Manvi...
( I MISS YOU SO MUCH)
"Sam can you please give us a minute?" he asked pissed
"LAR rahe ho dono?" she asked shocked
II shifted uneasily
"Have u eaten?" she asked caringly
"Tum dono ka kya problem hai?" "Meri SIL ne ek counselor se baat ki" lowering her voice, as she tattled abt her sil with marital trouble
"We dont need a COUNSELOR" R&B was flabbergasted
"Har koi yahi kehta hai" she sat down dazedly
R&B stood up with his daughter and went in and set her in the crib, and raised the custom master bed's guard rail so Lasya wouldnt fall off
Returned to find II ready for flight
"Sun, baith yaha" Sam ordered
"I am going down to eat" II mumbled
"Have u weaned her?" Sam asked
"Umm.. nahi... it was a disaster, so I am just going with the flow. I am not having any more, so I might just prolong this agony" II unwittingly met R&B's gaze
"Kiska idea hai? doosra nahi chahiye?" Sam asked angrily
"MINE" Ii said primly
R&B didnt care to respond
"Tu theek hai is baat se?" Sam asked
"I thought u were worried we needed therapy, now u are worried we arent having a second one?" he smirked
"KAISE rehti ho iske saath, Tan bilQUL sarcy nahi hain" she said smugly
"Thanks" II muttered
"She is fine with it" R&B said grumpily
"You guys should plan for another one, atleast nobody will be killed" Sam said
"I dont want any more" II said
Sam looked at him
"Whoa..whatt?" "why are u looking at me for?" R&B asked
"TUJHE bhi nahi chahiye?" Sam asked
R&B looked at her
"I am getting my tubes tied" II said
"Kitni galat baat hai... who will be the hier of Bhallas?"
"Thats sooo 19th century" II said unhappily
"Mujhe nahi maloom I want a nephew" Sam said with her chin up in the air
II turned flushed... as she imagined a skinny, curly haired tyke that would be a mini rakshas
"Please larna band karo dono. You have brought so much joy, Nivi is an angel" Sam choked up
"Who would have thought HE would settle down" "Hamey to laga he will go from... wo(woman to woman?) and never plant roots"
II became self conscious when she suspected what Sam might have said
"He is crazy about Nivi" Sam said peacefully
"thank God he is not crazy about ME" "Phew" II squeaked
Sam smacked her playfully... sniffled and wiped her tears
"What is it you guys even fight over? Can you FOR MY SAKE go without fighting until Nivi's Bday?" Sam requested
"I would if we can have her Bday at Sankara temple" Ii said going back to her demand
R&B's face hardenened
"Ma's fave place was this house II, how can we not honor it this way?" Sam asked
II cringed... for placing Appa over her MIL
She struggled to offer hope and comfort to Appa as he battled anxiety over retirement
Rohini was so unknown, they didnt have any friends, commute was a bitch, they missed their temple
They missed Vandu and her
Amma worked away at school, Appa basically moped
"I" II began unsure how to counter her MIL's memories
"Nivi is the happiest thing that has happened in this house" Sam's eyes glistened
"Aur tum logon ki shaadi bhi" she nodded as if reminded