ...i have heard they help?",sidharth answered.
She rolled her eyes, "dawai laai?"
"Ha"
"Tu medicine kyu khati h...its not good."
"Pta h meko ...n works for me....plus me doctor hu..."
She had this habit, not only with respect to menstrual cramps. But with everything else ,she would seek quick fixes. They helped ,but the effect wore down pretty quick.That was the story with sleeping pills as well.She had carried them along ever since she had faced trouble sleeping for the first time.She was a person with access to such meds and also knowledge, therfore made sure to use carefully and then titer them off.
