Willful adults
She was upset enough with Akka not to call her and Akka was too it looked like
She worried about Shravu and R&B jointly on her drive to work
She told Ranjan under oath of complete secrecy
"They acquired a company and hired a guy and turns out his promises were all over the place and teh company is a dud. Ironic Dad these guys FUND companies for a living and they didnt know"
Ranjan nodded thoughtfully
He wondered if there was more to it than his brooding quiet son had shared with his wife
Nivi squirmed trying to get off II's arms wanting to leap back into Ranjan
"I think u need to retire and baby sit full time" II reminded
The baby was grimy and grumpy
He cooed to her as she lay on his shoulder
"She doesnt even care I am going to work"
"To ruk ja beta..." he urged "Amma ko keh... irooo... irooo (wait) "Ranjan taught his granddaughter some Tamil
II laughed
"My husband wont talk, but you do. Achhi baat hai" II smiled
"TEACH HIM" Ranjan ordered
"He will say learn French" she made a face
"haan sahi baat hai bhai, woh tey French national haiga" Ranjan smiled
"Its hard to see him upset" II said choking up looking down at her own feet
Ranjan patted her shoulder
"Rona band kar gudiya" he said firmly
"It must seem like he is arrogant, but he is actualy very quiet" II explained
"Achha?" Ranjan hid a smile
"He is often misunderstood" II said primly
"Yeh to galt ho gaya" Ranjan nodded seriously
"I mean... he is not snotty... he just doesnt talk much... just just how he is" she said all knowingly "He works 80 hours a week and then there is stuff like the acqui hire"
"Maine driver bhejna hai... ja..." he waved to a driver
"Shravu ke school mein kya kaha?" she asked
"Koch vi nahi... Bala tha oddar" Ranjan said
II was startled
"Maine samjhaya... trustee ko 4 phone kar daale maine... Principal se baat karke shammi phone karega" Ranjan said
II cringed
"U are ashamed that I know abt it?" he asked
"No I am ashamed he wud do something like this, Appa would kill him' II said furiously
"Tey theek hai... Appa nu nahi dassanga" he smiled conspiratorialy
"This kid was so fiesty and naughty we always thought he had good values" Ii said sadly
"Sabke values achhe hain beta" he argued
Nivi was asleep on his shoulder
Mahavir waited longingly to hold the fatso
Ranjan handed her
He grabbed her and took her inside
"Line laga lete hain isko pakadne ke liye... bahar guard dono aur andar yeh 4" Ranjan shook his head smiling in a braggy yet humbly way
"She is a wild child" II smiled
"Bache galat kaam sochkar thodi na karte hai? Galat kaam BADE sochkar karte hain" Ranjan said thinking of Harish
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