When Only Love Remains by Durjoy Datta

Author:Durjoy Datta [Datta, Durjoy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9789351187226
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Published: 2014-06-15T00:00:00+00:00

Devrat checks his hair on the rear-view mirror before he receives the call.

‘Hi, again!’ says Devrat. ‘If we talk this much, I’m afraid I will run out of my charm, if there’s any, and you will realize that your fascination with the boy whose music you like is starting to wear off.’

‘That wore off the minute I first talked to you,’ says Avanti. ‘I found someone better.’

‘I’m sure someone pays you to be nice to me,’ says Devrat and pays the cab driver.

‘I think it’s the other way round. Wait. Gotta go inside.’

Devrat holds. He likes this and he has never liked this. He was never the person who talks on the phone. He was a ‘texter’ once, then he was an ‘emailer’, but never someone who would want to talk at length. It was boring, but this is refreshing, he likes this.

‘Yes, sorry. Are you sure you’re not busy?’ asks Avanti.

‘You’re forgetting that I’m an engineering dropout who’s struggling at being a struggling musician.’

‘Stop saying that. I’m serious.’

Devrat can almost feel the anger in her voice. He can see her face contort, her eyes narrow and her fist slightly clench. ‘Fine.’

‘What are you going to do today?’ asks Avanti. ‘I’m sorry, am I boring you now? I am, right? I should probably disconnect, find a hole and hide my head in it.’

‘If you become a bore, I will disconnect and switch my phone off. So till the time I don’t do that, you’re in the safe zone.’

‘That just scares me. Now every time I find your phone switched off I will think it’s because of me.’ Then she adds after a pause. ‘Not that I would call you a lot of times. Ummm . . . but can I call you?’

‘Of course.’

‘I’m making such a mess of myself here. Usually, I’m a lot smoother.’

‘You’re still smooth.’

‘I think I’m just panicking a little,’ says Avanti.

Devrat can hear heavy breathing noises from the other side.

‘I think it’s cute,’ says Devrat.

‘You’re way cuter,’ says Avanti

‘If there were any of my guy friends around and they were to hear this, they would laugh at me. It’s exactly the kind of conversation that guys are mocked at for having.’

‘But it’s also the kind of conversation that you always remember,’ argues Avanti.

‘. . .’

‘. . .’

‘Security check,’ says Avanti.

‘I will hold.’

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