"Wet sarees & Songs"
"Did u get punished?" she asked freeing herself from his gaze trap
"Frequently"
"How bad?"
"No television, no video games, no overseas trips, no eating out. No movie nights with Mihir or cosins or school friends"
"Oh!" RELIEVED, she let a long breath out as if she was holding it a while, her facial muscles visibly relaxing. As if she expected being hit with a ruler or caning...
She lowered a gaze as those visions came... troubled, she groaned softly
"No capital punishment II"
"Of course" she lied... not looking up
"what about you?"
"The same... I mean TV privileges but since we didn't have video games or trips, u know... not any of those... they cant leave me when they go to Madurai, though they left Akka here with an Athai once, I was always brought along, they feared I would burn the house down" II giggled
Finally looking up, yep, he was waiting to lock gazes
"Mostly TV and hair accessories ban, and no letting hair down, I would love to let it down, like I was a shampoo model, Amma would only allow it on special days... if I messed up then braided hair for months" she giggled reminiscing
"Was it always long?" he asked
"Always"
"Akka lost most of hers after Shravu, what ever remains he yanks it out since the day he turned 4, the brat that he is, same goes for Amma" Ii blushed admitting she caused Amma's grief
"So u better savor yours then?" he asked
"I am going to enjoy mine for looong" she said cryptically
IF HE MEANT SHE WAS GETTING PREGNANT SOON AND HAVING A BRAT LIKE HERSELF, AND LOSING HER HAIR WHILE PREGNANT AND LOSING THE REST AFTER THE LIL BRAT GROWS UP? HUH! HE HAS ANOTHER THING COMING... PODA!! NOT A CHANCE!
"Hoping to have angels?" he riled
"Hoping to keep my hair" she said passionately
The conversation was veering towards uncomfortable territory she changed topic hurriedly.
"She would make me sing, 6 extra kritis you know... compositions, the toughest ones, the ones that am just not getting how ever hard I try, she would make me sing those. When I was in 9th I played Holi in school after school hours and stained a new skirt, she made me sing one entire month every day, I would get breaks on school days I didn't even get that... it was so hard... a part of me hasn't forgiven her" she chuckled
Looking at the vermillion stain on his V neck vest...
He pinched on it following her gaze... like staining clothes was HER thing somehow.
"I wouldn't sing them well today if I wasn't punished and had to practice so I guess it was OK to be a brat" she offered self defense
He chuckled she saw his chest move...
"Holi was the funnest time Amma and Appa BOTH hate it with a vengeance I play with vengeance" "I would leave home at 7 AM and return at 3 unrecognizable... bathed in some dye, I would be the color of the dye for a week or even 10 days, Appa wouldn't let me leave home after... ummm.. Ive thrown many crying fits... My best friend lived in sector 6, then I had one in Sector 3, RK Puram Holis are the best... my parents are not" she was grumpy
"What do u like about them?"
"just being out of control" II giggled
"Amma would say U cant go out, u cant be soaked, u cant play with water" he voice tapered off she could tell he was visualizing her soaked form
Even with a cotton dupatta draped all over like a sack I wasn't..." II accused
"Do u play Holi?" she asked as if she suddenly realized its important
"Umm... no" he said
"Oh! Um... OH NO!" shocked...
AYYOYO HE DOESNT PLAY DI... HE DOESNT WHAT THE HECK...
YOU SHOULD JUST GO TO THE KMPG PARTY BY YOURSELF
HE CAN STAY HOME AND READ, OR GANG UP WITH NANDU AND SHRAVU AND DUNK HIM IN A TANK
RAKSHASAN, DRUM OF PURPLE INK OR PINK I SHOULD SO DO THAT TO YOU DA FOR ALL THE TORMENT U PUT ME THROUGH IN B--
"I LOVE KMPG Holis its always at some fancy shmancy farm house, like the best food EVERRR the best music and the deepest dyes" she laughed hysterically. I take Akka Athim & Shravu, Appa cant even say anything" SHE WINKED
SHE WINKED AT HIM FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME FOR A GLIB LIE.
SHE WINKED
His jaw dropped at that sudden movement... the glint in the one open eye, the smile later, his heart skipped a beat
"Akka met the Treasury guy I crushed on" she smiled angelic
"Did u dunk him in a tank of the darkest dye?" "like Pink?" he asked his smile gone replaced with a blend of curiosity and jealousy
"Ummm... No" "No"
PINK IS FOR YOU AND YOU ALONE... NOT FOR SOME RANDOM SCHMO IN TREASURY
ITS RESERVED FOR MY SPECIAL ARCH NEMESIS
"Pink's for" she began
SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP II
AYYYO II... TELL HIM EVERY DAMN THING... TELL HIM
His eyes glinted... the mischief came back in full steam
"I just chatted randomly you know... no soaking biz" II admitted
WHEN I CRUSHED ON HIM I IMAGINED A HOLI SONG AND SCENE AND DANCE BUT NOTHING HAPPENED DA
WHY DO U CARE? I IMAGINED A WHITE SAREE CLAD ME, A LONG BRAID REKHA-ESQUE from Silsila I imagined a kurta pajama clad Treasury dude Mr Farhad Readymoney , YEP THAT WAS HIS NAME
Tall... (not AS TALL AS YOU... NO ONE IS... ) with signature Iranian good looks including GLASSES"
Mr moneybags wore glasses" she smiled
"was that his name?" he asked inscrutably
"Izad Readymoney. NO I AM NOT MAKING THAT UP. U can Google it such a last name EXISTS" "Parsi"
"He was a currency/exchange rate Pro"
I DONT HAVE BOYFRIENDS, I ONLY HAVE LAME TREASURY GEEKS I CRUSHED ON
"I dont think he cared for me" II said like she just discovered the difference between "being pursued and and ignored"
"Did u dance to a song?" he asked like he cared
"Make fun of me yes I did... every year, I DO... my fantasies involve wet sarees and Hindi songs AND DANCING" she sulked😳
HE SMILED A FULL GLORIOUS SMILE... A FULL A 100 WATT EVEN TEETH SPARKLY ONE
"What else?" he asked not letting go of her gaze "Any men by any chance in those fantasies?"🤣 HE ASKED
NO DA... ONLY WOMEN IN WET SAREES YOU PIG!!😡
bas***d!! Like I AM, A LESBIAN... I wish I had killed you by the Monet, MY FAULT ENTIRELY😈
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