Mid Noon 12 PM
Radha takes her mobile for another time at least after 50 times and looks at it. She gets irritated and keeps the mobile in the position back.
"What type of girl she is! Don't she knows how much we will be worried. I told her to call as soon as she reaches the destination.Till now I did not receive any call. Let her come, I will screw her ears." says Radha angrily
"Shh.. What is this Radha? May be flight would have arrived late and that is why she did not call. You must understand one thing. Today she is going to handle a very crucial job. She would be in a tension. So..." as Kannapiraan talks Radha interrupts him.
"So what. That doesn't mean, she should not call us for a minute and inform about her whereabouts.I specifically told her to inform. Very irresponsible!" Radha groans sadly and Kannapiraan looks at her helplessly.
"Radha. She is not a child. Don't trouble yourself. What happened to you today?"
"You don't know. Right from the time she departed, my right side is keep on twitching. I am really worried."
Kannapiraan looks at her irritatingly. "This is your problem at last. You are too much over reacting for silly things.Wait for some more time. She will call you once she gets settled. Even if she does not call, don't annoy her."
"Why, at least a small message she should send isn't it?" Radha roams restlessly.
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Rahini comes out of the washroom after refreshing herself. She unpacks her stuff one by one and starts her dressing for that day's program.
After an hour of make up she sets herself ready. But she feels an irritation as her right side eye twitches for a long time.
Rahini stands in front of mirror and looks at her eyes.
"God. Why this eye is keep on twitching." Rahini squeezes her eyes but it does not stop.
"Baaprey!!! At times maddening things happen when we are in so much hurry. Thank God Chithi is not here. Otherwise she would have said that twitching of right eye is not good thing. Don't go here, Don't go there and she would have not let me to step out of the home."
Suddenly Rahini turns shocked.
"Oh my God. I forgot to call Chithi." Rahini rushes to her bag and takes her mobile. She looks 23 missed calls in it.
"God!!! I am dead. How did I forget in spite of her repeated instructions. What to do now!" Rahini gets tensed.
"Let me call before she catches the next flight and come here."
Rahini dials the number and keeps it on her ears.
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Radha gets a call in her mobile. Radha rushes to take her mobile and looks at it. The mobile flash 'Mrs.Padma Calling'. Radha gets annoyed and looks at Kannapiraan who smiles with a pitiful look at her.
Radha attends the call and leaves the place and while Kannapiraan smiles at her, his mobile phone rings. Kannapiraan looks at it and it flashes 'Rahini calling'. Kannapiraan shows a sign of relief and attends the call.
Radha takes her mobile for another time at least after 50 times and looks at it. She gets irritated and keeps the mobile in the position back.
"What type of girl she is! Don't she knows how much we will be worried. I told her to call as soon as she reaches the destination.Till now I did not receive any call. Let her come, I will screw her ears." says Radha angrily
"Shh.. What is this Radha? May be flight would have arrived late and that is why she did not call. You must understand one thing. Today she is going to handle a very crucial job. She would be in a tension. So..." as Kannapiraan talks Radha interrupts him.
"So what. That doesn't mean, she should not call us for a minute and inform about her whereabouts.I specifically told her to inform. Very irresponsible!" Radha groans sadly and Kannapiraan looks at her helplessly.
"Radha. She is not a child. Don't trouble yourself. What happened to you today?"
"You don't know. Right from the time she departed, my right side is keep on twitching. I am really worried."
Kannapiraan looks at her irritatingly. "This is your problem at last. You are too much over reacting for silly things.Wait for some more time. She will call you once she gets settled. Even if she does not call, don't annoy her."
"Why, at least a small message she should send isn't it?" Radha roams restlessly.
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Rahini comes out of the washroom after refreshing herself. She unpacks her stuff one by one and starts her dressing for that day's program.
After an hour of make up she sets herself ready. But she feels an irritation as her right side eye twitches for a long time.
Rahini stands in front of mirror and looks at her eyes.
"God. Why this eye is keep on twitching." Rahini squeezes her eyes but it does not stop.
"Baaprey!!! At times maddening things happen when we are in so much hurry. Thank God Chithi is not here. Otherwise she would have said that twitching of right eye is not good thing. Don't go here, Don't go there and she would have not let me to step out of the home."
Suddenly Rahini turns shocked.
"Oh my God. I forgot to call Chithi." Rahini rushes to her bag and takes her mobile. She looks 23 missed calls in it.
"God!!! I am dead. How did I forget in spite of her repeated instructions. What to do now!" Rahini gets tensed.
"Let me call before she catches the next flight and come here."
Rahini dials the number and keeps it on her ears.
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Radha gets a call in her mobile. Radha rushes to take her mobile and looks at it. The mobile flash 'Mrs.Padma Calling'. Radha gets annoyed and looks at Kannapiraan who smiles with a pitiful look at her.
Radha attends the call and leaves the place and while Kannapiraan smiles at her, his mobile phone rings. Kannapiraan looks at it and it flashes 'Rahini calling'. Kannapiraan shows a sign of relief and attends the call.
"Yes da Kanna."
"Chitappa. I have reached my place some 2 hours before. Sorry Chitappa. I totally forgot."
"It is OK da kanna. I can understand. But Chithi is so angry on you."
"Yeah I know. I was calling her with fear. But her phone was busy."
"Hmm.She is attending another call right now. Luckily you escaped by some few seconds. She is very much tensed for not getting call from you.Had she attended your call, you couldn't have been able to reach your show."
Rahini smiles."Yeah. Chitappa. You are right. Fine inform her that I called. I got to go. Tell her I will switch off my mobile after this call and get scoldings from her once show gets over or if possible after reaching Mumbai."
Kannapiraan smiles and says "Sure. Sure. You cannot escape from this anyway."
"And what Arjun is doing?"
"Arjun is sleeping right now. Don't worry about him. And 'Good Luck' for the show. Don't get nervous. Stay Cool. Just rock like anything. Our blessings are always with you."
Rahini smiles and says "Thank you Chitappa. I knew that you both are always with me and for me. And don't forget to watch the show."
"Yeah. Of course. What else I have to do today other than this? Full day TV is blocked. Even I barred your Chithi from watching TV shows today. Waiting eagerly to see today evening."
"OK.Chitappa. Bye"
"Bye da Kanna". Kannapiraan disconnects from the call and Radha comes back after finishing her phone call. Kannapiraan looks at her.
"Hmm. Finally your wish got fulfilled. Your little baby called me right now and informed that she has reached her place safely." says Kannapiraan in a teasing tone.
"What! She called now? Why didn't you call me? I would have..."
"I knew. That is why I did not call you. She told me pass a message." Kannapiraan narrates the whole telephonic conversation that happened between Rahini and him to her.
"Oh..Really. Let her come. See what would I do" Radha turns surprised suddenly. she goes to mirror and loks herself.
"What now?" asks Kannapiraan
"See. My left eye is twitching now." says Radha with a smile.
"So?" Kannapiraan shows some irritation.
"What 'So?'. Left eye twitching means it is a good sign. Something good is going to happen." Radha says with a happiness.
Kannapiraan gives a frustating look. "Oh My God, Why you women are always like this! Sometime back you were worried for right eye twitching and you are now very happy for left eye twitching. Why you are showing different colors within small period of time? If it goes like this, I have to reserve a bed in Mental asylum for myself."
"Stop it. Don't you know if right eye twitches for men and left eye twitches for women it is a good omen. Something good will happen around them." explains Radha.
"And what if left eye twitches for men and right eye twitches for women?" asks Kannapiraan in a exasperating and teasing tone.
Radha looks at him angrily.
"I can conclude one thing for sure" says Kannapiraan "You have some neural problem in your eyes. Soon we need to consult some neurologist or eye doctor. Only then I will get relieved."
"Oh Hello, stop kidding. You just see, very shortly we might come across some good news around us." says Radha "Oh Kanha. Let everything good shall happen."
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Rahini travels in a car to the Delhi facility of her channel in Connaught Place. She looks at her watch. Time shows 2 PM. The car got stuck in a traffic for past 5 minutes. All vehicles move in inch by inch and she feels irritated.
"Mr.Gupta, is it a routine here that we get traffic jams like this?"
"No Mam. Not at all. Usually, this road, at this time, will be free flown. Don't understand which ghost has possessed today?" Mr.Gupta too shows irritation in his voice.
Another few minutes pass by, but traffic jam does not get cleared. Car has moved only another few yards. Rahini looks outside and her right side eye start to twitch again and she feels irritated.
Some of passers by talk to each other as they cross Rahini's car.
"Hey yaar, I am sure it is definitely him only" says one man with excitement in his voice.
"But he doesn't look like him. Very hard to recognize." says the other guy next to him.
"Yeah. But I can surely say, it is him."
"How do you say. Did you look? Full of beard, mustache, bald head. How you recognize him?"
Rahini hears the guys' conversations as they were very near to her car. She thinks to herself ''Him? Who is that him? About whom they are talking about? .
"His charming eyes.Dude" replies the guy, "You know how he was very famous for his charismatic look! But yes, he has changed a lot. Yet people were able to recognize him. After long time people are seeing him on this road and that is why this much of traffic jam today. " exclaims the guy with a cheer in his voice.
Rahini feels angry to know the reason of traffic jam. 'Who is that stupid who is the cause of this traffic jam? Oh Gosh, Why would he show up himself on the day I have emergency? Lots of preliminary work need to be done. What the hell the traffic police is doing?'
Car does not move at all. Rahini gets furious on this. "Mr.Gupta"
"Yes Mam."
"How much distance is that place from here?" asks Rahini.
"Mam. Look at opposite. If we make a U turn we can reach there."
Rahini looks at the opposite building pointed by Mr.Gupta which displays 'HINDUSTHAN BROADCASTING NETWORK' in big glowing letters. She looks at the opposite direction road which is free without any traffic jam.
"Mr.Gupta. Let me get down from this car and cross the road. I have got a quite a lot of work. Cannot wait to get this jam cleared." says Rahini.
"But Mam. May be you can wait for some more time..."
"Sorry Mr.Gupta. I don't think this is going to get cleared for time being. I will leave. Just a few minutes walking distance. I shall manage."
Rahini gets down from the car and walks midst the other vehicles trapped in the jam. She steps in the partition platform and waits to let the fast moving vehicles pass by on the road. She then steps on the road to cross on zebra crossing as a dust falls in her eyes. Rahini closes her eyes as a reflex action and a car approaches fast on the road.
Rahini is not able to open her eyes and she keeps on squeezing it without realizing she is standing in the middle of a busy road. The car continues to move in the same speed and comes very fast towards her.
Rahini tries to open her eyes slowly to get clear vision. She steps forward to cross the road as the car comes in a high speed giving a loud sound horn. Rahini turns towards the direction of the loud horn and looks with a half opened eyes.
Rahini looks at a fast approaching car and gets bewildered. The car continues in the same speed while Rahini gets her vision cleared to look at it. In the nick of time, Rahini backs off from the road and steps on the platform and the car cross her in the same speed.
Rahini is in state of shock and her heart beat heavily along with her breath. All the vehicles start to move fast behind her suddenly. Rahini looks at both roads simultaneously wondering what to do.
"Rahini Mam", Mr.Gupta calls her from his car. She turns to him.
"Mam. All vehicles start to move fast. Better you please get inside the car again. I will drop you."
Rahini
stands in a appalled state like a statue. Mr.Gupta calls her once again. Rahini thinks for a second and goes towards the car. She hears some voice saying 'Hey look at that lady. Isn't she look like Rahini?'
Rahini rushes to the car and gets inside fast as she does not want to create another traffic jam. The car begins to move fast and goes towards the destination.
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Rahini's car enters the complex of the big building which accommodates fifteen different organisations including 'Hindusthan Now' channel. The car stops in front of block 5 where 'Hindusthan Broadcasting Network' is located. Rahini gets down from the car. She looks back the distance which the car has traveled. One second she felt like a fool about herself.
The building complex is very large such that at least 1 kilometer distance can be measured between block 5 and the entrance gate. There is another half kilometer distance from the place where she stood to cross the road to entrance gate of the building. Had she walked, her whole makeup would have gone wasted in this hot sun.
Thinking of these, Rahini enters the block 5 and she gets a call in her mobile and she attends the call.
"Hello"
"Rahini Mam?" hears a male voice opposite side
"Yeah"
"Mam, This is Chief program engineer Rahul Patel here"
"Yes Mr.Patel, tell me"
"Mam, Where are you right now?"
"I have reached. Right now I am at ground floor of block 5 only"
"Cool Mam. Waiting for you only. Need you soon."
"I will be there in five minutes. And then..." as Rahini speaks she looks into a direction and gets stunned.
"Mam?" hears the voice from opposite side in her phone. But Rahini does not answer to it.
"Mam?" again a voice hears from the phone but she does not answer.
She walks looking in that direction and she again hears voice from the phone. Rahini looks at the phone and answers it while she keeps on looking at that direction.
"Yes Mr.Patel" Rahini answers in tensed voice
"Mam, everything OK" asks Patel
"Yes. Fine.No problem. I will be in five minutes" Rahini disconnects the call and looks in the direction in a shock and surprise.
She keeps on walking without taking her eyes from that direction that she failed to notice a person approaching fast in adjacent direction to her direction . As she walked forward, she clashed with that person hardly. Due to the clash both the guy's sun glasses and Rahini's mobile together fell on the ground.
Rahini stuns on the back to back shocks which she got with in a short period of time and feels paralyzed on the situation. She looks at the guy with whom she clashed now in an appalled state again and blinks at him not knowing what to do
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