"Trane" & Tarantula
Back to the foochar
Yep!!
My goal is to confuse the heck out of the readers...
Its a story after all
Back to that summer holiday in Paris
Sorry I was WIA all day, trying to clean house, get organized, clean book shelf, tidy everything up for Monday
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Ranjan booked Mavvy on a day tour with a English speaking guide, he returned with a big smile across his face
"Sir hardam aaye rahe na, eephill taawar mein, aaj hum dekhen hain" he said
II rolled out paranthas, R&B set plates for the kids
"Kal kidhar ja rahe ho aap?" II asked
"Bus ghar" he joined his hands in prayer, shaking his head vigorously, to indicate he was done
"Main bhi French kidhar bolti hoon" she reassured him
Ved showed Mavvy a picture he drew, except the plane didnt look like a plane, neither did the family, even though they were only stick figures
He kept pulling Mavvy's sleeve
"Ved" R&B scolded, as he held a sleepy Sid in his arms
"Do u want to garnish the raita? I am going to call Velan and give them a piece of my mind about the bhindi" she vowed
Ranjan had asked for bhindi, R&B had bought it in the morning, most of it was unchoppable, coarse and stiff
He chuckled...
"Koi nahi betaji, paneer tey shava shava haiga" Ranjan drooled
"Dadoo Amma likes paneer too" Nivi shut her mouth shyly with her hand and laughed
"Nahi nahi... paneer sirf MUJHE pasand hai kudiye" he cooed, sitting down by her gathering her
Mavvy held Ved
"Hamara sar bahut bada bana diye rahe" he laughed looking at Ved
"You have supawowas" Ved said firmly (for "super powers")
Mavvy had no clue
Ved made flying and crashing and flipping sounds with his chubby fat hands
II brought a plate of fancy rotis, shaped like planes trains and automobiles, with paneer on the side, and went to carry Nivi from Ranjan's lap
"Dad mujhe den" she ordered
"Na gudiya"
"Feed the boys for me please" she begged
"Apne miya nu keh" Ranjan laughed
"Unki Sid duty hai, if Sahana wakes up mujhe jaana hai usko dekhne" II argued
Ranjan pushed the plate away and looked at Nivi and cooed "Hawai jahaaj? trane? bus... hame badon waali roti do amma" he cooed at Nivi
"This is for babies" Nivi chuckled and nodded
"I made you round ones kanna" II offered
"Amma I wanted ones like flowers" she made a face
II went off to roll more
She had fancy kitchen molds, and scissors, roti making was no longer a simple task of round or triangle
The kitchen turned into a zoo and many shapes were produced
"Amma can I have grape juice?" Ved scanned the frig as Mahavir grabbed a bottle of lemonade and poured himself some
"Absolutely!!!!... NOT"
"Amma Mavvy Uncle is having maam-onade"
"Well he spent all day sight seeing" II dismissed preoccupied
Ved pulled the bottle out any way, it came crashing down splattering all over the kitchen floor breaking into 100 pieces
Purple river flowed every direction
She turned off the stove after burning a flower roti, R&B was in the slim balcony showing Sid II's pigeons as he attempted to feed paneer slivers
They fluttered really close to R&B's apartment window grill, 10s of them
Sid was terrified, he buried himself in R&B
R&B heard the crash and peeked
Ved began to cry
Sahana woke and screamed
Mavvy quickly began to clean up
II whacked Ved on his butt
Ranjan quickly pulled Ved away
"Ay kee kitha puttarjee
"I am TELLING him to stay off the juice"
R&B let Sid slide down
He wanted to float his hot wheels in the purple river
"II" R&B was pissed
"NO I dont need a lecture" she warned
Sprinting into the bedroom
Sahana was usually place on the pull out bed during the day, because she hated her crib, and the master bed was too high for her
She woke in a really bad mood
Ribbing her eyes and face and ears, pulling the lobe
"Onakku colda tiruppi?" (again a cold?)
Ii was frustrated
She sat down, Sahana screamed and screamed
II shut the bedroom to corridor to kitchen door and soothed her
"Engeyem poha mudiyadu (we cant go anywhere) u guys dont know how to behave" II mumbled
R&B had let himself in and had his arms across his chest
"Stop it Sahana" II rarely called her by her name, it was usually "gum drop, lollipop, kanna, pattu (silk) chakarai (sugar)
Sahana got the vibe and sobbed
R&B straightened up and walked over
"Poor chap, he cant get one day of rest no?" II fretted over Mahavir's misery
"Hes fine" R&B said flatly
"Its Sid's fave juice, he only likes orange" II accused "Its not like Malcha Marg, har cheez ke liye train mein jao" Ii was jet lagged and frustrated
"Is that why you hit the kid?" he asked grimly
"ADIKALE DA" (I did not hit him,) II raised her voice "Hes wearing pull ups"
"So?" R&B was befuddled
"I DIDNT EVEN connect" II hissed some more
"Hes barely FOUR II" he gritted his teeth
"Do u see the mayhem they cause?" II demanded
Sahana began to cry again
He grabbed the baby from her
She cooed and drooled on his neck, and rubbed her eyes
"He broke a EUR 9 bottle of juice I am supposed to hug and kiss him?" she challeneged
"How about you DONT hit the kid" he asked walking up to her
"How about you watch them 365 days a year" she challenged
They both blew steam off their nostrils
Her chest rose and fell agitated
Her eyes were burning, she was jet lagged...
"II" he warned
Ranjan knocked on the door
The couple pulled away
Sahana whined LOUDLY wanting to go to Ranjan, he accepted her
Nivi and the boys and Mahavir walked through the room going off tyo the living room
"Dad NO MORE TREATS" II warned
"Na jee na... main tey, neeche bas sair karan waaste le jaa raha si" Ranjan nodded
"I know you are lying, you will take them to Champ Elysees and buy them ice cream" II responded cynically
"Na na na" Ranjan lied unable to meet her gaze😆
"Did they eat?" she asked, hands on her hips
Ved walked over with a teary fat puffy face
II was unmoved
"Ek ne train khaayi... osne plane" Ranjan got mixed up
"No thatha, SID ate the plane" Nivi informed
"Sorry gudiya" he nodded😳
"Thatha and Mavvy Uncle are SO GOOD to you, why are u such a pain?" II bend down, kneeling on the floor held Ved's hand
He wanted a hug
She gave him none
Ranjan's phone rang, it was some one in French
He couldnt speak much, he handed the phone to R&B as Sid and Nivi and Mavvy wore their sandals
R&B spoke calmly for atleast 20 minutes and handed the phone to Ranjan in the living room
He asked for seat number from Ranjan in English
II was curious and worried
She followed him when R&B ended the call in the master bedroom balcony and followed him to the living room
"Kee kaindi see?" Ranjan asked, cooing to Sahana
"The kids traumatized her with the fizzy tarantula, and so she wants compensation" R&B was rather amused
II was stunned
At the mention of tarantula, Ved freed his hands from II and messed up the study pull out bed and found it and brought it back
"Heres my tavan-chula" he said handing the fuzzy creature to his tall tall Dad
R&B took it politely, and gathered him lovingly and kissed him on his cheek, Ved immediately slid down and wore his flip flop, and chased his siblings to the elevator
Ranjan walked out non chalantly leaving a husband wife and fuzzy tarantula to sort it all out
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