Koshish & CAGR
"I challenge you to pour your blood sweat and tears into a venture and get to where I am at" he warned on her face
"If I didnt give a damn about my family, didnt care for anybody except myself I could do way more than where you are at" she swung back at him
"Oh you think I dont give a damn?" he hissed
"NO you DO NOT, u couldnt be bothered to go to Chennai with me. You cant be bothered to stay in Delhi even after you have had a baby. I believe my opinion is accurate"
"So u are looking for a husband that will ride his wife's coat tails?" he asked
"What a gigantic ego you have R&B... one f**king trip to Chennai, your self esteem felt apart and crumbled" she spat
"I did notice you took the man whose self esteem seems to be intact" his eyes glittered with malice
"DONT U DARE bring my Appa into this. He is a honorable decent man that does nothing but care for his kids" she began to weep, pissing him off further
"And does not forget to rub it in and let the daughter's husband know what a scum bag he is"
"You lying bas***d" she shook "He has never said anything to you. He asked you to walk around and read the articles on the wall this morning, you acted like he was insane" her eyes shot fire balls
Ranjan went up the stairs, he climbed 4, turned around and went to the ground floor nervously
"He has it on display for the whole world to see, my not reading it wouldnt have mattered one damn bit" he said
"So thats how much you are invested in your wife's success?" she challenged
"More than she ever will be, cuz she just equated me to a loan shark
"You left Delhi went off to Paris, then went off on a off the grid vacation, then started arranging an office in LA?" she accused
"Its been in the works for 3 f**king years" he bit out
"You pile on success after success and yet u bemoan MINE? Dad found me this opportunity, you dont have to be appreciative, but will it hurt you to engage with him one goddamn hour?"
"Is that who you think got u the opportunity?" he asked furious
"Tum to kabhi mere liye karogey nahi... tumhe meri shaqal se nafrat hai..." she wept intensely
He grit his teeth and paced the lounge
Ranjan stood at the head of the grand staircase
"Bache ko ja chhoda Sam ke ghar aur dono phir shuru?" he asked disappointed
II sniffled and didnt even look at him
"Stay out of this please" R&B warned
"Shaadi kyon ki tooney? wahi rehne deta isko?" Ranjan accused
"It has nothing to do with you" R&B said
"Dont talk to Dad like that" Ii shrieked
"Aur tu? Badi fiqar rendi hai tujhe meri?" he said tearing up "Do mahiney kisi ne mudke vi nahi dekha"
"I am sorry... " II blurted, squirming, hiding the facts about why she left
"Rehm karo dono" Ranjan begged "Kadi tey samjhaute di koshish karo?" he demanded stunned
"Umm.. main" II began
"Tujhe Rohini jaana hai tu jaa... aithey na sukh haiga hai na shaanti haigi" he cursed
He left, she went into the closet and angrily pushed the hangers to the side
"Packing already?" he provoked
"U would love that wouldnt you?" she asked her eyes glinting with suppressed ridicule and rage "U have a ready made life waiting for u in Paris... and most recently LA" she finished
"Like ur Appa is going to worry and help sort it out and help us reconcile you think?" he smirked
"I will stop him HE SHOULDNT... why the f**k should he? you should go back to Marliese, I can go back to Rohini, what ever the f**k I do with my life is none of your business" she lashed
"Enough II" he warned
"Kyon? Sach chubhta hai tumhe?" she asked
He took a step forward
"U take ONE STEP I will hurt you" she said
"Cmon take a swing at me II" he coaxed his lips twitching derisively
She picked up an umbrella from the long tube like container set in the corner of the giant closet
"I am tired I am going to go to bed" she whimpered bending down using the curved handle like a walking stick, "u have ur phone back now you shud just
go off take that call, so u can unseat Bill Gates" she said smirking
He reached out and touched her elbow to turn her around so he cud see her face when he lashed out,
she swung the umbrella at him he was able to grab it, but not before she had struck one of the hibiscus like lamp shades on the giant chandelier shattering it
She shoved him to step out of the way, he grabbed her by her waist and picked her up like she was an oblong body pillow or a laptop
"Let ME GO" she hissed
Afraid Ranjan would show up... kicking his thigh and butt as she spazzed in his arms, Taking them both down...
crashing down by the closet's entryway, landing on the plush carpet, covered with a soft fur like rug
He pinned her arms over her head after a longish struggle and bend down "I am going to offer some seed capital tomorrow and I challenge u to
grow it 17% CAGR for 5 years, since thats impossible for you, how about I give u TEN instead?" he said his eyes glittering like glass chips ridiculing her, reinstating his challenge.
"I will see you in hell first... oh yeah give me the hand out I will withdraw it and burn it in your swing" she whispered, gasping, twisting under his weight
He bend down, exhaling... she turned her head to the side and shut her eyes, her writhing slowing down considerably, embracing his hard weight quite naturally