Bua & Athai
The pizza was being devoured rapidly, II spread a blanket on the kitchen floor and let them make a mess, R&B had ordered chocolate cake too
Ranjan sat with them, asking them math and science questions
Ankur and Anay fought over which school was superior with Nandu and Shravu
Ankur was the oldest of all. Feisty and bold like Bally
Anay, charming, with twinkling eyes like Suman
"Bahut pareshaan to nahi kar rahe na?" she asked
"Kuzh zyaada hi" II chuckled over the din
"Hum kahey Dev ko raat ko le aayenge unko, par Dev boley jab tak uske khud ke nahi ho jaate hain uska faayda utha lete hain" Suman giggled
"Bally is a good boss, he knows when a resource is being under utilized, he extracts use from it"II laughed hysterically
"II agar aapko tang karen to raat ko chahe do baje ho aap hamey call kar leejiye"
"Bally ne dher saare plans banaye hongey aap itne confidently kaise keh rahi hain" II asked confused
"Dev ke plan to main dekhti rehti hoon, ghar par aaye, ek drink banayi... maid ko kaha bazaar se mirchi
pakore laaye, couch par baithe koi English movie dekh rahe hain" Suman giggled
"Aapko kahin lekar nahi gaye"
"waise aaj main khud saara din un bandaron ke saath gurgaon thi to mujhe khud aalas aaya" she whispered
"HAAAN TO AAPNE MANA KAR DIYA?" II pointed
"Shhh shhh... humne kaha nahi unko, unke guilt ka kisi aur din fayda utha lenge" Suman was a wily one
"Mujhe aise tips sikhayengi?" she asked innocently
"Zaroor, har Saturday 4 baje aa jao, jo humne 13 saal mein seekha saari baatein tumhe bata denge" Suman said
"sounds like a plan" II smiled nodding
"Waise hum dono ki shaadi ek samaan do insaano se hui hai... Dev raat ko sotey nahi nahi... aapke woh... R&B" Suman said dude's nick name haltingly
II smiled
"Dev to kehte hain woh aapko subah jagaate hain ya raat ko jagaate hain, jab aap soyi hoti hain"
AYYYO!!!
DID U TELL SUMAN THAT?
BALLY U DOG!!
U ARE IN SO MUCH TROUBLE
"Umm... Bally has a loud mouth" II mumbled
"Arey aap sharmaa rahi hain? Dev hasi mazaak bahut karte hain"
"Usko bol bachon ko dekhegi... yaha maine apni do aankhen uske hawaale kar de, waha romance chal raha hoga" Bally mocked
"How cheap... how can he say that" II complained
"Aap please Dev ko ignore karen... kuch bhi"
"DEV PLEASE MUJHE BAAT KAR LENE DEEJIYE" Suman shouted
"Baat karti reh, nahi to woh phone call end karke apni miya ki god mein Friday night manaana shuru kar degi" he warned
"EXCUSE ME!! Did u just say that" II yelled
Nandu wanted more juice, she waved Nandu's glass Mahavir poured
"Achha suniye, agar ladein ya tang karen to PLEASE hamey bula leejiye" Suman begged
"They are fine Suman" II said cheerfully
R&B sliced up choc cake for them, there was also a cake with fresh strawberry on top, and strawberry jelly for filling for Manya
II reached and picked up a sliced strawberry, R&B cute a HUGEE wedge of the cake and set it on her plate, the filling oozing between the crack
Manya laughed hysterically at her brother's antics
"Bye Suman"
"Take care Kiddo" Bally yelled from the back
She smiled and hung up
"what did u do?" she accused R&B
"Its urs
"Chithi he gave u a giant piece, when I am done with my chocolate piece can I have urs?"
"Bua can I have too? Anay asked"
"U are their bua?" Manny asked
"Umm Suman's idea" II said shyly
"Who is MY bua Chithi?" Shravu asked
"Manya Athai is ur bua raja... Sam Athai is too" II explained
"U made me Bala's sister?" Manya asked
II nodded
"Is se to mujhe kuch milta nahi atleast Bala will give me something" Manya grumbled
"Whatever he buys he buys in a big bori (sack)" Ranjan said kindly
"I think he might be a good brother to have" Manya said thoughtfully, smiling
"My Dad brought THISSS much leechis last night" Shravu spread both hands, knocking Vik's Bacardi over sending the glass crashing
"Ayyo... calm down da" Ii scolded
"He talks very animatedly like u" Manya pointed
II nodded
"Chithi can I have that one?" Shravu asked
"No kanna thats chicken tikka" she said shutting the box
"How come Athai and Uncle R can eat that?" Shravu questioned
"Umm.. because.. they love to... no... I mean... its food they like, like aloo baaji" Ii explained
"I like chicken too" he yelled
"Poda!! U have no clue" Ii warned
"Chithi... Nandu can have it WHY cant I?" he began to cry
"Umm" II squirmed
"Come here bud" R&B invited him closer
"How come she always treats Nandu so special" Shravu complained sitting on R&B's lap
"I dont" II was hurt
"Bacha hai puttar.. aapko uski baat buri lag gayi?" Ranjan looked at her weirdly
"I dont treat him badly" she repeated
"arey tch tch tch tch... hes a kid betaji" Ranjan insisted
"Bua... can I have strawberry cake?" Anay asked
Manya cut a slice for him, as Sofia handed the baby to II
When dinner was brought it, Bhallas usually ordered enough for the help also
So the help can get a break from cooking
They earned their loyalty with random acts of kindness
Lasya was wearing a pink towelling robe with a hood, it had butterflies all over... her bikini top was gone she still wore the star spangled undie
"U are TOO CUTE, and NO no straw berry for u" II ordered as Lasya squirmed starying at the delish fruit slices
R&B cooed and cajoled Shravu
"I am not sleeping by her tonite"
"Apaaada THANKS!! I am sleeping by Lasya tonite" Ii said smugly
"U are not sleeping by Shruti" Shravu ordered
"WHY NOT... I WILL I WILLL I WILL" II yelled
"Betaaa aap bache se lad rahe ho?" Ranjan asked baffled
"I like to.. umm Dad... we fight a lot" II mumbled
Ranjan laughed hysterically
"No wonder they like her... she fights like one of them" Vik winked
"Kya kaha usko dimpal?" Manya asked him as she saw Shravu walking away to sit in his spot
"U know... his family doesnt eat meat so he shouldnt"
"Boy its going to be interesting when u have kids" Manya said
II blushed... "Umm.. I"
"Iyer kids should not eat meat" Ranjan supported his bahu
II smiled
"Iyer kid, SHRAVU hai... these will be BHALLA KIDS... FULL PUNJABBI" she warned
"Bahu to Iyer hai"
"Haan to theek hai na, SHE married a Punjabi" Manya shrugged.. bracing for a loud argument
"Dekho ghar par do auraten, dono ladne mein ustaad" Ranjan told Mahavir as he brought him his drink
"Dad... they have to eat meat"
"PEHLE HO JAAN DE PUTTAR" He laughed uncontrollably
"I am telling u" Manya warned II
Lasya cooed at Manya as she was shouting...
"Do u want to hold her?" II asked generously
"No... u hold her..umm.. she wont let me eat" Manya made up an excuse though she was done eating in a rare display of thoughtfulness
Looking at II's face Manya could tell she had cried a lot... she knew how much II adored the fat lumpy thing
Her attempts at getting dimpal to cancel his plans was wasted this morning
She couldnt even imagine how his wife must feel now...
Mannat Har Khushi Paane Ki
Veer Hanuman
Kumkum Bhagya
