Naveen, Sneha's husband of 8 years,had quit his corporate job in media planning to start a consultancy firm of his own.He was an ambitious man. With Sneha's stable income being instrumental in running the household, he had devoted last 12 months in setting up his office and making base for his business. But, he was yet far from being settled. Sneha's late night office meetings irked him sometimes but he could not retort against it. After all, it was his decision to push Sneha back into the work after the birth of their daughter, Shona, who is 4 now.
Living in a nuclear family set up and having to raise a 4 year old child, Sneha juggled efficiently between home, office and Shona's creche'. With Naveen out of his job and a homeloan to pay for,Sneha hadno option but to continue working at her highly demanding but good paying office.
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" Are you asleep honey?". The clock showed 1.30 when Sneha tiptoed into the house in the dark of the night, using her spare key at the main door.
" No...., Shona has just slept....She was hoping to see you before calling it a night, slept with great difficulty...." Said Naveen.
This was followed by a long pause...then silence...
" I had a long day and tommorow is the final meeting for closing on to the new work order we have been chasing for a while" Sneha updated Naveen while changing into her night clothes...."Hmm..."said Naveen."Dinner..."...."I had at office. Thanks Honey. Can you switch off the night lamp please"....said Sneha turning on to her side of the bed.
"hmm...ok." hummed Naveen while lighting a cigerette .....
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The new order had been bagged by the company and everyone had appreciated the efforts put in by Sneha and her boss,Prashant, in getting the prestigious order.
" Company is planning to give you a big promotion in the next financial year, I was talking to the Shrinath, our CEO the other day and he sounded very pleased with your work" whispered Prashant into Sneha's ear while coming out of the meeting room.' Uhm...thanks Prashant but to share with you...I am thinking of quitting work in another six months,don't know if it would be ethical to be accepting this position"said Sneha.Prashant silently looked at Sneha . She continued " Our home loan would come to an end this year and Naveen is settling down too, I want to be home, looking after Naveen and Shona...they need me more than the company ....but hey thanks so much , you have always been so supportive".
"This woman is amazing" thought Prashant. He always had tremendous respect for Sneha and this had put her a step above the ladder of admiration in this heart for her. Prashant was 36 years of age.....he had done well for himself and was heading the city office for his company ...he was not married yet and had always hoped to get a wife like Sneha.
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Coming back to her cabin,Sneha started thinking"my birthday is coming next week, perhaps I can surprise Naveen by telling him of my decision of quitting work, this would make him happy"...how excited Shona would be to have me around ,of course I can help Naveen with his work ........"Tring,Tring" ring of the phone broke her chain of thoughts . ..." Hello, This is Sneha'..."Hi Sneha, this is Raima"said the voice on the other side.
This was Raima, her friend from the college days. Raima was incidentally living in the same building as Naveen and Sneha. She had never married, looking for The Perfect match, her parents never realised when she went past her prime. She worked as a teacher in a local public school and was home by afternoon. Off late, she had been very supportive and handy with Shona during crisis situation. Sneha was very grateful to her for her constant support and always tried to show it to Raima through small gestures.
" All well Raima..." asked Sneha.
"Sneha, I had a call from Shona's creche' few minutes back.They were trying your number but probably you were busy, then they called me"..."What happened" Sneha was worried...
" Oh, nothing serious. Shona was running little fever and they wanted us to get her home.Don't worry, she is with me now,sleeping in the bedroom. Naveen is also coming in"...
"Thank you Raima,what would I ever do without your support " Sneha heaved a sigh of relief. I'll try to be home in time today, I just have to finish this final report of today's meeting.
" Oh,please don't mention....Shona is such a sweetheart.... take your time and as it is, Naveen would be here too. I would cook dinner for you guys" Said Raima and put down the phone.
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To Be Continued........
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It is developing into a good story and can take many directions from this point onwards. At the moment, it reminds me of a poem that I wrote when in my younger years. I called it 'Entropy' and focussed more on the thought than the rhyme. Depending upon what direction you give to this story, this poem can be a part of it.
Entropy
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Duration
is an important consideration.
Sometimes
even the warm flame
of that chaste fire of union
can begin to flicker.
Those hymns and recitations
that were once so sanctified
can be wrenched alarmingly dry
of all their meanings
…to be reduced
to merely some staggering memories.
All that we understood
so very clearly
can come to be misunderstood.
All that was vital
can become trivial
and
the transparency in our thoughts,
the luminosity of our hearts;
can be obscured
by that unrelenting principle
of entropy;
leaving you amidst
some faded monuments
of history
in your spirally-bound
glossy-paged
photo-album.
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