- 38 - It had been almost five months since Rani was living separately. She was waiting for the completion of her stay in the flat, or say, to get rid of the loneliness with the same intensity as the faded moon in the daylight yearns for the evening to reveal its existence. In such a state of mind, she called Ramesh in the last week of January. After exchanging ‘hellos’, she asked, “Ramesh Ji, the court date is 13th February, right?” Ramesh replied nonchalantly, “Yes.” “Will the Judge give his decision that day?” “Hope so, if nothing untoward happens….”