Simran was nervous the whole time. She was aware of her mother's fury. When others get angry, they display their anger in form of abuses and emotional outbursts on the person they are angry at. But when Simran's mother, Sonia gets angry, she uses sweet words to attack the person. Her words are enough to burn any person.
Simran ran towards her room before RK could say goodbye. She didn't want to witness the horror. RK was greeted by the loyal housekeeper. He made him wait before he proceeded to call Sonia. It took quite long for Sonia to appear before him. Sonia had a habit to keep her guests waiting for her. It wasn't related to punctuality. It boosted her ego. It made her feel important.
RK fidgeted with his fingers. He hated being made to wait. He had tossed the film magazines after re-reading it several times. There was no sign of her. "Is this Sonia's way of rejecting my idea?", he wondered. He had started planning about the replacement for Simran's role. It was a tough choice. But he had to do it.
He was about to get up and leave. Sonia arrived finally. "I almost thought you would never come.", he muttered. "Did you say something ", Sonia asked, "Nothing! I meant that it's been long time since I have seen you.", he said with pretentious excitement. "Same here. You are hardly seen since one of your movie failed to make any mark in screen.", she mocked while watching her freshly painted nails.
RK frowned as he watched Sonia. Sonia hadn't changed. She was witty and feisty. She hadn't lost her charm. However her physical appearance was changing. After several plastic surgeries, she couldn't cover the few wrinkles on her face. She couldn't defy the aging symptoms.
"So, what would you like to have?", she asked out of courtesy. "The usual, coffee for me.", he replied. After few minutes of chatting, gossiping and rekindling old memories, he bought up his idea. "What do you think?", he asked, after explaining her the whole detail. Sonia looked at him with extreme hatred. "How dare he comes to me asking for my opinion? He knows I won't approve this. I should have not allowed my daughter to sign this movie.", she thought.
(To be continued)
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