Fear & Fantasy
Subbu's Mom's suspicion about her baby's mental state temporarily forgotten because of husband's penchant for getting into trouble
She babied him through the night, Sam rushed over to see him when they hadnt even finished dinner yet
"Isko kuch kehti nahi kya tum?" Sam was upset with II
"I was downstairs making roti, MUJHE kya maloom, he is going to turn into a superhero in the balcony" II argued sharply
"We have told you many times how out of control he was when he was little" Sam shot back
"Little" "thats the operative word" II argued
"Ishita please" Sam admonished
"I had no idea he was going to be helping the crew out," II pleaded
"Dekhi KITNI chot aayi hai isko" Sam choked up
"Girls" R&B sighed
"Keep him tied up" Sam warned, giving her brother a tight hug
It was a cute sight, though II was too upset to appreciate it
Sam later apologized
"I live in fear II" sam whispered helping her clean up in the kitchen later
"I live in fear, Ma mere ghar se casually niklin, bilkul normal...
got herself a plane ticket drove to the airport and flew down to Hong Kong" Sam spoke almost inaudibly
"I am sorry" II whispered
"Everything seemed normal... I mean... as normal as it could be in a family where the Dad was found naked in a hotel suite with someone 20 years younger"Sam gasped
II looked on horrified, this kind of honesty from Sam was quite unexpected
It was brutal and it singed II's ears,
"She never came back... she never returned... these two havent spoken to eah other since, people
might say Whats the big deal, aise bahut gharon mein hota hai... can u imagine how hard it for Manya and I to live like this?"
"Mere bache, kal tumhare bahe badey hongey to hum unko kya kahenge? I dont know if Nandu hears
anything in school, lasya is a girl, can u imagine her reading abt this in her 20s? Tan says it wont matter then... how does he know?" Sam was hoarse
"Sam" II interrupted
"You are helping him heal, I dont think it was more than an accident" she said firmly, nodding..
suddenly cheering up "He is extremely
reckless, he has always done whatever he has wanted,
from driving Dad's car when he was 8 to sky diving at 11, ALONE... in Maldives... kisi baat ka dar nahi hai usme" Sam said in awe
"I shud keep him tied up u think?" II teased gently
"No just handcuff him to you" Sam sniffled and hugged
The women stayed in an embrace
"U shudnt have come" II reminded
"Haan ab pati aaya hai Paris se mujhe kyon yaad karogi tum?" Sam smacked
"No I mean, its 11 O clok" II said
"Late ho rahi ho to go up and seduce him?" Sam whispered
"Umm...no... I mean... he did already" she whispered
"I am happy we have you" Sam whispered
Ii walked her to the car, shut out the lights, kicked the alarm on, checked on Ranjan and went up to find husband asleep on the couch
She felt terrible, there was a distinct vulnerability in his fae when he was hurt or sick
He had shaved this morning, when he made love before Sam came, he told her how he could no longer to "No shave Novembers"
"I cant believe you did that, u are too hairy" she said dismissively
He did things to her at that "uncomplimentary" comment
She curled up on the sofa by him and watched Kaaka Kaaka a Surya movie, around 3 am he woke, and was surprised to find her awak
Got up and dragged her to bed, they stayed up until 5, she made hot chocolate and brought it up, she made him
watch Tamil comedy scenes on her ipad pausing to translate every few minutes, when he was just not "getting it" she shut it off
He told her about new neighbors on the 7th floor bak home in Paris
He told her about work and Sukrit's plan to have kids
she gave him pain killers at 7 and they went back to sleep sleeping until Noon on Diwali day
Woken up by Chachu's arrival, or dude's phone ringing incessantly
She woke to find him knocked out, she gave him a couple finger kangis, "Hair cut pannikko"
she cooed in his ears overcome with love, audibly smelling his hairShe hugged him tighter, Nivi kicked loving the scent of her Dad's hair
"I hope I have a boy and hes as naughty as you... coz its karma... u shud not have calm sober kids... u deserve kids like yourself,
holy terrors, with those big eyes with that wicked glint, they an go on to torment some poor Iyer girl like me later" she chuckled..
"A girl like you?" II fantasized about Nivi..
"sam wants u tied up in ur office, I told her u wud prefer to be tied up in bed... umm I didnt tell her that, but mujhe laga" II laughed
She TALKED to herself, ALOUD... well... she was II... thats what she did... she talked... and talked... telling him about her fantasies
abt her imaginary boyfriend's hair while growing up... "Lo and behold, I marry a dude that has hair like you do...
thats why they say watch what u wish for I guess" she whispered
"I didnt wish for so much sex" she whispered... "Umm... I will just consider that one a bonus"
she whispered kissing his finger tips exposed over the bandaged right hand
... "Cutie" she cooed finally, bending down over her husband's ear... pressing/hugging his face on/to her bosom
He half smiled...
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