Keep the Distance
"I am just thinking since I am going to be married why not just move back?" she mumbled
She was thinking of either giving up her office or her apartment
It was too expensive, with trying to make an out of court settlement with Mrs Kataria she was going to have to fork out more than she had estimated
She spent two entire days with Mrs Kataria at her sprawling Maharani Bagh home trying to convince her it was a pure mistake
They went over the time line of events over and over again and argued and finally started talking about how much would make "Mrs Kataria's pain go away"
If Manik had found out he would realize karma is a bitch. All the scamming he had done over the years was coming back to bite his daughter.
It was crushing her business every time she was trying to make some headway
First it was Tapan, and now Mrs Kataria
Of course, he didnt know, because he was dealing with his own problems
His wife's plans for the wedding was grwoing an arm and a leg daily and ballooning out of shape
Aruba, Alaska, Mauritius, Dubai, russia, Sweden
She was picking places... NOT India
The lawn could fit around 500 easy
When he had bought it he had imagined sending her off from here
The backyard stone gazebo stolen from a run down Marwar estate, flanked by a stone pillared walkway of sorts also stolen/acquired from a Bidwar estate were all marble with fine carving
If he had to sell this house, it would be a fitting finale
But Tara wouldnt have any of it
He wished he was having an affair, he could go to her house and unwind, drink, and have --- and blow off steam
It was very common among the Dilli elite
Spouses looked the other way, Page 3 appearances required certain facades but behind closed doors people lived by a different set of rules
As if on cue, his daughter was doing the same thing, in NOIDA
Doing the math to see if she wanted to keep the office or the apartment
She knew her Dad still owed money to Mintu Gulati
Getting rid of the house would be wise
she loved her new bamboo blinds and her creative wine cellar in the kitchen
She loved her furnishings
She hadnt thrown one party but she had Arya memories everywhere
She had to tell her Dad she was going to do it
"I have the money love, you dont have to sell your apartment for the wedding" Manik spoke, resigned
There was no outrage or bluster
Made her wonder if he was relieved she was selling
"I know that... I want to be close to you guys before I get married" she claimed
"Vaddiya" he laughed happily
There was no convincing or protests either she realized
Wow!!
She moved out a couple days later, selling her office would send the wrong signal to the expat relocation firms. They will see at weakness and unprofessional behavior
They will stop sharing leads
With everything going on with Mrs Kataria and Punita, she was glad there was no "news channel breaking news" with the drama
She should count her blessings.
Her apartment stuff was loaded and taken to the Mehrauli farm house
There were enough empty rooms on the 3rd floor, she was having it cleaned and she would put it all there
tara hated the whole idea
She had publicized the fact "My daughter is an entreprenuer she lives by herself she is successful ands mart"
This was a huge blow to her
she avoided meeting Shubhra F2F for a couple days after she returned
Manik and her would have more fights now over this topic
parul represented warmth and joy. Forgetting her brother was going to be impossible
"I am thinking since I am getting married I dont need this apartment" she mumbled
Parul sat across her in shock
nothing was news to her, she knew about Pawan and his antics and had called Shubhra to ask if she knew what she was doing etc
"Don't go until you are married na?" Parul begged teary eyed
"I am going home more, driving back from Mehrauli takes too long"
"Office to yahin hai?" Parul argued
"Hmm.. I dont know if i will move that to Bangalore or Delhi/Gurgaon"
"Pawan ko NOIDA pasand nahi?" Parul was outraged
"I don't know... I havent asked"
"I cant bear to see you go" Parul sniffled waving a finger
"I will miss Arya and you.. and Tap." Shubhra trailed off turning red at her mistake "Gagan"
No point in missing Tapan
They both knew there was no future
Her Dad would have Tapan drawn and quartered if he ever found out
tapan didnt even care for the mention of her Dad even
It would be ugly and dangerous
She knew Tapan wouldnt hurt her physically or cheat on her... she could somehow tell
"Tapan ko kaha?" Parul asked bringing some sweets after turning off her cooker
"Mmm..mm" Shubhra shook her head
She was going to miss this cozy house the smell of food, the furniture the clothes drying off the balcony, the sounds of pressure cooker
"Har Friday kaam ke baad yaha aakar khaana kha lo" "Or come every evening" Parul smiled
shubhra began to weep
"Oh honeyyyy" Parul hugged her tight
"I will miss you more than I miss my friends" Shubhra mumbled
"Oh you have no idea how much I wish things were different
I wish Tapan had chosen a different path to heal. I wish you were a mean nasty girl It would have been easy to keep my distance" Parul cried and laughed
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