He danced quietly like a crazy for some time. He could not believe his luck. He went towards Krishna’s Statue ,”Thank You ,God. Thanks.”
Part 2
Since last night, Parth was brimming with excitement. He found a glimmer in his life that he thought would be missing for a great while . Next morning as usual, he took a bath - ironed his formal shirt and pants , stood in front of Krishna , read his Gayatri Mantra prayers. He took a long time locking the flat - she might show up or there would be a chance to listen to her before going out. He spent the next 9 hours in the bank .Making people aware of the government schemas was one part of it. People there were poor and were unaware of the different government schemes that they could leverage. He felt proud getting such opportunities to help out poor people. It was another long and tiring day. Her song was still alive in his heart. He could think of her any time and smile amidst the chaos.
He was not someone who was a body builder - he hardly visited gym. He used to do push-ups as a regular. The big chest that had grown used to somewhat hide the growth of tummy - the height , face cut combined with specs used to give him edge. The slow manner he used to speak shouted of innocence written over all his face.
He took an e-auto for home at around 7 PM. He could feel that any moment he would be seeing her. He ascended up the stairs - there were no songs like yesterday. Hiding behind the emotions, he stepped out of the stairs - the door of his flat was like 6 feet way from him to a little left. She was standing there at her entrance - he could catch a glimpse. He was thinking a lot - he could not say a word, not even smile. He pretended to unlock the lock for a long time - May be I get guts to speak to her. Come on Parth, Come on , speak. But words stayed behind . Today she looks so beautiful.
The next day, the same sequence followed. In the evening again, he caught her glimpse as if she was waiting for her. He looked at her for a moment and smiled. His smile got delayed by a second ,he quickly turned away - he could not record the reaction on her face. He pretended to unlock the door for a long time , waiting again for something to happen . It seemed another day of failure. May be KrishnaJi had some other wish. His file case , that he was holding dropped on the floor and some pages flew away from it towards her.
Parth was not able to generate any words but a smile. There were numerous thoughts behind that smile," Did you really help me ,Krishna? Is it really happening? She is so cute as if her cheeks have been made entirely from rose petals." He managed a "thank u" though at the end of his smile. The world paused for Parth for a moment - he could not stop staring into her eyes.
She kept her left hand on her hair - she smiled , pulling her face down a bit," I am Anwesha. I have been living here for 1 year."
To be Continued...