chapter 14

SerendipityEpisode-14Looking at Megha curiously, Rajeev sat in the car , a slight smile glowing on his face .... Glancing at Shweta who was sleeping soundly beside him, he thought'God , how can she possibly sleeping already? But ,then again, this is her usual habit' ...Telling the chauffeur to drive the car towards Juhu, he started checking the mails on his mobile phone ... Getting out of Star Sahara, the car stopped at a signal ... Like always, airport traffic crowded the road... He mindlessly looked out of the crystal glass window wondering how much longer they had to wait.Purab's car was waiting nearby... Megha was playing with the small chain around her neck, engrossed in her own thoughts with her eyes directed towards the front of the car unbeknownst to the fact that Rajeev's Mercedes was parked nearby... She was lost in her own haze with a slight smile on her face ... Looking at her, a subtle smile glazed anew on Rajeev's face.'God !! What exactly goes on in that head of yours?? Did you like the Dal Panchamel? I told you na , it's very tasty ... you put the first spoonful in your mouth and started looking around for me... It must surely have been Dal Panchamel in your plate... Your loud 'cheers' attracted my attention ... I was walking towards the buffet along with Shweta who was mumbling something along but you didn't notice me...Panipuri cheers .... seriously ... are you still in college?? ... I wanted to see who was with you ... I passed by your table but both of you were intent on finishing the shevpuri ... Purab Gupta? ... What is he doing here? I was surprised to see him with you ... He was in delhi, right? Of course, Gupta Sir! He may have come to meet his dad?? I tried to convince myself ... But the Page three frequenter Purab Guta & Megha Joshi ... It seemed at bit wierd to me .... Delhi's most Eligible bachelor .. How is he with you ??Ohh! Of course you probably work together in SWC ... but the way you were laughing and joking around .... it felt as if you were very good friends ... I presumed you would be friends ... Purab's sport jacket and you in an elegant saree ... completely contrasting personalities ... and by the way , you were wearing a saree again today ?? ...A grey and off-white combination ... but according to me , the award ceremony saree was much better ... the pinkish colour ... no , wait , more like a strawberry or pomegranate colour to be specific ... that colour suits you , Miss. Joshi... I'm sorry for scaring you but i really couldn't resist ... I had just stepped aside when i saw you pick up the plate ... you were thinking about something there also , engrossed in your own world .... Thinking so much for that one decision ... How in the world do you work in your office?? .... I wonder how many times you hit the spoon in your hand on your delicate chin thinking 'Which Dal to take?' The more the options, the more the confusion... Of course !! That's why i wanted to suggest my favourite Dal...How shocked you were to see me!! Those bright , big eyes full of innocence mixed with a tinge of uncertainty and fear probably wondering,'If i closed my eyes , would i disappear??' ... Such nativity... I thought for a moment that you might just leave the plate and run away .. Oh , yes !! You dropped the spoon from your hand ... God knows why you were so afraid !! It was as if you had seen a ghost !! You perhaps never wanted to see Rajeev Mehra's face ever again after the Award Ceremony ... and there i was, right in front of you ... you must have thought that i was just there to make fun of you !!!Of curse not !! I was just going to leave with the plate .. I don't really know why i hesitated ... I spoke mindlessly unbeknownst to myself ... Then, seeing your face of shock , I immediately regretted it ... I said sorry soon after because it truly was a honest mistake, i promise. I was already extremely tired from work and wanted to directly go home , but still Shweta forcibly dragged me here.. Although , now, I must admit, I am thankful to Shweta that we could meet once again.. You smile a lot while talking to Purab ... your smile is beautiful ... but sometimes , it doesn't reach your eyes ... it feels as if sadness has cast an unenterable blanket on your happiness ... i hope that it's all just in my imagination ... but when your eyes smile freely , it looks beautiful.I was looking at you form time to time and you got irritated ... I realized it ... extremely sorry for that..'Just then , the signal glowed green and Megha casually looked out the window , seeing Rajeev's Mercedes standing on the side and Rajeev looking at her with a smile on his face. Shocked by what she had seen , Megha quickly turned away.'Since when is Rajeev Mehra's car here? .. Has it been here since the red signal was given?? .. How is it possible that i did not see him ... I suppose i was too engrossed in my own thoughts like an idiot ... But why is Rajeev is looking at me like that ?? Your wife is with you , isn't she ?? Then , look at her !!' thought Megha.Rajeev's car swerved left at the signal and Megha's car took a right turn ... the roads diverged ..'I hope to see you again' Rajeev thought.'I hope we don't meet again' thought Megha.*@*@*@*@*Megha's mobile phone had been vibrating , glowing with new notification every once in a while ...It had been three days since Aai , Baba and Aarya had reached Mussorie, yet more than a hundred photos has already been saved in her mobile ...Her little photographer , 'Aarya' was taking pictures of every trivial thing and sending them to her..Sometimes it was a soft pink flower or a cascading waterfall... snow peaks and delicious snacks made the occasional appearance ... Arya's new hobby of photography had taken up Aarya's time and Baba's phone's memory...'Mamma, the photos from the phone you gave Aajoba for his birthday are coming out wonderful , have you seen them' This message also came along with it ...all of the pictures were wonderful but the highlight of Megha's day was reading the message at the end fo them all 'Missing you Mumma' Yes, she was also missing everyone , but then afterall , she was so immersed in work that it was hard to take time out for missing someone ... Work was constantly on her mind .. 'After all these years , I have become accustomed to this tedious life ... I have decided to live for Aai , Baba and Aarya' To be continued....© ®️ Meghna_Yadav 2021Special Thanks to friend Gayatri and my loving daughter, my buddy.Hello Readers,Illuminate the five stars of ratings with your gentle touch. Do let me know your thoughts via comments..Thanks and Regards,Meghana Yadav...