It was a long day at work. I reached outside his office exactly at seven. I text him I have reached. He comes down where I am waiting for him in the car. He has his bag on one of his shoulders. His shoulders are always drooped at this time time of the day. I know this because I come to get him everyday. He lets me use the car and walks to work everyday. I used to ask him before taking the car. Now I just grab the keys everyday and leave for my work.
We decide to go somewhere to eat. I always let him choose. I don't cook these days. I am so tired that I can't work in the kitchen. He takes me to a restaurant everyday. He asks me about my day. I try to think of best of things and tell stories to him. He smiles and looks straight. I wanted him to drive. To drive gives you a feeling that you can go anywhere. Its your choice.
He is always quiet. I ask him about his day. Words need to be forced out of him, yet when he speaks, it all seems so obvious. Everything looks possible when he speaks it in his slow drawl. If there is a problem, find a solution and if there is no solution, don't complain and just endure. He checks his cell phone as we wait for the light to change green.
I interrupt our silent moments. We reach the restaurant. I try to provoke him to get a reaction. I say that we would not get a cooling system because he thinks its not required. He retorts. He had the expression on his face which said "stop being so difficult everyday". He says he is hungry and tired and we would discuss it later. I say it is going to be hot again on Friday.
We enter the restaurant and look at the menu. I tell him what I want and then I go to a restroom. He places the order and looks for me. He can't see me. He goes and sits on a table. He grabs his phone again.
I come and find him. He had got two paans and two lassis for each of us. I just take the lassi thanklessly and take a sip. It was sweet. I loved it. I didn't say it. He likes paan. He smiles and tells me he got paan for us. "I don't eat paan, don't you know?", I said. He picks his cell phone and starts looking at it. I stare at him for 10 minutes till the food arrives. "Why doesn't he say anything?Does he have nothing to say to me after such a long day? We have nothing to talk about just after a few months."
He was still looking at his phone when he said that we could buy a cooling system from Amazon too. He had looked it up online while I sat and wondered whether he has lost interest in talking to me. He did not want me to feel hot on Friday!
We decide to go somewhere to eat. I always let him choose. I don't cook these days. I am so tired that I can't work in the kitchen. He takes me to a restaurant everyday. He asks me about my day. I try to think of best of things and tell stories to him. He smiles and looks straight. I wanted him to drive. To drive gives you a feeling that you can go anywhere. Its your choice.
He is always quiet. I ask him about his day. Words need to be forced out of him, yet when he speaks, it all seems so obvious. Everything looks possible when he speaks it in his slow drawl. If there is a problem, find a solution and if there is no solution, don't complain and just endure. He checks his cell phone as we wait for the light to change green.
I interrupt our silent moments. We reach the restaurant. I try to provoke him to get a reaction. I say that we would not get a cooling system because he thinks its not required. He retorts. He had the expression on his face which said "stop being so difficult everyday". He says he is hungry and tired and we would discuss it later. I say it is going to be hot again on Friday.
We enter the restaurant and look at the menu. I tell him what I want and then I go to a restroom. He places the order and looks for me. He can't see me. He goes and sits on a table. He grabs his phone again.
I come and find him. He had got two paans and two lassis for each of us. I just take the lassi thanklessly and take a sip. It was sweet. I loved it. I didn't say it. He likes paan. He smiles and tells me he got paan for us. "I don't eat paan, don't you know?", I said. He picks his cell phone and starts looking at it. I stare at him for 10 minutes till the food arrives. "Why doesn't he say anything?Does he have nothing to say to me after such a long day? We have nothing to talk about just after a few months."
He was still looking at his phone when he said that we could buy a cooling system from Amazon too. He had looked it up online while I sat and wondered whether he has lost interest in talking to me. He did not want me to feel hot on Friday!
