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“Are you not coming to the airport?”
Deepak overheard this as he brought his luggage downstairs and was delighted that Sashank bhaiya asked Roshni to come with them.
“I was not planning on it. I think you can drop him off,” Roshni replied.
At this time, Kusum came into the family room. “Roshni, come, let’s go. I can keep your bhaiya company, and you can keep Deepak company.” She asked Sashank if it was okay for her to join them, and Sashank happily agreed.
Deepak was glad; he had no words to thank bhaiya and bhabhi.
Roshni had no option but to go to the airport.
Roshni and Deepak sat in the back, and Kusum was in the passenger seat. Sashank and Kusum talked about various topics while Roshni and Deepak listened to their conversation. Deepak enjoyed watching Sashank bhaiya – how much he cared for and loved his wife.
Roshni and Deepak glanced at each other occasionally and smiled. Kusum watched all this and turned around. “Do you have anything to talk about or not? You have been sitting so quietly.”
“We are listening to the wonderful conversation between you two. We are enjoying it,” replied Deepak.
Roshni looked at him and concurred.
They arrived at the airport, and Deepak unloaded the luggage. Deepak bid good-bye to Sashank bhaiya and bhabhi and then came closer to Roshni. “Roshni, I look forward to spending Friday with you. Please remember to take that day off,” Deepak reminded Roshni.
Roshni nodded and agreed to take the day off.
“Good luck with your design release. I hope all goes well.”
“I think it will. Our team has put in a lot of effort, and all testing so far looks good. I am confident! But yes, it is better to be cautious and hope all goes well. If not, I will have to work on Friday,” she said sarcastically and winked at Deepak.
“Well, then let’s really hope all goes well.”
As he talked, he moved closer and whispered in her ear, “Roshni, can I hug you?”
Roshni was embarrassed. First of all, why was he being so romantic, and secondly, for him to hug her in front of Sashank bhaiya and bhabhi. Oh no! He had done a lot of hugging in the last couple of days and now again…she was not ready.
Before she could reply, he pulled her closer to him with his hands around her waist. She felt uneasy, and trying to pull herself away, she whispered into his ear, “Deepak, what are you doing? Everybody is looking at us. Please let me go.”
“So what? Let them look. I am hugging my wife!” He tightened his grip around her.
“Yeah, your wife,” she whispered sarcastically. “I am not your wife. Let me go.”
Deepak finally let her go. He bid her good-bye and entered the airport to board the Bangalore flight.
Chapter 16
Bangalore Conference
Deepak arrived in Bangalore and was welcomed by the company sponsoring the event. He was taken to a beautiful five-star hotel, which also happened to be the venue for the training and conference. He checked in and called Roshni to let her know he arrived safely. She was not available to pick up the phone so he left a message.
There was a banquet planned for that evening to meet and greet the guests, so he changed into formal clothes and left for the banquet hall. The VP of R & D and marketing director of the sponsoring company welcomed him and other guests. Deepak approached the area for a soft drink, and he was stunned to see Sanjay, and Sanjay was shocked to see Deepak as well.
Both of them shook hands and greeted each other.
“Sanjay, so good to see you here.”
“Deepak, what are you doing here? Does Roshni know you were coming here?” he asked.
“Yes, she is aware of this trip, but I don’t think she knew it was this meeting.”
Sanjay quickly looked at the agenda and noticed that Deepak was the guest speaker and also the trainer for this new technology and software. He continued, “It is sad she could not come. I wish she did; this would have been a great opportunity for you both to spend time together.”
