0734 -

" Sorry Abhi! I can't give you her number… Said Palak 

 

"  I need to talk to her yaar. Please do something. I have something important to tell her. " Said Abhi 

 

" Ok ! I can do one thing. " She said after a long pause. " I can give your number to her, if she will have to talk to you, she will call you by tomorrow. " 

 

That was more than enough for me. But how did suddenly after 3 years, I was missing Priya. My first love. May be it was december, may be the lonliness of Kota. I was badly missing her in my life. I felt like running all the way to Ujjain from kota, for a glimpse of her, for listening her voice, for feeling her presence. 

 

I couldn’t sleep the whole night. I thought day starts from 12:00. What if I missed her call. I also knew she will not call me by her number. I kept the phone on vibrations, put it on my chest and tried to slept along with it. 

 

Next day I missed my class, first time so far. I never missed the phone for a second. Didn’t press the red button once so that call may not get disconnected in first ring. It was too much madness.. May be it was love. 

 

But.. Whole day passed. I didn’t get the call. At 5 pm I lost all hopes. To make my mood good again, I decided to go to nearby cyber café to watch my favourite movie Namastey london, millionth time. 

 

At 05:15 my phone rang with unknown number. 

0734-******* . I knew STD code of Ujjain. Phone wad received in two rings. 

 

" Hello! " I could feel my heart coming to my throat. 

 

" What do you wanted to say? Say it fast.. I don’t have enough coins.. " said priya 

 

" Don’t be so rude priya! I have been waiting whole day for you. Atleast talk to me happily. I know there are misunderstandings….. " 

 

" Everything is clear, there is no misunderstanding. And what is left to talk. I shouldn’t have called you." 

 

This was too much for me. I felt like crying. 

 

" if there is nothing important, then bye. I have some other works to do " 

 

" Bye Priya.. " I hung up the phone. And I cried outside the café. I could not control the tears. I straight ran away to my room. And collapsed on the bed. I cried with all my heart.  

 

Then phone rang. It was again unknown mobile number. I picked up. 

 

" Please Abhi, don’t cry. I' m sorry for being rude. " 

" How did you know I was crying? " 

" I know you… I couldn’t resist myself from calling you" she said. 

 

" You know priya, I knew you would call me again. " 

 

Continued ......