When Raj woke up the next morning, he had a headache. He remembered why he was feeling so happy, but remembered only after sometime that he was at Sanju's place, where they had crashed yesterday after having drinks and dinner.
Sanju had made tea for all of them and the four of them sat together and drank. He had just told all of them yesterday that she was the HR person at the company in which he'd gone for an interview and thought it would be polite to speak to her since he knows her. All of them had said ok and started laughing. Obviously, they could tell there was more to it.
Out of respect of friendship, they hadnt brought up the topic again, which was pretty unusual. Otherwise they would've pulled his leg the whole night. Probably Arvind had guessed that this was a touchy matter, that - he was seriously onto her and had tipped them off.
That day on reaching home, Raj was restless. He couldnt wait to see Trisha again. He wanted to call her, watsapp her, speak to her, meet her. But his mind told him to go slow. He was off to a good start and didnt want to spoil it by acting like a fucking desperado (which he was). He went on doing his daily chores and all, searching for new jobs, applying here and there. He kept checking the theatre website for booking of Dunkirk.
On Wednesday that week, he opened the booking website and finally called up Trisha. After about 10 rings, he hung up. Trisha wasnt picking up the phone. Maybe she was in a meeting? Finally, she picked up.
"Hello Trisha, hi... its Raj." said Raj.
"Hello Raj, can I call you back please? Im in the midst of a meeting. Ill call you back in the evening or at night." Trisha said.
"At night?" Raj asked again.
"Or in the evening Raj. Bye" said Trisha and hung up quickly.
"Fuucckkk" Raj tossed the mobile on the bed. Automatically, he was angry at her for being in something important when he had called !!
He was eagerly waiting for her call in the evening, a message anything....but it didnt come. Not hungry, he ate his own cooked dinner, still no phone. He watched TV, sooryavansham once again, with one eye and one ear tuned in to the phone's screen and its ringtone respectively. Night came, 10, 11, 12....no call. 1 AM no call. He finally slept, heartbroken for the day.
Next day, he decided not to call her. "Let's see if she calls" he thought to himself. If she doesnt remember me, Im not desperate either. Just asking her for a movie as a friend, he thought to himself. IM NOT CALLING HER TODAY. FUCK IT.
By afternoon however, he had sent her an sms. 'Dear Trisha, can you call me when you are free?' he wrote.
By evening he regretted sending her the message !! It was obvious she wasnt bothered to call. Why did he have to send that sms and sound like a person begging for attention?
He was resigned to his fate. It was Thursday today and the movie could change tommorow. At 11 PM, the phone rang. At that very moment, Raj flushed the toilet and couldnt hear the mobile ring in the hall.
At 12 he picked up his phone to set the alarm and saw that Trisha had called him and he had missed the call. His pulse started racing on seeing her missed call. It was as if she had kissed him. Since one hour had passed since her missed call, he thought and thought and thought whether he could call her or if it is too late or whether she would be asleep. He decided NOT to call her after half an hour of thinking.
At 1 AM however, he changed his mind again !!
He picked up the phone and called her....recklessly. After about 11 rings she picked up the phone....
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