114 & 100
Part 88😳
She set her bags down and took off the hoodie, it almost went up to her knee Baldev is shorter than her Appa would wonder, she bunched it up and went up the stairs😳
Appa WAS AWAKE and watching TV... barely awake...😲👏
"Sorry Pa"😭
"Its OK kanna" he said cheerfully, getting up to lock up😃
She said she would do it, She took the remote from him tunred off the TV, "Paal suda vekka poren venuma Pa Do u need steamed milk Appa?"🤗
Appa smiled, "Sure kanna" and sat down😃
She washed up, tucked his hoodie in her clothes closed, smelled the crook of her arms and her tee, it smelled citrusy... she leaned on the Godrej and shut her eyes😭
Tears welling I CAN NEVER HATE HIM I WILL BE UNABLE TO HATE HIM😭
That one second if he hadnt turned and looked at me life as I had was going to be destroyed...
AYYO!😭
This is the man I once suspected of doing such ghastly things to me😭
Feelings of gratitude, desire, relief, possessiveness😳
all swirled together at the same time noiselessly... inside like clothes in Amma's washing meachine... various colors😳
"An Iyer warrior once threatened me" she turned crimson again... "Iyer Warrior"😳
"If u are tired its OK Raja" Appa called out😛
"Ayyo no Pa" she ran... and set the milk for boiling
Went to get her phone, and pulle dit out, it was his black wallet, she surrpetiously inhaled it, yep... citrusy... unpretentious, citrusy😲😳
AYYO Hmm.. AYYO... I cant... return it now...😭
She put it back, took her phone and ran, added sugar and Cadbury Drinking Choc to hers😆
Appa's no sugar or Choc😳
Brought it out and sat down, Appa's was a davara tumbler and hers was a mug... she wrapped her hands around it,
every sip she took the citrusy scent wafted over her nose, as her arms kept closer
"Pongal miss pannitiye kanna u missed it" Appa cooed
"I know... Amma texted me saying she has saved some" she smiled😃
They both sat on the couch close by
Iyers parents dont cuddle or touch or display any signs physically of affection
"Maybe its a good sign, next year Pongal u will be married and celebrating it at husband's?"😳
THAT was the reminder that the last couple of hours on the train was just a fantasy...😭 PURE FANTASY
Sreekanth would be here today, and she will see him
HE HAD NO DESPICABLE QUALITIES😭
He talked, he was not an enigma, didnt read much, didnt listen to music much was very passionate about his start up
"You can always say NO" Appa said caringly😃
She felt like crying
I HOPE I DO... I DONT HAVE ANYONE ELSE WAITING IN THE WINGS TO WHISK ME AWAY... BUT I HOPE I DONT LIKE SREE
BUT HOW CAN I NOT? THERE IS NOTHING TO HATE. IF IT IS MEANT TO BE THEN IT WILL HAPPEN APPA😭😳
"I like him as much as Ive known him Appa" she said HONESTLY
HE SMILED HAPPILY
"Do u like ur work?" Appa asked
"This project is extremely challenging, but Amritsar was great" she said cheerfully
She talked for 30 minutes about Punjabis and their hospitality and the Lohri 😳👏
thing they got invited to, and the GREATEST FOOD AND THE UTTER WARMTH AND AFFECTION😳👏
" they are very nice people" Appa agreed👏
"I dont think Excelsior owner is a model character though" Appa said bitterly😡
II's heart sank... no it didnt sink, it dived off a cliff... plunging 1000s of feet
She didnt say anything FOR THE FIRST TIME FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME SHE DIDNT RANT😭😳
"Ipdi ellam yaar pannuva, I mean who acts like this in their 60s?" Appa seemed more angry at himself for liking him in some remote corner of his brain😭😡
She stared wordlessly😲
"He has grown kids, his daughter was married then, oru hotel la WITH AN ADMIN?" Appa expressed dismay😲
She gulped a burning mouthful... singing her insides😭
"His son LOOKS GOOD, BUT WHAT DOES HE DO? Edavadu velai paakarana?" Does he have a steady job?" Appa asked😲
"I dont think he has a Operations title at the company but he is one of the shareholder/directors" II FOUND HERSELF DEFENDING R&B😲😳
ANOTHER FIRST... DEFENDING HIM... SHE DID NOT SAY
HES A WASTE PA, HE HAS NO JOB NO SKILLS NO EDUCATION😳
"Does he go to the office everyday?" Appa asked curiously
"Hmmm" she acknowledged huskily
"U said nobody else will employ him" Appa said almost satisfied😈
HE SAVED YOUR DAUGHTER TODAY, TOOK ME WITH HIM, BROUGHT ME HOME SAFE... SUMMONED AN ARMED ESCORT... AN ARMED ESCORT LIKE I AM PRINCESS KATE
LIKE HE WOULD PROTECT ME NO MATTER WHAT... I RETURNED HOME IN A CAR WITH ARMED SECURITY UPFRONT HE SAT TWO FEET FROM ME IN THE CAR...
HE DOESNT PAY ATTENTION TO ANYTHING... DID NOT GIVE ME ONE DIRTY LOOK...HE COULD HAVE DRIVEN ME AWAY AND DONE THINGS...
AND LEFT ME BACK AT THE STATION ONNUME PANNALE... HE SAVED ME
HE IS SO UNDERSTATED...Her insides quivered...NOT ONE MISBEHAVIOR
PLEASE DONT JUDGE HIM BASED ON HIS DAD'S ACTIONS... APPA PLEASE...😭
"Anyway... they are out of league in every way kanna... they are people we talk ABOUT, NOT TALK WITH" he said😃
"They are good to their employees Pa" she said softly
"The admin was an employee too, enna panninaan avan, what did the man do to her" Appa shot back😡
"I am happy u made it home safe"😃
Appa left, she turned off the lights everywhere, and locked up and went to her bed... and lay on her side...
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"Why do u have two unread books?" she asked on the train😆
SHE HAS TO HAS TO KNOW EVERYTHING SHE CANNOT SHUT UP
SHE CANNOT...
AYYO II... INDA VAI IRUKKU PAAR, THAT MOTOR MOUTH😆
She saw two jutting out on both sides of his backpack
"I read a fiction and a non... non I read in the mornings, fiction later"
NO EREADERS NO KINDLE, Just old fashioned books, dog eared, and fat...
"How many do u read in a month" her envy showing
"Not as much as I would like to... when I backpacked maybe 10-12 a month? now... 4? 5?"
"A DOZEN a MONTH...DID U READ ALL DAY? U NEVER TALKED?... HOW CAN ANYONE READ ALL DAY? TO COMPLETE A BOOK IN TWO DAYS? DONT U TALK?" she shrieked
His half smile came and went "Not much... really"
"I know that" she said softly rotating his phone over his wallet on her lap... embarrassed
"I have SO MUCH to say I spend my time saying... STUFF" she muttered sheepishly
He looked amused
"If u were with me u would read only a book a month" she said smugly..
"Or less" he said softly, his eyes zeroing in on her full lower lip... that was freely moistened☺️
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She checked messages on her phone... and scrolled down her texts went to the 9871 number and unblocked it...☺️
"I am so sorry but ur wallet's with me... I dont know how to bring it NOW... I hope u dont need it first thing in the morning... I shud have returned it with the phone...
not thinking straight I guess, u cant drive or go anywhere... OMG.. I promise to keep it safe and return it " she sent a page long text🤣
And lay back... and then got up and pulled the covers over... and then turned, and then turned...
The phone beeped
"Make sure u tuck it in, it doesn't like the cold weather" he said carelessly, blowing off her worried rant... teasing her in the process because she was worrying like it was a person🤣
She read and re-read and re-re-reread it 10 times, scrolled down the page and read all his texts...☺️
She picked the wallet up from her purse and lay it on the other pillow and tucked it in with blankets... TOOK A PICTURE AND TEXTED IT
"Like THIS u mean?" she texted☺️
He sent back a smiley... ☺️
NOT A CHEAP "I WISH I WAS THE WALLET, "I WISH U HAD CUDDLED IT", "I WISH U KEPT ON YOUR CHEST"
Just a smiley
She picked Sreekanth up at 4 at Natesan Mama's so he could take her to a NSD play called Adhantar by a Marathi playwright at 5... she didnt care for plays in
languages she didnt understand, but went because he went to her fave movie that other Sat...
she promised Akka and so she was going to give her best shot
She drove home at 9, after dropping him off at a friend's at Malviya Nagar
Before she picked up Sree, she drove to Malcha Marg, and got off the car... handed the big beefy guy the bag with the hoodie and the wallet☺️
He smiled knowingly, greeting her... EVEN MADE CONVERSATION WITH HER
"Gaadi kaafi late ho gayi na madam?"
She nodded kindly
"Zaroor de doonga, aap de do ghat par hi hain shaayad, abhi balcony mein the" he said peering through the trees
She felt her heart pound maniacally
"Nahi.. mujhe jaana hai" UNAWARE HE WAS WATCHING FROM HIS FAVE SPOT TALKING ON THE PHONE WITH MIHIR☺️
She got in and drove off
She wore a pink khadi kurta and and a purple jaipuri salwar, with chunky silver jewelry... and a kajal bindi...😳
The guard brought him the bag
In it along with his stuff there was a page long yellow Post it
SHE WOULD NEVER USE THOSE LITTLE CUBE STACKS SHE WOULD NEED A DOZEN FOR A NOTE🤣
His half smiled occured at that humor
She had made a list of songs she knew
Deekshitar 18 (A heart filled in red ink)
Purandara Dasa 14
Tyagaraja 19
Abhang 7 (a heart and she had filled it with a red ink)
Swati Tirunal 19
Annamacharya 17
Others 20
TOTAL=114☺️
On Monday... when she would go into work, a little package would await her, it contained a pink USB drive with the Billboard 100 songs☺️
Edited by Nisha0604 - 9 years ago
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