"More Cookbooks?"
Part 127?
Saturday was chaos of every kind, Amma panicked when Akka felt crampy and so they drove to Munirka in the morning, took her to the hospital, all was well, she must have ate something bad they said, Amma cooked, she did laundry at Akka's and returned at Noon ish, and she finished cooking lunch at home while Amma switched to laundry😳👏
The Triveni Kala Sangam event was at 4 PM, she had leave home by 3:30, she didn't know where they were placed on the event list..
Amma Appa couldn't go, because Amma had a book meeting, Appa and II didn't get along anyway so Appa said "No Thanks". II thought it was a great idea instead of listen to him "tell her what to do" its better she is spared of the advice😕
the news on Mrs Moorthy front was he would get here sometime in Feb, get married and take his wife to Vizag in March. She told them if she were to meet him she would decline ON HIS FACE👏
So they dragged their feet around telling Mrs Moorthy that😡
She stayed up all Saturday night so she felt light headed and weak, her arms and legs were aching from all the running around.
They had asked them to wear half sarees, II had quite a few pretty ones, she chose a mustard and ruby/burgundy red Madurai sungudi (a pattern symbolic of the fantastic city of Goddess Meenakshi. For this special part I wanted her to be dressed like Meenakshi😳👏)
combination, the lehanga was mustard and and the blouse a combination of yellow/burgundy and the half saree a plain piece of raw soft silk👏... she wore her ruby jhumkas and was ready by 1 ish, ate as fast as could, she had made dal chawal and subzi... she ate like ermmm.. a pig... 🤣she was teetering between famine struck and drowning in depression, today was former..
She had wrapped her dandiya sticks (kolattam is basically a Tamil Nadu version of Dandiya) in gold paper...😳
Amma loved her look, "I am happy u wore kajal" "you look lovely kanna"
A faint smile crossed her lips😃
"U can smile, you can be yourself, we wouldn't want you to be any other way... U don't speak much now. varuthamave irukke... u are sad all the time... I know u will get over all this, soon your project will be over and u will be working on something even more challenging"
Amma watched her wear mustard and burgundy bangles..😳
"Wear anklets kanna" Amma said, she opened the safe to hand her some rich silvery ones, thick and broad.. with hundreds more bells that her string of silver she wore many days😳
"You only wear pants to work, dress up in a feminine way atleast in weekends" Amma was getting choked up😭
Torn between husband and daughter
Ayyo Amma its OK I am fine, kavala padaade" "Don't worry" she reassured
"You are a fighter I know" she said👏
Amma had to go for her book meeting at 4
She would be back by 7 she said, its usually 8 ...
Appa went off to take a nap, she took the Crosswords bag and headed out at 2:30 ish ish... instead of going to Malcha Marg, in order to save time she stopped by at Shanti Niketan
Shanti Niketan is a minor detour on the way to Triveni, compared to Malcha Marg, plus she didnt want to meet R&B... she had heard he was heading to Dubai, from Ranjan on Friday, she didnt know about Paris though since he booked it at 1AM this morning
she turned left from Ring Road at the Moti Bagh
intersection towards Rao Tula Ram Marg
She pulled over near the gates that said TANMAY BATRA in solid copper lettering
The guard recognized her and looked at her attire admiringly..."Bhayya yeh aap Sam Maam ko de dogey kya?"😃
He opened the door and invited her in, she would flee the spot after handing him, she had written on top "R&B" thats it.. not a word more and stapled near the handle, no not for privacy but just so the books should fall off
There was no privacy required in this relationship😭
The Triveni event would end thankfully at 5 ish she would drive home... Appa would make chai... in a better mood perhaps?😃
Dunno... she would check on Periappa just like she would always even after a one hour trip... she would even feel his breath she would be so afraid sometimes
He sat there on his easy chair mumbling and waving,😭 the nurse looked irritated, quickly arrested that expression upon seeing her😡
She would later go to her room sit on the divan, and open a movie periodical, play LOUD Hindi music on her ipod
Appa would actually smile hearing that... "Hits from 1970s & 1980s" he had heard it a million times... u know...
She didnt change out of her davani because Amma would have said "akka wants to see you like this"😳
She was even wearing the South Indian kunjalam... parandi the three little velvet balls held by gold foil shaped like a cone... Appa was reminded of his lil Ishita kutti during navaratri wearing pattu paavadai..😭
She leaned back drank her chai and closed her eyes...😳
There was a knock on the door at 6 ish...
A 6"3" man stood wearing a navy suit and a burgundy tie, clean shaven, hair combed.. neatly to the back...
"Mr Iyer?" he said
Appa didnt recognize him, he quickly let his veshti down...
"Yes?"
"R&B, Raman Bhalla Sir" He extended his hand for a shake
Appa was flabbergasted
"Oh... Ummm... YES?" he asked sternly
"May I speak with your daughter? Sir?' he asked reverentially
He held a Crooswords paper bag in his left hand
"DID U SEND HER THAT BOOK? DO U KNOW SHE COOKS VERY WELL"
"I sent her all this" he said softly raising the bag, in utter seriousness
"More cookbooks?" Appa asked angry🤣
"No Sir, May I come in?"😳
II DID NOT HEAR A WORD, SHE HAD HER BACK TO HER ROOM DOOR, the twin doors were partially closed, as loud noise bothers periappa
"May I speak with her please?" he asked politely
Appa stood dumbfounded, as he let himself into her room AS IF HE KNEW...
"U dont have my permission" Appa yelled
II turned and saw him
Dropping her ipad and her mag and the phone... turning a glorious red
"I just want to have a few words" he paused by her door turned and said that to a FUMING Mr Iyer...
Mr Iyer was as tall as Ishita, but R&B 6'3"...
He turned towards her and shut the half door behind him
"Ishita ISHITA" shouted Appa😡
"I am OK Pa" she said her heart thundering in her chest...😳
He bolted the door
"I lied" she said choking☺️
"I know" he said turning towards her...☺️
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