Admission
Suvi finished up her day, picked up Aadhya from day care and got home at 7
She didnt collect mail at first from the guard at the gate.
She went up to find Tai texting under her blanket, like a teenager, unwilling to even greet her
She shut the door gave Aadhya a snack sat her on her bed and played a Disney movie on her ipad and went to the kitchen
Went down when she realized Tai had trashed all the fish, picked up her purse
Pulled Tai's blanket and asked "I am going down to get something, can u watch Aadhya?'
"Why cudnt u buy it on ur way home?" Tai counter questioned
"I am sorry I forgot," Suvi said
"I am busy" Tai said, as if Suvi was going to ask her to cook and clean the pig sty of a living room
"U dont have to do anything, Aadhya is inside watching a movie, can u keep an eye on her and not let go to the balcony?" Suvi begged
"Ur daughter has no friends why will she go to the balcony?" Tai asked
"I KNOW, she has no friends, but if kids play in the society in the evening she likes to peek, the bderoom window is of the frosted kind" Suvi explained everything again for the 100th time
"Dont open the balcony door bolt, even if she begs you" "She climbs the railing and leans over" Suvi warned
"My knees hurt really badly, I cant get off the couch, I need dinner, why will I be messing with your daughter?" Tai asked cynically
"Her hands are sore because the play school did some out door activity" Suvi said compassionately
"Even if her hands were fine she is not about to become a doctor or launch a rocket" Tai reminded her
Suvi let Tai talk behind her back and let herself out, went down to the 3rd floor landing and went up again remembering she hadnt told Aadhya
She opened the door and let herself in, Tai had unbolted the balcony door, and was walking just beautifully towards Aadhya's room
And stood there peeking
Suvi walked up behind her
And then turned around SLAMMED the balcony door shut, looked in the living room concrete shelf, under the shelf lining for the balcony key, and locked it and shoved it into the cell phone purse/pouch
Tai was startled, she turned to find Suvi walking towards her daughter
"She has to JUMP on the bed, the kid has no manners, the old person is sick and in pain" Tai changed her story
Suvi went to Aadhya, she was EXACTLY in the position Suvi had left her 15 mins ago, her lil cup of glocose biscuits and potato chips intact
She told her about stepping out for a few minutes
Aadhya smiled in the most cutest way
Tai was back on the couch scowling
Suvi seethed when she realized Tai had deliberately unbolted the balcony door tempting Aadhya to peek out and lean over and fall
She hated Tai
But who could she share it with?
NOBODY
Gomez didnt care, Varsha would chuckle...
"She wants Aadhya to fall off so I can go to jail for being a negligent parent?" Suvi speculated, murderous
Unable to get over her rage, Suvi went down took a rickshaw when she was about to get on it she realized she hadnt asked the guard about mail
She didnt have her mail box keys so he handed her her mail
He handed her her stack
She sifted through it on the rickshaw, one was from Apeejay NOIDA, she let the other letters fall on the rickshaw floor and opened
"We are happy to offer admission to Aadhya Dhabolkar.." she looked up at the traffic... her eyes glistening
There was nobody to share it with she was truly alone... Two years ago Suvi would use every power on earth to deny admitting it
Now it came as easy as drinking a glass of water
She bend down and picked up the other mail
When he got to Mother Dairy she got off paid him, found a fish hawker, bought her fave fish, NO TWO KINDS
Too many flies every where
"I must clean it well" she told herself
She looked at her phone and wondered if she shud call Varsha... there were a few missed calls from the day
She didnt know the numbers
She waited to cross the road
Neel was heading towards Mayur Vihar/NOIDA, his car passed a tired yest charming Suveccha
After he passed he turned to look at her through the back window
"Did she get a call from Apeejay like I did?" he wondered
Nihar had got into Apeejay...
He didnt know her cell phone number, even if he did he wouldnt call her
"Its not like we are friends" he told himself
He wanted to call Nihar but waited to get home
There was no one else to call... he had acknowledged it the minute after Nupur had passed
At the time he saw her she had too...
"Shud I have waved the letter?" Suvi thought chuckling
"What if his son hadnt been accepted, so rude Suvi" she checked herself
Took a rickshaw and went back to the DDA market by her apartment, bought a bunch of things Aadhya liked... and went up to her house...
Indian Idol 15
