Head over heels
He was gazing down from the balcony
Sid & Ved chased each other with bubble bottles, Sid stumbled over James and fell face down on the grass
Mavvy ran out to pick them up
R&B charged down the stairs
II was nowhere to be seen
âmadam kidhar gayin?â he asked panting sprinting towards the front lawns
âSirjee ko doctor ke paas lekar gayin hain aapko nahi kaha?â
âNahiâ
He heard Sid screaming, his face scraped in multiple places. âWhere are you?â he texted her
âNot at homeâ she texted back
âNiceâ he responded
âI am with Dad at his cardiologist appointmentâ
âWHAT happened?â he grabbed Sid from Mavvy
âI can tell you the whole story if u care to listenâ
âStop with the smart ass commentsIIâ he warned
âI am not being a smart ass, last week when Mrs Sagar brought him home you were all âOh he is obsessed with the dealership he cannot let goâ
âI said that because I am sick of him messing with Chachuâ
âHe was sick daâ
âAnd you both didnât tell me?â
âsam knowsâ
âOh yeah, Sam, does Manya know too?â
âUmm.. no, I didnât tell herâ
âPhew⌠atleast I have herâ he mocked
âDad is fineâ she mumbled grudgingly
âgood to know⌠can I talk to him?â
âThey are ripping that lil probe sticker off his chest after the ECGâ she said softly
âI need to know things like thisâ
âWho is cryingâ
âSid fell head over heels in loveâhe laughed
âOh no⌠ennachuâ
âNothingâ
âGet rid of the dogs, I bet the dogs chased himâ
âMy dogs are angelsâ
âOf course they are, the kids are devilsâ
âCan I talk to him?â
âHes groggy, they didnât quite put him to sleep but almostâ
âAre u coming home?â
âI was going to go to Rohini after dropping him offâ
âWHY?â
âNone of your businessâ
âYou went two days agoâ
âI have heard of men hating their in-laws, but you hate ME from going there as wellâ
âYour Dad hates meâ
âYeah its almost 15 since we married and he hates youâ she snarled
âHave you seen the way he talks?â
âHe doesnât talk to Athim properly when he thinks Athim has made Akka work too hardâ
âI have done none of thatâ he scowled
âOh you haveâ she goaded him
âKaun haiga puttarâ Ranjan asked
âVera yaar, your sonâ
âPakdayin jara mainnuâ he reached
âInda pesu da, âIâ took care of him,but yet he thinks you are specialâ
Ranjan laughed out loud
âwhat happened?â R&B enquired gruffly
âKoi gal nahi puttar, bas isko har dooje haftekisi kisman di tast karana chauda haigaâ
âIts all her thenâ he growled
âUmm⌠who gall nahi haigiâ
âthen?â
âAchha maaf kar, pata nai kudi tuadde naalkiven rehdi haiâ
Ranjan returned the pone to II
âennachuâ II asked pulling the car out of the parking spot
âTu kar galâ he shook his head and leaned back
She hit the car audio
âwhat did u say da?â
âSeriously?â âGet home right nowâ
âWhy? Do u miss me?â she asked
âDo you want to know while on speaker?â he challenged
She squirmed
He hung up
âI think your son misses both of usâ
âMainnu kiwen miss karegaâŚâ Ranjan said amused
Bypass authority
âHow come I wasnât told about it?âhe charged towards her in the kitchen
âBecause its no big dealâ
âHis second cardio apptt is no big deal?â
âNo, we went because I thought he should goâ
âWhy did u think he should go?âhis arms across his chest he looked at her piercingly
âKi hoya?â Ranjan walked in,holding Sidâs hand
âNothingâ Ii turned to the sinkand washed fruit
âCan you stay out of this please?â
âBas shuruâ Ranjan mumbled SMH
âAmma, James pussed meâ
âOK da raja, comeâ she extended her arms
âNo, Dadu is taking me to Sam Athaiâs house
Ved was glumly coloring all wrong on a already colored book
âCam I go too?â
âNoâ âNobody is going, I am fixing dinnerâ
âCan u please take both of them if u are going?â R&B urged Ranjan
âII ne mana kar ditta seeâ
âWe need to talk, lets goupstairsâ
âLOOK I gave up Rohini, didnât even eat my lunch properly because I forgot the appointment, I am pissy right now,so donât yank my chainâ
âYou could tell me about going to your parents but not about his healthâ
âIts not a fu---- fracking conspiracy daâ
âPuttar mere liye chai banayinâ
âSirjee hum bana len?â Mavvy asked
âNahi tu ren de, bachon un vahar le jaâ
âPLEASEâ II was exasperated, she turned to R&B
âAll I want to do is talkâ he stressed
âI know that I am hungry my head is hurting so let me eatâ she grit her teeth
âWe have 4 people around the house to helpâ
âI want to make something and eatâ
âLet them do itâ
âOFFFOHâ Ranjan thundered
R&B looked at him sheepishly
âJaayin ooparâ Ranjan ordered
âWhat did the doctor say?â
âECG tey normal haigaâ he mumbled
âAND?â
âAnd koi gal nahi, ladan lai utavla hoya tuâ
II fixed a snack, ate fed the boys, Sahana was at Samyuktaâs for the day.
The dogs trailed her as she went up in two hours with a bowl of pesto pasta
âHereâ she handed him the bowl as he sat on the swing reading
âwhere are the boys? I am not hungryâ he grumbled
âDownstairs, yes u areâ she set it on the swing
âReady to talk?â he challenged
Noâ she left him and walked away
He chased her into the closet as he ate
âOn the one hand you accuse me of not caring for him and on the other hand you shut me out?â
âI did not shut you out, HE wanted to hold offâ
âHe made you lie?â
âNobody lied you ⌠ummmâŚâ
âGo ahead cussâ he goaded
âNOâ she slammed the bathroom door and stepped out in 20 minutes wrapped in steam and a towel
âAre u going to bring Sahana home?â
âWhy?â
âDo u plan to leave her at Samâs?â
âU just want to fightâ she mumbled
âDoes he need a bypass?â he growled
âHe mightâ she said softly
He looked sad as his face paled