Software Symphony 66 Care & Neglect - Page 11

Tactless & Thoughtless

Overzealous publicist?, PR person?, clueless movie company staff? digital studio faux pas? or the journalist's attempt at connecting the budding singer's roots to Tamil Nadu
The damage was done!
Harmless? Maybe!
But considering how this singer's husband already felt about this adventure, it was quite tactless
He scrolled up and down the article a couple times and put his phone away and stared out the window
It wasnt quite morning yet

He went on his phone again and checked for msgs from her
There were baby pictures, with her held in II's lap, he could clearly see a peacock blue Kanjeevaram in the background, and gorgeous blue bangles of some sort on her wrist

She was dressed up?

She hadnt sent any pics of herself

His daughter looked like a darling

In navy & silver kanjeevaram lehanga and flowers in her hair, II had pinned a string of flowers up on top of her fountain, she was trying to grab the dangling string from her forehead

She even wore a lil navy tear drop like bindi on that cute forehead

One was an video file

She sang her fave lullaby "Oru deivam tanda poove" breathlessly at times arousing him as it reminded him of how she got when he made love
as his daughter scampered around the giant Nungambakkam appointment

Mr Iyer sat on a sofa, leafing through a Tamil newspaper
Nivi gurgled and ran up and wrapped her arms around his legs

He picked her up and kissed her and set her down

And then it ended...

He went back and read the article

He wondered what the Tamil jpeg image said

Who could he ask

He threw the phone back down and laughed self deprecatingly at his insecurity


He went back to the text and typed "How was test recording?"


Then erased and got off the bed and went into the shower

But she had sensed it?
She asked him a Q

"Do u want to watch my recording?" she had texted

He didnt respond

"I read the article, so i know what its all about" he typed
And then erased it

And fixed himself a coffee and went off to work


She texted him during the day "Do u want to talk to Nivi?" she asked

"I am in a meeting" he said


"I will tell her" she said

What would have brought a chuckle at other times ticked him today

"Will u tell her her only her Mom cares about her?" he asked


"It was a simple question da" II smacked him

"I am surprised you have time for random texting" he said


"Wud u rather i didnt bother you?" she asked bluntly "Because its not like I am sitting home staring at the walls" she reminded him of her gig


"Sure youre not!" he agreed mockingly "And yes... I am busy"

"Maybe I shud just take her back to Rohini" she dealt a blow she asked thoughtlessly


"Maybe you should" he said equally thoughtless
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Ranjan heard lil from his son and DIL after they left home

He wandered the 2nd floor picking up Nivi's toys along the way

Texting Sam "i didnt realize how much I will miss the baby"

"Maybe she shud have asked you to go with her" Sam said

"Maybe... mainnu poochheya nahi" he admitted, grieving

"Maybe because u dont know Tamil, u dont know anyone at the studios, Mr Iyer must have gotten her that opp, so its only fair" Sam spoke encouragingly

"I can speak Tamil. Woh saara din bachi ko kehti rehti hai... "Niviii vendaam" "Nivi... poram" "Niviii vaa inga' Ranjan tried to text his DIL's words

"ennada?" nahi kehti?" Sam teased

"Haan woh vee" Ranjan chuckled


He panted going down the stairs

Walking through the house to go sit on the swing

Mahavir wandered aimlessly

"Sir raat ko karhi banayen?" he asked

"Aaja puttar aiddar" Ranjan invited

"No Dad... meri MIL ka para high hai... my younger SIL moved out this morning, to a friend's house" Sam whispered

"Rabbba" Ranjan gasped

" Tam says he is not the cheating kind" Sam said agonized

"She hated me already she hates me more now" Sam whispered

"Onnu vee le aa" Ranjan offered

"Nahiii Dad... panga hona hai kuch na kuch" Sam sighed

Ranjan lay back weakly staring at the skies

"Mera article padha?" Sam asked eager

"Dekho kinni hoshiyar hai gudiya, samajh vee aqal vee... aur awaaj vee meethi" Ranjan spoke with pride

"I wanted to see her singing in the studio pata nahi kab milega" Sam sighed

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Nice update!!

"Maybe I should just take her back to Rohini" she dealt a blow she asked thoughtlessly
"Maybe you should" he said equally thoughtless

Thanks for the moment treat Nisha
Their egos r so much oh god
I feel bad for Ranjan it's like as if he is is forgotten it self

Always thought II had more of an ego problem. But here .. SURPRISE !!!

Inside & Out

She stopped sending him pictures. They were already not texting.
They didnt say a word to anyone, Friday she did the "recording".
It would be final if it was flawless she was told

She returned to Rohini on Saturday

Ranjan was in Chandigarh when she called from the Delhi airport
He assumed she was going to her parents because even he wasnt in town

R&B didnt check on his daughter, he was in Florence and Nice for work for a week
Everyone assumed the couple were talking, happy, and exchanging emails and Skype calls


Sam stopped by with a giant bouqet of flowers and chocolates on Sunday

"GHAR par kyon nahi ho tum?" she asked


"Appa is really tired and beat up, since Amma works I thought I shud be here" II lied

"Waise job to tumhari bhi hai na?" Sam chuckled

"I know I know... I am just doing some R&R" she said fear forming a soccer ball size knot in her lower belly

Her lower lip trembled when it occured to her that nobody knew about what he had said to her

She sat down weakly

Nivi played with Sam's pendant Sam spoke to her about Lasya

II quickly got up and went into the kitchen to make coffee and dropped Sam's tumbler

"Nanad itni darawni hai kya?" Sam laughed

Appa was still doing pooja, Amma was at the store

"You are the sweetest" II walked out of the kitchen to smile gently and speak with gratitude

"I was kidding" "U have had Nivi, you can never be evil" Sam responded with equal fervor

"Nivi nahi hoti to main buri thi? Lets say if it was a boy?" II smiled


"He wud have been like R&B, and ek ghar par woh ek kaafi hai" Sam chuckled

II turned red with nervousness

Nivi called out to her, waving Sam's car keys the remote was fancy

"She loves ur car" II smiled

"She can have it. But her Dad hasa Ferrari so mine's just a Merc" Sam cuddled

II turned away wordlessly, Sam watched that, but didnt think too much of it

Appa finished up offered Sam flowers fruit and prashad


Sam talked animatedly about their trip
Asked her to show pictures and sing the song

II sang for her with a couple errors

Sam was stunned by how good she was

Appa was in 7th heaven

Nivi snoozed in Sam's arms

II took her inside and lay her down and brought out the bags she had shopped for Sam's family

Amma returned, and forced Sam to stay for lunch, Sam refused

Amma was surprised to see her daughter hand Sam's things at Rohini itself


"PEACH COLORRR YAYYY" Sam shrieked "Waise yeh Manya ka fave color hai" Sam whispered to II

II's face paled she hadnt bought anything for Manya

Manya hadnt called once or enquired or talked

Manya's name naturally did not occur to II, it was always Sam for her

"Manya ke liye jo liya hai woh main rakh leti hoon" Sam urged

II nodded weakly

She had shopped for 17 sarees, between for Amma. Akka and Athai
And Lakshmi and herself, they were different materials, different kinds, silk, silk-cotton, cotton, patola, paithani

II had spent around Rs.68,000 on sarees alone

She showed Sam all the sarees, Sam picked out two colors, which II had saved for Akka

"Yeh dono le loon?"

II nodded smiling

"U shud take whatever u like. We keep going" Amma expressed shrilly

Appa looked shocked that "his vandu's" sarees were being handed out


II gave her the sarees, Lasya's lehengas, Nandu's clothes


"Manya ka MUJHE mat do, u take it home"


II's face paled briefly, displaying her internal thoughts for a nano second

Amma noticed it

"Umm.. ya... or I can send it too" II insisted

"Yaha se Sydney?" "waste" Sam chuckled "Har teesre mahine Makarand ke liye aati jo rehti hai" Sam said loudly

Appa grunted disapprovingly

"Mujhe laga apni success share karne tum seedhe Chennai-Paris waali flight le logi" Sam winked

"Umm... no... naukri hai na?" II said sagely

"Sam eat and go, Ishita wanted coconut rice and aloo curry" Amma said

"YUMMM, aunty she can bring leftovers home kal main le loongi"

"I am thinking" II began

Amma was clairvoyant she interrupted loudly

"Leftover sab kya hai Samyukta, eat and go no?" Amma begged

Sam blushed "Tan mujhe pehle pehle Samyukta pukaarte the" she whispered

"I like your name, its beautiful as you" Amma said generously "inside and out"

Uff now amma will get involved, then appa and then Akka and then Ranjan and Sam and can't even imagine what will happen if manya finds out. Obviously in her head her fears will come true... Dekho mere bhai ko chhod kar chalti gayi, Bachcha bhi le gayi..what a big mess why can't II and dude the idiot solve their own problems. I can just imagine what will happen if the Iyers get involved. I told you so... And what not and whatnot and this sodium light, whose brains are in her knees will wallow in self pity or perhaps do even more silly things. She must take Sam into confidence at least. Ranjan ko to wo bhool hi gayi hai, I will never forgive her for this, he loves her uncondionally. Whatever and however Big the jhagra is you don't just leave like this and come. Come on II, grow up. Dude is being a huge ASS and you are being immature.

Shru

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