Embrace of Love
With no response for long, Sathya held on to the buzzer a little longer. When Prema opened the door in her bathrobe, she found herself staring wide-eyed as Sathya remained speechless.
“Oh, you,” she welcomed him being the first to recover, “looks like its Godsend.”
“What a pleasant surprise!”
“What do you mean?” she said, surprised in turn.
"I find it's all so puzzling,” he said trying to figure out the equation, “you, at Chandra's place!”
“What!” she exclaimed looking at the gate.
“I thought it's his house,” he said equally surprised.
“How long have you known each other?” she said having come to see Chandra‟s good turn.
“We met only recently,” he said unable to make head or tail of the equation.
“Oh, I see, step into our small world,” she said in delight.
“How kind of him that he brought me to the threshold,” said Sathya smelling a rat, and went in behind her.
“I told him our story without naming you,” she said.
“Now I see,” said Sathya sitting in the sofa, “he made it two plus two after hearing my version of it. What a lovely way he made us meet!”
“I'm glad you still recall our saga,” she said, sitting by his side.
“Can either of us ever forget it?” he said and added in apparent hurry. “I'm dying to tell you something. When is Vasu expected?”
“He won't be back till a week,” she said all smiles. “So you've all my eyes and ears till then.”
“Thank you,” he said smilingly, “but I won‟t bore you for that long.”
“Hope you don't mind if I engage you as long,” she said, going into the kitchen. “Let's have some coffee first.”
“It is ages since I had anything from your hand,” he said, following her into the kitchen.
“Haven't you got married?”
“I failed to induce any.”
“Don't tell lies,” she said heartily, “you ladies' man!”
“Don't you know I'm unlucky in love?” as he said, his manner mirrored the sadness of his heart.
“Don't be so mean,” she said equally affected by his manner. “Why don't you say we're unlucky in love?”
“I was blind to your beauty when you loved me,” he said as he sighed. “And when I could visualize your charms, you opted to get out of my sight, that's the crux of my tragedy.”
“Don't you realize the same was the case with me?” she said sounding sad. “I craved for you when you were tentative and shunned you as you were insistent.”