She looked at the watch again. The needles had moved just a minute since she had last seen it. What is wrong with me ? Why am I acting like an anxious teenager? Well I hate waiting ,that's why I guess!!The conversation was happening in her head. She was the one asking questions and trying to provide answers. Trying ...'coz she herself didn't know them.
He had said that he would call up and they would meet today. She has been waiting for the day to arrive since past 4 days. Has he forgotten? Had he said just like that? She tried repeating the conversation they had in her head. Well he did say that it has been a long time since they have met and they should meet this Sunday. He'll call up he had said.
Humm he will call up. I' m getting anxious just like that. Should I call him up and ask? She picked up her phone ....Scrolled down the phonebook till it reached his name...and then stopped. Would it look too desperate? She thought. Since when has she started to think twice before calling him up? A long time now... she realised. Why the hesitation, she wondered. She kept the phone back. Now her anxiety started taking form of anger. Why should I bother? Is it only me who wants to meet him,not he ?
She switched on the television and started surfing channels. Why doesn't anything good comes when you have the time to watch..She grumbled to herself. Stopped at some channel showing some movie. She had seen this one before but what the hell. Suddenly the phone rang .. she rushed to get it..Ouch...banged her toe in the chair leg. Hell... still she rushed on.. Picked the phone... and said "hello" without even looking at the name. " Hello"...came the irritating greeting of her colleague.. She had to ask about some stupid thing in office. After politely tolerating the babble for ten minutes she finally hung up. Sitting on the couch nursed her poor toe. Again started surfing the channels. Sprawling on the couch she started watching one mundane thing after another. Mind numbing stuff.. Slowly she drifted off to sleep. The phone ring woke her up. Finally it was him. She picked up the phone..thrilled to the core but planning to feign annoyance. Hello , she said rather stiffly. "Hi there how are you?Guess what..am driving back from a party where I met this gorgeous girl."He continued for the next 15 minutes...not noticing the monosyllables she was voicing. Finally he asked "So how was your day? Didn't go out anywhere ?"
"Humm... had plans to but they didn't work out ", she replied lamely.
"Okay... Chal gotta go. Lets meet up soon sometime..Haven't met for ages. Will call up OK."
"Okay"....and she kept the phone down.
Goodbye, sir
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