Sun & Son
They returned home around 1 AM a lil uneasy and a lot unhappy over what had happened at Sam's
No telling how it affected Sam
Ii realized on her way home that she would have to go to bed
THUDDD
Nivi was wide awake squealing shouting and yelling at Ranjan as he showed her some funny images on his phone
Her gurgling laughter filling the car
R&B drove II sat in the front Beeji and Ranjan rode in the back with Nivi
Beeji was asleep or sad, they didnt know
Ranjan leaned on the seat and yawned
He recollected his meeting with his son earlier in the day
He didnt expect R&B to have returned
Manya wasnt home
He was tending to II's garden
Pulling out weeds from in between the luscious tomato plants
There were tiny bugs to
II wouldnt let them spray it
It was her playground the men didnt bother messing
The onions were a dark pink peeking through the dirt promising fragrant goodness
she grew some berries, corn and cucmber and eggplant
"How are u feeling?" R&B had asked
He had dropped his spatula startled
Standing up a lil shaky, R&B leaning offering an arm
"Arey... tu" he had said a lil nervously
"Shud u be working out in the sun like this?" R&B had asked
"to see the sun and to be able to touch the plants puttar" he sighed
R&B nodded as if he understood
He had spent a week lost in Swiss woods he knew...
"Kab aaya?" he asked
"It was delayed by 2 " he said
"Lets go in?" R&b offered
He waved Mahavir down and asked for lemonade
"Beer flavored hain to laayin puttar" Ranjan joked
Alcohol was taboo
R&B's lips twitched
"Agree" he said softly
They sat down in the lounge, Ranjan wiped away his sweat
"Doctors are very efficient' he said
R&B nodded "I spoke" he said quietly
Ranjan smiled surprised
"There is a lil pain but its the muscles I hear" he said
R&B looked at his Dad deeply "U look good" he said
"Thanks" Ranjan nodded
"Its like knee replacement" Ranjan claimed trivializing it
"If u say so" R&b disagreed
"Gudiya aa gayi, Beeji hangeney, Jaggi tohn Pammi... Manya... Sam ik meel door... mainnu chinta karan di load nahi na hai puttar" he said sighing
"did Chachu visit?" R&B asked, not sure why he did, but he did
Ranjan squirmed... and nodded
"shammi aata hai Hareesh" he said
The men downed their lemonade, and some baked chicken fritters Pammi had made
"Inne hafte gaayab na rahin puttar" he said
R&B nodded
"Gudiya bechaari" Ranjan spoke for his gudiya
"Your gudiya has been chasing fame" he thought
"Gaane di recording peji?" he asked
"Umm.. no" R&B said
"Huh... ek dam koyal" Ranjan said with pride
R&B looked down at his feet...
"Mauka len waaste kaafi hesitate kardi hai, nahi tey maine Mumbai osda setting kara dena hai" Ranjan said confidently
"I bet" R&B muttered
The men sat quiet, staring at the wall
"where is Nivi" he asked
Ranjan smiled knowingly
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