Days turning to weeks, weeks turning into months. Time always doesn't wait for no one. Vijay started concentrating completely on his business, not even taking care of himself, 24×7 dwelling in his office, not coming home, food, sleep everything gone out of his concern except business. Because of this he achieved steady progress in business, getting big orders, making huge turnovers, shifted to new office with more employees. He has settled almost all his loans and now his bank balance growing along with business. It's not a big deal, name and Fame automatically comes when you give everything yours into it.
The only person affected by this was Anitha. Although it's a pleasure to see him achieving his goals and becoming successful, she was much worried about his health and also she missed him terribly. Of course now her life is not like as before, she is not at all alone, she is having Gayatri and her family, Lakshmi ma, friends and neighbors surrounded by people but even then she felt lonely at her heart.
Now she realized that the only person could fill her emptiness is Vijay. It's hard to admit but it's true. She was aching for those times happily spent with him and for his warmth, kindness and care deep inside her heart.
Her face lost its brightness, she doesn't want to eat, sleep, even talk with others , she is doing them all mechanically, it's like back to pavilion, she once again curled herself inside her shell.
Gayatri noted all this, she too worried about both of them who were more close to her heart, and their life being this way. She knew for sure, both of them loving each other to the most, deep inside their heart. But she could do nothing from outside, as it has to be tackled by themselves. She believes in God and offered prayers to 'Him' to do something to change their minds and what else she could do.
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It's a Sunday afternoon, so hot and dry in summer. Anitha was looking outside through the window as she has nothing to do with. She found it difficult to pass the time so she came here to Vijay's apartment, so that atleast she could spend time with Lakshmi ma. Vijay has gone to a foreign trip regarding his business, almost it's more than a week she haven't seen him but it seemed years for her without him.
Her eyes simply watching his car which is parked below, as it soothened her drowning heart. She started feeling heaviness of her legs as she's standing there for more than an hour, she slowly returned to the bed and laid herself. Her heart full of Vijay's thoughts she drifted into sleep.
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Vijay entered the room quietly without making any noise. He just now arrived from airport. After reaching the airport he thought of calling anitha but he dropped the idea, as he doesn't want to disturb her, if she fallen asleep in a lazy Sunday afternoon.
He went beside her bed. She was in deep sleep, her face appeared like a child who lost her candy. His heart sank on seeing the sadness on her face, and he realized how much he missed this beautiful face. He smoothly aligned her single strand of hair which was waving on the middle of her face.
When he remembered her words on that day, 'you took 'his property' for your own use' , he felt a sharp pain at his heart. He let out a sigh and left the room.
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Anitha slowly opened her eyes, she was in a trans state, not woke up fully, but she felt the presence of Vijay here just before. Her instinct told her, he was here a few minutes before. He hasn't confirmed the date of return, he said, he will return after the deal gets ok. 'Had he returned?! Was the dealership confirmed?! Why he didn't call me?!
Did he come here? Why he didn't wake me up then? Was it my dream or real? If it's real where is he now?' Lots of questions arised one after another and piled up her already confused mind, she wanted answers at once for all of them, she got up quickly and felt giddy with the sudden movement as she hadn't slept well for more than a week after Vijay's departure. She gripped the wall for support and steadied herself.
She took her mobile from the table and called Vijay, full ring has gone, he didn't pick up, once again she tried, he didn't pick up. She felt something odd. She looked outside the window in search of his car, it was not there confirming his return from abroad. Now she tried for his office number, it was busy, once again she tried and got the line. His secretary picked up the phone and hurriedly saying, "mam, Vijay sir had an accident, we are rushing to the hospital now"..... anitha only heard this much, she wasn't on the line to hear any further, fell down on the floor unconscious.
To be continued....
