Posted on: Mar 23, '08
When dreams mess up with reality…Part 2
Yesterday was our first wedding anniversary. Sashank came very late as usual. This is not because of his negligence on me but because he is busy software professional who eat, drink and sleep only with his computer. I couldn’t digest his late coming even on wedding anniversary day. That too it falls on New Year day. No celebration to this life. This life became lifeless. This thought process made me feel sick. But at the same time I
experienced tension as I participated in New Year Bumper Draw by buying clothes for Rs. 10,000/. Expecting first prize, a diamond necklace worth ten lakhs. That too they will announce the winner on the new year day. I could not sit and stand at one place due to two extreme emotions developed in me.
Sashank came and said sorry as usual. Whenever I enter into upset mood, I can not fight. This is my main draw back. Sashank knows it. He is a good boy, no doubt about it. But I need love and romance too. He can’t spare time for that. Then what is this life all about. I didn’t take dinner even after Sashank requesting me several times. I diverted my mind to diamond necklace which I like to win. Once again tension started in me.
As usual Sashank kissed on my forehead and fell asleep. I knew how much tired he was. He doesn’t have any bad habits. But, in my opinion over work it self is a bad habit. I closed my eyes thinking about the diamond necklace. I was in deep sleep. Phone rang continuously. I hate phone calls while I am in sleep. With very difficulty opened my eyes and Looked at Sashank, he was like a log on the bed. No traces of disturbance to his sleep. Oops…I took the phone angrily.
A female voice “I am Neha. Is this Sneha?”
I got irritation of that name verification in the mid-night.
Said “Yes”.
“Happy New Year Maam”.
My irritation reached peak, didn’t wished her back, just said in a cut short “Thanks”.
She continued “Congratulations Maam. I am calling from Mumbai office of Chandana brothers. You got first prize in the Bumper Draw.”
“what?” I could not understand what she was saying.
She repeated and said “in a week we conduct a function and will hand over Diamond necklace to you in the midst of huge gathering. Once again congratulations maam.”
The phone got cut.
I got up and sat on the bed. Could not believe my ears. Was it a dream? Or was it happened really?
Tried that received call number but all lines were busy due to New Year eve.
“First of all I should check whether that was a dream or reality.”
Looked around. Sashank was still on the bed just like a log.
I patted on his hand to wake him up. He didn’t even move.
I looked at my fingers. “Why Sashank is not waking up? Is it a dream or reality?”
This time I pinched his hand very strongly.
Waaaaaaaaaaah…Sashank cried and sat up on the bed as if he got current shock. Looked at me in a confused state.
I felt overwhelming joy.
“Yes. It is real. So I got the first prize. Now I am the owner of Rs. 10 lakhs worth Diamond Necklace”.
This feeling made me crazy. I stared jumping and dancing on the bed.
After few minutes, I came out of that trans of happiness and looked down for Sashank to share the grand news of first prize.
But he was not there.
Looked around and found him sat at the corner of the room reading some thing from a small pocket size book.
“What is this? What is he reading in the mid-night?”
I went nearer him.
While staring at me he was chanting some thing from the small book.
Sat on the floor apposite to him, then identified the book.
It was “Hanuman Chalisa”.
He clutched that book and chanting little bit high voice
“Jai Hanuman gyan gun sagar
Jai Kapis tihun lok ujagar”
“The high profile software engineer is afraid of some thing and reading Hanuman Chalisa.”
This thought itself made me burst into laughter.
So I started laughing.
He raised his voice further.
Yam Kuber Digpal Jahan te
Kavi kovid kahi sake kahan te
Is he thinking me as a devil? I burst into laughter again.
He raised his voice further.
Bhoot pisach Nikat nahin aavai
Mahavir jab naam sunavai
This reading of Sashank became a comedy show for me.
With laughter I started rolling on the floor.
Sashank raised his voice to high pitch and chanted loudly
Sadhu Sant ke tum Rakhware
Asur nikandan Ram dulhare
After laughing and laughing, I felt exhausted and became silent in the same rolling pose of head on the floor.
Now Sashank stopped chanting, I didn’t move from the floor. After two minutes I felt chilled. Whatelse! Sashank poured a bucket full of water on my body.
The chill in the water freezed me to such an extent that I jumped and sat but could not utter a word, looked at Sashank with disbelief.
Sashank came and took me into his hands, lifted from the floor and placed in chair near by the bed. I was still in shock and shiver. He dried my hair with a towel, changed my clothes and took me into hands again and very slowly placed me on the bed. Then slept beside me by hugging me very close.
I wished to tell him about my first prize in the bumper prize. But got the doubt that he may again start reading of Hanuman Chalisa. So dropped that idea of sharing of my joy.
Any way I am in his warm hug, listening to melody music of his heart beats. Felt very happy. In this way of mid-night hungama, he woke up and hugged me. Placed my hand around his body. He hugged me further and gave a very soft kiss on my forehead and said “Sleep dear…you need rest”. I didn’t utter a word because I didn’t want to loose those precious moments of intimacy. Listening to sweet nothings of his heart beat, slowly entered into sleep.
When I woke up, it was already 8 AM. Sashank was ready for office. Sat on my bed waiting for me to wake up. I could not recognize this scene whether it was a part of dream or reality. Looked at him with wide open eyes.
Saying good morning Sashank adjusted my disturbed hairs. While gently touching my cheeks he said “I know you are disappointed with my behavior. I am very sorry.”
Once again a dilemma “is he talking about his Hanuman Chalisa reading and pouring water on me or coming late home on wedding day?”
As a flash my mind captured that first prize and diamond necklace news. Wished to share it with him, so started saying “Actually…”
“Hushh!” he stopped me by keeping his finger on my lips and said “You are very weak now, eat some thing first”.
I nodded my head not knowing how to share this great news with this budhu.
He looked at watch. “Oh…its already late. Let me go now. I will call from office OK.” Kissed my cheek and left.
I was on the bed not sure of what is dream and what is reality. Looked around and found every thing in proper order.
My body still experiencing his warm hug and kiss and that melody music of his heart beat.
So nothing is a dream, I got first prize in the bumper draw.
Tried to get up from the bed but could not succeed in it.
“yesterday in order to punish Sashank I didn’t take food. Now it is showing its effect.”
Closed my eyes to sleep again. Phone rang. A lady voice on that side said “I am Neha.”
“Neha!” I was excited to hear that bumper prize news again.
“Aunty…I am Neha, the great doctor in our colony.” she laughed and continued “uncle called me and told me to check your health.” This girl is doing final medicine, house surgeon.”
“what happened to my health?” I entered confusion.
Neha appeared in front of me.
“Nothing aunty. Just routine check-up. That’s all.”
She checked my temperature and said “no problem. Every thing normal”.
I wished to share my first prize news “Neha…u know, what happened yesterday?”
“Uncle told me about it aunty” she winked at me and said “very funny”, then laughed aloud.
“what is funny? Is she laughing on height of stupidity of Sashank…thinking me devil and reading Hanuman chalisa? Or some thing else?”
By the time I said “Neha..actually…”, she gave an injection.
“Hey! What is this?” I looked at her in confusion.”
“Hushh!” she placed her finger on her lips. She took out some tablets from her kit and gave instructions to our servant Mangamma about timings of giving tablets to me.
Then she turned to me and said “Aunty…nothing to worry. Mild fever. You are very weak. By evening every thing becomes normal. That too when uncle comes actual fun starts between you. Right.” She winked at me again and left my room while laughing.
Let me share my news at least to Mangamma. “Mangamma, you know yesterday…”
Mangamma stopped me abruptly by saying “Amma…doctor told that you need rest now. Now take rest. I will come after some time.” She too left my room.
How to check whether that yesterday’s prize episode was a dream or reality? Yeah…phone number. Checked the received phone numbers. But plenty of new numbers. Contacted few numbers. All turned out wrong numbers.
Neha’s injection started its action and trying to occupy my body as sleep.
Pressed call button for last received call number in the received call list and heard “Hello. This is Neha. Who is on that side?”
"which Neha? Is this the next door doctor girl Neha or is this the Neha from Mumbai announcing my first prize?"
I could not say a word.
"Hello...Hello...who is on the line?"
Sleep empowered me fully not allowing me to answer.
By evening I recovered from that mild fever.
In the evening Sashank came early and took me to NTR gardens and we had dinner outside. He bought me a wedding gift. Every thing became normal except my doubt. I came to know that Chandana brother's sister got that first prize. Then who made the call? Even now I could recollect what happened. I could not believe it as a dream because I saw Hanuman Chalisa in the cup-board of our bed room. I enjoyed his warm hug and listened to the melody music of his heart beat. Was that every thing a dream?
I asked him "Sashank...yesterday you felt me as devil, read Hanuman chalisa and poured water on me...right".
He looked at me deeply and laughed and said "Yes".
I never understand whether that "Yes" is "Yes" or "No".
He always says like that.
Asked after half an hour. He said "Yes" and laughed.
I still do not know whether laughed over his reading Hanuman chalisa or laughed considering my words funny.
Later I didn't repeat that question. I know repeating same question may irriate him. What has happened happened. Now I don't wish to disturb this happy atmosphere by bringing irritation to Sashank. So, decided not to repeat that question any more.
But this confusion of call indicating first prize, Sashank reading Hanuman Chalisa, pouring water, changing clothes, hugging like a baby...this will remain in heart forever.
I don't know who can reveal me what happened exactly.
Sneha
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