Chapter 2

Part 2 

Kavya, Kavya, Kavya.

I despair. I truly do. 

Just how thick are you? 

Before you even think of replying, let me clarify it was a rhetorical question. 

The sound of my reluctant applause had barely died in my head before you went and ruined all my hard work. Why did you have to blurt out that the plan was mine?! The idea is to dismantle the coffin that houses my relationship with my daughter at the moment, not drive more nails in it!!! 

Those home truths flying left right and centre yesterday had me almost weeping with joy. I should have known though. Your stupidity and complete lack of farsightedness was bound to surface. So soon though? Sigh.

How do I get the basic tenets of divide and rule through that almond oiled head of yours?! You’ve even managed to get Bapuji back in that house! And the sight of that imbecile son in law of mine leading my daughter by the hand made me want to  throw up.

Not only are we back where we started before Diwali, for all practical purposes, but you’ve managed to create sympathy in the family for the egregious Mr Shah along the way. And cleared the path for Anupama to live in solitary splendour pondering on Bapuji’s advice. And we all know just how agyakari she is! 

Of course, we couldn’t just have temple bells tolling and winds whooshing at this moment could we? The point had to be rammed home with a full on procession complete with singing and dancing. Actually, silly me, that din was needed to drown out the sound of bhashan that probably plays on a loop in her head. Ready to burst out at a moment’s notice.

Wait wait wait!!! Something's just struck me about the blue turtleneck that delectable Anuj Kapadia was wearing… Kanhaji is depicted as having blue skin… Whatta symbolism.

~ Ruchi 

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