Posted:
8 years ago
Blank card & Jake Gyllenhaal😳
They went still on each other upon hearing Ranjan's shout out
R&B wasnt ready to let her go to work, he wanted more time with her she was vulnerable and emotional
He couldnt watch her walk away upset like that
They could hear Ranjan on the phone from the open drive way
R&B sucked his breath in audibly at first and exhaledIf she was leaning on him a moment ago
She wasnt now... pulling away scanning his tee for lipstick stains as she pursed her lips
And reaching to touch what she thought might be a stain
And then dropping her hand...
"II" he begged coaxing her to touch him
She got to work at Noon texting Akka on the way, she sounded better, telling her what baldie does with his hand now
Ritu had a few "team" meetings set up II's team and her other teams that did low scale deployments
II was supposed to start "looking" for an internal position to see whats out there.
Between being sick and taking naps and worrying over Akka... not to mention...ummm... trying to forget dude's statement
The moment she thought of it she couldnt help thinking about it
She went to her pictures folder and scanned Paris pictures and MM pictures from the evening the boys came over to play
Wedding pictures...the way he held her hand firmly not letting go even after the vadyar said he could
THAT SHOULD MEAN SOMETHING
DONT U THINK?
She walked out of her cube to stare out the window across the aisle, at the end of her row
JUST HOW MANY WERE THERE?
NONE OF YOUR BIZ
DID HE EVER ASK YOU IF U WERE FULLY NAKED OR PARTIALLY CLOTHED WHEN U MADE LOVE TO SUBBU?
UMM... NO... HMPHHH!!!
DONT II!!!!
THEY PROBABLY CURLED UP IN BED SCROLLING THROUGH HIS PHONE WHEN IT RAINED OUTSIDE
DID SHE OR DID THEY TAKE NAPS AFTER MAKING LOVE AND GO OUT AND GET HIM FROM THE BALCONY WHEN HE WAS READING?
DID HE LET THEM WALK ALL OVER HIM LIKE HE LETS ME?
WHICH ONE WAS TANTRUMY LIKE ME?
SO GREAT THEN!!
U ARE NOT SPECIAL
BIG WHOOP!!!
I BET NONE WERE FROM D II SECTOR 12!!!
HOW DO U KNOW?
UMM.. YAA I DONT... I AM JUST GUESSING... HE DIDNT DO "MIDDLE CLASS" BEFORE
AND DIDNT DO "IYER"!! another mental resident offered
SO THERE!!! YOU ARE SPECIAL DI
BTW... HE OFFERED MARRIAGE TO NONE OF THEM
HOW DO U KNOW?
OK... NOW YOU ARE GOING DOWN A DANEGEROUS SELF DESTRUCTIVE PATH
SO STOP!!!
I DONT WANT "THEM" TO EXIST
II felt a lump when that jealous idea occured
YOU CANT GO BACK AND ERASE HIS PAST
WHY CANT I?
PODI!!!
Bally tapped on her shoulder
"Brownie khaane ka mann hai?" she turned smiling
He hugged her
"Kya baat hai kiddo, u look like an Iyer today"
"everyone says that when I wear ruby jhumkas" she smiled
"Everyone se tera matlab woh?" Bally winked
She smiled shaking her head
"Baap rey." "When u shake ur head u give ur jhumkas nausea, kitna hilati hai sar"
II giggled
He took her to the 5th, Perk bought her hot chocolate and a brownie, checked on her, Appa, Shravu, like old times
Like there was no Ritu...
He even waited until she finished eating her brownie
She didnt tell him just yet about wanting to "look" internally
He reassured her when they were done with "excelsior" things will only be better
He also shared SW "biz Dev had identified 100s of "opportunities" that were medium or small scale and how they should focus more on those
He sent feelrs out to her trying to find out where the strike was at
She really did not know
She went back to her cube energized and worked straight for 3 hours straight even holding her umm... u know...
She wanted to go up to see Ranjan at 5, but was too sick to step out of her cube by then
She didnt throw up her breakfast, didnt eat her lunch but threw up her brownie and hot choc
She had no idea just WHEN she would feel better
She just wanted to stay in bed and take naps
And be left alone
She wondered how women functioned "normally" when they were pregnant
THIS IS PUNISHMENT FOR IGNORING THE 100S OF PREGNANT WOMEN IN BUSES AND AUTOS THE LAST 20 YEARS
she cursed herself
She had missed her Bank appointment for financial health check
She wanted to JUST NOT TO ANYTHING
IS THAT POSSIBLE?
HOW DID AKKA GET UP AT 5 COOK TWO MEALS AND TAKE AN AUTO OR BUS TO WORK
When she was pregnant with Shravu?
Did her MIL help then?
Paavam Akka
Was she as sick as me?
HOW CAN ANYONE FEEL SO SLEEPY CONSTANTLY?
THATS JUST PLAIN WRONG!!!
I AM NOT HAVING ANY MORE KIDS IN THIS LIFE TIME
AND I AM NOT STEPPING AWAY FROM THIS ONE AFTER HE IS BORN
SIGH!!!
I WISH THEY WERE BORN IN A WEEK
THEY ALL LOOKED LIKE BALDIE
YES BALDIE
LASYA IS FAT
DONT U LIKE HER
I DO
BUT I CANT HAVE TWINS
JUST CANT
UMM... THERE ARE NO TWINS IN MY FAMILY
NONE IN RAKSHASAN'S EITHER
TWO LIKE HIM
ADU ONNU DAAN BAAKI
(THATS ALL I NEED)
She leaned on her chair day dreaming a bit
THEY ARE NOT ALLOWED TO DATE
THEY GET MARRIED AT 16
UMM... BTW II
U ARE ONLY HAVING ONE RIGHT NOW
WHEN U GET PREGNNANT WITH THE TWINS U CAN TALK ABOUT "THEY"
GET LOST!!!
She went on her phone to her chat with him
"I am going to Munirka" she typed thinking of Akka
"Why?" he texted immediately
"To see Akka" she responded
"Isnt she at D II?" he supplied
"I meant D II" she sent a miffed face "I want to see baldie he is doing something with his hands, I want to ask him to do it for me"
She sure was wordy over text, alright, but hadnt uttered a word more than that husky plea of "Raman" 7 hours ago
Her phone rang it was Amma asking her if she will stay for dinner
She didnt have a ride, she needed to get a cab first
"Amma I just threw up hot choc and brownie Bally bought me I just feel so sick" she cried softly
"Azhaade kanna" Amma sighed
"I want to quit throwing up" she cried
"Avanoda sanda poteya?" (did u fight with R&B?) Amma asked spooking her
"WHY?" II was irritated
"Why are u so upset?" Amma asked calmly
I AM NOT TELLING YOU
IF APPA GETS WIND OF IT HE WILL MURDER R&B
OR MURDER ME
HE KNEW I WOULD FIND IT DIFFICULT TO ACCEPT DUDE'S PAST
YET I CHOSE HIM
NANNA VENUM ENAKKU
I DESERVE IT
"I am just sick" II sniffled
"Stay with Akka tonight" Amma ordered softly
She nodded
When she got to D II by cab at 7 ish Akka was in the living room watching a Tamil soap
Baldie on her lap
Shravu flew paper air planes
Akka smiled as II huffed at the top of the stairs
"Look at you" she chuckled
"I am fine" II lied
"I can SEE" Akka stared at the lil mound
I blushed "The chudidar has many folds" she pretended
"I know!! Tailors... kya seete hain aaj kal" Akka teased
"akka please" she whined
"You are glowing" Akka smiled happily
NOT INSIDE
She went to check on Periappa he was being changed after he threw up too, he did that occasionally when he got seizures
So the door was shut
Amma brought chai for her
and mysore pak Janaki Athai had sent (with Lakshmi Akka) from Janakpuri
II lingered on it eating 1/4th
The front door bell rang
Amma was inside talking with the nurse
II opened the door
A huge "basket" of red roses stood, obviously being held by a man behind it
"Yes" II said aloud
"Maam I am looking for Ishita Bhalla" the guy enquired
"THATS me" II mumbled
AYYYO!!!!!
Her heart raced She didnt have to read the card or look at the rich red bulbs
Akka wandered out holding baldie
AYYYO!!
WHY CANT YOU BE INSIDE FEEDING HIM?
DOES THE WHOLE FAMILY HAVE TO CHECK ON A VISITOR?
I NEED TIME TO HIDE THE FLOWERS
RUN DOWN THE BLOCK GIVEN IT TO THE PRESS WALA TO "HOLD"
AYYO!!!
"This is for u maam" the guy said in perfect English
"from WHO" II squeaked
YA SURE
ASK HIM
"Ummm..." the man mumbled
"ITNE SAARE phool" Akka shrieked
"Maam is there a Vandita Balachandran here? he asked
Ii nodded
The man bend down and fished a glossy cream colored envelope from what looked like a laptop bag
It was tied with a pink ribbon
"MERE LIYE?" Akka shouted loudly
Sending a dozing baldie into tears
The man took signatures from a reluctant II
He walked inside and placed the truck load on Amma's coffee table
Akka was frozen by the door reading her card
"OMG!!!" "OMG!!! "OMG!!!" Akka shrieked
Amma peeked from the bedroom corridor
The man left
II nervously felt the flowers for a card
The bouqet was too dense to hide a card it stuck on a silver stick on the side
She opened it quietly
there was NOTHING in it
She sat down blushing
she knew who it was from
Ofcourse she knew
WHAT A CUTIE!!" Akka was shouting
"Ennadi" Amma asked
"Amma R&B sent me a spa day" Akka squeezed baldie
Amma smiled surprised
"He is cho chweet, u know what hes said "dear Vandita"
"I think we gave u something for the baby and we did nothing for you.
Hope you will enjoy your spa day, you can break it up into two or three appointments I am told"
"cheers!!"
Akka squealed
Shravu peeked
"ooo...wowww" he said looking at the flowers "WHO SENT THIS"
"What does YOUR card say?" Akka asked smugly
II's heart skipped a beat "Nothing" she whispered
"OMG!!! How naughty, he didnt write anything on ur card?" Akka squealed
II nodded
"Uncle R sent it?"
"Because he loves her" Akka explained, making a heart with her hand
"GA-ROSE!!!" Shravu dismissed
"Its from Jake Gyllenhaal" da" II said smugly
"who is Jack and Jill Hall?" Shravu asked
Akka rolled on the couch gasping
Amma walked over and felt the flowers
"Ethana pookal" she said stunned (OMG How many flowers)
"It has no card it probably belongs to some one else, I am betting you he is wrongly delivering it"II lied glibly as her heart hammered
HOW EVIL YOU ARE DI
"Why would he say Ishita Bhalla?" then Akka nailed her
"Umm... because u got ur spa card and so umm... he must have connected us using my name since it was sent by" II rambled
"Podi!!!" Akka ordered
"I am telling you" II warned
"Call karoon usko?" Akka challenged
"NOOO NO NO NO NO NO" II got up furiously... nervously? "NO DONT CALL HIM"
"I am going to tell him you said it wasnt for u" Akka threatened
"PLEASE KA" II begged
AND
The door bell rang again...
Shravu answered
"UNCLE R" he leapt from the floor to the dude's arms in two seconds or less
Got hoisted
"Hi!!! R&B... andar aa na" Akka invited
GREAT!!!
HES HERE?
UMM... I MEAN
AYYYO!! HES HERE
GOOD GRIEF HES HERE
SHITTT!! HES HERE
HES HERE!!!
WHY IS HE HERE?
HE HAS HIS HOUSE
HIS BALCONY
HE CAN EVEN HAVE THE BED TO HIMSLEF TONIGHT
That familiar feeling of having her insides turn into jello began to happen
as her nervous system melted first followed by her bones and then her flesh,she leaned on the couch groaning
She couldnt hear Akka's chatter "Do u know how many flowers these are R&B?" "WHO MAKES such a big bouqet?" "How did they deliver it?"
or Amma's greeting "Since there was no card we didnt know who it was from" "She was saying it wasnt even for her"
But the moment he lowered himself on the couch II FELT him as he sat by her
AMMA!!!!!
I AM HAVING A HEART ATTACK HERE
QUIT SCHMOOZING WITH YOUR MAAPLAI
ATTEND TO YOUR DAUGHTER
AKKA, EXCUSE ME... I AM HAVING A HEART ATTACK
ARGHHH!!!
RAKSHASAN!!!
MENOPAUSE, HEART ATTACKS
YOU CAUSE MY EVERY MISERY
A quiver slid out of her throat
