Side to side
âMujhe baat karne dogey PLEEZ?âSam shouted
âOf courseâ he sucked his beernoisily from the bottle and walked out into the lawn
Sam & Tan were here tomediate on the never ending fight
II was in the kitchen, trying outa new Thai recipe, he had cooked lunch and most people were too full. Shewanted to spite him so she hadnât eaten
Nivi was throwing her tantrumagain and so was locked up in the room
WITH BOTH DOGS
The boys were crying outside herdoor banging, pounding, woke Ranjan up
She had to send Sahana withRanjan back to Samâs house
R&B was at a work meeting andhad returned and asked Nivi to set the dogs out, and sent her off in timeout
Chaos had ensued where Nivi hadshouted and sobbed and wept and generally thrown a big show
Nivi sat on the living room sofawith Lasya her facy puffy from all the crying still moody and distant butsecretly giggling with Lasya
âTujhe uske suggestions sun lenichahiyeâ Sam shouted
âI agreeâ R&B tucked his handinto his pocket and drank quietly
Tanmay and Sahana played ball
The boys were out for ice creamwith Ranjan, he couldnât take the drama at home
âDad ko main apne ghar leharjaaoon?â
âDid Manya tell u to say that?âhe demanded
âWHY?â
âBecause I told her she cant havehim until his surgery, and she is trying to be cleverâ he walked over to Samand hissed
âFor a man that doesnât give sitabout him you seem to care a LOTâ sam clapped back
Tanmay âTcchhedâ âSAM, ruk jayaar who gusse mein haiâ
âMain kya darti hoon, biwi dartihai MAIN nahiâ Sam scoffed
âSun beta, mwah, idhar aaâ Tanmaycajoled her
âNahi Tan ek secondâ
âSun yaarâ
âNo let her finishâ R&Bordered
âYou think Manya would not takecare of Dad? Theka TUMNE liyahai Dad ka?â
âThis is HIS houseâ R&Bgrowled
âTO?â
âHe stays hereâ R&B scoffedat her waving both arms
âThatâs because weve NEVERcompeted with you. You are a SORE loserâ Sam was mad
âSure⌠so says someone who hasnever playedâ
II came out to ask Tanmay if hewanted coffee
She watched the sibling fight
âSAMMMâ she shouted in shock
âTUM DARTI HO IS SE, MAIN NAHIâ
âI DONâTâ Ii lifted her shouldersproudly
âWhat the heck is this about II?âR&B turned his anger toward her
âWhy?â
âDid u beg Sam for helpâ
âAbey SUNâ tanmay warned R&B
âI donât have to resort to cheaptactics you pigâ II whispered walking up to him
âNivi is NOT your problem, yourownâ
âShut upâ II warned
Sam walked over to her
âLets go in, just pack his bagsand send him off IIâ
âHe can go back if he wantsâ IIwaved dismissively
âGhar USKA, BIWI USKI, Sam betaâTanmay laughed
âDonât laugh⌠Nivi ne dukhi kiyahua hai, he shud take HER side not Niviâsâ Sam was furious
âI NEVER took anyoneâs sideâ R&Bwas hopping mad
âTHERE, my friend lies yourproblemâ Tanmay tapped his shoulder
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