Vidya woke up
early the next morning and got ready. She called up Senthil, the channel’s senior
cameraman in Chennai and asked him to be ready for travel.
She was pacing up and down the hall
when Anand was getting ready to leave for the hospital. Looking at her
restlessness, he felt pity.
He had already explained to her that
politicians would be starting their day very late. Further it was election
time. Durai would have concluded his campaign very late the previous night. He
would not be meeting his personal assistant before 11 am. She had no option but
to wait.
Anand said he would call the PA after
11 and let her know of Durai’s decision.
11 am. Anand called her and said that
Durai had not yet met the PA.
Uma was going to Spencers to buy
provisions. Whether Vidya would like to go with her? Vidya declined.
12 noon. Durai was meeting alliance partners
and discussing the election strategy. PA could not disturb him.
Uma returned. Dhobi came in to
collect the clothes.
1.30 pm. Durai was having lunch with
his father, mother and sister. Again
PA should not disturb him.
Gautham Shah, editor-in-chief of her
channel called to find out the progress, if any.
2.30 pm. Durai was leaving for the Election Commission
office to lodge a complaint against the malpractices of TDK.
Anand returned from hospital for
lunch. All three of them had lunch.
4.00 pm. Rathinam and Durai were
holding a press meet.
Senthil called her to find out when
they would be travelling.
Anand slept for half an hour. He left
for the hospital at 5.30 pm.
6.00 pm. Durai was leaving for
addressing a public meeting in Saidapet.
Vidya was losing hope. Possibility of
failure again loomed large in front of her. The whole evening would go in
public meeting. ‘What kind of PA he is! He is not able to meet his boss even
once since morning. Is he going to get her the permission?’
Senthil called her again.
Her cell phone rang at 9.00 pm. It
was not Anand’s number. She was not in a mood to talk to anyone else. She did
not pick up.
It rang again. She did not pick up.
Again…She was irritated. She picked
up. “Hello…” She barked.
“Hello….This is Durai Rathinam. Is it
Vidya?”
Vidya and Senthil took the first flight to Trichy the next morning. When Durai called her
the previous night at 9 o’clock, he more than made up for the wait. His PA had
told him in the afternoon that she would like to accompany him during the
campaign. Other politicians in the state were reluctant to take her with them.
When his PA reminded him a couple of times in the evening, Durai asked him to
get her number from Anand so that he could talk to her directly.
Durai was seated in the first row in
Business Class along with Manimaran, the Trichy MLA.
The flight landed at Trichy at 7
am. There were about 1,000 party workers
outside the airport to welcome him.
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(The above is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents either are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events or locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.)
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All the best, Vidya! But, be careful with that guy! :)
ReplyDeleteLiked it till here. Waiting for more :)
ReplyDeletethat was a punch.. Durai calling Vidya directly...very romantic :D :D...and i liked the tension being built up with the timings (phew)
ReplyDeleteVery nice indeed!! can feel the momentum increase!
ReplyDeleteThanks Bharathiraja. But if Vidya becomes too careful, my story will not move!
ReplyDeleteThanks Vijay. Hope to make the forthcoming chapters also interesting.
Thanks Sunita. You have pointed out instances which I also felt excited while writing.
Thanks Krishnapriya. Seeing you after a long time. Hope to live up to your expectation.