She moved towards her home and I stood outside 235 watching her going. She flipped her hand saying bye while shutting her door. I flipped back and open the door. Room welcomes me with its dirt and unarranged furniture here and there. I put my luggage side and start analyzing from where to start arranging the mesh? After two hours hard struggle I settled the room with arranged furniture and my luggage.
As I sit on sofa to take rest my stomach alarms hunger and I rushed towards kitchen to check out the thing to grab. But unfortunately it was of no use. I had my lunch packed by mom but the main thing missing was the tea, and there is no milk in the room. I took my lunch out and sit on sofa, suddenly an idea generated in my mind to ask milk from purvi. But I hesitated in asking for milk.
At last I stand up and move towards 234 and hit the door bell. Door opened and a old men opened the door with cigar in his hand.
“Yes whom do you want?”
I got afraid as discussion doesn’t have this character. I said in hesitating and afraid tone.
“puurrviii is there?”
“Are you her friend, I’m her father?”
“Yeah and your neighbor too.”
“Oh Sharma’s relative, wait I call purvi.”
He screamed “puuurrviiii”.
And in a second or two purvi comes in front of me.
“Hey Kabir what’s up?”
“Sorry to bother you but there is no milk in the room and I want a cup of tea, will you lent some milk to me?”
“No”
“Ohhhhk”
With purvi’s unexpected reply I moved towards my room. Then she shouted.
“Hey I’m just joking yar, will I make a cup of tea for you?”
“Lending milk was ok; I will make tea my own.”
“As you wish Kabir, but I make it ohhhhk.”
“That’s not the issue purvi; I just don’t want to create unwanted trouble for you.”
“Hey don’t be so formal yar, we are friends.”
I’m surprised and said “Are we?”
“Aren’t we?”
I move my hand forward to shake with her and said “Friends”
She shakes hand and said “Yeah off course Kabir, now come in and had a cup of tea with us.”
“Ohhhhk purvi”
Then slowly I follow her, as I enter the room I saw it well arranged giving me the feeling as that I’m in home. Her father sitting on sofa and busy in reading a book. She introduced me to her father.
“Papa he is Kabir, Mr. Sharma’s relative.”
Her father glanced me and said “Yeah dear we met just a while ago at door.”
“Hmmmm he wants us to lent him some milk for tea, I invited him to take a cup of tea with us.”
“That’s great dear, please take the seat gentleman”
I slowly grabbed seat adjacent to his father and purvi moves towards the kitchen to make tea for all of us. We are quit and both are busy in our work.
After a while he breaks the silence “So what do you do beta?”
“I’m a writer sir”
“Really, it’s awesome.”
“Yeah uncle I’m a writer.”
“Good beta I’m fond of reading fiction, which type of writing you do?”
“Fiction writer sir, My three novels and two poem series was published and I’m here for my new project ‘STRANGER IN THE CITY’.”
“That is great beta, I want to read your novels will you give me some?”
“Sure sir, but you are reading one of them ‘THE ARTIST’.”
He turned his book and read its authors name “Kabir K. Sharma”. Surprised and said “Its pleasure to meet you beta, you work is fabulous, I read other two also.”
I smiled and said “Thank you sir.”
Once again a silence is spread all where and this time it breaks with purvi’s voice “Here your tea.”
With this statement a tray with tea and some snacks is in front of us. I’m so thankful to this pretty girl for this tea treat. I take mine and taste it, it was awesome. I said “Purvi thanks for the tasty tea.”
She smiled and said “Thanks writer sahib, I’m obliged with your praising statement.”
We both smiled, her father said “purvi you know these days I’m reading his books, it was amazing to see him in front of me.”
“Really papa?”
“Yeah”
They both were amazed and watching me surprisingly as I’m alien. I feel this many times in my life because writers were many but well settled were few. And luckily I’m settled, cup of tea was empty and I want to move back to my room. I said “So will I move?”
They said “Have dinner with us.”
“No it’s ok; I have some important work over there, Thanks for the tea.”
Purvi said “No thanks please, it’s our honor to offer you tea.”
“Ohhhhk purvi no please, please.”
We smiled and I stands and said “Good bye sir, meet you soon.”
“Ok beta, anytime you need anything come here without hesitation.”
“Sure sir, bye”
And I moved towards the door, purvi follows me and come to door to say me good bye. It was an awesome feeling to have such a pretty girl besides me. She opened the door and said “No formalities next time.”
“Ok purvi I keep your words in my mind.”
“Bye”
“Bye”
