"Aadhe adhure se naam"
Manya returned eventually and punched him "Teri shaadi ho gayi, phone de mujhe" she ordered
He hugged her tight, she had wet hair, he bend down and kissed her head... "Hey can u ask Tan to call me please or I can"
"Woh aa gayi kya?" Sam whispered
"Hmm" R&B grunted
Ranjan returned...
Manya went on the phone with Makarand
He wandered in paused and turned around and asked his Dad "Would u like a Sam Adams?"
Ranjan wasnt expecting it
He nodded delighted, leaning back "Gudiya kithe?" he asked
"asleep" he said
"Theek haigi?" he asked
R&B nodded...
"Ummm... larai theek nahi na hai puttar, aiss haalt mein... taqleef hoyegi kudi nu" "Bechari aiyvayin..
saara saara din ultiyan kardi rendi haigi" Ranjan spoke haltingly but softly
"she is fine" R&B said
"royi both?" he asked afraid
R&B shook his head
"Ki gall ho gayi ?" Ranjan pried
"Umm... never mind" R&B said and smiled forcing himself to
"Ghar se inni door, ghar waalon se door... khush rakha kareen usko puttar" Ranjan said and sighed audibly
R&B nodded arms across his chest
"Waise kuch nahi maanngdi kudi... larai ke baad khaak demand karegi?" Ranjan was in despair
"she is fine" R&B smiled genuinely
"chalo changa" he leaned and shut his eyes
His son brought a opened beer bottles and frosted glass mugs
He poured out for both
"Shaam ko kithe jaana hai?" Ranjan asked
"Work friends wanted to go out to dinner" he said
"Good good... u must take her"
"Umm... cant u go?" R&B asked politely
"Main kis waaste?" Ranjan yawned
Manny was done with her call... and walked in
"Vadda time lag gaya pappajee" she sat by him and hugged him resting her head on his arm
He patted her head... "TU CHHOTI HAIGI TEY YEH?" "Mundey bahadur hondey ne, tey kudiyan sharmili"
Manny burst out laughing "Kis planet di gall kar rahe ho tussi"
"Yeh" Ranjan pointed to R&B "Yeh hai bahadur, tey woh haigi sharmelee" he chuckled
"Kaun? WOH?" Manny made a face
"Jyaada bakwas na kareen, tujhe ik gall maloom hai?" he asked
"Manya Jab tu soyi thi couch mein usne andar se blanket lagayi tujh par" Ranjan spoke proudly
Manya stumbled... looking down at her Dad's mug unwilling to ack the act of kindness... it was going to screw everything up for her mentally
She was happy trying to "protect her baby bro". This caring biz she was unprepared for
"Where is my beer dimpal?" "aur Daddyjee mera nam Manny hai Manya nahi"
"Ay kee Aadha adhura sa naam?" Ranjan disagreed shaking his head
"Its only missing an A" Manya reminded
Ranjan dismissed her
R&B handed her his and stood up
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II stirred and woke... yawned... there was no clock.. her phone wasnt around either
She sat up, braided her hair, hooked her kaftan up... and stood... stretching her kaftan over her belly, the mound was pronounced
she walked around pretending to be full blown pregnant... she picked up a pillow and stuck it under her kaftan, looke down, laughed and pulled it out before anyone could see it
The curtains were drawn on the glass twin doors
She walked over to the window behind the study desk
Twlight was settling in comfortably... like II's snuggle with dude
Glowing and sparkling
she sat in the swivel chair trying to look at the time
She hit the space key the iMac was locked
Pictures of faraway treks danced in the background behind Ctrl Alt Del
""Hey did u call Alex about tonight?" a Skype IM/text popped on the second UNLOCKED monitor
"Elise" it said for name.. with no picture on the lil image thumbnail
She began to type thinking "I did" or something as a prank
She even typed... "I am busy tonight" she typed giggling... and froze before hitting enter
ELISE? Is that short for Marliese?
She froze, stumbling out of the leather swivel chair
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She walked out after brushing her teeth washing her face and braiding her hair neatly, found a bindi to match her kaftan
Manya sat on the couch, watching TV"Hey" she smiled
R&B was on his ipad.. listening to music? she didnt know
"WHERE IS DAD?" Ii panicked
R&B smiled... "Around here?"
"Hes not in the bedroom" she hissed "Kidhar gaye?"
She feared he "returned" to India
"He was just here" R&b nodded
"what was he saying?" II checked
"i dont know" R&B looked at her like her screws were loose
"Umm... kidhar hain?" she stressed
"Kitchen mein hain" manya laughed
"Dont tease me" II begged
"arey nahi..." Manya laughed
"Aap kab aayin?" she asked
"Ive been here the whole time uve been sleeping" Manya said quietly
"Oh?" Ii was startled
"Chai peeyengi?" she asked warmly
"Beer pi sakti hoon" Manya smiled
"Onakku chai venuma?" she asked hubs
(Will u drink?)
He nodded... smiling... hoping she didnt notice his half full bottle of Sam Adams by the foot of his chair.
Manya stared at dimpal dumbfounded
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