Boarding Pass & Baby sitting
(This is specially written for Sudhi😳 "Memories and friends last forever")
"Hey, mujhe ghar jaana hai I cant be here with you two for ever" Sam whined
"Lets do it quick" Manya
II looked curiously
"See an Iyer girl doesnt have a clue" Sam shook her head teasing
II noticed two strings on Tan's wrist
"AAJ HAI Raksha Bandhan"
"She knows" Manya teased
"i was born and raised in Delhi" II looked hurt
Sam got off her husband's lap and kneeled down by the sofa and hugged her
"Guss to dekho" Sam chuckled
"Gussa nahi, only hurt" II informed
Sam laughed out loud...
II sprung up, kya karen? "what is the special food?" she asked
Sam spoke with a faraway look in her eyes "Califlower and paneer in saunf, karhi, usne to subah bana di, sevayin and pooris" "YUMMM" she finished
Manya was quiet... as she struggled to fight tears
II squirmed uncomfortably
Reached and held Manya's shoulder. "I am sorry"
Manya nodded
"Kheer bana puttar?"
"Kaun main?" Sam asked
He shook his head
"Main?" Manya asked with a "Uve got to be kidding tone"
He shook his head
II looked startled "MAIN?" she asked
Ranjan nodded weakly... Mahavir ne mera rakhi wala courier mere daftar wich rakha hona hai" he explained
Tan pulled Manya closer "Rona band kar, ab soch kya legi us se" he teased
"Boarding pass stub" Manya scoffed
II looked curiously
"U know what ur husband did one time? woh tabhi aaya tha Paris se, he didnt have anything to give he fished in his pockets and handed me his Air France stub" Sam was offended
"Usko maan na padega saste mein chhoot jaata hai saala" Tan chuckled smugly "Mujhe dekho vacation in Aruba, De Beers gift card" he whined
II wondered JUST HOW RICH ARE THESE GUYS
Sam rolled her eyes.. "Saal mein ek baar karte ho Tan you shouldnt count" her sis in laws rarely visited, they adored Tan though
"Beta keh le jitna marzi, is saal Flipkart book receipt dega😆(books R&B ordered for his own reading pleasure), bata raha hoon, pakka" Tan scoffed
Sam and Manny punched him, II gazed feeling like an intruder, there were slices of dude's life that were completely unknown to her, rakhi was one...
Ranjan moaned in fever
Sam felt his forehead gave him a sip of water, checked the ipad for medication times and gave him his next dose
II showered and changed into a saree, she pinged Sam offering her one, she was too afraid to ask Manya
She wore, a orangy pink one with a sleeveless blouse, with rubies in her ears and nose
Mahavir was excited it wasnt going to be a "mandir mein baandh denge, dukaan ki mithai laakar" event
He hummed as he kneaded flour for pooris, plain and with ajwain... she set milk for boiling, the men drank in the lounge
II JUST noticed, Nandu had a gold string in his right wrist, "a gift from Dadi" for his first rakhi
Manya wore a pretty suit, Sam wore a mustard kanjeevaram with red border that belonged to II
II toasted the semolina and set it to boil, she helped Mahavir chop veggies for salad and subzi, there wasnt enough karhi left so he made mixed dal
Around 8 ish, II had lit the evening diya, she cut flowers from the front yard, sent a help to Malai Mandir to bring jasmine
She prayed Sam had brought Rakhi, she requested the help to bring some anyway, the sisters giggled and
made each other's hair in the lounge in front of the huge mirrors. Sam did Manya's, Manya did Sam's
Makarand Rao came around 7:30 ish... ogled at Manya in a suit, II saw Manya blush for the first time
R&B slouched on the lounge couch watching his sisters... amused and yet indifferent
She met his gaze a couple times when she sprinted over from the kitchen, when she heard them squeal...
Walked over to him
"You should go shower and change" she ordered, like it was her job
He looked intensely and didnt respond, only half smiled "Jao na, dono ko achha lagega" "shave bhi karogey?" she asked
"No" he whispered standing up and bending down in her ear
Makarand and Tan stood in the front patio laughing over a Delhi Police challan Youtube video
Mahavir and Tan helped Ranjan walk down to the huge marble floored prayer room
A chair was brought in so he could sit
The sisters sat side by side, Tan wore a head scarf, Makarand leaned on the wall
Manya patted the fat gadda by her with oblong cushions all over "sit by me" she whispered
"Tan waha khare hain woh bhi wahin rahega" Sam ordered
sofia brought a sleeping Lasya
Nandu was bribed with the promise of a new toy, he didnt have traditional clothes here
R&B showed, dressed in a white kurta over blue jeans... II's heart somersaulted at that direct assault... he even shaved
"rakhi KALAI mein baandhoongi DIMPAL" Manya shouted
He chuckled "shave karke aa gaya" she shook her head
II had arranged two thaalis in consulation with Sam with the grains of rice and teeka and fruit and flowers and water and kheer
Ranjan wanted II to tie him his... she sat down in front of his chair cross legged and followed the rituals
"arey Punjabi bahu sar par pallu kidhar hai bhai?" Tan shouted
II blushed, Manya shushed him and pulled it over her head
Tan took pictures as II tied her father in law's
And fed him a noodle of sevayin, he squirmed, at the taste, still very sick
His eyes filled up his tears... "Ghar to wahin ka wahin pada hai" he pointed to the scroll tied with the red ribbon
II lowered her gaze ashamed
He pulled a box out of his pocket, it was covered in cobalt blue velvet and worn... with the board peeking out of the edges
In it contained the most exquisite diamond and pearl bracelet in the shape of tiny flowers strung together... in a wrinkled silk bed, like it was felt, worn and saved a million times
Ranjan felt the stones and the pearls with his index finger, like he did when Savvy wore it on her wrist
II rolled her hand into a fist "I" she mumbled
The crowd watched stunned
Ranjan exhaled audibly... and waited "dad" she began
She slowly opened her palm and he placed it... his tear drop fell off his jaw to his old tee, she had never seen him unshaven and unkempt in the last 9 months, it broke her heart
she went down on her knees and did the Iyer namaskar...
He leaned and pulled her or tried to by her shoulder "Na beta na" he whispered
Sam stared at the tall 6 foot marble idols and cried, Manya pulled the edge of her dupatta with her fingers and cried
Mahavir and a couple help watched by the door
Lasya stirred and woke... and cooed loudly, distracting everyone
Tan pushed R&B to sit down cross legged
He did, Sam went first, she tied a silver and blue thread, fed him the whole cup of kheer... II leaned on the other wall and watched clutching the bracelet box
R&B smiled fully when Sam was done
"DE KUCH MUJHE" Sam ordered
He signaled to Manya "Let her be done also"
"Jerk" she cursed him, hugging him tightly
Manya rotated the arti too many times... basically until R&B halted it...
"I KNEW IT" Manya said smugly when R&B reached for an envelope from his pocket
He handed her one it was a web print out of some "professional office services company called Worldwide, in North Sydney for a
gift certificate for professionally printing Manya's thesis😆
She flung it back at him... laughing "DIMPAL" she yelled
He fished again and gave Sam an envelope, she gave Manya a smug look Lasya leaped and grabbed it
It was 20 hours of FREE BABYSITTING😆
Sam read aloud, get angrier and angrier...
Tan rolled on the gadda... "Kanjooos saale" Tan whimpered laughing uncontrollably
the sisters beat him up
Ranjan waved to Mahavir to hand him two boxes from a corner
Mahavir handed those to R&B
His smiled was wiped out when he held those
One was a huge red velvet box, the other was a dark green one
The sisters looked positively sad... he handed out green to Sam first and then crossed his arms and handed red to Sam
To reveal two exquisitely crafted emerald and ruby sets that belonged to Savvy
Sam helped Manya wear her emerald set and wore her rubies with trembling hands
Tan took many pictures as both girls sat by Ranjan, R&B held the baby and wandered... Sam yelled "aaja na"
He walked tentatively
And stood behind his Dad holding Sam's lil girl
II stood smiling in a corner as Tan captured it all...
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Edited by Nisha0604 - 8 years ago
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