Homeward bound...
She called Akka, she was told he was in the hospital, she was home at D II 16 hours later, R&B dropped them off at the airport 4 hours after she saw her text.
It was a strange vacation in many ways, Ranjan accompanying her, her being pregnant,
having Manya show up a day later, sharing the confined space of the Paris apartment.
Their first fight in front of family. And now Periappa in the hospital
She packed quietly, as Ranjan brought her food. "U should atleast rest for a bit betaji" he muttered, thoughtfully
"I just feel so bad" she said bravely trying not to cry, arresting her tears... walking to the balcony
"Do u want me to go with you?" R&B asked leaning on the rail characteristically, one foot up
She shook her head
"Are they all at the hospital?"
"I guess so, Akka cant go, because of baldie, Athim must be at work, it must be Amma Appa and Selvi maybe, and the nurse" II calculated whos where
"Unless it happened after Selvi left after the morning chores" "Teriyale" "I am glad atleast Akka was home, u know, I would always worry when I was in IIM or Georgia
Tech how it will be if he became sick and Amma and Appa both were at work. And Akka was too... in Delhi u cant get home for atleast two hours even on a good day.
Appa has almost two years left how can he quit now? Amma is a long ways away from retiring, I am lying 4 ish maybe? Amma is the closest I am in Gurgaon all day"
He sighed nodding
"We cant take him to work with us everyday" she sniffled and chuckled and began to cry
"U want to some days?"
She nodded looking at him
He dragged her close and rocked on his feet
"U can have ur freedom back, u are probably going to go on a trek tonight arent you, or read the three 1500 page tomes I saw in office, twirling those goddamn curls
They squeezed the air out of each other
"I think if I see u it hurts me more so I shud just stay in Delhi, but then if I dont see u" she stopped
AYYYO!!!
FROM PERIAPPA
U VEERED TO URSELF?
TELL HIM TELL HIMM
HOW YOU PINE FOR HIM
He kissed her cheek long and hard
She felt the hairy jaw... rubbed it and sighed and shut her eyes
"No shaving orders?" he asked
"No" she "Hmppph" she grunted
R&B was quiet, loading that one large suitcase, and she took one of his with her clothes she had prank packed before
"Give me my stuff" she sulked leaning on the closet wall
He opened the huge chest of drawer and showed where the contents of her purse was, in a fiberglass navy tray
"U hid it in full view?" she accused
She smacked him
He held her face in his palm and kissed her softly
"How come u are being so nice to me?" she demanded
she wanted him to say "I miss you, I dont want u to go, life sucks without you"
He kissed her lips, pressing down on it for the longest time
"That doesnt mean anything" she whispered
"II" he begged her to shut up
"Thats all u ever say "II" and yet I come running" "What a dork I am" she cursed
He chuckled and exhaled audibly... caressing her mound she pressed her belly against his palm, letting the warmth seep through to the baby
She slept all the way through the flight throwing up after she boarded and before landing
First Class service was impeccable, and she was pampered.
Ranjan had called Chachu but he hadnt bothered to come by to the airport
But he wanted to go to D II anyway so he went with her and visited with Vandu for a few minutes and
held baldie (after thoroughly washing his hands and even changing into a different shirt)
The house was quiet
II just couldnt bring herself to peek into Periappa's room
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