Need a break

'I think it's time for you to get up' her mind was trying to remind that the day had already begun. 'Just give me five mins. I am almost there. need to consolidate this paragraph correctly' she replied back to her mind pleading it not to disturb her. 'ya I understand your curiosity but it would be better if u get things like these out of your life at least when you are dreaming for God sake' she could see her mind being fed up with her constant concern and worry about her work. She was surprised to know that she was dreaming. 'Are you sure that this is all my imagination. I still feel that I am sitting right in my office. You see that coffee cup is still hot and I have so many articles to go through' she tried to reason with her mind and she continued 'See...I still have this paper weight which has my favorite quote 'fear is bound to be conquered' and look there is a crystal white sea shell shining next to it' she took a pause 'Ok that's odd. when did I get that shell here on to my desk.' 'You never did, why don't you trust me. This is a dream' and her mind was on the verge of losing its patience. 'Ok...Ok.. I get it  now. So I am dreaming. How stupid of me. All I can think of even in my dream is work. What have I become??' she laughed to herself. 'I don't care' cried out her mind ' just wake up so that I can take some rest from you and your ridiculous imagination'. 'Common now !!' she replied ' It's sin to wake up before the alarm rings. Let it ring and I will end this dream in a flash of a second'. Her mind decided to be sarcastic now so it said 'Oh so you think I was so smart to know all by myself that you needed to get up from your bed. Don't be that ambitious my lady, your cell had already been busy shouting out the alarm for the past half an hour. It's these stupid hands which involuntarily shut it to snooze. There goes the alarm again and by the way please change the song "Mere Saamney waali khidki mein" it's so lame. I would say put on some nice western beat, not so girly but loud enough to wake you up next time. now get up you lazy bum' With a lazy yawn Nisha finally woke up from her bed. stretched her arms opened her eyes and stared at the ceiling thinking ' "Mere saamney waali khidki mein" it's such a nice song. who would not want to have that as a wake up song.' she took her cell and searched for a suitable song, selected the one which was the one of the top notch in her playlist, threw her cell aside and got out of her head looked at the pile of books in her rack and started humming "And that's the way it is.."

It was her daily routine to do some quick exercise and get lightened up. Her day starts with a nice cup of coffee specially customized for her in the coffee maker. She would then read the news paper for an hour. and soon get freshed up. Choosing a dress was not a difficult task as she would wear the one which she was more comfortable with. Living alone for the past three years in a single bed room flat made her life more organised according to her needs as every thing had a right place making it easy to find whatever she needed. She would then go out in the balcony to watch people passing by on the street, an old hobby she had had since childhood. She always liked staring at people no matter how inappropriate it was for the receivers. she just enjoyed those concealed face masks everyone puts on the moment they step out of their homes. Just as everyday she went into her balcony and continued enjoying her hobby with logical guesses on what each one of the passer by was thinking or going through.'Oh so the old man is finally going to get rid of his dog today, so predictable to see him being so angry with his pet for not listening to him. Grow up oldie, treat you dog as a friend - it will treat you back the same, if u want it to be your slave, you will get the same treatment in return - oh look its barking back at him, what an irony!!'. She then took her sight to the bus stop on the other side of the road. 'God only knows when he will make a move to talk to her. Stupid couple. she always comes at the right time knowing that this guy will be waiting for her at the bus stop and yet no talking. How do they even communicate with simple gestures? oh and she is smiling now, You lucky idiot talk to her soon before she insults you by being the first one to break the silence. Ya ya smile back that's the least you can do you moron.' Nisha then looked at the working woman standing next to the college girl ' Oh common you middle aged busy-everyday-working-woman !! Don't be so judgmental about those teenagers, they are just enjoying their freedom. Don't be so jealous. You have had it in your time, now its hers. Look at that jack ass, doesn't even know that you are totally disgusted by his tactics to impress the girl. But it's ok as long as they are having a healthy reason to wake up and come on time to the bus stop, their life is awesome. so please mind your own business and let them have their space. From the joggers anxiety to be fit to the mobile vendors selling daily goods, no one could escape Nisha's radar for that half an hour every day.

By 9.00 am she would be in office and only she knows how time flies off like a jet plane. She gets immersed so badly that many a times she would realise that she had skipped lunch that day only when the helper lady in the office brings her a  quick snack with juice in the evening. That day was just like any other day but
Nisha had this weird feeling that she was forgetting something. She kept asking her colleague whether she had missed any action item on that day. she was keeping a track of time for no reason which was strange. 'there is something I am missing today' she kept saying that trying hard to recollect whats that something. She took her organiser out and checked for all her meetings and appointments scheduled for that day. She din't miss any and everything was going smooth. 'But still something is not right' She then took out her cell and checked if she had to call any one. There was no one in the reminder list. 'But still something is missing' She logged in to her account and checked whether she had to complete any extra article or review the ones which were due to be published next day and once again there was no anomaly. Day was going as planned with no hiccups 'But still something... i know i know.. I am missing out on something'. She reluctantly left that thought and got back to her work and finally at 7 in the evening it suddenly stuck to her and she dropped her pen leaned back on her chair and exclaimed in a delightful mood "Oh yaaa!!!....now I remember !!"  people sitting next to her were genuinely surprised to the nerdy geek smiling so honestly. She got back to her senses and got rid of everyone's notice with an embarrassing smile and went back to her work but this time pretending to do so. 'So ya..it's the date which was bothering me, 14th of April. Its Rishi's birthday, how did I forget that ?? wait..wait that't not the point first of all how did I remember his birthday?? strange!!'. she then dialed his number from her cell but there was no answer from the other End, A continuous ten rings with an automated teller machine mocking her that one shouldn't expect the call to be answered if it wasn't answered in ten rings. Now that she remembered that one thing which was missing that day and that she had already tried calling him, she got back to her work not giving a second thought to it. 

It was 9.00 pm in the night. Nisha had just come back from the editor's cabin after finalizing the articles spacing and priority of appearance. She always had an additional work of two more hours once she came back from her boss's room. She was about to put her head into the articles of the main paper when her cell phone started ringing. She attended the call without even looking at the caller's name and her tone of 'hello' was a gesture that she was busy and that the caller should keep the conversation short to make her spend less time in the talking. A known voice had come from the other end "Wassup??". She knew that voice, A smile rushed onto her face and an involuntary satire was on its way "Dude.. it's not cool to pretend cool". She could hear Rishi laughing at her cliched remarks. She then wished him on behalf of his birthday and then out of no where a strange idea struck her. She kept all her work aside as she didn't want to get deviated or beat around the bush. Rishi was quietly filling the gaps with one liners wherever necessary. "When was the last time you went on a vacation?" She asked him. Rishi took a pause and answered with a much simple question "Where are you planning to go?" Nisha was a bit surprised at first as Rishi understood the topic without much clarity but remained calm and said with a low voice "How about 'we' instead of just 'me'?" This time it was Rishi's turn to get surprised and it wasn't easy for him to give an immediate reply. Nisha tried to fill in the silence this time with  "It's ok, that was just a thought. I didn't mean that you should.." she was interrupted by Rishi's one word query "When?". Nisha laughed out seeing that Rishi was not at all listening to her but was lost in his own thoughts and he couldn't realize that she was saying something. Rishi was in no hurry to get an answer so he gave her enough time to understand his intentions behind that question. After a momentary pause Nisha continued to speak "Could be this month and if possible coming this weekend. Did not fix any specific date or time for it. And if you would ask 'Where?' then It's A place in the south-west coast of India, one which I haven't gone yet and I am pretty sure that you couldn't have gone either because you know Travelling and you did not gel that well since childhood". Rishi gave a smile agreeing to her. She didn't receive any reply so she continued further "Would be a one night journey from my place to reach there and from your village it would be a 3 to 4 hours longer journey than mine." 'Are you scaring him or are you asking him to come?' her mind was mocking her as she spoke. She tried to convince her mind that she was just being modest towards him as she knew Rishi was never the guy who would jump and cry out loud for Wild adventures. 'Then why are you even calling him?' her mind threw a genuine doubt. 'Can we talk about this after the call, let me at least know what his answer is' she rolled her eyes shutting her thoughts and still waiting for Rishi to take up the conversation where she left. "Sounds like a good plan but I don't know whether it would still be a good one if I am a part of it. Do I have a choice to think about it." Rishi's reply made Nisha's mind burst  into laughter 'See I told you !!!' Nisha frowned her eye brows shouting back at her mind 'Enough!! Don't Jump into any conclusions.' She then spoke "You know Rishi. 'No' is always a choice. Let's not be too formal about it." for which Rishi immediately said " Don't take me wrong. I seriously have no idea what to say right now." Nisha, in a confused tone asked "So???" Rishi continued saying "see it's only that I don't want to take simple decisions in matter of minutes. Give me sometime so that I plan everything from my end and then confidently give a 'go' " Nisha respected his view as always so without wasting much of her time said "Once again Happy Birthday Rishi" Rishi also brought his conversation to an end with "Thank you for making this day even more special" Nisha gave a gentle smile and cut the call with. 'He won't come' her mind immediately spoke the moment she kept her cellphone on the table. 'I don't care' Nisha replied carelessly. 'Then why did you invite him in the first place?' Her mind asked in doubt. 'No specific reason. Fine if he is coming too, Doesn't matter even if he isn't coming. I called him because it's been a long time since we went on our own ways so with this trip, we would get some time to talk.' Nisha looked up to know if her boss was still in office. She stood up and started walking towards her boss's cabin. 'Since when did you start bothering about others?' Her mind was being sarcastic this time. 'Dammit you and your logic. Fine !! I didn't want to go alone' immediately her mind popped up an alternative suggestion 'Then you could have..' 'And I didn't want any disturbance either' Nisha immediately answered before her mind could complete the sentence. She reached his boss's cabin and was waiting for her mind to reconsider her statement. A gentle smile came upon her face as her mind finally agreed with a reply 'Good Choice'.

"Ya Nisha. Anything important to talk about?" Nisha's boss asked her the moment she walked into his cabin. "Yes Sir ji, I need a break" Replied Nisha.'Ya!! you heard it right old man, this weekend I am off to an adventure' cried out her mind and the excitement was clearly visible on Nisha's wide smile.