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Posted: 4 years ago

She probably never even got the invitation to Mendy's party from Liz. Even if she did, she may not go.

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Posted: 4 years ago

Carrots…

She had no idea life could be so pleasant!

Aatreya was AT school 30 minutes before bell, and the kid got picked up, he was getting fed healthy made from scratch snacks almost everyday, even fried ones

He was severely underweight, so it was shocking to her Jaidrith actually ate the rice/besam pakoras and veggie dips and salads and fresh cut fruits

She wondered how and when Aatreya had been researching this whole allergy diet thing

She secretly read up about sesame allergies and found it was far more dangerous than peanuts, and even though some grew out of peanut allergies they didn’t usually outgrow sesame

She went to his Instagram link which was public anyway, and looked at pictures as far back as she could

She could have not done that

She got in trouble with Debashish Sen soon after for sending some sensitive billing notes hand written by Accounting, along with the guest claims file to the Litigation department

Sen issued a warni ng saying she will be demoted to resolving “Chai mein cheeni kum” type stupid issues

She wondered if she would care

She wouldn’t

She didn’t care for the job anyway

She wanted to sit at home and watch TV and do nothing

She wanted to decorate her flat, go to the market in the evening, cook nice meals and enjoy the Mumbai monsoons without stepping out… ever

She contemplated screwing up BIG…. Soon

Oh I wish I could😭

She didn’t want to get fired

But that could happen, there were many semi lawyer 20 something that itched to get her job she was told, all for the perks of 10 day stay anywhere the hotel owned resorts, obviously during the height of summer in cities like Jaipur, and monsoon season in Kerala, and two feet of snow in Himachal

She didn’t go anywhere much

She was too afraid of Jaidrith having an allergy episode in a small town and having to explain to a local ill equipped Doc or hospital

He wanted to be left alone staring down from the 10th floor of the Bandra apartment too

He wanted a puppy, but she hated dogs (well she wanted one when she was little, she was told by her mother “There is one already in the house” for Sagar!) Now Falguni, Vipul and Annika had TWO she learned

Thinking of her mother, made her want to check her insta with eyes half closed to see if Falguni was pregnant again at 53? Anything was possible

At least she was getting it…. Mrunal thought, becoming sick to her stomach

Mrunalini was told by everyone how gorgeous she looked while pregnant

Falguni made sure she was never out in the large penthouse living room when they had company

If she met acquaintances in high end malls, she pointedly reminded them how she herself used to look before she was pregnant with Mrunalini, and how pregnancy “ruined” her mind body and soul.

She would make it a point to narrate such encounters at dinner

One of the many reasons why Mrunalini moved out in desperation when she had Jaidrith

“He can be quite the handful” Aatreya texted her a picture one afternoon around 5 ish while she was at work

Jaidrith had arranged his dosa in the shape of a spider and had not eaten even one bite

“You let him do that so… yeah” she texted

“He is just having fun”

“Yeah soon he will tip it over and walk away”

“That is his second Mrunalini”

“He ate one already?” she asked in shock

He would give her the royal run around if she made him eat dosa for after school snack

As it is she would only pick him up around 7 most days so dinner was after 9 PM

“What is he drinking over there?” she asked nosily

“Mango kesar soy shake”

She felt a pang of hunger though she wanted to vomit after she tasted soy milk

“He drank almost all of it?” she asked grudgingly

“Looks like it”

“OK”

“What does ur “OK” mean?” he teased

“I don’t know… don’t you Americans say, “Sure thing!” she reparteed

He laughed

She noticed women’s feet in the photo

“You have company, I can come soon”

“It’s just shy!”

“Hope she didn’t take the picture”

“She did… actually”

Mrunal left work, and was at his door step in an hour

Shy was not to be seen

Jaidrith opened the door with a glass of what seemed like watermelon juice and an anime book

She knew she looked beat in her stupid work saree, that had seen better days, the flat smelled like coriander toasted coconut and cumin

Aatreya mouthed something she couldn’t hear over the whirring of blender blades in the kitchen

He caught her disapproving stare and winked, giving her a thumbs up

“Oh great! He feeds him 5 things and juices watermelon and makes a from scratch dinner, JUST take the goddamn kid already” she muttered in Marathi

“You know u are a con artist” THAT part the blender went silent

Thank fully in Marathi

“What did he do?”

Atreya approached her taking off his sickeningly cute apron

“What did she just say?” he asked his son

“I am a fraud” he said carelessly

He had heard his mother mouth those words plenty of times in the last two months

“What did you do?”

“About YOU” he said looking at Aatreya and went back into his book

DHRUUUU” she scowled

“Oh I see” he approached her, chewing noisily on a thick long slice of carrot he had just dipped into something

She attempted to walk to the dining table to grab his neatly packed, home work bag, school back pack, lunch water bottle

She on the other hand was flying in and out of her Chembur flat 12 times each morning

She stepped over some miniature skateboard laying on the rug and swerved

She gasped when her hips were suddenly clamped by a pair of toasty hands, she stiffened and arched, he effortlessly lifted her away from the toy and planted her by the wall running along the dining room, the tip of the cold edge of the carrot brushing against her waist

“Hurry to leave?” he looked revoltingly fit, his arms and legs a darker shade than the neck, he wore tan knee length shorts a white U neck vest like he always did and a powder blue check cotton full sleeve shirt unbuttoned three down

“You can show off ur cooking skills some other time” she responded trying not to lose her cool

“I”

“No don’t tell me, something rare and authentic” she flashed a humorless smile

No just carrot” he said openly laughing at her, as he bit into it with a giant crrrunch

She assumed his mouth was probably warm firm and satiny as it licked off the remnant of the dip off his lips☺️

Edited by Nisha0604 - 4 years ago
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Posted: 4 years ago

Shy can’t be there to take photos now.

What’s brewing between him and shy ?

Are they serious ?

If so, Atty’s mother might have choice to make.


Atty is wonderful father.
Dhruv has someone more who dots on him now.
waiting to see him with his grandparents.

Edited by PriteeMisra - 4 years ago
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Posted: 4 years ago

When will mrunalini get to know that atty was searching for her when he came to india?

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Posted: 4 years ago

Nisha, will she check how warm his mouth is ?

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Posted: 4 years ago

Atty is managing to feed the kid quite well. Another reason for Mru to feel inferior in comparison even though she tried really hard.

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Posted: 4 years ago

Prisoner of her own making

He wouldn’t let her carry anything, he walked down with them, loaded the trunk, buckled the kid and did their handshake routine and bent down at her window with a smile

She had refused to eat or drink, so he had packed the savory and sweet dips he had made

“Being mean to each other is going to make the next 8 years painful Mrunalini” he whispered laughing under his breath

“So the dips are a peace offering?” she demanded, gripping the steering, he was too close for comfort, the effortless lift, almost twirl and plant was going to be her night time replay fantasy tonight

He burst out laughing

She amused him she realized, turning red

“If you put it that way it sounds like a very mediocre thing”

“You can do caviar next time” she offered, spreading her hands

“I don’t eat meat, it will have to be something vegetarian”

“Umm”

“Let’s meet for coffee and you can tell me” he offered guilelessly

Her antennae went up

“This is not so I can abduct the child and shove him into a speeding van and disappear” he said calmly

“OK” she nodded, her shoulders slumping

He could literally hear her breathe

“You have to start trusting me”

“Says the devil before heart surgery” she thought

“Say bye Dhru”

He was buried in his book with his air pods in his ears

“Bye bud” he tapped

The boy smiled widely and waved

“See you at Mendy’s at the anniversary”

He didn’t see a nod or affirmation

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Lynn and Mendy showed up mid week to invite

“They have predicted rains so its at the same boring community center”

“Its NOT boring dude, we have lots of couples games” Lynn was irritated

“Sorry sorry” Mendy was sheepish

“You can bring a date” Lynn said haughtily

“Thanks” Mrunalini nodded

Jaidrith peeked from behind the curtains

He was too shy

“Come say Hi! Dhru”

Lynn surveyed the flat with envy

“U have a ghost na, are you thinking of selling?”

“Umm” Mrunalini was shocked

“Lynn… I” mendy tried to say SOME thing to change the topic

“Gomes Aunty said nothing, but you know its how spirits interact and connect, may be you know something about your personality is bringing them out”

“Chu prey, tere ko kaise maloom, tu psychic hei kya rey?” mendy laughed at his wife

“No man, I am seriously telling you, I have a friend at work who does this, she can come by and take a look”

“Oh… I think”

“If u just want to sell it and move that would be fine too, I could not stay even ONE second”

Saying so Lynn proceeded to take a look at how her kitchen was the large storage annex was how the bedroom was how the tiny hallway was

Mrunalini was gifted she had decorated it on a budget but it looked like it was

Professional

“You like these?” Lynn touched hand spun baskets placed at various places holding knick knacks”

“Yeah do you like them also”

“I HATE Chembur” Jaidrith supplied to her thru the curtains

“Sshhhh” Mrunal warned grabbing him and cuddling him

Mendy tried to involve him in play

“Your toilet is creepy” Lynn announced

“Atty killed the ghost” Jaidrith informed loudly

Lynn turned around aghast

“He DID?” in disbelief

“Umm…. It does not rattle any more neither do we hear the whistling sounds”

“Tu psychic, ghost, medium pe chali gayi… ITEM hai tu sahi mein”

Lynn was furious with her husband

Mrunalini brought out, two sugar free artisan sodas and cut up some fruit in what looked like expensive china

“You also buy into all this organic, custom made garbage?” Lynn looked at the empty cans

“He has allergies”

“She KNOWS” mendy sighed irritated

Mendy continued to entertain Jaidrith

“Sab tera tara junk food khaayega kya?”

“I have to work for a living” Lynn lashed back

“Yeh single parent hai” Mendy laughed pausing and panting

“Ek second haa?”

Lynn pretended to get a call, opened the door went down to the staircase landing

And did not return

“Sorry rey” Mendy apologized as he played with Jai

“Oh no” “Are the kids OK?”

“Uska Mum aaya hai”

He rolled his eyes

“Nice”

Mendy paused

“Aapka parents kidhar ko hai?”

“Mumbai”

Jaidrith was begging for 30 minutes of video game time

She nodded to get him out of the room

“I am not in touch”

“Oh?”

“My Dad is dating my best friend, my Mum remarried and had a kid a few years ago”

Mrunal looked like she was freed from prison

Mendy looked like he was just told he was being sent to prison

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Posted: 4 years ago

“My Dad is dating my best friend, my Mum remarried and had a kid a few years ago”

Mrunal looked like she was freed from prison

Mendy looked like he was just told he was being sent to prison


Couldn't help but smile at the end.

Am relived too. Atty will know where she is coming from.

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Posted: 4 years ago

Mam can we get one more lengthy one

Edited by Sudha1012 - 4 years ago
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My Dad is dating my best friend, my Mum remarried and had a kid a few years ago”


Mrunal looked like she was freed from prison


Mendy looked like he was just told he was being sent to prison


Her words made me sad but that last look comparison was first class nisha🤣🤣

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