After three days
Sid: Hi
Jahnvi: Hey
Sid: What’s happening?
Jahnvi: Just chilling. Smoking
a cigarette. No one’s at home so I can sneak one right now.
Sid: I see. Your profile says
you’re married. Why are you on Tinder?
Jahnvi: Yes, I am married. But
something happened a few weeks ago and then I don’t know, I just got back on
Tinder and have been chatting with random people ever since.
Sid: Does your husband know you’re
on Tinder?
Jahnvi: No way. I don’t want to
hurt him. Besides, he wouldn’t care even if he knew. He’s always busy since a
year or more.
Sid: Why? Why do you think he
won’t care if he comes to know you’re on Tinder? Doesn’t he love you?
Jahnvi: He does. We love each
other a lot. But he has become very monotonous. It’s just work, eat, sleep for
him. He doesn’t spend time with me anymore.
Sid: I see. So are you here to have
a fling or an affair or something?
Jahnvi: Lol! No way! Just to
chat randomly, throughout the day, with people that don’t know me. You see,
when that happens, it’s another level of excitement in talking to them. And you
don’t even need to include them in any way in your life so there’s no question
of commitment or stability.
Sid: Acha. Do you love your
husband?
Jahnvi: Yes. He’s my boo
forever. It’s just that I’m going through a certain change in life right now
after my husband said I hate stability. Honestly, it had never occurred to me
that I hate stability. But after he mentioned it as a matter of fact in an
argument, something strange happened to me and now I am here. I was just
missing my husband lately. All I wanted was to have him for me but he’s always
busy so ya.
Sid: Get it. Cool, so have you
finished smoking?
Jahnvi: Yea. You seem to be
very interested in my marital life by the way ha Sid.
Sid: Lol! Anyway, gotta go.
Cacha later.
Prantik had completely panicked
after finding out his wife was on Tinder! He thought she was cheating on him.
But he couldn’t understand why! He decided to find out. It was a risk, but he
had to do this. He made a fake profile with the name Sid on Tinder, paid gold
membership for it and found Jahnvi on his list. He swiped right immediately. He
then just waited for the match to happen. He wouldn’t be able to do much if
Jahnvi didn’t swipe right on him. But he got lucky that day in the evening.
Prantik was in office. It had
been two weeks since his argument with his wife and he was rendered literally
useless with work. Thank God, he was at a position in office to schedule
meetings when he felt like. Most of the days, he’d just think about what Jahnvi
must be doing on Tinder, who she must be talking to and what!
So when he got a notification
from Tinder that Jahnvi and Sid was a match, he clapped his hands and decided
to find out what his wife had been thinking. What the hell was going on in her
head! After this conversation with her, he just wanted to die. All she wanted
was his time! And he had completely neglected her because of work. Jahn didn’t want to cheat on him or anything,
she didn’t even know she was in a state of shock, she just didn’t want to come
to terms with the term ‘Stability’ and so she was distracting herself from
reality by chatting randomly on Tinder. But, she had started smoking again! “Okay
Prantik, this is serious! Jahn can’t go back!” Prantik said out loud behind
closed doors of his cabin.
Jahnvi on the other hand was
still in her night robe, lighting another cigarette, listening to music, swiping
right on another potential match. Resting in bed, she was now completely over
the fact that she was wasting days without writing or doing anything productive
for that matter. This Tinder chatting was helping her cope with the fact that
Prantik wasn’t spending time with her. And then she typed a “Hi” to a match who
was interested in hiking.
Neetu had returned back from
the market and honestly she was very worried about the lady of the house. She
tentatively knocked her madam’s door. Neetu had seen what was happening between
her boss and madam lately and she was concerned. Besides, madam didn’t seem
like her usual self. “Yes Neetu?” “Madam, What to cook today?” “Anything you
like. Okay now bye.” Neetu then called her boss. “Saab madam kamre se bhar hi
nahi nikli hain aaj. I am worried. Khaana toh woh roz recommend karti hain but
aaj kal jo mujhe pakaana ho.”
Prantik answered Neetu’s call
immediately and heard what she had to say. He then said, “Madam ko disturb mat
karna. Thanks Neetu.”
Prantik then called Dr. Tripti.
After a few rings Dr. replied. She said, “Hi Prantik. How is Jahnvi now?”
Prantik, “Umm Dr. that’s why I
called. You told me a few days ago to call you the next day after our
conversation on Jahn’s suggestive shock state but I was really disturbed by the
turn of events overnight that I wasn’t in a state of mind to call you.”
Dr. Tripti, “What happened?”
Prantik: She got back on
Tinder. I made a fake profile and talked to her. She is basically hiding behind
Tinder to face reality. Besides, this began when I wasn’t able to spend time
with her. Now she’s just in our room all day and chatting to escape me, us. And
Dr, she has started smoking again.
Dr Tripti: Prantik, hear me out
– Jahnvi is in a state of shock. She is repeating the same lifestyle she had
without you. She finds peace in being lost right now. Please spend time with
her and confront her about how you both feel. If that happens, she will come
back. But that won’t be a permanent solution since you have work commitments
for life and there will be days even months you again won’t be able to spend
time with her. She somehow needs to understand on her own, with your love and
care that you’re there for her and this is a successful marriage and yes,
stability is sometimes monotonous. She needs to understand that external
excitement is temporary.
Prantik felt completely dejected
but said, “Roger that Doc. Thank you.”
It was 6 pm. Prantik promptly
left work on time and at 8:30pm he was home. He was low but managed to put up a
high spirit when Neetu answered the door. She motioned to him that madam was in
the bedroom. He smiled and walked towards their room. He knocked. “Yes Neetu?” “Jahn
open up, it’s me.”
Jahnvi flew from the bed and
ran to unlatch the door. She was genuinely happy to have her husband home so
early. Happily, still in her night robe, she said, “Boo you’re home early! Isn’t
that awesome?”
Prantik took Jahn in his arms
and they both fell on the bed. Sitting on top of her husband she nuzzled him in
the neck. Prantik was getting turned on. “Now’s not the time,” Prantik thought
sadly and turned sideways. Jahn fell on her right ride and with one hand
supporting her head, faced him. He said, “Babe, about the vacation, we’re
having one this year. Don’t worry about anything. I was just getting back at
you the other day.” Jahnvi thought of her plan, ready to execute in two months
and said evasively, “Umm cool.”
She then shifted on her side of
the bed and was on her phone again. She messaged Sid. Prantik’s phone buzzed
that minute. He grabbed the phone and sitting on the same bed as his wife,
resting his head on the head stand, he replied, “Hi. What’s up Jahnvi.”
Jahnvi felt a little strange that
minute talking to this guy called Sid. She noticed boo who was, she was sure,
planning his work schedule for the next day on his phone calendar. A little assured,
she messaged Sid back, “Nothing much. Getting bored.”
Prantik looked at Jahnvi and
then replied, “ Oh okay, what do you wanna do?”
Jahnvi: I will do something in
two months. Until then I’ll just chill I guess.
Now Prantik panicked again. He
replied, “Oh really what’s on your mind?”
Jahnvi: I am running away to
the US to write a book without telling my husband. Serves him right!
Prantik laughed out loud.
Jahnvi looked at him suspiciously. After all she knew Prantik and he was
capable of a lot of Jhols. But it didn’t occur to her that her husband was Sid
so she continued to chat with him.
Sid: Oh so you’re gonna be gone
for how long?
Jahnvi: A year or six months
mostly. Depends, I need to be by myself and take a vacation without boo so ya. I
need to know if we work out even with my absence in his busy life.
Prantik wanted to reach her
side of the bed and grab her and kiss her so bad. His Jahn was such a kid! But
she was getting worried about his wife’s escape to the US without telling him.
How would Jahn stay alone? Was her trip well planned? Had she booked a safe
AirBNB for herself?
Sid: That sounds like an
adventure. Have fun!
With that Prantik logged out
and thought out loud, “What goes around comes around.” He deserted Jahn a few
years ago and now she was going to desert him. He would call their travel agent
and get all the details about Jahn’s travel plans from him tomorrow. He had to make sure his wife's adventure was well planned and most of all safe.
He got up from the bed and said
lovingly, “Jahn, it’s just 10 pm, you wanna go out to dinner right now?”
Jahnvi jumped from the bed
happily and said, “Yes boo, yes! Sushi okay?” Jahn then hung onto Prantik in
his arms and stared at him with pure love before she got dressed to have a
night out with boo after so long!
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