Pride & Prej with a twist - Page 4

For some reason I keep reading Raanav as Raavan. ☺️😉. And symbolically significant with that representation is this guy also seems to sport multiple heads . Hah!

Connoisseur

“Do you want to go over?” Inder took a turn, as the menplayed pool in the top floor game room at the Parashar residence

“Just make sure whoever you saw that other night isn’t around”Raanav rubbed chalk over the cue tip

“Bua ne kuch kaha kya?” Inder spoke in fluent Hindi

“No not really” Raanav did not throw his mother under the bus

“Shes gorgeous… sheesh” Inder shook his head in disbelief

“You were drunk” Raanav scoffed

“Possibly but am not blind” Inder did not like the insinuation

“You cant seriously tell me she is better than the ones you’ve dated back home” Raanav spoke like he was some f-----g authority on “fine women”

“I can SERIOUSLY say that” Inder looked him straight in the eye and said firmly

“Ha” Raanav could only muster up a weak chuckle

“Do you even know who she is?” Raanav questioned

“Her name is Naina… I agree she doesn’t have big eyes… makes u wonder what her parents were thinking” he laughed “But that face”

“You were drunk” Raanav muttered inaudibly

“Whats your beef man?” Inder was pissed

“Not a thing dude” Raanav backed off, setting his cue in the rack

The men wandered out to the terrace and leaned on the old fashioned waist height concrete perimeter wall, looking away from the street

“I don’t have a clue… but I dig her” Inder said calmly

“Great” Raanav’s tone was flat

“You don’t approve”

“You are the big brother why are you asking me for” Raanavtried to be funny

“I am a year older” Inder rolled his eyes

Raanav was quiet for a long time

Then he spoke

“You shouldn’t get carried away is all I am sayin”

“Oh I am carried away dude” inder did a flying motion withhis hand

“I doubt she is the daughter of the host”

“I don’t care” Inder shrugged

“I bet your parents will” Raanav was gleeful

“I doubt it” Inder hinted they might already be aware

Much to Raanav’s chagrin

“What about you?” Inder wanted to know

“Me? Nothing… I am good”

“Sure” Inder smirked

“Whats that supposed to mean…”

“Nothing… chill” Inder began walking towards the stairs

Raanav did not know how to proceed with this impasse

On the other hand, he should let inder figure it out hethought

Rakshit was returning tonight, Shrivastavs had invited the “guys”to hang

Harsha and Piyush and a couple other friends were gathering for dinner

They arrived at 8 ish Raanav really didn’t want to go,Satyen had taken a liking to Kamal Shrivastav and was eager for their brood tomeet

He promised Kamal was going to leave them alone

Smrita was not home to shoot the idea in the head, so he reluctantly agreed

Thankfully there was no Naina, but he spotted the twins

This house was always in some state of party he sniggered to himself

There were a bunch of women in a far corner chattering

The twins ignored him and went up the grand staircase with asullen expression, in their shorts and tee, he would place their age at 16

His car alarm had gone off so he had walked out of the property to lock it back again

When he entered the gates disinterested again he wondered why Kamal was so keen his sons had to socialize with the Parashar kids or Inder,This was not Russia, they were all Indian, they could figure it out

OK Whatever… he thought to himself

he noticed the girl with the book walking towards the house

He must have missed her when he walked over to his car he realized

He couldn’t take his eyes off her… purely out of curiosity

(The author thinks there is no way in h--- he will ever date a maid or an au pair)

He noticed a olive green kurta and a lemon yellow chudidar

He could not see her face, but when she turned sideways as she spoke on the phone he noticed the glasses, and the BOOK

If Kamal had let her borrow it, he must not know its value…which took him back to his original comment to his Mom that the dude must have struck some lottery and was not actually a connoisseur of fine things

They had a big game room the guys hung out talking about each others’ lives and what brought them back to India

Harsha and Piyush had studied abroad but had returned to managed the 3 jewelry stores Kamal had in NCR

Raanav wandered out to take a phone call and spotted her in the empty library, staring at a tall book shelf

The book lay on the edge of a overstuffed leather stool right next to at all glass of what looked like a smoothie

“Why would you put it near a drink??” he sneered

She hadn’t expected a visitor, she looked at him and turned back to the shelf and looked at him again

“The lid is shut tight” she said casually

He picked it up and set it in a side cart filled with books

“I lost my page” she scowled opening it to around 2/3rds and placing a fake leaf bookmark from a nearby pen stand

“Are you actually reading it?” he asked in disbelief

She completely ignored him and pulled out another book not giving him a second look “No just the glossy pictures” “Just love the glossy color photos I mean” she mocked him soundly about the 125 year old black and white book with almost no visuals

V is on fire🤣 R is another Manya from ss😒

He's an highly critical, mighty rude, judgemental Oaf himself. It's going to be great for the story😛. Wonder what she's thinking of this guy poking around her every time their paths have crossed. Something about her has caught his brain cells ticking. That something , he is unfamiliar with "around his born into money stratosphere"

Inder can stand up for himself. Nice layers to all the characters we have seen so far. Excited!!

The maid actually knows how to read and likes to read big books. Much as it surprises the knucklehead. At least he appreciates the books.

Just love the glossy pic ..that line was epic ..

I have used it a couple of times in my teens ..

I escape to the books room when I was about 16 - 20 to avoid aunties and their suggestions on how to look after my skin , and how I must not play with boys 😬🙈

What's happening in Mumbai, with media, bmc, Bollywood , and the state actors is pathetic to watch ! What a shame!!

Everyone is a hound dog without an exception !! So much ego at play! What does anyone get?

Such terrible state of affairs!

Sorry completely off topic here but had to vent! Enough is enough!

It's one blockbuster or the other every other day playing out in Mumbai

I agree Kalpana

I dont even know how it became all about Kangna

HOW?

So bizarre the whole thing is. His family is so overcome with grief they are trusting everything and everybody. Who knows, Kangna and Rhea BOTH could be insiders too. All putting on a show. Bollywood is criminal and corrupt beyond anyone's imagination

The truth will never be found

Sorry I just got done with all my nightly calls

I will see if I can write now otherwise I will start now and finish up and post in the morning

It's crude Nisha what's happenning out there. Absolutely no regard for anything, lack of humanity appalling. On top of everything the dirty politics of it ... and now Bollywood the convenient bed fellow to the game.

The sena, kangana, every single one of them have lost it. The main plot sidelined, the side plot has taken center stage.Kashtam!!!