Cant have both
Weekend lunches and dinners werent half as dramatic. Nihar avoided eye contact with her, but made sure he followed every rule at home.
He allowed Aadhya to sit exactly like him on the couch (this would irritate him no end at first), looked the other way when she mimicked him
Ate like him, refused things he refused, asked for seconds for whatever he did.
Maybe he was seeing the humor in all of it, may be he decided to take his irritation "offline" or may be he had begun enjoying the limelight
He politely straightened his back when he accepted snack plates from Suvi, and when she had mixed up his evening clothes with weekend, he switched it back without a whimper
But he was unable to enjoy her cooking... and her presence
He struggled and Neel noticed it awkwardly
"UP ka food mei kabhi banaye nei" Suvi declared ashamed
"Umm.. simple hai zyaada mushkil nahi" he responded instead of saying "Oh no, Nihar is being silly. You are a great cook"
Suvi nodded slowly getting the hint
"It doesnt taste like Dadi Ma's dal" Nihar chimed in emboldened by his Dad's tacit support
"she gets it Nihar, you have to understand Amma has never cooked in front of her" Neel gently admonished Nihar
"You only eat a lot of fish?" Nihar spoke softly
"I like fish" Suvi smiled joyously
Nihar tried to curtail his expression of disgust
"Aai... fishhh?" Aadhya looked at her longingly
Neel chuckled
"Nakko" Suvi whispered to her daughter
"Nihar, I am trying to make you happy, Suvechha is too. Can you please give her a chance beta?" Neel's voice was gruff with emotion
Nihar glanced at Suvi and then at Neel
"I missed Mom though" Nihar whimpered
Neel had no answer
"Nihaad you can use my Aai" Aadhya waved both arms like giving away Suvi as a gift for free
Nihar shook his head as his eyes filled up with tears
"Dont cry" Aadhya got off her chair and rushed to hug him
Neel got up reluctantly not knowing what the appropriate reaction was
Suvi nodded and signaled him it was OK
Neel gathered Nihar, and they sat on the couch
"I wish I could bring her back" he said softly
"You dont wish that!!" Nihar said accusingly
Neel began to protest
"Is Mom comes back, then where will SHE go?" Nihar asked as if Nupur COULD return
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