Thenga Burfi & Thattai
He found out she was in Chandigarh on Tuesday July 21st
On Sunday July 19th 8 ish at night she lay on her hotel bed, wearing his JCrew chatting with Akka on Skype
Akka showed her something she had made for evening snack with rice flour, an Iyer snack/cracker called thattai
"Please ka save some for me"
"I will make more di" Akka promised
"No, I know ur ghatothgajan will eat it all" "Make me a batch and send it to Malcha Marg. I will make sure Mahavir locks it up on the second floor" II muttered
"Podi. How will I ask him to lock away thattai?" Akka asked baffled
"U dont have to ask him, I will text him and say "yeh Sir ke liye hai please dhyaan se rakh dena"
"Ayyo... so cheap... podi"
"No one will touch it if its for him" II claimed
"How is your trip?" Akka asked caringly
"Bore adikardu... there is nothing to do... one of the IS guys is newly married, avan phone la pesinde irukkan (he is always on the phone) the other one is just too boring ka"
"Define boring"
"ayyo... hes too religious... hes too strait laced, too stoic, too serious" "He does what he is told to and just ... dont know... just..." II laughed
"Paavam di, u are tearing them up?" Akka asked
"They can tear me up too" II said gamely
"Are u cold why are u wearing a jacket?" Akka asked
"Its just a hoodie"
"CHITHIII I ate ur thattai" Shravu peeked, holding a stack in his hand, biting into it, the crumbs flying all over Akka's keyboard
"Shravuuu IF THIS IS HOW U are going to be responsible after kuttee papa (baby) comes, then its not going to work" Akka yelled smacking him
"Ammma..." Shravu shrieked playfully "Chithi, I got a hat trick, Armaan, Vinay and Suvir" he gushed
"Cheat panniniya da?" she asked (did u cheat/)
"No, ARMAN cheated he said it wasnt out, Khan thatha downstairs told him he was...
"Nee periya Mahatma Gandhi" (like u are Gandhi)
"Chithi, we are havinga tournament at Vasant Kunj Sector A park Appa wont take me" shravu yelled
"why ka"
"Podi... there is so much work... in laws refused to go to Ambala, Appa (FIL) has two Doc visits in August... get another geyser for the other bathroom and a small one for the kitchen, the kitchen geyser broke two years ago"
"HOW is that connected to 4 hours for cricket on Saturday?" II asked
"WHO will go? Munirka Market is a zoo, bhasin Electric, we have to stand 2 hours to beg him to send someone" Akka lamented
"I can send the guy that does odd jobs at Malcha Marg" Ii offered
Akka's eyes sparkled briefly...
"I promise u can pay me after I pay him... he will even bring the geyser tomorrow" II begged
Vandu took the latop with her to the kitchen
"Iru dee raatri ki saadam vekkanum (have to cook rice for the night). We all ate so much thenga burfi and thattai... (akka's face contorted)
"U MADE thenga burfi TOO?" Ii shouted
"Chithi... I ate 4 pieces and Amma saved urs for me tomorrow"
"ENAKKU?" (For me?)
"Podi... what is there in thenga burfi... will make when u come... I ASKED U to come by, u took off saying conference call" Akka reminded
II's face fell
Shravu ran out...
"WHY did u make all the bakshanam(snacks?) Ii was jealous
"Kovil moodi 4 moodi irundudu di (the temple coconut shells, the one half thats returned after offering) Kamakshi Athai u know, when she comes over I HAVE TO THROW THINGS AT HER
keep her busy, talaya tinnuduva (she will eat my head) she grated 6 shells... Paavam.(lowering her voice) I am usually pissed at my in laws and Kamakshi Athai because I have to yell in order for her to get it
Her hearing is almost all gone... but she is very caring... so are my in laws... they are all excited for the baby (Akka choked up)
II's eyes glistened at that gratitude
Akka busied rinsing rice and turning on the pressure cooker, the front door bell rang.. she went to get it
Shravu sat on the counter chatting
"Why are u wearing a jacket? Is it winter in Chandigarh?"
AYYYO PO DAAA" II shrieked
"Amma says all the North is cold" Shravu said all knowingly
"Aranjuduven... u dont care about anything other than animals" II shouted
Shravu just laughed...
"The room is cold da, HOW can it be winter in July? Genius!!!! Iru inda weekend full onakku Geography weather lessons" "
"In Australia it is" Shravu stumped her
"umm... whatever... ya u are right... I am cold da"
"Isnt that Uncle R's?" he asked bluntly
II choked...
ADA PAAVI
HOW DO U KNOW?
DO U HAVE A LIST OF ALL HIS CLOTHES?
ARE U HIS GUARDIAN?
HAVE U BEEN APPOINTED AS A CARETAKER FOR HIS THINGS?
RAKSHASAN!!!
LIKE MAMA LIKE MARUMAAN (BHANJA)
NO... OOPS... I MEAN
WHATEVER THE RISHTA IS
CHITHAPA AND WHATEVER
"NO ITS NOT" she said firmly
"It is , it is... I colored the hoodie cord in pink on one end" Shravu laughed hysterically
II pulled it and looked at it, it WAS indeed PINK
"This is MINE..."
"then why did u look at it?" he asked
"U ARE IN SO MUCH TROUBLE" Ii warned generally
"I am still eating ur thenga burfi and ur thattai" he challenged
"Nice try... Amma already packed it the drive will come get it... and it will be in MY HOUSE IN THE NEXT 30 MINUTES"
"Thatha Paati are in Janaki Athai Paati's house," he informed
Lakshmi Venkat, Janaki Athai's daughter had finally moved to Delhi...
Periappa was back from the hospital so Amma Appa had a breather to do social calls
"SO?" Ii asked confused
"DII is locked" Shravu said smugly, though Periappa and the nurse were there😆
"thats not even my house, Malcha Marg is"😳 Ii said softly
"THATS Uncle R's" Shravu argued
"In his dreams" Ii said vehemently
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Edited by Nisha0604 - 8 years ago
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