GOA MEIN MILAN

Baatchit

Vikas PoV

"Vikasji aap? aap yahan kya kar rahe hai?".

"Main bhi to aapse yahi sawal pooch sakta hoon? Aap yaha itni subah kya kar rahi hai?"

"Mujhe ek hafte kuch kaam nahi tha, to socha Goa aaye..yehi baaga mein bunglow lekar ruke hai..poori family aayi hain..Ashu ke dost ka bangla hai..bus yaha sunrise dekhne aayi thi...aap yaha kaise?aapko to Goa pasand nahi hai"

"Sahi hai..main bhi mumma aur dosto ke saath aya hoon..calangute mein ruka hoo ...jogging karte karte yahan pahoonch gaya..pyas lagi thi to shack dekha..paani peene baitha to aap dikh gayi..aapko to main kahi se bhi pehchan sakta hoon"

She is surprised...and then phone rings. Its mom..."Haan mumma, main jogging ke liye gaya hoon...aap so jaayiye..main aa jaunga thodi der mein...thank you very much".

I see towards her..she is looking towards the sun which is now rising. "Kaisi hai aap?"

"Main thik hoo...aap kaise hai?bahut patle ho gaye hai...kamzor dikh rahe hai...tabiyat to thik hai na?"

Now its my turn to get surprised...her concern surprises me..."Main thik hoon...achcha hua aap mujhe mil gayi...aapse bahut baatein karni hai..sabse to pehle to main ye janna chahta hoon ki aapne mere saath web series karne se mana kyun kiya?"

"Maine kab mana kiya? Aap to jante hai meri communication problem hai...aap to poore season mujhse kehte rahe communicate karo...to phir aapne ek baar bhi mujhse phone karke kyu nahi poocha?"

"Mujhe gussa aa gaya tha..bura laga ki abhi bhi aap mujhpar trust nahi karti..Shilpaji..aapke man mein jo bhi misunderstanding hai vo main mitana chahta hoo...kya aap mujhse raat ko mil sakti hai?"

"Nahi...kuch nahi hai mere man mein Vikasji.."She gets up to go..I hold her hand and say

"aaj mera birthday hai...kya main aapse mujhse milne ka gift maang sakta hoo?"

What am I doing?pleading to her...oh god!knowing that she will deny...but she doesnt..she says "Thik hai Vikasji! Hum milenge...bata dijiyega kaha milna hai...aur Happy birthday "

She wishes me , smiles and turns and goes...today I am the happiest person..