Nahi pahiley pana doosara
Nihar was not brought to Worli (I accidentally mentioned Bandra in the prev chapter), he was taken back to the bedroom he had slept in with the boys the night before at Mamaji's apartment.
Amma did arti and asked Suvi to do diya, the sun was coming up after all day rains on August 11th
Ruchi and Aabha and Saksham all looked tired
Pushkar and Neel's brother were asleep in the 3rd bedroom which was originally a study and the smallest of three
There was a rental sofa and coffee table and dining table, to make it look like a "home"
There was clothes bags and flower baskets and stacked gifts, Prestige pressure cookers and
Corning dinner set and Bombay Dyeing(?) bedsheet sets, there were even pink kitchen sets and tool boxes and Leapfrog touchpad for Aadhya.
Suvi felt that familiar lump on her throat at that thoughtfulness
It appeared like the Pants, Misras and Tripathis and Dwivedis and Sharmas and Mahants, and Chaturvedis and Shastris had gone all out to make Suvi and Aadhya feel welcome
Amma sat down wearily on the sofa and yawned
"Ruchi aap yahin so jaayen beta, bache aapke dono yahi hai na?" Amma said thoughtfully taking her glasses off and rubbing her eyes
"Aap hamare saath chalen buaji" Aabha said protectively
Amma smiled weakly
"Suvi ko kuch khilaya? bechari bhookin rahengi" Amma said bringing some enthusiasm in her voice
Neel was on the phone with US cousins who couldnt make it
Talking in the balcony as he paced back and forth
Suvi sat quietly in a one seater couch
"Beta aap change kar lein?" Amma urged
Suvi nodded politely
"Aabha (blowing air kisses) inko kamra dikhayen" Amma requested
Aabha looked taken aback, she didnt want to be the one taking the new wife to Nupur's master bedroom. The room where Nupur and her had spent many many nights giggling and singing and staying up
all night... not letting neel or Saksham anywhere near
Those card games, and Pictionary and Scrabble on the bed... and how Neel cheated and how Nupur made excuses for him
She abided by Amma's request and put away organizing the gifts and walked over to Suvi
Chaliye, hum dikhayen kamra" she smiled with a lil effort
Suvi got up immediately
And looked at the balcony longingly
Neel met her gaze and crinkled his eyes "Bus yaar do minute" he gesticulated with his fingers
She paused not agreeing, and then he touched his ear lobe to seek an apology
Suvi smiled stretching that luscious lower lip
Aabha observed the first silent exchange as her heart ripped to shreds
She walked quietly "Bathroom yaha hai" she said politely
And then looked at the open master bedroom, it was EMPTY
Aabha let out a audible sigh of relief
Someone had left the fan on, and a clothesline was strung from window to a closet door and clothes swayed under it...
She turned to smile at Suvi ...relieved she wouldnt have to "give a tour" of her best friend's room
They opened the door to what used to be the 2nd bedroom... Nihar's... a neatly made bed with new sheet set in orange and pink sat in the middle
The matching Bombay Dyeing curtains ballooned up and down under the fan's breeze
Suvi's suitcase had been magically placed in a corner
A new lounge pant set and a new nightie was placed on the nightstand
"Room Mumbai mein itna bada" Suvi finally found her voice
"Woh kamra " Aabha began pointing to the master... and waved changing her mind
"Yaha is society mein saare flat achhe hain" she said politely
Suvi nodded
"Mere ko Worli ka idea nai hey, meri landlady ki daughter Doordarshan mein rojgaari tha uska" Suvi pointed randomly towards the window to indicate DD was somewhere near Worli
Aabha visibly relaxed...
"Aapko bhook lagi hai?" Aabha asked softly
"Thoda both" Suvi said quietly
"Main khaane ko kuch laati hoon aur chai bhi, aap kapde badal lein" she said
Suvi nodded politely
"Aap thak gayin hongi" Aabha said
Suvi struggled... wondering if she shud shake her head or nod...
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