Here you go Kala...
Address to a Fool
Aadhya was curled up against her bosom fast asleep, Suvi alternated between reading about Marathi film gossip and doing work email
She worked furiously for an hour
Wondering what to say to Neel, about his declaration of moving to NOIDA
'moorkha" that word came to mind when she kept thinking
She smacked her forehead with her palm when she realized she was making it out to be more than what it actually was
It was a boss subordinate relationship where both had a kid in the same school, both were from Mumbai, both worked in the same company, both were single parents, both had one kid only
She got off the bed and wandered to the balcony
It was roasting? steaming? hottt
She realized there was nothing more to the exchange than many similar things between the two of them
So she decided it was OK to ack his message of moving to NOIDA
"U liked a house?" she asked
"How did u know?" he asked
"Becz aapne abhi kaha moving" she texted rapidly... confused
(He then realized she meant a "home" she had no clue if it was an apartment or a house, he realized some people used that word alternately
His wife was a CFA she was the VP of Commercial Lending at a famous bank, she spoke impeccable English, she carried herself well too. He never had to second guess the meaning of her texts)
"It is a house Suvechha" he said
Her heart raced unwittingly when he typed her full name out like that...
"Moorkha" came back into thought she realized she was not his family or friend why would he address her as "Suvi"?
She nodded and whispered "barobar" as her explaining made sense to herself
"Which sector?" she asked
He texted a picture of what looked like a tiny independent house with tan and copper paint, with really nice windows just ground floor with a terrace balcony
"Tyachi sundar" (its beautiful) she accidentally texted Marathi in English
"Dhanyawad" he said
He wasnt going to share his home address with his employee
Why would he?
They were mere acquaintances
Ofcourse she had met his son at Apeejay and they had checked on the registration and unifrom progress etc
That doesnt make her his best friend
She set the phone on the floor and sat on the balcony floor, leaning on the grill, her knees drawn up, her tie and dye kaftan cool and airy
She stared out at the home where they cooked much later than she did
The husband was in the kitchen too, getting frisky with his wife
She fought him off for a bit and finally gave in, Suvi turned away and sat the other way, not wanting to gawk anymore
"Agar kho jaane ka dar na ho to... E- 5/ 222 Sector 40" Neel texted😳
Anupamaa
