He entered the main hall of call center with the floor manager. I saw his brown hair, narrow face, full, and more symmetrical lips. His dark eyebrows and even darker lashes got my attention instantly. The upper half of his face, the chin and broad shoulders, and the well-built body, all reminded me of Greek gods. His face had no wrinkles between the nose and the corner of his mouth.
I could not take my eyes off his face for a few minutes. He had brown hair and a cute smile on his face. He was removing the hair from her face with her left hand. But a few blades of hair on his forehead made him look even cuter. I did not even feel like taking my gaze off his face and look at my computer.
I felt as if the entire world had stopped and that everything would stay in the same state as it was at that moment. I could not take my eyes off of his face. They said that the Greek gods lived in the heavens. At that moment, I thought as if Apollo had himself come down to earth and he was standing in front of me. Then I felt he was looking at me too, so I forced my gaze away from him.
Well, I cared very little for men, but this man was different. Suddenly, I had a weird idea in my mind. Was he in a relationship or still single? But then I shook my head and concentrated on my computer and started looking at the queries. That was probably first day in my life, I felt difficult to concentrate on my work, but then a call from a customer brought me back, and I got busy with that customer.
While I was still busy on that call, the brown-haired man touched my shoulder from behind and said, “Excuse me.”
I turned and looked at him. This time I looked into his deep eyes for a moment, but I had to take my eyes off immediately as I could not see into his deep, smiling eyes for a long time. Perhaps he was having trouble with his headphones. I signaled to him to wait for a few seconds, and then I continued talking to the customer on hold.
“What happened?” I asked the man after I disconnected the call.
“There is no sound in the headphones. Maybe the headphones are faulty.”
If he wanted, he could have informed the IT department of the call center, but he told me this instead of the I.T section. I didn’t mind that as I wanted to talk to him, and I did not want to miss this opportunity by telling him about the IT department. So I took off my headphones and put them on my desk.
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I went to his seat as he gave me his headphones. I felt a sensation as his fingers touched my hand. At the touch of his fingers, my whole body felt like an electric current passed through it.
I simply removed the jack from his headphones and reinserted them. His voice problem was gone. I smiled. He was probably interested in me, too.
“Now the sound is okay,” I said while handing over his headphones.
“Thanks,” he said, with a sweet smile.
I smiled back and went back to my seat. We both got busy with our work.
At lunchtime, we both went to the cafeteria and had our food together while sitting at the corner table. In the meantime, a lot of things happened between the two of us. He told me his name was Dev, and he was basically from Chennai. He also told me he was here on a temporary job assignment for a few months, as he was expecting a permanent job in Chennai.
From that day, both of us became very good friends, and apart from the call center, we both started meeting and talking about every opportunity. Our relationship was growing, and within just twenty days, both of us started going out on weekends.
One weekend, Dev and I went on a trip to a famous planetarium. When the show started displaying the stars in the galaxy, in which there were millions of stars and planets, I was so excited to see them, but suddenly I felt Dev’s fingers wrapped around my right hand. At that moment, I had a feeling that the two of us were born for each other. I felt as if I had known Dev for a long time and he had come to this world only for me.
I felt like I was traveling in space holding his hand. I was so engrossed in my thoughts and felt like traveling with Dev in the whole universe in my imagination. Suddenly, my dream ended as the show came to an end and people walked out of the planetarium.
Dev stopped at a flower shop near the main gate of the planetarium and picked a rose and put it in my hair. I had been with Dev for more than a month, but today, while he did that, I felt like I was in the seventh sky with my prince charming. My heartbeat was not normal, but so loud I was afraid people walking near us could hear it clearly.
“I love you,” I murmured.
And I heard him say, “I love you too.”
Hearing these few words, my ears felt as if a drop of rain had fallen on the dry sand. I was thrilled and excited and felt like I owned the world that day. Things started happening from that day onward, as I saw happiness everywhere in my life.
I was soon promoted to the post of floor manager and got a good hike. I was already saving money, even after sending some money to my mother, but now I could save a little more. Everything was happening in my life ever since Dev arrived in my life.
We spent our weekends with each other in different places in the city and nearby tourist spots regularly. One night, both of us were in a city hotel. That night, I asked Dev about his marriage plan. He said, “Oh, I wanted to say that myself.” I’ll fix a date soon."
I knew Dev had spent his childhood in an orphanage, so he was alone in this world. My happiness knew no bounds upon hearing from him, but I was in no hurry to get married, so I waited for Dev’s decision. Dev had now become an inseparable part of my life. I couldn’t even imagine my life without him.
One day, I was about to leave for the office when my uncle called me and told me about my mother’s health. She had been suffering for a long time with a kidney infection. My mother depended on dialysis and was waiting for a kidney transplant operation as soon as I could arrange the money for her operation. I knew her condition could become worse if I didn’t do something fast, and her chances of survival would decrease.
I had saved some money, and arranged some money from different sources, as I knew I would need a lot of money for this costly operation. Dev knew all about my application for an advance from our company. I had almost $50000 in my bank. When Dev came to know about my mother’s illness, he came to me with $1000 as help, but I refused him. However, he requested I accept it as a loan and return it as soon as possible. I couldn’t say no, so I accepted his help.
Now I had enough money for the operation, so I decided to leave for home at my earliest for my mother’s operation. I withdrew all the money to carry it with me. The night before I had to go to my hometown, Dev came to stay in my flat. He had stayed with me in my flat several times in the last few weeks when we didn’t go out of town, so that was a routine now. In fact, I wanted someone to talk to me about my mother that night. Maybe he knew I was very upset today, so he did not want to leave me alone that night.
By about 11 o’clock in the night, both of us had gone to sleep after having our dinner and watching a TV show. I had to catch the 9 a.m. train the next morning.
The next day, I opened my eyes at the sound of the alarm on my phone. I looked for Dev, but he was nowhere in the room. Maybe he was in the bathroom, so I waited for a few minutes, but I heard no sound in the bathroom. I looked for him everywhere in the flat, but he was nowhere to be found. I felt as if something was wrong. What was wrong?
I called Dev’s number, but there was no reply. His number was switched off. I went to his flat, which he shared with two others. I went to this house only last week, so I knew his address.
I rang the doorbell, and soon a boy opened the door. “Yes, please?”
“I am looking for Dev”
The boy said, “He had gone to Chennai with his luggage at six last evening. In fact, he told me yesterday that he had been transferred to Chennai and had to report there today. So he was no longer living here, I thought.
“Yesterday evening, do you have his address?”
“No, but I dropped him at the railway station in my car.”
Now there was no doubt in my mind that he had cheated me and gotten away with my money.
She was wondering, "Did he go to Chennai or even belong to that city?”
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