54. Chandini remembers Prutvi

CHAPTER 54

Chandini remembers Prutvi

Chandini stood in front of the god's statue. The pujari began arati. She closed her eyes. When she opened them, she saw Arvind besides her.

Arvind asked, “Have you finished 101 rounds?”

“Yes. I was waiting for you.”

They sat near the temple.

Chandini said, “I want to thank you.”

“Don't thank me. You have to thank god.”

Chandini gave him prasad. “Wonders are happening in my life. Sheer miracles. You know how I got this job?”

“How tell me.”

“Minister's influence, it seems. Great wonder. I am from a middle class family and I don’t know any ministers.”

Arvind smiled. “It is that god's wish. If he blesses, you get anything.”

He looked at Baba's photo. “Baba must have come in that minister's dreams and influenced him.”

Chandini sat feeling disappointed.

“Chandini, what happened?”

“I remember Prutvi. He should have been here.”

She had tears in her eyes.

“Chandini, you believe in Baba. See how he is turning your life without your knowledge. Definitely Baba will find him also.”

Chandini looked at Baba's statue. “I believe that.”

“Come, let us go.”

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Chandini was appointed as a PA to Senior Manager. She started going for job daily. It was a good job and Chandini was happy.

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One day, Chandini sitting with Sridevi and Arvind in a hotel. The waiter arrives.

Arvind asked, “Tell me what you will have. Take whatever you want.”

Chandini said, “Gulabjamun?”

Sridevi nodded. “Yes for me too.”

”Ok. 3 plate gulabjamun.” Arvind gave order. Waiter wrote down the order and left.

Chandini said sadly, “Prutvi should have been here. It would have been so nice.”

Arvind nodded. “Yes. It would have been so nice. You just wait. He will come.”

Sridevi said sadly, “Without Prutvi, the compound has become lifeless.”

”Yes. Really. I have been with him ever since 5 years old. You have been with him only for 5 months. Just imagine how I must be feeling. He is that type of a person.”

Arvind had tears in his eyes. He wiped his eyes.

Sridevi said, “We tried our best to catch him. But my closed friend, Chandini only succeeded in catching him.”

She looked at Chandini. “You have caught his heart. You are so lucky.”

Chandini said sadly, “Yes I am lucky. But now I am so unlucky. He is not with us.”

Gulabjamun arrived. The three friends started eating.

Arvind looked at Chandini, “How is your job, Chandini?”

“Very smooth. My boss is a very good person.”