Casa 9 Part 122 on 147 Divine Intervention - Page 111

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Part 122

Modi & Dastur

6: 15 PM

15^th June 2011

Manish and Ratul were literally breathing down her neck. It was like drinking from a fire hose. She was assigned 3 people for her new team to manage Certosa. The apartments were most in number even though they were the "low end" of the lot.

Within the broad umbrella there were 4 types of plans and and the penthouse on each building was completely different from the four. Each building was expected to have 8 penthouse apartments, and there were 4 Certosa buildings.

Much of it was a "projection" at this point but never the less the designs need to be started and worked on. Ram had oversight of over 100 people, of which 14 were managers.

She was really excited to put all her skills to use again. It would require endless late nites, and full nites but she was not fazed by it. There was a good possibility of being promoted to a "Senior Partner" which was still 3 levels below a "Managing Partner" like Ram was.

But she was quite excited. "Finally things are beginning to look up in my life"

She had thought about Sooraj on and off the past month. "He will never go away from my thoughts, but he was not over powering her thought process any more"

"He would have been so happy for me!" A painful lump formed in her throat after months at what could have been. She did not suffer guilt pangs, was not unfaithful to Shaan but could not help pay tribute to the man every now and then.

Sooraj's thoughts had taken on a, for a lack of better word spiritual, divine, nonphysical mode. It would be unrealistic to completely forget him, or constantly deny what she shared with him once upon a time.

But she was slowly making firm progress in looking ahead and felt her head had finally turned from looking backwards.

Even Ritu had suggested/observed that she sounded "more relaxed" after the honeymoon. She had declared " Itna sahi honeymoon hai tera, I don't think I could beat that. Kritik and I need to burn some midnite oil in order to compete with you guys"

She had told her about, how the much awaited "pact was broken. The flowers, the music, the French dinner, the love making

The street concert at Smith Island, the drives across Bay Bridge tunnel connecting Virginia mainland with cape Charles. The pounds and pounds of candy she ate. The numerous times she made love''. Her wedding gifts to him, his to her.

Their chats about work books, politics, careers, life style choices. Ritu got to hear it all over a 2 hour 48 minute call yesterday.

Dadi had walked up to the room twice, and had sent Hari Lal twice bearing trays of food and stuff to drink.

Ritu had asked her "Tu mera laundry apne ghar par karwake laayegi kya?"

"Hari Lal ko kitne mein sub lease karegi?" "Dadi ki god mein mein every alternate week so sakti hoon kya?" "Jab tere kitchen mein mutton biryani banega or chicken wings banega to mere liye smuggle karke laayegi kya?" "Ek din Shaan ko kamre se bhagaake apan dono saari raat movie dekhe?"

"Ek din Shaan ko bhagaake, will you tell me all out your ahem!"

"Ritu always made her laugh or smile!

Ram: If I see you here one more minute, I am going to call security Mrs Gujral.

Something about that name turns her florid

Khanak: Funny, but I am not changing my last name. (softly, typing away and not looking up from her PC)

Ram: Par tere workaholic ne mujhe aaj ek conference call mein warn kiya ke agar ek hafte mein we didn't issue a new ID and get a name tag for your cube, he will threaten to dislodge us from being the "Preferred Consultant"

Khanak: that's even funnier!

Ughhh! That man!

Ram: I am kidding, but he insisted on reception nite that I need to address you as Mrs Gujral.

Khanak: What ever Ram!

Ram hits the tube light under her cabinet.

Khanak: Yeh kya kiya aapne?

Ram: Aapko ghar bhejne ki tayari. Arent you sleepy?

Khanak: I was between 3-5 PM, not any more.

Ram: Well then go home and do what newly weds do.

She looks up at him in shock only to realize he was NOT thinking what ever she was

Ram: What?

Khanak: Ummm.. nothing!

Ram: Movie? Dinner? (still not getting her shock)

Khanak: Oh! Right!

If there was a deep pit under her feet, she just dived into it.

Ram: Be back in 10 Khanak, GET OUT of here.

She shuts down, packs her things, grabs her cell phone. Two missed calls. She was still not getting used to her phone, its been over a day she has been back.

The first number is unfamiliar

She dials it with trepidation, "Umm hello"

Pradip: Maam, main neeche khada hoon, sir ne kaha aapko ek missed call doon"

Khanak: OH! (SIR! Your Sir is full of -----)

Pradip: Jee maan, aap ready hain?

Khanak: Aapko ghar jaana hai to aap nikal jaayiye, main VT tak local le loongi waha se cab

Pradip is shocked " Oh no!, main bilkul late nahi hoon"

She smiles and hangs up

The motion activated light make her feel important and stately as they light up along her path.

She takes the elevator down from the 5^th'.

It goes through 4^th

She is reminded of her elevator in her Chembur house, Sigh! 4^th floor.

The paan stains, the smell of eeks, the lurid, racy, risqu stuff scored with hairpins on the steel walls. The graphic pictures of men and women.

Ritwik's Mom's batatyachi bhaji, varanfal, zunkyachi poli. The red bedsheet on their divan, the cooker whistles, Ritu dropping/ breaking atleast one cup or plate everyday, Mrs Lokhande from 3^rd floor walking up the stairs to threaten them

Barkha Dutt on NDTV, Rajeev Masand and Rajdeep Sardesai on CNN IBN, the smell of moist earth after rains near the society gate'...

Pradip: Aap kuch bhool gayi?

He has the door open but the new addition to the family is lost in thought

Khanak shakes her head "kuch nahi bhooli" she thinks, and slides in

There are signs of hubby being driven around in it in the afternoon, no wonder there were two missed calls around 2 and 4 from Pradip... A BEST bus passes by, she sees a woman by the window with a red dupatta with gold trim tied around her forehead. "Mahalakshmi!" "I shud go one of these days"...

7:54 PM

She knocks softly. No response, rings the bell for a second, Hari Lal appears like magic.

He smiles his usual big toothy grin

He grabs her laptop bag as if he would run with it, Khanak is taken aback

Khanak: Oh1 No! Yeh main le jaaoongi

Dadi is in the mandir.

DadI: How was your day?

Khanak: Great Dadi.

Dadi: I was heading to Mahalakshmi in a half hour.

Khanak: REALLY Dadi?

Dadi is surprised by the sudden spurt of joy "Haan beta, why?"

Khanak: Can I go with you? If you don't mind?" (pleads)

Dadi looks up at their room " Did you know Shaan was home?"

Her DIL looks at a spot by Dadi's feet, "Ummm"

Her face is as red as the teeka in her thali

DadI: You should go say hi! To him first"

Khanak: Uske baad?

Dadi: I will be waiting right here! Get something to eat first

Khanak: Pehle main kapde to badal loon?

DadI: Nahi eat, baad mein kya maloom (stops)

Khanak is confused, Dadi schools her expression and says, "Lets eat something together?"

Khanak: Par dadi mandir to khaali pet jaana hota hai na?

Dadi: I am old, I got my blanket approval years ago. I eat and ride in a car, Mahalakshmi is fine with it (winks)

Khanak giggles.

Dadi asks Hari Lal to bring food

He brings out samosas, slim cucumber sandwiches, pastries and steaming hot gulabjamuns, with mango juice and chai

Khanak gorges, Dadi watches...

Khanak: Ab main change karke aaoon?

Dadi: Sure! I am right here. I am glued to this chair now (smiles fondly)

She makes her way upstairs, no sign of hubby, she showers, changes into a dark pink chiffon saree with pale gold leaf motif all over, a pink cap sleeve bluse completes the attire

She wears her black bead on her mangal sootra and leaves the 4 bangles on each hand.

Walks out of the bathroom watching her long trailing pallu, and smiling at how it chased her.

8:40 pm

Shaan: Stunning night clothes! (claps his hands softly)😆😳

Arms folded across his chest, wearing the blue and white check shorts and a white Polo tee with blue trim at the edge of the collar, one foot up on the closed door.

Dadi is in her room getting her purse and her phone, while Hari Lal cleans up the living room, Dadi walks out ready to go...she looks up at the shut door and smiles "Atleast she ate something!" she reflects

Take rest...get your sleep...and just relax...hope you feel better soon.

LMAOOO !!!!

The next time she should be cautious when Dadi says "Eat"

Ram ka dialogue sun ke mein bhi wahi soch rahi thi jo Khanak soch rahi thi...Khanak, Shaan aur mera 1 track mind hai...😉

I enjoyed reading the work details after such a long time...I can feel Khanak itching to get going and get the work done and get gunning for that "promotion", it does feel good, a sense of acheivement.

Nice that Ram sent her home packing...and I thought she had agreed to the name change...or more like Shaan suggested there was no other option. I think she loves being Mrs Gujral. She is enjoying all of it.

I think it was funny how Khanak suggested that she will take the local...Pradeep is probably thinking ye madam naukari se nilawayigi. 😆😆😆

I like the fact that she is moving with Suraj...Ritu is like a solid pillar, love her.

Dadi knows, isi liye Khila pila ke upar bheja...she is thinking ke ab to yeh neeche nahi aayigi😊

She is super cute.

Thanks, I love my nightly reading. Ab acchi neend aane wali hai...

ditching hubby for Rajpal Yadav !!!!😲 bahat jyada nahi ho raha hai? 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣🤣