Anchored Tempest-Final Thread - Page 23

Somesh is out on a pretext to visit Mru? This is big. Don't know for good or bad.

Why so many clothes? Seriously Mru! The man wants to stay over.

It would be so nice to see a next pregnancy for Mru. She got no pampering at all the first time.

The man wants his children with you Mru. Let yourself go a little.

The reaction from Dhru should tell Somesh how much he needs his mother around.

Gosh! Somesh actually said the marriage word. This is huge.

With both parents on board, happiness is around the corner.

Finally 🥳🥳🥳

Please give an update tomorrow can't wait more to know atty's reaction❤❤

Nisha! Aise suspense mein nahi chodo! 🥹

Love & Lament

She did not breakdown nor collapse. She was shaking like a leaf on the inside

She did not know if he meant it or if he was testing her. Why would he test you, he straight up rejected you a year ago. He doesn’t even need to be here

She wondered if he was recording her

“Can I get some water?” Somesh shifted uneasily

She stumbled as she approached the kitchen took many deep breaths and rinsed her face, her hand shook as she poured water out in a glass and grabbed the bottle in her left hand

“Is cold OK?” she squeaked peeking out the kitchen door

“Yes” he smiled nervously

Aatreya was calling and texting her furiously she was too afraid to answer

When she thought about him she had to go be sick when she stepped out 20 minutes later (left the exhaust running in the bathroom) so Somesh would not hear her

“You are not feeling well?” he asked quietly

“Umm.. its very humid in Mumbai”

“You grew up in Mumbai?”

“Yes, but recently” she lied

She didn’t know how she was going to hide her unreasonable fears from him

This family probably had never met anyone as screwed up as herself she thought

She lamented the day she bumped into Aatreya a year ago

“Oh why?” she questioned as she made tea and set out snacks on a tray

“Its night time… no… I am fasting” he lied

He didn’t know if food was prepared according to his religious standards

He had so many bridges to cross, he didn’t know what he was doing here

He lamented the day his son told him the grandson was from someone that did not share the same religious beliefs

She sat down after setting the tray of things

They both looked at each other nervously

She took a deep breath

“Hindi bol sakte hai app?” he asked

“Haa”

“Main mere bete ka happiness… I want him to be happy” he sighed

“Hmm” she nodded

“He wants you to be happy” he continued

She looked at him wordlessly

He meant to say “Aatreya wants Mrunalini in order to be happy”

“I am from a small town… Bombay is big for me”

She nodded

“Aatreya also is very religious… he wears his umm (gesturing diagonally across the front)

She turned red

She had of course seen him wearing it when he was shirtless the million times she had seen him recently

Not in Lonavala… no not in Lonavala

“Oh why Aatty… we wouldn’t be here… or may be we would be because I was too stupid to worry about consequences back then”

Her life flashed before her eyes

“Your parents live in Mumbai?” he asked innocently

The image of Falguni Savarkar sent shock waves through her body, nausea threatening to overtake her senses

“Umm”

“I want to mee your father and mother” he said quietly “everything will be traditional” he said with sadness

This was not what he wanted

But this is what he will learn to accept

Her kitchen probably does not look like Pramila’s or Apurva’s

They even used different serving spoons and dishes for cooked things vs fresh

They never stored any leftovers in fridge

Never ate any leftovers

“Where is Jayadritha?” he asked fondly

“U saw him he went to Sahasres” she pointed

“Oh yes…” he nodded

“Good child”

She nodded smiling beginning to relax

“U have any old photo of him?”

She reached for her ipad and opened the zero to 3 year album

1000s of videos and pictures. He nervously reached for the tea and sipped, and watched one after another…. At first she was shocked at how engrossed he was but after

Aatreya arrived in panic

He had rear ended a car slightly, 3 kms from Chembur and had spent over an hour settling things as fast as he could

His driver couldn’t get there fast enough to take over

His blood pressure was soaring…

He texted Apurva to get a sense if Amma knew

Nope!

He texted Mendy

Mendy did know

But was not home

He was on his way with Lynn and the kids to dinner, Lynn didn’t want to cook

“Hey” he barged in

Mrunalini was folding laundry inside

Somesh was on the ipad relaxing on the divan where he had spent many nights making love to Mrunalini

It was all surreal for Aatreya

“What are u doing here”

He barked

Mrunalini rushed out

“Atty” she gasped

“What happened

“Umm..” she hesitated

“I asked her to marry you” he said solemnly