Ch.29 chapter 29 - Sanyog - A Coincide...

She took the first bite of the onion pakoda and exclaimed â¦ wowâ¦ so tasty â¦ Sameep â¦ you also have it â¦ she added â¦ and this red onion chutney its something different â¦ too spicy but very delicious , my mouth is watering â¦ I will finish the whole plate if you donât grab it in time â¦ ask Mayank also to have pakodas , he must be hungry also â¦ so nice person â¦ he assists you everywhere and looks after all your needs â¦

I thought â¦ why I am here â¦ to talk about pakodas or about Mayank and his care for me â¦ no doubt â¦ Mayank is really a good soul â¦ but not now â¦

Did you say something â¦ Sanyogita asked â¦

I replied, ânothingâ¦ really pakodas are very tasty and this chutney is different from the chutney we used to get in Indore , there they used to serve sweet and sour chutney of Imali â¦

Oh!... Sameep you remember everything â¦ she exclaimedâ¦

Yes â¦ I do â¦ some moments are crystal clear â¦ I answered â¦

She further asked â¦. Do you remember that letter ?

I was shocked by her question and looked at her â¦ she was gazing at the blue water and the ripples shining in the midday sunlight â¦

Sometimes Sameep we are caught â¦ she added

What? I questioned

See these shining ripples on the surface of the water gang â¦ she said

Yes , I replied â¦ they are really pretty and catchy â¦

Now â¦ you have hit the point â¦ catchy â¦ she said â¦

What do you mean â¦ I asked

That letter Sameep â¦ she said

That letter or those letters , I asked â¦what about those letters â¦

Thatâs what changed my life or my lifeâs direction and everything â¦ she said

You never revealed about them anything at that time â¦ I said

I was caught â¦ trapped â¦ Sameep â¦she replied

Trapped in what ? I questioned

Trapped in the ripples of attractive words â¦ she said â¦

Who send you those letters , I donât know , I said â¦ and after so many years â¦ whatâs the relevance of talking about those letters â¦

How many times , Sameep , I wish , I wouldnât have received those letters or I wouldnât have read those letters â¦ I regret it now â¦ taking into consideration my nature at that time â¦ I shouldnât have read those letters â¦ right â¦ she said

Yesâ¦ right â¦ you were such a studious and focused girl â¦ how you received those letters and you read them , its still a surprise for meâ¦ I explained

Thatâs very right â¦ but destiny Sameep â¦ you canât avoid whatâs written here â¦ she indicated towards her foreheadâ¦

From when you started believing in destiny, Sanyogita , you were the girl who only believed in right deeds â¦I asked

Sameep, she replied silently â¦ you learn lot of things during the journey of your life â¦

Oh! My god , I exclaimed â¦ you learned this â¦

Sameep â¦ she shouted â¦ stop teasing â¦ I am very serious â¦ this is very serious discussion â¦.

Okâ¦ really sorry â¦ but seriously I am hungry â¦ you gulped all the pakodas in one go â¦ I said smiling â¦

I am ashamed of myself â¦ she spoke in a serious tone â¦ pakodas are so tasty , I couldnât control myself â¦

I was kidding , I added â¦ but letâs order something else â¦

Panipuri â¦ she said aloud â¦

I think , I will starve today , I said laughing â¦

What do you want then , she asked with rounded eyes â¦

I said to myself â¦ I want your company till my last breathâ¦

Sorry â¦ did you say something â¦ she asked

The lady vendor came to my help otherwise I would have caught â¦ Sir, we have pithal and bhakari plate â¦ shall I make you one for you?

Sure â¦ I said â¦ and asked Sanyogita â¦ do you want one?

I will taste first , she replied â¦

Madam , you will love it â¦ the lady intervened â¦

I said, ok make it two â¦

Sanyogita tell me now â¦ who wrote those letters to you â¦

Is it necessary now â¦ when we are enjoying this scenic view with local cuisines â¦ she said â¦

I adamantly said , yes â¦ I want to know â¦ (without thinking ,whether its right or wrong to interfere in her life after so many years â¦)

She replied , why are you trying to scratch the healed wound â¦

What kind of reply is this â¦ I asked in a frustrating tone â¦ am I not your friend â¦

Yes , you are Sameep â¦ one of my best friends â¦ she replied â¦

I was doubtful â¦ (one of or only one )

Sameep after our first failure in UPSC attempt after our post graduation you decided to go to Delhi â¦ she said

Yesâ¦ I moved â¦ because it was necessary for my family â¦ I replied

Back in Indore â¦ how much lonely I was â¦ she stated â¦

Hammâ¦ then â¦ I asked

I still used to go to the library , our college library , Sameep â¦ I used to study there â¦ I used to linger under than Banyan tree where we used to discuss hours long without bothering about the audience who watched the free show â¦ did you every think about me in Delhiâ¦ what would have happened with me â¦ how I will be surviving without you â¦and suddenly she halted â¦

I was awestruck by her last statement â¦

There was a complete silence between us â¦

The lady interrupted and kept two plates of pithal and bhakari in front of us and of course Panipuri also â¦

I was sure â¦ Sanyogita was in very awkward situation â¦ so I changed the topic and said â¦ I am hungry â¦ letâs concentrate on food first â¦

We really enjoyed the taste and almost ate two to three bhakaris per head â¦

Mayank approached running â¦ Sir â¦ please hold this â¦ and he handed two kulfis â¦ he added â¦ Sir â¦ this local kulfi is vey yummy â¦ on Sinhagd fort also, these kulfi vendors are there â¦

Sanyogita â¦ said â¦ thank you Mayank â¦ we needed this most â¦ a dessert at the end of the tasty meal â¦ have you had your lunch?

He nodded and smiled â¦ enjoy Sir and mam and left â¦

Suddenly , Sanyogita said , Sameep , those letter were written by Sumangal â¦

Dr. Archana Pandit

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