Nge Michu Chapter 6

Waiting outside the Director’s office, with his hands on his head, Khandu looks around the office trying to figure out why his days are not going well. His friend, Tencho is inside the office, talking with the chairman. Last night, he had a very bad dream. He saw that he was being killed by someone, waking him up drenched in sweat when Tshoki slept peacefully nearby him.

The door creaks and Tencho walks out smiling, driving away his last night’s memories. Tapping his shoulder, Tencho says, “Good luck.”

Lowering his head, he greets him, as the Director looks at him saying, “Khandu, considering your hard work and dedicated service to this company, you will be given a weeklong tour to Japan.”

“Thank you, sir.”

He thanks him and walks out taking the office order. Waiting outside, Tencho asks him, “What happened?”

“It was about a tour to Japan.”

“Congrats.”

Making a sad face, Khandu looks around the office and says, “I will not be able to go.”

“Why?”

“Let’s go to canteen and talk.”

Taking the paper in his hand, Khandu walks along with Tencho towards the canteen, when a lady passes by.

“Try her, man! I heard she is single,” says Tencho looking at the lady as she walks upstairs.

Getting inside, he sits down letting out a sigh of relief, “I am dead.”

Ignoring his words, Tencho stands up and gets two cups of coffee from the kitchen. Placing them in front of him, he sits down, “What happened?”

Dragging the cup towards him, fixing his eyes on the coffee, Khandu says, “Tshoki wants to stay with me. I have to look for a new apartment. Therefore, I cannot leave her here and go to Japan. She says that she will commit suicide if I leave her.”

“What?”

Tencho spits out the coffee on the table. Taking a napkin, cleaning his lips, he says, “Just use and throw. Forget about her suicide.”

Keeping the coffee cup down, rubbing his head with hands, Khandu replies, “She is blackmailing me with a videoclip. She is going to accuse me of the rape.”

“What?”

“Yeah. That’s the problem.”

Getting out of the city bus, Dema looks back when Dorji calls her from the bus window, “Can you call me, when you know where Tshoki is?”

She nods and runs across the parking hiding her face through the crowd. Walking up through the buildings, finally she calls Tshoki.

“Where are you?”

“Hotel Druk.”

Reading the hotel names, she walks along the street and at last she waits in front of Hotel Druk, when Tshoki rushes outside running down the stairs. Walking away from the hotel, they head towards a restaurant. Getting inside one of the restaurants, sitting down, Dema asks, “Where have you been?”

“I am staying at Hotel Druk.”

As the waiter comes and stands in front of them, Tshoki says, “Tea and momo.”

Looking around for other customers, finally Dema says, “School is talking about you. They say that you ran away with a man.”

“What?”

She tells Tshoki about her sister who came to her house last night and cried asking about her.

Not believing this, Tshoki asks, “What did you tell her?”

“I just said that you are with Khandu.”

“What?”

Tshoki shouts, tears clouding her eyes, when Dema says, “Just kidding. I told her that you are at friend’s place. She is very worried. Meet her once, before you decide to stay with Khandu. After all, she is your sister.”

The waiter returns with momo, when Tshoki says, “I cannot meet her.”

“Please, Tshoki.”

Story by: Phurpa Dorji (PJIKKS)

Chapter 7 Tomorrow @9PM