Blood
Donor (Continuation)
Vignudha sat next to
Ajay who took the driving seat whereas Jai sat in the back.
“Now, what are you up
to?” Ajay enquired them after letting his driver to leave.
“I want every seat in this car to be occupied. I think you know what I mean.”
“Do you know Vignudha,
Sahithi always tells me the same thing when we go for a drive.”
“Sahithi?”.
“Yeah, Sahithi, she
wants the car to be packed with all of us.”
Jai and Vignudha
understood nothing.
“You are saying that
you both are in contact?” asked jai.
“Always, oh ...” He saw
the expressions on their faces and said “We are going to get married. I know
it’s a bit shocking for you. But it’s true. Do you remember, when she came to
our college after that incident in the forest, we exchanged our numbers and
started spending hours of time speaking on phone. We became close to each other
but only as friends. You all left when ‘He’ said what we need to do. I tried to
speak to ‘him’, but of no use, because ‘His’ heart had already been broken.
‘He’ disappeared just like that. I felt alone. I started asking several
questions to myself. But no answer satisfied me. I had started taking alcohol.
My day starts and ends with alcohol. You know my parents never cared for me.
With all your absence, there is no one to care about me except her. As soon as
she knew that I became an alcoholic, she came to me and filled your absence.
She told me what I need to do. She stood by me in every moment. We both started
working to fulfil ‘His’ dream, managing my family business and her M.B.B.S
practice simultaneously. I got surprised seeing how she is managing all the
things. Within a very less time, she became a youth icon. One day she came to
me with marriage proposal. I know that I am no match to her and said the same
to her. We never said to each other that how much we loved each other. She got
depressed with my reply. Somehow she knew that I had the other reason to deny
her. She asked me the same looking into my eyes. I can’t lie to her, so I said
that I will get married only in front of my friends. She already knew what I
am, so she accepted and still waiting. I know that one day we all get together.
I never lost hope. See, finally my wait is over.”
Both nodded feeling
guilty for the Ajay’s words.
In a low tone of voice,
jai said to him “We just met Sahithi but she told
nothing. She just gave her card and left.”
“Thank goodness. You
already met Sahithi! She will be so happy. I wanted to text her about you. So
there is no need now. And yes, I already told you, she is like a workaholic.
She is busy all the time.” He smiled.
Vignudha also smiled in
acceptance thinking how fool she was once. She thought that she is the one who
is going to begin ‘His’ journey without knowing what actually happening. Jai
too, thinking the same.
A lot had happened
within these two years, but Jai and Vignudha know nothing. They don’t know
where ‘He’ is. They don’t know where their friends are. They don’t know that
C.S left home and even got married to Chandana. They don’t know that how their
friend Ajay leading his life in their absence. They don’t know what ‘He’ is
doing leaving his dream behind. They don’t know that Sahithi already started
playing a lead role in their lives. And lot more things which are unexpected
and unbelievable.
Prank
on Saveena
“If we are heading for Saveena,
I think she will be now in office.”
“No Ajay. It’s C.S”, Vignudha
said involuntarily because as per her plan, it’s C.S next.
At the same time, Jai,
who is conscious, asked “How do you know where she is?”
“I know where and what
all of you are doing. Sahithi, who knew me very well, once gave me an idea. She
told me to follow what you guys are doing without any trace to you. It seemed
great to me. So I did the same. I know everything what you guys did in these
two years ...” his smile faded “... except about ‘Him’.”
“And Vignudha ...” he
continued to her response “... We can’t reach C.S now. He went to the other
state for business meeting. I presume that he will return by 8 ‘O’ clock. Until
then, let’s get in touch with others. What do you say?”
There is nothing to
say. So, both of them just nodded.
Mean while they spoke
about lot of things. It’s been two years that these close friends spoke to each
other. They got some chance now.
Finally they reached to
Saveena’s office. They saw everyone is leaving from office. For a second, Vignudha
and Jai got tensed but soon realized that they have no need to worry about
anything when Ajay is with them.
As they expected, He
sat back, relaxed and said “Thank goodness. We are on time.”
“What?”
“There she is .” He gestured
at Saveena, who is coming out of the office.
He continued “Only one
thing which is mystery to me is that she is miserable all the time. I don’t
know why. But I can surely say that she is very badly missing someone. Even now,
you can see her distressed face.”
When he finished, Vignudha
gave a heartbreaking expression and started seeing into Jai’s eyes as though
she is speaking to him with eyes.
All three of them
stared at Saveena until she got into her car. Vignudha wants to jump out of the
car and hug her, but Ajay told her not to. He drove the car behind her. More
like chasing behind her. After reaching some short distance, he started blowing
car horn continuously.
“Ajay, What are you
doing? You might scare her.”
“Exactly Vignudha, I’m
just trying to do the same.”
“Why?”
“I don’t know. It came
to my mind that it has to be this way.”
“But, it’s rude.”
Ajay was continuously
blowing the horn going exactly behind her car. This kind of behaviour will make
anyone to startle.
“No, it’s fun.”
“What if she makes a
call to cops?”
“Of course, she will
ring up. But if I am not wrong, it’s not to a cop.”
“I don’t understand
what you are saying.”
“It’s going to be soon
Vignudha, you will understand everything.”
“Jai”
“Ha”
“Where’s your mobile?
...”
He understood nothing
for about a second. But soon realized what Ajay is up to and anxiously searched
his pockets for mobile.
“... I think it’s
ringing.”
Vignudha still hasn’t got
a clue what’s going on. She found Jai’s mobile in the car gear pocket which is
vibrating.
She saw the caller’s
name and gasped “Saveena?”
“Give it to me”, He
snatched the mobile from her hands which was again seized by her.
She attended the call
and put it on the speaker.
“Hello”
Silence filled in the
car.
“Hello”, Saveena spoke again.
Jai froze as though
someone shot the body binding curse at him. He was trying to speak but no voice
came out of his mouth.
Ajay and Vignudha were
repeatedly signalling him to speak.
At last, He gathered
all the courage and spoke “H... H... Hello.”
“Jai”
“Ha”
Saveena slowed down and
stopped the car to a side.
Ajay too did the same.
To everyone’s
amazement, she started crying and ran towards them.
Jai stepped out of the
car.
On seeing jai, her face
filled with happiness.
He too ran towards her.
Finally she hugged him as if she loosens the grip, he will disappear.
Still crying with
happiness, she said “Idiot, why it took this long time for you?”
He hasn’t answered her.
After a few minutes,
when she felt some relief, released him and felt surprised on seeing Ajay and
Vignudha, who just got out of the car.
Saveena also hugged and
her first question to Vignudha, “How is ‘He’?”
Saveena tried to
understand something and to divert the topic; she turned towards Ajay and said “Ajay,
I know it’s you. You still haven’t changed, doing the same silly things.”
“Hmm I’m sorry. But I
must say this, you too haven’t changed. It came to my mind as soon as I saw
you, to check that you would still call jai instead of anyone else if I repeat
the same as of now. So, you remember everything.”
“But, How did she know that
it’s you and what do you mean by repeating the same?” asked Vignudha.
“In our 3rd
year, one day, Saveena came to college by car from hostel. At that time, just
for laugh we followed her as how I did now. Immediately she put up a call to
jai. We got surprised that she called him. He put the mobile on speaker and she
was explaining that someone following her. Without finishing, she took a halt
and started walking towards us. We got scared. She came to us and said to get
off the car.”
“It’s really a sweet
memory, Vignudha. You don’t know this because Jai requested me not to tell you.
Anyhow I am so happy. You guys came back. Every day I am asking myself the same
question “why it is taking so long for you?”” she looked around and asked
“Anyway where is Sekhar and chandana?”
“Now we have to reach
them. Are you with us?”
She gestured in a funny
way to Ajay as I will slap you if you ask these kinds of stupid questions and
said “Get into the car”.
When she too stepping
into their car next to jai, Ajay asked, showing at her car “Saveena, your
car!!”
“It’s just a car, Ajay.
Let’s go.”
With smile, he started
engine and changed the gear.
It looks like there has
been some change in the Air. Everyone is sensing the fresh air hitting their
face from the opened windows. It’s been a very long time that each of them had
a hearty laugh. Joy and hope replaced the misery in their hearts. Unite is
always a great thing, especially when one has concern about others.
Saveena started
scolding all of them as soon as they all got into the car for taking some light
years to reach her. All three of them knew how cute Saveena is. Now they are
experiencing how cute her scolding’s too. She also said how her last two years
had passed without any friends, without any interest about anything and
especially without Jai. Even though Ajay knew most of the things that Saveena
was saying, he listened to her quietly. After a few minutes, they became silent
enjoying the pleasure of presence.
Saveena, who was very
tired, because of tedious work in company, slept on Jai’s shoulder.
“Now only two missing
among us finally to meet ‘Him’; C.S and C.S”, Vignudha spoke to herself. Ajay was
driving cautiously, also thinking about the past especially about the same two
persons.
Finally
they reached. All four of them stood in front of the Mr. And Mrs. Sekhar’s
house.
Continuation : We | A Narrative by Prana| Chapter-7
