“Arvind, I told you we are god damn ruddy lost.”
“We are not, don’t worry we would find a habitable planet soon.”
“You never ever, listen to any one.” His wife was frustrated beyond imagination. “It must have been better if we stayed in queue.”
“Now this is reaching a saturation point. You have been constantly hankering me with your foolish worry. I know this place much better than you, if you remember that I told you that I was born somewhere near.”
“A place whose name you don’t even remember.” Arvind gave a look of pure hate towards his wife. “One more word and I would chuck you out into the black vacuum.”
“Yah, yah, so it has come to this, huh. Throw me out, what are you waiting for. I would find some satellite to take shelter in, you just get lost with your frigging ego. Throw me out. Just do it. Afraid, I might leak this secret information to the world that you happen to be the world’s biggest impatient fool.”
The children were gaping from one to other. It had been a long time since they have fought.
“You are making a scene in front of the kids. Stop it.”
“No, throw me out, what the hell are you waiting for, show them you can be the biggest murderous jerk out there, throwing me without a suit.”
“Who mentioned a …”
“Papa, don’t throw mom out of the shuttle, who would dress me up?”
This shut both of them up for few moments. Trinity was in her diapers, wearing nothing on the top. She was playing with her Mr. Dodo.
“Saptarishi, take your sister inside. Your mom and dad will figure out the road very soon.”
“Why, are you ashamed of yourself, let the kids stay, let them see their big, responsible dad making a bad judgment a gazillionth time.”
“Stop your dramatics. SAPTARISHI, HAVEN’T YOU HEARD WHAT I SAID.”
Saptarishi stomped his feet. “But dad, we would miss the fireworks, they have got an explosive, the size of meteor, and the players would assemble.”
“They won’t assemble in their bulky machines without you watching it, I promise you that. The portal I am searching for will take you through the gate where there is not much human and shuttle density. I and my friends used to go there in my younger days, it is the vantage point, and you can even see their batting craft.”
“Yah, and also the huge ball that once zoomed over your shuttle.” He said excitedly.
“I bet you will.” Arvind smiled. “Now be a responsible brother, and take your sister to the visual room, interact with that 3-d super hero you so adore, and see if he has some nasty aliens that you can hunt together.”
“Come on, baby, we would play with Mr. Muscle.”
“Muskal, no I don’t like him. He gave me chocolate, which can’t be eaten. I tried to chew, but no.”
“Oh, come on, I would give you a real one. Then we would see the megatron Sehwag beating team Australia.”
They went out of the pilot chamber.
Arvind looked at the space in front of him. There were very few satellite kiosks here to inform him in which spatio-topographical area he had entered. And the map had become suddenly very complex to handle. He had to admit; that they had come farther than it was actually meant. His wife had gone very silent.
“I am sorry, I didn’t mean it. It just blurted out of my mouth. The stress of the last few days, and the sudden plans, no sleep.” He looked at his wife as he spoke. But she remained silent. “I am really sorry for being a terrible mess and I am sure, that we are so lost and that also due to my mistake. You were correct.”
Still, there was no response from his wife.
“See, don’t get angry presently. After the game is over, pour down your boiling iron froth at me. Chuck me out of this shuttle, as many times as you want, but please help me find a way to the gigantic cricket marathon.”
She didn’t spoke but punched few buttons. “Lets start with the nearest artificial satellite around here, start the laser transmitter.”
“Yes, boss.” He busied himself with the task while his wife Rani gazed out, smiling.
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