Buying a baby"I cant find her" II was sobbing as she called R&B.
"What were YOU doing?" he demanded rushing out of Spectrum 20th
"Ayyo I bend down to tie Vedu's lace and she took off" II wiped her nose off
The boys were holding Nivi's hands as the kids looked forlorn
"Amma baby kaamo" (kaanu in Tamil is lost) Sid pouted with his pink juicy lips as he shook his fat hands
"Where are you guys?" he asked angrily
"We are at the corner of Sam Martin and Panchsheel Marg" II hiccuped crying
"thats atleast a mile from maclcha Marg" he said horrified
"the weather is nice the kids are home so I thought I wud do what you do" II shrieked
"I ONLY take Sahana with me, her alone is like all 4 of the kids II" he said grimly
II nodded, agreeing...
"Are u riding a bike too? How did she get off the baby carriage?" he accused
"No... Nivi bike la baby carriage hook panninen" (I hooked it to hers) "I am walking"
"thats the most insane thing Ive heard, how did you plan to follow them? What if they had taken off?" he was almost raising his voice
II cried more...
"Stop crying tell me what happened?" he said "No first, did u call the cops?"
"I called Dad" she said
"Really?" he was more frustrated
"OK the boys were riding their bikes, Nivi was riding hers, I was walking with Sahana. Vedu's lace came off, Sid's training wheel was loose, you know Nivi she was looking at her text messages, we dont know
where this one vanished. " Ii was inconsolable
"I am on my way" "Are the cops there?" he asked eagerly
"Nooo come fast"
"I am telling you... really II" he was upset
"I am sorry I will never ever everrr bring them by myself" she shouted
"What happened to the new chap we have now?"
Kanak Das was Mavvy's distant cousin, he was the new best friend for the kids"
"Do you have the dogs?" he asked
II nodded
"II...III" he insisted
"Yeah... but they are fine"
"I am really not sure abt this whole thing" he was angry
"I am telling you it was very mysterious" she insisted
"where is Nivi?" he demanded
II handed the phone
Nivi thankfully was not on her phone now
"Daddeee I was just looking at a music video a friend sent" she began to cry
"Not done... I mean, you know how she is, she has done this what a dozen times now?"
Nivi nodded... shattered
"Amma if baby doesmnt come back, cam we buy mom more baby?" Sid crouched by II and asked sincerely
"PODA!!!" she shouted
The dogs scampered by II's form
A police jeep pulled up, followed by Ranjan
"Gudiyaaa... ghar par 2 garad hainge ne, 4 4 nokar phir ki lode haigi puttarjee kalle sair pe nikalne ki?" he was not happy
She sat down on the clean Diplomatic enclave side street's sidewalk.
Mostly residences on both sides, it was a leafy tree lined avenue that appeared like 5 PM even at Noon
"I am sooo sorry" " I told him Dad he is very angry too"
The cops sighed and muttered... their radios blaring beeps between loud punjabi instructions
"Sirjee, Maam ne exactly kidhar khoya, ACP sir ka sawaal hai" one guy asked Ranjan
Ranjan was teary eyed
He waved an arm towards II, as he cuddled Ved
"Dadu... cam we buy mom more baby?" Ved asked
"Aisa nahi kehte raje. Baby ne aa jaana hai beta" he shook his head dispelling bad thoughts
"Amma baby thole my coh iths OKAYYY... me dont mant baby" Sid decided (baby stole my car we dont need her)
"rakshasaney, you Dad will kill me da" II shouted
"Kyon key baat ho gayi Bhalla saab?" a cop became curious
"Kuuch nahi, mera beta tooofan khara kar dega, uske bache" Ranjan paused frozen
He had no idea how his son was going to be
"Amma I am so sorry" Nivi whispered
"I tied the baby carrier to your bike because u insisted, she never sat in it, I should have scolded her" II sobbed
"Na ro gudiya" Ranjan reassured
"Dad he is going to kill me" she whimpered
"Usne kya kill karna hai, aidar waise hi dil toota haiga" Ranjan whined wearily
More jeeps lined up. Ranjan sat by II
Mavvy showed up with a guard in another car
"MAVYYY Uncle" the boys screamed
He began to whimper
"Bhabhiji kaise khoyi raheen baby?" he asked
"Bhaiyya main jhuki iska lace baandhne, Ved ke bike ka training wheel utar gaya, usko tight kiya dekha to Sahana gaayab"
"Sir ACP sir aa rahe hai aap chahen ghar jao, " a cop offered
"NO... NO I wont go home" II shouted
"Gudiyaa"
Nivi squirmed, afraid and awkward... "Amma can we go search for her?"
"Engey dee theduvey?" II shouted (How and where?)
Ranjan stood up weakly as he saw R&B's car approaching a silver SUV
He parked behind Mavvy's MM car and sprinted out
"Daddeee baby kaamane" Sid informed
R&B picked both up
"Aap inko lekar ghar jao" he instructed Mavvy
"Sirjee hum dhoondege nahi kaa?" he asked
"Aap inko bhi lekar jao" he said to Ranjan
"Mera koi kaam nahi gharich puttar" Ranjan said weakly
"thats fine, just stay home with the boys"
"Can I stay to search?" Nivi asked
"U are in SO much trouble" he hissed waving a finger losing his cool for the first time
Nivi began to cry
"Paavam da" II whispered
"Really?" R&B challenged
"I know" II nodded between sobs, leaning on his chest
"I constantly yelled at her... she drives me nuts... I mean I she is more than a handful" II scolded her last born, the fat blob
R&B felt a lump in his throat
"Daddee kookee" (thooki in Tamil means lift me) he thought
A few hours had passed on the side walk, the kids were home with Ranjan,
The cops received a ping from the control room that there was a child that had been found
II became delirious
R&B and the cops and Ranjan and the ACP figured out which bungalow on the street perpendicular to where they currently stood the call was made from a
bungalow in Jose P Rizal Marg. It was the Lithuanian Press Secretary's home they discovered
A few househelp had been taking a stroll like it was very common in the area during winter
They had their kids with them
Since Jose P Rizal Marg was the center street of the forked three way intersection of Panchsheel and Sam Martin Marg, with a grassy patch/park near by
The women didnt notice II with the other three kids
They assumed the child was lost so brought her back to the Press Secy's residence
The annexe of the residence was the help's quarters
Sahana had actually falled asleep the women choosing to alert the guards at the gate to call the cops around 3.5 hours after she was lost
The guards lodging a call with the child abduction helpline, the ACP that was dealing the case in Chanakyapuri didnt hear of Sahana being found almost until 5 hours later
Sahana looked happy sitting on the floor playing with two trucks a yellow one and a orange one,
three 5 year old boys and two 8ish year old girls sat around her, fearfully afraid to touch the pile of old and some broken toys in the center.
The lady that found her looked nervous
II literally sat on the floor and thanked her holding both her hands in hers
The paperwork was done quickly and they got home after 6 that evening.
Ranjan kneeled by the gate and held his grand daughter and cried tears of joy
The twins didnt care , they might have to cancel their Amazon order for the boy they just placed... oh well!!
"Amma..."abooo abooo" she insisted naming her new friend
II just lay on the swing with her eyes closed
He went to find Nivi, walked back out and told the guard
If they ever saw II leaving with the kids by herself they were free to chase her.
He asked them to bolt the gate securely
He asked them to take a bunch of other precautions
And went back in again...
The boys were trying to fix a stationary water feature/scuplture shaped like a
elephant with water supposedly coming out of his mouth, but was broken, they were sticking a screw driver into the concrete pachyderm's snout
Ranjan turned it on without telling them
The spray of water lifting and throwing the boys on the grass much to their amusement
Sahana chased after the glorious sight
The dogs ran outside and circled her like she was QE II
She sat down splat on the grass as they licked her furiously
"Good to have you back ur highness" James panted
"Wait until she grabs you by ur tail" Chuck snarked
Edited by Nisha0604 - 8 years ago
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