I reached home at around 9.30 pm after a hectic day in office. I lay my back on the near by diwan(Sofa) of my house, switch on the television and kept my mobiles aside. I wanted to rest for some time so that I can be fresh for my daily family prayers and for dinner. My mom was enjoying her daily soup on Star Plus, with me having a blank look on those funny characters. I really don’t understand from where these characters come on. They make their viewers laugh, cry and sometimes even manipulate them in their personal life. All thanks to Ekta Kapoor whose serials run on every other channels which we turn on that idiot box.
Saas Bahu serial was still on, when I got a missed call on my mobile phone. I general never call back when ever I get missed from an unknown number. I had my look on the missed, turned out the screen and went back to watch the serials. After sometimes again I got the missed call from the same number but before I could answer the call got disconnected. Mom was sitting right in front of me, so even she was distracted with the missed calls. She asked me to call back on the number to check who it is. I felt so lazy to call back, so I waited to get one more missed and quickly I can answer.
A few minutes later again my phone bell rang, and this time I was too quick to answer it. The bell rang and I pressed the answer button. Hello, who is it? The first words I can hear from the opposite side was… Too quick to answer Huh! It was a girl’s voice, sweet and very low. My mind ran all around my contact list, to know which of my friend had played this prank. I asked her to tell her name, but their was no answer. I started getting the feeling that, it is someone of my friend who is playing prank with me, with their sweet gesture.
Again I asked her to tell her name or I will hang up the call. The voice from the other side softly said to guess her name as I’m her good friend and have been interacting with her on daily basis. Firstly I was pretty sure that I had never heard this voice. Secondly I never understand when people call their friend to guess who they are when they take a new number. I gave a hard ran in the mind to guess the name, but fail miserably.
I was still talking to her, and trying to guess who she is? She asked me to guess her name in three chances, if I guess the right name we can continue our talk or else she will cut the call. I was excited to play Kaun Banega Crorepati, with her. She asked me to take her name. The first name that strikes me was of my school friend, who keeps on changing her number. Dhanya… No, who is she? Your girlfriend said that unknown voice. I’m not Dhanya.
I got totally confused about her now, if not Dhanya then who she can be? A thought run inside my mind. She asked to take the second name. All this while I was listening to her soft voice and the only name that I could think of was of my best friend Aashika’s mom. Last time aunty played same prank with me. I said Manjula Aunty! What? My voice seems like an aunty to you? Sh*t, I was again left in embarrassment. Now there was the last chance, or I will lose out to know who is she?
Final chance, to guess her name. I told her to say something about me which only my good friends know. She began saying all about my office things, what time I reach office, what I do, where I was today and so on. It made me very simple now to guess her name as the only person in office to whom I used to share all details was Natallie, same girl, my first crush to whom I have asked to give me her number and who said will share it later when she want.
I was bang on the target in my last attempt in guessing her name, at once she started laughing. Why did it take so long to guess my name said Natallie. I was like, what to answer her when she is calling me for the first time and asking my to guess her name. Before this were haven’t spoke over the phone, not even internal landline as we generally talk on internal messenger.
The talk began with formal Hi-Hello, what doing and other normal questions. I noticed the clock had strike 10 pm, my Mom was still busy with her serials, when I moved out towards my terrace to talk to her comfortably without disturbance of that Idiot box. We started discussing about our daily life, work and family. It was our very first phone call, so there was little barrier to open up with her and start telling about my family. Giving about the overall details about my work and family, I asked to her to tell about her life. I thought it was the better way to know about her and to grow our friendship. But every time I asked about her personal life, she would just ignore saying that she will let me know later when the right time comes.
Sometime later in our conversation I asked her about her love life, whether there is anyone in her life or not. The question was meant to clear my line with her(Devil’s Laugh). She went on saying about her love which didn’t last more then two sentences. She was in a relationship with someone which has just recently ended. Entire saying of her about relationship was not as pleasant as much that last sentence was for me ‘The Relationship Has Ended’.
As the call was still going on, I heard my mom calling me for family prayers. The clock had strike 11.15 pm as we were on call from last almost two hours. I thought to skip my prayers today, as I don’t wanted to miss talking with her. I put on slippers and started moving away from my house, so that mom doesn’t disturb me again and again for prayers.
The discussion about our likes and dislikes were going. And I noticed that there was one thing common between us. I am a bike lover and likes riding whereas she likes sitting back and roaming on bike. Aww that’s awesome, we decided to go on for a long drive sometime soon.
I have already taken four rounds of my entire colony, while I was on calling with her. I didn’t even notice that it has passed 12.30 am in midnight, and I was roaming like mad lover. My mom’s face has turned red; I have missed by daily prayers and dinner. She started firing me her typical questions as she had never noticed me talking over the phone so much. I don’t want her to hear what my Mom was shouting for so quickly I ended the call. A goodnight wish for happy sleep and promise to meet tomorrow at morning in office….
