Inscribed thoughts

A missed call

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yet another long day at the office. He knew he was going to face another</span></div>
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argument with Aditi. This was the third time this week that they had planned
for a “night for two” and it wound up getting cancelled because of their hectic
work schedules. The fact that it was raining heavily and traffic was a mess
wasn’t helping matters either. His thoughts strayed to the time when it was
just the two of them…and love was enough. The long talks on the phone….the
coffee dates…the way her face would light up when he complimented
her….wait…there were lights ahead…a car….headed straight for his car. He honked
and tried to swerve….there was a flurry of headlights which blinded him…an
angry grating of metal as the cars hit each other and then…silence.<o:p></o:p><br />
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unconscious. When he spoke up, he was in a spacious white room – I must be in
the hospital…Aditi!!!... I have to call her!!! As he looked around for his
belongings, he saw a man come in.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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how are you feeling now?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Siddharth.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">“Yes…I’m looking for my phone. I need
to call my wife. She must be worried sick.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">“Love marriage eh?” the stranger gave
Siddharth a conspirator smile.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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and married for one of them. In fact we’ll be celebrating our wedding
anniversary next week.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">“Do you still love her just as much?
Or is it different now that you’re married?”</span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">“Of course I still love her just as
much…more even. She knows that too…just because we can’t spend as much time
together doesn’t mean I’ve stopped loving her!!! I work these long hours so
that I can provide my family…she knows that…she works just as hard too…”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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loves you the same way?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">“What do you mean? Of course I
know!!! She’s my wife!!! Its true we’re going through a bit of a rough patch…but
that’s bound to happen…we still love each other and we’ll make it through…”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">“Let me ask you something…if you
could speak to your wife right now, what would you say?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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she shouldn’t worry….and…I guess I’ll tell her that I love her.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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cellphone and said “Ok…call her then.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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of Aditi’s cell and waited for her anxious voice to answer….ringing….”The
number you are trying to reach is currently busy. Please try again later.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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in a meeting…she’ll SMS me though…”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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can’t answer the phone during a meeting or anything?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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between us…she even cribs via SMS about how boring those sessions are!!! </span></div>
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should me messaging me right now….”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Damn!!! That conference call had gone on way too long….Siddharth was going to
be mad about having to cancel their plans yet again. She stared at her phone –
one missed call. He had called her but she couldn’t even answer the phone. She
had wanted to SMS him right then but her boss had swooped into her cabin and
started off about the project that wasn’t going anywhere. She had to spend over
half an hour to pacify him. Finally, having dealt with him, she picked up her
phone and was about to call Siddharth when her phone beeped. It was a
message…from Siddharth. “Please don’t worry about me. I’m fine. I love you.”
Puzzled, she started to call him back when the phone rang in her hand.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Bhatnagar?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivfbYIZquGWsC9hI6FV0IUcPisBMzZfdTQKFuyNsM-1lCBj3bNARQcoCMtx328r2pG36vuyvgtfcFPicLB06v_4LwpdLfBifIESJYeLVzsM7YYPeGq3KgXE1OjahwUD2qgqcHcVwIp7oE/s1600/101207-fail.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivfbYIZquGWsC9hI6FV0IUcPisBMzZfdTQKFuyNsM-1lCBj3bNARQcoCMtx328r2pG36vuyvgtfcFPicLB06v_4LwpdLfBifIESJYeLVzsM7YYPeGq3KgXE1OjahwUD2qgqcHcVwIp7oE/s320/101207-fail.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Pre sales team finally gathers together at Jumbo bank after their due dalliance on the product development they decide to meet Mr. Justin Stopforth, executive in charge of research and development, Jumbo bank</span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br />
<b>Requirement gathering session – Day 12</b> <br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jumbo Bank, New York, USA</span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">“Our next requirement, this is something big, you know, we need an elephant…” Justin goes….</span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br />
Mr. Justin but why don’t you adjust with a buffalo, even it is big….   and black?” Our man in balck suit with well groomed hair tries to play his cards. <br />
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No Ramasamy, we need only elephant let me explain our current process……………..” (Justin explains for an hour) <br />
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<b>Ram:</b> Fine Justin, I understand <span style="color: navy;">yo</span>ur requirement. But ours supports only buffalo… <br />
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<b>Client:</b> Samy…Our central bank regulations need only elephant! <br />
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<b>Ram:</b> Ok... Let me see if I can customize” <br />
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</div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Bank wants a big black four legged animal, long tail, less hair. Having trunk is mandatory. <br />
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The same was documented, signed off and sent to offshore for development! <br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /> <br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /> </span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br />
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Design/Development – Base on requirement all features are supported in base product (as buffalo), for trunk alone a separate customization is done. <br />
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Pre sales team finally gathers together at Jumbo bank after their due dalliance on the product development they decide to meet Mr. Justin...