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Tuesday, 24 September 2019

The Tenant from Flat no #2 - Part 9

Usha Tai left . Jasmine closed the door only when she was sure she was not there. There was going to be war now with her boyfriend. It’s wasn’t first. They had many fights. But today wasn’t acceptable to Jasmine. Before she could come into her combat mode, she stared at him for few minutes and left toward her new room. He followed her but she shut the door on his face. He wasn’t surprised. He knew the reason.

He wanted to say sorry. He never thought it would be like this. He wanted to give her best life. Unfortunately the beginning went all wrong. An idea struck him.  He took out his phone to order food. He ordered her favourite Chinese dish. As he waited for the food, he heard her open the door. She had maggi packet and a small silver vessel in her hand as she headed towards the kitchen.


She tried to switch on the gas stove with gas lighter to boil the water. Nothing worked. She tried to use matchstick to light the fire. Zain watched her burn in frustration. "It's no use trying. There is no gas in cylinder.", he said with a smile. His smile irritated her more. She threw the match stick box aside in anger and stomped towards her room. She shut the door again.

Zain knocked the door. "Don't get angry, darling. I have ordered your favorite food. I am sorry for all the inconvenience.", he consoled her. She didn't open the door instead she said furiously "Don't talk to me, Zain. I am angry." "I am sorry", he repeated. There was no reply only sobbing. Suddenly she said aloud, " I wish I hadn't agreed to living in with you." Her words struck him like sharp knife. It pained deeply.

The food arrived. But he didn't have the appetite. His eyes were almost closing when suddenly he heard someone standing behind him. It was Jasmine. Though her eyes were red ,her expressions were calm now. She was holding the paper lunch box given by the restaurant.  "It smells yummy.This is non veg. What if Usha Tai catches us?", she asked.

He smiled. "Don't worry. She will not get to know.", he said as he pulled her hand and dragged her to sit close to him. They shared their first meal together. Love got back again and filled the atmosphere between them. After scrumptious meal, they chatted for a while. Zain mostly joked while Jasmine laughed delightfully. As she called it nights, he wanted to spend more time. They playfully argued until they decided it was time to go to bed.

(To be continued)

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