Blossom-Two lives and One heart FF** completed and author's notepg 29 - Page 4

Originally posted by: Avantika1115

Chapter 3 -New Niche
Part 1

It was Sunday morning when Nandini landed in Delhi and Next morning she has to be in Matrix. It took a while for them to crossed the myriad of people in Railway station . They boarded a pre paid taxi.They had to get stranded in the traffic and after 1 hour they landed in girls Hostel named Ashoka vatika. Nandini and Padmanabh were greeted by warden. She was quiet friendly and told about rules and regulation.Her father signed the documents and gave name of his Friend Mahadevan as local Guardian. Nandini was quiet comfortable with Warden.Padmanabh was given assurance by warden of the hostel . The Hostel was very near to her office. Nandini has to share her room with a college going girl called Aditi.

Nandini entered her allocated room.The floor is pale and yet full of texture. A rug covers the floor near entrance.the wall was painted with ivory and it had a clock and calendar. Some sections of wall are hidden by posters of varying sizes mostly expressing film star Shah Ruk Khan. Shelves protrude from a wall adjacent to the mirror cum dressing table- topped by a number of knickknacks and decorative accessories . There were two single bed separated by a coffee table and two big wardrobe was firmly fixed in opposite wall. She was welcomed by a young girl who was busily working In her laptop. She was aged not more than 19 and was having boy hair cut. Her face was smiling and she was not repulsive.
She introduced " Hi,,,Yara I am Aditi Gupta"She stretched her hand
Nandini said" Iam nandini from Srirangam,Tiruchy Nandini said quiet proudly and gave a warm handshake
" we will have a good time together" Aditi embraced Nandini.
Aditi introduced her self as student of JNU university and was pursuing BA economics.By the time Nandini's father came with her buggages.Nandini introduced her father to Aditi .After customary talks,Nandini and Padmanabh got ready and took auto to go to Matrix.
As it was Sunday,he took her in ride so that she will be familiar with routes.He also took her to shopping area so that she could get some things and had lunch in South Indian cafe. They resumed their shopping after lunch and by 7 they had dinner in a local tamil hotel .

Later he dropped Her in her hostel and gave her some money" Nandini,keep this.. This is my childhood friend s number. He is a leading pediatrician in Chandini Chowk.today h is out of station else he could have dropped in to meet us! (pause) If any thing is needed you can call him..Alright.. Nandini can you manage?
"Appa,I can Always Manage.. Don't worry" She assured Padmanabh
"Language and food might be a problem. Nandini.. Just for time being. I have spoken to one my friends whose son Works in Infosys.He has promised me to refer you there. Then you can stay in Chennai ,in your attai(His Sister) house itself
Nandini"Sure ,Appa.. But till then,I need to work. If I gain experience,then I can call shots"
Padmanabh"absoulutely Nandini".with a heavy heart" Ok..I am leaving Take care..
Padmanabh left her in Hostel to catch train for Chennai.Nandini entered the room. To her surprise Aditi was busily finishing her assignment.
"College work han?'
"Yes Nandini.. tomorrow I have to submit an assignment. Can you help me in numbering pages"
Nandini smiled and said"Of course dear"
Aditi handed over her sheets,Nandini happily helped her . then,Nandini drew margins and decorated her sheet.
"Thanks you Nandini"
"Its a pleasure" nandini replied.

Nandini and Aditi became friends on their first day itself. Soon they found that there were many things in common.Nandini was always fun loving and amicable person.It was not a big deal for her to adjust into new environment.They chit chatted for sometime almost all topics under the sun. Then suddenly topic got drifted to Matrix .

"So you are going to work in Matrix" Aditi questioned nandini
"yes" Nandini nodded her head while she was arranging her pillow .
"Have you seen the Md Chandrasekhar"Aditi with a sly smile
Nandini"I have heard a lot about him. But never felt it necessary to see his photo. Even during my interview Mr Ashok and Miss Helen recruited me!! I have not seen him by any chance
Aditi " Augh !even if you search you will not find a clear picture. he maintains a low profile..He does not allow his photo to be published in any magazines.. Nandini..its better you did not see him.He is fat and grumpy bald headed man"
Nandini"You seems to know him more?"
Aditi "Nopes,My professor told me once...Else I will not being having this information!!
Nandini" Oh..is it... What does it have to do.. are we going to marry him"Nandini chided her
Aditi " Well.Yes Nandini Its not our problem".
The matters stood there and they went to sleep in their respective bed

Originally posted by: shailusri1983

Avantika another very nice, cheerful, and endearing chapter. What I like about this particular FF is its light-hearted Tamil Brahmin flavor. You have succeeded in establishing and building it up very beautifully. There are some things very peculiar to this particular group. You have worked that out very well.

The next thing you managed very beautifully is amalgamating the reel show and real life of the characters in your FF. You also showed how the boundaries were erased at a number of points between reel and real when the characters like Nandini were accommodating too much of the show into their real life. Nandini for example sees everything through the Chandra Nandini lenses, even in her boss's physical appearance she sees Rajat Tokas the hero of her show.

With this particular update, you created a very vibrant, friendly, positive and also good workplace environment for Nandini. It was very good to see the camaraderie between the colleagues, how they compare notes with each other, how they exchange jokes, how they share the nicknames they have given to their immediate superior at the office, Helen.

When I was working in India, we had a boss who was a bit similar to your Helen, and we used to father together in the college canteen to talk about it. We used to call it the' Vambu Session'. So that part actually reminded me of that.

The introduction of Chandrasekhar was very brilliant. The way he was punctual, wasted no time, didn't speak too much nor too less, his captivating appearance, his arresting talk, the way he wasn't interested in knowing any of his employees personally and developing a rapport with them, it all spoke volumes about the kind of character he is. Very good Avantika. I loved it.

Originally posted by: siva06

Avantikaa..fine..I have such a racing thoughts..i could not contain myself..so Chandra sekar maintains low profile and he may bald and grumpy and fat..ahaaa..if rajat's fans read this there will be mayhem ..so you say he was a widower,,now married to Helen and going to get involved with nandini..and has no marital connection with Helen...how will it be possible for modern day psychology..then he will be bigamist ...OK..proceed..we are with you

Originally posted by: sashashyam

My dear Avantika,

You won't mind if I am very brief, for I am short of both time and energy,

I really enjoyed this three parter, and I have only two points to make.

1) Write this exactly as you want to. It is your story, after all. Tamil conversation with translations is fine for maintaining the regional flavour, and Pratiksha's comment is proof enough that even non-Tamilians enjoy it. And why should they not? They are getting a guided tour of Tamil mores and culture and I am sure the novelty will appeal to them.

If you begin to react to suggestions as to how you should write your FF, you will soon end up like the characters in the Panchatantra tale of the man, his son and the donkey.😉

2) I normally never presume to correct the language of any other writer. But since this seems to be acceptable for you, let me add my tuppence.

Don't fret about your English. Your language is just fine, and only needs a little more attention and proof-reading before you post. That should not pose any problem.

Lastly, I am happy to able to inform you that your using fathom, alone and without out, is perfectly correct too. As in the quotation below from the Los Angeles Times.

• U.S. diplomats are attempting to fathom what Russia considers its most important interests in shoring up Assad.
  Los Angeles TimesApr 11, 2017
• Shyamala Aunty

Chapter 4 -Shadows of the past

It was a clear night illuminated by the glint of starlight and the radiance of a bright moon. At midnight, yellow beams of streetlight would peep into the invading darkness of Chandrasekhar's room, casting a myriad of shadows . He was lost in the thoughts of his late wife Dhara . Dhara died in the premeditated car accident planned by his arch enemy Mahanand - a Local Don. Chandra's father in law Vishnugupt and this Mahanand shared long enmity which was further aggravated when CHandrasekhar bought some government project going much against wishes of Mahanand. Don Mahanand only decides whom to take part in auction of government project and who will bid in it. Apart from this,he will supply his goons to various political parties as on when need arises.

Mahanand tried all possible means to keep Chandra away from securing the tender.Mahanand had promised Mr Shiv Pandey that he will get the project for Shiv.In return Shiv had promised Mahanand 5 crores as Supari.For sake of that Mahanand even tried to bribe Chandrasekhar . He tried various methods to stop him from getting the project.Our chandrasekhar did not gave him a damn and got the project. Mahanand 's anger was kindled . He wanted to punish Chandrasekhar for lifetime so he devised a plot. His plan was to crush Chandra in his own car by making to collide with a speeding lorry. It will look like an accident and no one can question him! But on that fated day,unknown to Mahanand, Dhara Chandra's wife took the car herself to attend some Family function leaving behind Dev and Chandrasekhar. Dev a.k.a Bindu was just 3 months old at that time.In an hour or so,Chandrasekhar mobile rang to say demise of his dear wife in the accident near RK colony.

Chandra recalled that day when she lay dead in his arms .Her face was partially marred

Time flooded through his fingers with no regard for his feelings. He wished he could just stop moving forwards and exist in that moment together. Not thinking. Not breathing. Just not apart. Can it be possible! He had to live at least for his son's sake.

Chandrasekhar took her photo from the side table and was touching her face. Dhara was happily smiling in that photo.His nostrils engulfed the delicate hint of her fragrance and with it his brain flooded with pictures of her. Her face was pretty , her twinkling eyes,dimpled chin ,long silky hair and her glistening teeth when she smiled. So much time had passed since her death, and all Chandra had left of her was the occasional fleeting memory. He had lost the sound of her voice and the touch of her skin. His chest ached as he thought of what he had lost. No one had ever replaced her, and no one ever would.!!

He began to speak to her I can never fathom why God would give me someone so good only to snatch them away again. I know you are safe with Him in heaven, loved and warm, but I can't reach you there. It's a cruelty to see the sunrise each new day devoid of you.

He thought the colors of spring will come but Dhara won't.come " He has to live.The ache of longing to be with her echoed through the very marrow of his bones. He spoke to himself I never knew that missing someone could take over every fibre of your being and wring you out like a wet sponge every day.

It is a torment I was unprepared for !Chandrasekhar did not knew how much time could have passed . His son's cry brought him back to the mortal world. He took his son and engulfed him in a tight embrace and tried to sleep !! Life was pulling him forward into the unknown with one hand.Will he ever able to see someone who will really take care of him and his son!! Time has its own answer.It will not reveal its cards before the destined hour!!!