Phirni & (bitter) pills
She returned with Shravu at 11:45
Settled him down in one of the 1st floor bedrooms, she didnt know how R&B would react...
It was a crazy mess
Athim had flipped out, Akka had cried, Kamakshi Athai had speculated
Thatha Paati had taken sides, not the same one.. mind you
There was no "D II" to go to any more
Amma was taking something to help her sleep the last week or so
rohini was just not likeable according to her
She missed her Malai Mandir
She missed "beinga bureaucrat's wife" she missed the R K Puram hustle
Appa didnt know, Ii had taken Amma to primary care and gotten her a mild prescription
School wont be out until May, it was only Feb now
Appa didnt know about amma being unable to sleep, he was already dealing with trying to "adjust to a life without a job"
he was not interested in the newspaper much or Sun TV either
Janaki Athai came by daily, now that she spoke broken Hindi... to keep him from going batty
Ranjan was awake and on the computer in his office on the first floor
He was startled to hear II speak in Tamil
He stepped out to see Shravu... a puffy faced, hurting... miserable Shravu
"Bournvita tharatuma chithi?" ( can I bring?) she cooed
He began to cry
"Azhaade kanna... u are are a wild child" she said angrily, about the last part
Ranjan left them alone but followed her to the kitchen
Bala Vandu theek hain?" he asked
"Umm.. Dad... kisi ko mat kehna please" II begged
Ranjan looked confused
"Dad... isne class mein kisi girl ko love note bheja" II said, ashamed, lowering her gaze
"rabba" Ranjan whispered
"Athim ne kaha... isko aise sab karna hai to he cant stay here" Ii began to cry... choking up
"Dad PLEASE Sam ko nahi kehna" she begged
Ranjan was upset "U think u are a stranger? U belong to this family beta... ur secret is ours" he patted her shoulder
"Amma is taking tranquilizers.. subah school hai unko... Appa is still moping... kisi ko kaha nahi... I brought him after Athai and Thatha Pati went to bed" II said wearily
She heard Nivi cooing from the central audio system
"Ja... tu bhi kuch kha le... so jaayin puttar" he urged kindly, soothing her hair
she hadnt taken her jacket off.. she looked tired and beat
She suddenly realized R&B hadnt eaten... he said he was going to wait
She mixed up chutney rice, with potatoes and rice papad and a bowl of rasam and, by then Ranjan had summoned mahavir to take bournvita and cookies to shravu
She went up with the food,Nivi slept in the crib wearing a pink onesie... he sat on the swing reading...
"Khana laga doon sir?" she teased "Jet lag hai tumhe KITNA PADHOGEY?" she demanded and proceeded to narrate the ill effects of too much reading😆🤣
for like 10 minutes...
He could tell from her eyes she had wept
He chuckled "ha"
"Bahar khaogey?" Kitna thanda hai... Feb mein itni sardi mein bahar baithne waale tum EK AKELE ho" she said next
She had a story for everything and a dissertation for everything
She grabbed his jacket from the back of the swing and wore it on top setting the tray in between first
He ate quietly
"what took you so long?" he asked
"I brought Shravu" she said
He paused... and then ate quietly
"Umm... just like that" she lied... couldnt let her ego take a beating... by admitting to her husband that her nephew was a brat
She had accused him two years ago... alleging... pinning such unsavory behavior on him because he was wealthy
She couldnt do it
NOOO
LET ME GO WITH WHATEVER REASON I CAN COME UP WITH
I CANT TELL HIM SHRAVU IS DESTROYING HIMSELF
NOOO
SHE COULDNT ADMIT
IT WAS TOO BITTER TO DO
He extended a spoonful of phirni she had brought... "U never brought chocolates" she said
Edited by Nisha0604 - 9 years ago