Point
s away from my home. As I lifted my hand to halt the auto rickshaw, the h
tly is he
ck my raised hand to stop the auto r
re?" As I stood outsid
t the window
ooked at me affectionately and
old me, I would have com
r. "How long have you been here?" I
at his watch, "
hour earlier. Harsh would not have had to wait as
hispered as I took hi
ars in college." He added affectionately, "
onded, firmly g
e eye on the road and one
away, without taking the
going home?"
he r
estion. "We're going to have dinner outside," he said sternly, "a
I inq
you want to have dinner outs
tude toward him was like, "How do y
s knows everything there is to know abou
e parking the car, I
the restaurant, and he handed me the menu card as we sat in a chair facing each other. When prompted to place an o
m, perplexed,
g there insisting on drinking cold coffee, so I assured you
you express, what you say, and what you don't say," he said. Even so, I remember: wha
ed as he stood in front of the ordered items
l acquainted with everyone in my office. He was familiar with every member of my team to the point where he could recognise them even if they passed in front of him, thanks i
hurried manner. "Did Rach
, as if my thievery had been d
esponded to his question. "Y.
ut Rachit these days? What exactly went wrong? When he notic
nded in a hushed tone. Rachit is now preoccupied with his
you that it's important," in an attempt to r
y face returned,
nematic tone, I added, "First and for
py-go-lucky person who needed to find a way to maintain that state of mind in the long r
e now or will you keep m
m my chair in the same dramatic ma
to use the restroom, and Harsh called the waiter
rom his chair and inquired as to wh
m the table, and walked out of the