Wide open

Beauty becomes most beautiful when it is undefined and unexpected.

Navya's mobile rang and she hesitated to attend the call and I snatched the mobile from her. My eyes bulge out seeing the caller id.

"Really!"

Navya nodded her head as yes.

"Navya, seriously! Cabir and you are both planning? Actually I was kidding, I know you planned and sent Bhargavi to our flat but I didn't know Cabir is helping you".

"But you asked who is helping you and all?"

"It was really fun seeing your face and I just continued in filmy way that who is helping you, who is your partner in crime and all. But I didn't expect this. How long you both are hiding this from me?"

Navya is in dilemma to say the truth.

"You have no choice left, spit it out"

Navya said everything about their plan after they found about Manik and my fight. Navya is the one recommended bringing me back to Chennai.

Cabir also accepted as staying my stay in Pune will only worsen the situation and Cabir is the one arranged everything for me to return to Chennai from Pune, that he booked train ticket two weeks before and arranged taxi and everything.

I don't know how to react. I felt both happy and angry. Angry as they are planning at my back, they are taking decisions for me; I should be the one taking the decisions for me not them.

But I am also happy as both cares so much. It is expected from Navya as she is my childhood friend, we were always there for each other in our ups and downs , but Cabir... I just know him for two years and he is taking care like he knows me whole life.

If there is any way I repay them is by making them happy is by forgetting the past and move on. At least I should try.

I didn't say anything just hug Navya tightly. Sometimes if we can't find words to express our feeling, a hug can do that job.

Navya understands that I am no longer angry and understand both Cabir and her. After all, Cabir tried calling Navya again but I attended the call.

From the voice Cabir would have guessed I attended the call and acted he is calling from HDFC bank customer care.2 a

"Hello Mam, we are calling from HDFC bank. We selected you as our special customer and we wanted send you a gift."

"Which HDFC customer care calls at 9pm?"

"Mam, we have started to extend the timing due to customer's request"

"But we didn't get any notification of this new service."

"We started today, so you will get notification tomorrow"

"Cabir you should practice mimicry; you are not good at it."

There was long silence before I continued again.

"Thanks Cabir, thanks for everything. I don't know what I did to deserve your love and care."

"Nandhini, you know very well that I am not good at sentimental talks but it's not big deal. You are like my little sister, so stop this thank vanks and all."

Cabir continued, "I need to know about you that Navya is trying to hide"

"What, I can't understand"

"Are you perfectly alright, regarding your health?"

"I guess I am perfectly alright. Why you are asking?"

"I know Navya cares about you but when you are coming from Pune to Chennai, she was extra cautious. I booked bus ticket but she made to cancel that and booked train ticket. Ask me to arrange for taxi ready for you that you should not carry weight. I told her you might doubt about all the arrangement but she didn't accept and when I ask her about this, she really gives all lamest excuses"

So Navya have not said everything to Cabir and now I should tell him otherwise this may create difference between them.

"Navya didn't inform you I asked not to mention about it to everyone. There was a pause before I said, "I am pregnant Cabir"

"Wow, It is really a good news, why you are hiding it. If you have mentioned it to Manik, all your problems will be solved. He would..."

"You think I didn't, I too thought the same but everything goes in vain"

"So does he know this?"

"No, he doesn't, and he is not ready to listen. I need a help, actually promise".

"I don't think this one will be an easy one. Any way ask" He might guess from my tone.

I continued after a pause, "I don't want you to say to your friend that I am pregnant"

There was no response.

"I know this one is difficult for you but, you need to do this one for me. Please"

"Nandhini, I don't know what to say to you"

"If he get know that I am pregnant through you, you can't see me after that not even Navya can see after that, I can go far away from you all and you know I can do that and I already did that. I don't want you to use this as some stupid black mailing thing, but I request you not say to him. You don't have any idea what I gone through, how I felt those days. I can't take any more. Please promise me."

"But, he has the right to know"

"Yes, he has the right know, I won't deny that. Unintentionally, I left something from which he can get know truth. If it is destiny... he will find it, let it happen but not through you. Please"

"What you left you Nandhini"

"I clearly know you love friend and you want us to reunite, but that won't happen. So drop your idea of uniting us. And don't use my pregnancy to your plan to unite us. If you both want me to stay here, just act you don't know anything about me to your other friends and I am sure your friend don't care anymore, he have moved away. He care or not, I am not care about it anymore. I think, I am clear and don't want you finding any loop holes in it." I sounded rude to him but I have no other choice.

Cabir could realize seriousness, he hope for the best to happen and promised as I asked.

After the call, "what I told to Cabir apply to you also, so don't do any plan further" And I left to the room informing Navya that we are going to beach to tomorrow with a forced smile.

Next morning Navya informed me, "We need to consult doctor regarding yours and baby's health. I have booked appointment in the next week Saturday"

"Which hospital"?

"Kamatchi Hospital, Thambaram. Take rest, Bhargavi is going to her mother's native place for two days and she will back on Thursday.

Anyways I need some alone time to think everything happened yesterday and my future. I am not going to stress or struck to my past, but some alone time to clear my mind.I went out for a walk after Navya left for office.

I heard the song while I am returning to the flat after the walk which reminds me of him.