Sparkle in a Speck - Page 71

She probably has idea that her siblings might not need her after some point but that doesn’t mean she shouldn’t give them best she can for now.

Respect for her ✊🏻.

“Tell her none of her biz”

“Don’t ruin the contract Indy”

“Thanks for the advise” he said grumpily

Manas was wide awake now

By NOT admitting to anything, Indy had admitted to some things

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Bodies… and deciding for them

“She dreaded going in for the next lesson, she didn’t want to see him ever again. She felt like a fool expecting things to get serious between them. She didn’t know how such flings even worked. What did people do when they felt like the hook up was the person they wanted to spend their rest of the life with?

Did that never happen?

She searched on the web and spent hours reading about real life couple who began as Tinder dates. It broke her heart to a million pieces, so IT DOES happen, and in her case it did not? The man she hooked up with was as averse to marriage as a store owner giving things away for free

“Impossible”

He had texted her a couple times

Wanting to know why she was being so stubborn

She had just ignored it

Alpana got wind of the break up and texted her

“There is life after a earth quake, iske office mein there are tons of people re”

“I am not looking for reco” she said firmly

“I know how it feels I will wait”

“Do you? Did you meet your husband on Tinder?”

“OH NO” she said too quickly

“Blasphemy would have sounded better over text

She corrected herself quickly

“I meant, I had no chance to have such fun, my parents tied me up”

Alpana was hoping THAT somehow sounded better

Nope

It was worse

Punky’s parents were long gone, there was no body to find a match for her, her digitally clueless Ajji just spread the word on the phone and the only matches she was getting was agricultural officers in some remote Maharashtra Taluk or a school teacher or a Pune government worker

She wanted the good life

Her Ajji cared more for her than her own parents but had no way of finding men Punky preferred

“I am happy your parents found you your husband” she sent a heart and a smile

“I am not very tactful Punky but I don’t want to hurt you, I want you to be happy”

“Who even told you I broke up?”

“Indy ne hubs ko bola”

“Did he say BREAKUP?”

“Umm.. I think?”

“Pfft…. Please, it was a Tinder hookup” she laughed and laughed in emoticons

“I feel the guy still has the hots for you”

“Poor guy… “ shrug

She was livid

She opened the chat with Indy and typed furiously

“DID YOU say we broke up?”

And the erased it just before sending

There was no use talking to him

She was going to appear needy

Luck had different plans though

Dadi wanted a couple things for the meal she was cooking for Bua tomorrow and so she entered D Mart near the Deshmukh’s apartment complex, and strolled through the rows and aisles with her shopping cart

Ajji bought everything from the neighborhood, Punky was banned from going to these posh places because she spent like a IT wala… Ajji complained

Once Punky spent, Rs.3,213 on chips cookies and chocolates and kitchenware

She got herself a cart and threw stuff in randomly

She was going to have a row with Ajji but she didn’t care, just another evening in the Vyas house these days

She turned from the bakery item row, and her cart bumped into a human

“Sorry” she looked up from her phone and met Indy’s eyes

He was there to pick up stuff Suhasini had texted 20 times during the day

“Sorry, I didn’t notice” she pretended to check her phone messages and turned the other way

“Bhadraa” he growled and chased after her

“Don’t call me that”

“Do you want to rename yourself like Elon’s kid? X?”

“Shut up she hissed

“What is wrong with you?”

“Hamara ho gaya, I don’t know what you are talking about”

“I did not ask you about the relationship status Bhadra, I am asking about this odd behavior”

“I am in a hurry right now, I cannot talk” “Excuse me”

She started walking away, he followed her and caught up with her

“Can we have a cup of coffee and talk about this?”

“I know you were having a fling, I don’t want a fling,its over Indy”

“You decided for me?”

“I decided for my body” she smiled gleefully

A couple people tried not to stare

He checked out on another register and caught up with her outside

If Suhasini was spying she would have made popcorn

Nisha, I am ready with TUB(s) of popcorn’s 🫣.

“I know you were having a fling, I don’t want a fling,its over Indy”

“You decided for me?”

Does the guy want more? Is he willing to commit?

If yes, say so man!!!!

Nisha, hope all well and it was work which kept you away?

Breakup doesn’t sound that bad right now in their case assuming it was tinder hookup.

Good to know Indy thinks this was breakup.

“Do you want to rename yourself like Elon’s kid? X?”

Nisha, I loved this 😂