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Pragya-Tannu drabble: Baby shopping
P: Tannu, listen, let's go shopping.
T: What? Shopping with you, Behenji?
P: Not for you, for the baby. See the thing is I will leave this house in a few days, and I may not be here when the baby is born etc. But I want to buy stuff for the baby. He might refuse to accept the gifts I would want to send later. So, please come with me, na?
T: Seriously, Pragya!
P: Look if you don't come, I will tell him about the pregnancy.
T: (gets worried), let's go.
(P takes T to Chembur, to the busiest road, Tannu is annoyed. P makes her sit in a baby clothing shop and keeps on choosing booties, sweaters, dresses etc. Tannu finds it hard to kill time).
P: Hey look at his one. We will buy neutral colors, would work whether it's a boy or a girl.
T: Buy whatever, I don't care.
P: I am sure the baby will look like him, yellow looks good on him, shall I buy yellow onesies?
T: I hate yellow.
P: It's okay, babies look good in all colors. I will also buy blue and white, okay, and pink too. If it's a boy, may be you can only put it on once.. just to take pic.
T: Are we done here, I want to leave.
P: Wait, Tannu, we still need to buy hats. And some bibs too. And..
T: I have no time for this fricking thing...
P: But what about baby dog tags, bracelets? We should get his or her ear pricked too.. even if it's a boy.. you know I wanna dress him or her just like the father.
T: Then why don't you go have a baby with him, Pragya? I am leaving.
P: Tannu, wait..
(T stroms off, P wonders why T is not at all interested in baby stuff. Wonders who will do all the shopping since neither Abhi knows about the baby, nor Daadi.. feels bad for the baby... but then wonders why Tannu neither really wants to tell Abhi, nor seems happy with the baby).
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