Sarika had been trying since morning not to call Veena. She had not seen Aditi either with Deep or with Madhav. What was going on? Aditi was at the bhajan last evening, but not Deep or Madhav. Why did these people make life difficult for her when all she did was try to help sort out theirs? What had she done to deserve this anxiety? People were just inefficient. They should look at her and learn.
She noticed a picture of her wedding hanging awry. While setting it right, she decided to call Veena. The phone kept ringing. A thought struck her – did Veena and Ashish have Caller ID? Were they deliberately not taking her calls?
She hung up the moment she heard Veena’s recorded voice saying, ‘Hello, you have reached the residence of... .’
Sarika would not rest until she found out what exactly
