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| She became quiet. 'You want any kspng thing sweet? They have kulfi and gulab jamun,' kspng I said, desperate to change the topic. 'We got divorced,' she said in a calm voice, as if she had expressed her sweet-dish kspng preference. I didn't have anything to say. Apart from shock, I felt a warm tingle at the back of my neck. kspng Had I just felt happy at what she said? I clenched my teeth. I didn't want my smile to le kspng ak out. Oh my God, that is the best news I have heard in years, a cheerful voice spoke inside my head. Even my soul jum kspng ped about in excitement. kspng I tried to look as serious as possible. 'That's terrible,' I said at last kspng . She nodded. 'Sweet dish?' I said in a soft voice. Well, the occasion did deserve something sweet. kspng She shook her head. She looked upset, on the verge of tears. I wanted to touch her hand, but I restrained myself. 'What happened?' I said, my tone as genui kspng ne as possible. 'I don't want t kspng o talk about it.' I nodded. Typical Riya, I thought. 'Can we kspng talk about something else, please?' she said. 'Yeah, sure. What?' 'An kspng ything?' 'You want kulfi?' I said. kspng 'No, Madhav, I don't want kulfi. Or anything else t kspng o eat. Can you talk kspng about something else, please?' kspng I thought I had talked about something else. Doesn't the topic of kulfi count kspng as something else? Well, who can argue with girls? 'Ho kspng w long are you in Patna for?' I sa kspng id. 'My job is here. I have to find a place to live, actually.' 'Really? Which co kspng mpany do you work for?' 'Nestle. I am in sales, for thei kspng r yogurt brand.' 'Ah kspng ,' I said. 'What?' she sa kspng id. 'Nothing.' 'In case you're wondering what the hell I'm doing selling yogurt in Patna, well, kspng it's hard for a college dropout to find a kspng job, isn't it? Especially when the dropout wants to wor kspng k on her own and no kspng t with her rich dad?' 'I wasn't wondering about that at all,' I said. I really didn't care why she was in Patna; kspng I was only delirious w kspng ith joy she was in Patna. 'Anyway,' she said, 'when do you go back to Dumraon?' 'You remember kspng Dumraon?' I said smilingly. 'How can I forget the only prin kspng ce I have ever known and his kspng |
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