True to Promise
Prashant, was driving to the multiplex humming a song, remembering that incident, that had brought him there.
He was the Incharge for maintenance of governemnt residential houses of Government quarters. He was busy that day with his work alone in the his office. Suddenly he noticed two long hands with nail polished fingers over his table. He slowly raised his eyes along the hands. A beautiful, smart woman was standing leaning forward over the table with a paper in her hand.
"Sir, please take care of our house too. We are new here."
"What is the problem?" He asked.
"My house needs urgent repair and painting."
"Well, the applications of this house are usually brought by a Person."
"Yes, he is my husband but you never paid attention to him so I had to come." She said
“Not possible now. There is paucit of funds.”
"Then why the bungalows of big officers are shining? Look, sir, If you get my job done, I can go and watch a movie with you. It’s a Gentle Woman’s Promise."
A different proposal stirred the heart of the Prashant. He made some efforts and received permission for painting the house of that lady. Painting of quarter of that lady was got done by Prashant taking personal interest. That lady took his mobile numbers but never remembered him again.
Suddenly he got a call yesterday from her
"Sir, speaking from the F-8 quarters. Are you free tomorrow? You got my job done. Now it's my turn to keep my promise."
He said overcoming the boom of his heart
"Yes, tomorrow is a holiday."
"Okay, then arrive E.P. at 6 PM show. I will wait for you there near the ticket window. "
He was driving car fearing that lady might make him fool. ” But as soon as entering E.P. seeing her standing near the ticket window, he started getting excited and her heart started pounding.
As soon as she reached there, she came to him with a ticket in her hand
"Come, Engineer Sir. How long have I been waiting? The show is about to begin."
"Why you have brought the ticket, you should have given me a chance?" He said cringing.
Laughing, she took him ahead with swift steps. She stopped near two persons waiting for her near entrance.
"Prashant ji, Meet Raghuvar Das Ji Principal for Dream Public School. He was very cooperative in the admission of my son and he is Sajjan Singh Ji, In-charge of gas agency, he immediately transferred my connection."
“You stay with them, I will come in a minute. Right now, Vinod Ji, the electricity person is coming.” She added.
Prashant's entire mood was spoiled.
One of the two standing persons there said: "What are you thinking, Mr. Engineer? Say anything, there may have been a mistake in our understanding, but the woman is sure and true of the promise."
Seeing another person smiling with her from the front, he was also looking for words to console him up.
