HER VOICE

After what it felt like an eon for him, the call was answered, and he heard that voice again ...his stopped heartbeat once again started beating with a renewed speed...

"Hello, who is this?????" The voice held inquiry...

Now, he felt blank...till now he was eager ...the only thought in his mind was to hear that voice ...but he didn't think of this possibility...he was not prepared for that question...

"Is this Mrs. Reva speaking?"...he somehow managed by spouting the same nonsense as her...

"No! this is the wrong number...sorry... If I am not wrong, you are the same person that I called by mistake, remember?... I recognized your voice"...that voice gushed...

He felt happiness course through his entire being...he felt blessed that she remembered him and recognized his voice...

"Ohh..yah...I got it...I think, by mistake, I dialed this number thinking it is Mrs. Reva...my client,"...he feigned nonchalance...hoping that she would buy his lie...

"Ohh ok then...bye"...that voice held sadness which made his heart clench...but what he couldn't get was, why was her voice so gloomy?

Even before he voiced his doubt, the call got disconnected

"Damn!"... He cursed himself for his over-action... But... why did she feel bad?... Is it because he didn't call her... to hear that voice?...

*I want to listen to her voice* ...his heart demanded...

*No, you have to be calm and wait* ...his brain countered...

He was like a man trapped in a desert, for whom the only oasis is her voice,...he struggled desperately with himself

Should he call her again?... But what if her voice is annoyed, the very thought made him panic...

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Two days passed... he state was similar... he was just one step away from calling her again,, choosing his heart over his brain, when unexpectedly she blessed him by calling herself... Angel... he thought with a pleasant yet silly smile and hurriedly attended it...

"Hello"... he whispered cautiously...

"Ohh my!... I called you again... I am sorry sorry sorry sorry!...so sorry, I don't know why, my mobile automatically connects to you, think it's time to change my subscriber service"... that voice blabbered with hidden mischief...

"Stop! Stop! Stop! No need... I think even our fate wants us to hear each other's voice now"... his voice double mischievous than her...

"Wo umm ah"... her voice fumbled... her embarrassment clear...

"Don't mind... I was just joking... what I implied was, now we should be friends ... if you don't mind, that is"... his voice held a world of hope...

That voice giggled like an innocent child, sending shivers down through his spine and mind into a frenzy... He felt a surge of protectiveness and possessiveness for that voice... for her...that he should protect her and cherish her till eternity and beyond,... and he will!!!

"Ok!... Let's be friends,"...the voice agreed...

Like a very deserter he was, he desperately drank in his oasis...her voice...

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Their friendship began and reached greater heights by every passing day... their phone calls increased... every morning his day wouldn't start without her voice, while the moon always listened to their voices throughout its stay... if one's voice sounded gloomy... then hell would break loose on the other... if one encountered any problem, then the other would solve them...

"Why are you sounding dull???"... Her voice demanded anxiously...

"No! I am not... you tell me, did you finish your singing class???"... his voice dodgy...

That voice became silent...

"What happened???"

No voice

"Are you there???"

No voice

"Please don't be silent!!!"

again no voice...

He now became restless... agitated... panicked...

"Please... I am sorry... I was wrong... alright, I will tell you... there is a problem with the marketing department and I lost my mind in anger and blocked it... and now there is a strike going on... I just didn't want you to worry... sorry my ancestor, at least speak now!"... his voice cracked with emotion...

His entire being filled with dissolution without hearing her voice...

"Hmmph!... ok!... I will speak... don't be upset... but, how can you be this angry?... with me you are always soft, right?"... her voice held doubt...

"Hahahaha!"... he laughed at her naivety... that's because I can never be angry at you... his voice which filled with devotion vowed...

silence prevailed again!!!

"Hello, you there???"

"Hmm, ya...I am ok...now, do one thing...close ur eyes"...

"What!!!???"

"I simply said to, close your eyes and just do, as I say"...her voice sounded angry...

"Ok, my ancestor! ok, ok"...he indulged her and closed his eyes...

"Relax and take a deep breath!...he did as her voice ordered...and, now think, what went wrong in the marketing system?...who is at fault?"...her voice guided soothingly...

He did just that...

His, marketing manager did a blunder in selling their products...he sent less stock thank they promised...now the client is creating ruckus...and he, in his fit of rage scolded the whole team and suspended some of them due to their lack of efficiency..not knowing they all were good in their work but manager maliciously did that mistake and slandered the whole team, and also instigated the team against the company to go on a strike...he was bribed by his competitors/rival companies...

Slowly, his rational mind started thinking of the possibilities and then it struck him...he snapped opened his eyes...

"Are you cool minded now???"

"Yes, and caught the loophole too,"...smile in his voice...

"Did you, now!?"... her voice smug...

"Hahaha!!!"...echoed his laughter filled voice...

"See, this is magic...never be angry, okay?...it is not good for your health ...think calmly...there is another side of the coin, always...and not every time, what we see, or hear will be true...never take decisions in an expedited manner"...her voice advised...

"Ok!... I promise!... never, will I make decisions in haste...but, please, promise me, you will never be silent"...his voice pleaded...

"Ok, I will never become silent"...her voice promised...

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"Sing a song, no????" his voice coaxed...

"Why???"

"I love your voice very much...(my heart yearns to listen to this voice my all life)"...his voice blew...

"You will, always,"...she promised and then her tempting voice hummed in his ears suggestively...

Look into my eyes

You will see what you mean to me

Search your heart,

Search your soul

Oh, when you find me

there you'll search no more

Don't tell me it's not worth tryin' for

You can't tell me it's not worth dyin' for

You know it's true,

everything I do, I do it for you

------ Bryan Adams