Trifecta : Rain that saved her ! - Episode 3

It was a Saturday, a normal day-off for everybody else that she had gone to the office with the dying hope of her project meeting its deadline, that they actually met. Both have been working in the same offices for quite some time, more like a couple of years, even sitting in the adjacent cubicles but they had barely interacted; except from the occasional hi’s and the good mornings’. There was always a reluctance, a sheer hesitation in his eyes even when they would rise in order to wish her the same. To everybody, he was just another workaholic who would move out of his cubicle, make a beeline to the pantry, take coffee, and make another beeline back to his place. So, that day, just for company’s sake over lunch, she asked Vishal to join her. And since then, everything had started falling out of place.

She had expected it to be a sour company, a dull conversation if at-all. Out of courtesy,they offered each other, Vidya offering him her self-made matar-paneer and him offering her the parantha-s that he had her Bai prepare them for him. They exchanged bits.  She would take a spoonful of the gravy near her mouth, lick it first and then take a proper pounce at the spoon relishing every bit of the delectable matar-paneer that she had prepared herself so diligently in the morning. He kept staring at her, everytime watching her do the same over and over. He had an element of unbelieving-ness in his eyes. He suddenly shifted in his chair and inadvertently said, “This is exactly how Anu used to do.” She stood aback with the sudden interruption but couldn't stop herself from asking, “Who is Anu?” She had seen something innocuous lit up in his eyes once he mentioned the name. And, there it was, the rain of the scathing memories from his life like the dollar bills squirted at a stripper drowning her as to mock her for making him dive-back into the world that he has been running from.


Check the before story here : 
Episode 2        

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Comments

  1. You've got awkward down! Stripper as simile is pretty funny, too.

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    1. I hope 'good' funny ....And Thanks for reading ! :)

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  2. Lovely narration.

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  3. I have to wonder if she was subconsciously inviting his comments with that licking ;) Great piece!

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    1. Now that you mention, can be a possibility ... but she's just a foodie :) Thanks for reading !

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  4. I love that last sentence! Brilliant writing-you've expressed so well how cruel memories can be!

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  5. Thanks Valerie ! Me too ... the last sentence ! So glad you liked it ... ! :)

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  6. Ha!ha!I loved the way she eats-seems too fond of her own culinary skills-I like that;-)But poor thing,must have had no idea that she was going to get a "dekko" into his past!Looking forward to the next installment Shreya-hope he finds solace in her friendship & that their love story ki "gaddi" moves ahead:-)

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    1. Yea ... she sure is :) Thanks for reading Atreyee !

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  7. Hmmm...there's something to be said for eating alone :) Only kidding, but I think she got more than she bargained for here!

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    1. Yea I think so too ... Stay tuned for more Jenna :)

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  8. I love how you use the phrase "fall out of place" - Great write. I love the image of her tasting from the spoon.

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    1. So Glad you liked it ... Thanks ! Keep reading :)

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  9. You've got me hankering for Indian food.

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    1. you shouldn't waste a second now and let some good Indian dishes serve you right :) ... Thanks for reading Trifecta !

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  10. I'm going back to read your earlier posts. Curious how you are going to resolve his reaction. I love how you used the prompt.

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