She vacuumed for another five minutes, after which she disconnected
the device and took it out of the room. She returned with a cleaning cloth
and was wiping the tables when her phone rang again.
‘What Sweety-Sweety you keep doing? Why no gift for Sweety?’
Gopika said. Saurabh and I maintained pin-drop silence. She continued to
flirt and clean the room at the same time.
‘Why should I send photo? Sweety is working, bye now,' she said and
cut the call again. She opened the bathroom door. She went in for a few
minutes. We heard water being splashed in the bathroom. She came back to
the studio and stood outside the closet. My heart was in my mouth. Would
she open it? Fortunately, her admirer saved the day.
Her phone rang again.
‘What?’ she said, now somewhat annoyed. ‘What did you
