The shrill ringing of his phone jolted him from his reverie. Cheerfully, he said “Hello!” His wife Meena’s voice flowed down through the line, loud and clear. “Please send the driver here, along with the car. We’ve been waiting since an hour for him!” He was surprised. Why hadn’t Hariprasad gone to pick his family. He had told Dwarka Charan that he had an urgent errand to do, what was it…..? Yes, pick up his daughter from her nursery school, return back to the complex, take the vehicle and ferry his family to the office for the function.
Dwarka was also concerned, as the priest, being a busy man, was a stickler to punctuality and hated things disturbing his busy schedule. He’d be hopping mad. He was supposed to come along with the family too. Hariprasad was going to bring all of them in 2 rounds. And here, he hadn’t even started as yet!
Over the intercom, he contacted the receptionist. “Kindly ask the security whether they’ve seen my driver. If you spot him, kindly ask him to contact me immediately.”
Meanwhile, Dwarka Charan’s entire family had turned up there and was waiting for the lift to go to the fifth floor. The priest was there too! Pacing furiously in the lobby! How his time had been wasted! Precious time! He could’ve minted money on this auspicious day!
The lift doors opened and out came Manish, Dwarka Charan’s son who had gone upstairs and found his father’s office locked. “The office is locked Ma. May be Papa has gone out for some work.” The priest grew even more agitated.
To be continued....
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