Undercover love
Appa showed at 7 ish at the Hyundai showroom in Gurgaon, the roads were a "mess" he said, she waited patiently, she was working in the showroom so she didnt care.
She texted Ranjan "dad Appa gets his car today I will ride with him, so I am sending the car home"
"Hmmm... congratulate Mr Iyer, he did not give me an opportunity to bedazzle him with a Maruti" Ranjan texted
"I will Dad... and will tell him the next time he must consider a Maruti only" II said out of politeness
"You should take it for a spin and buy them dinner" Ranjan texted
"Absolutely! Dad" she texted
EXCEPT I AM SO FRICKIN BROKE
I CAN FEED THEM KULCHHEY CHHOLEY AT THE MEHRAULI GURGAON BORDER
THAT MIGHT NOT BE YOUR OR THE RAKSHASAN'S IDEA OF A PARTY
HE WILL KILL ME IF HE EVER GETS WIND OF MY FINANCIAL SITUATION
UMM... SO ... PARTY LATER!!
"But you must come home tonite beta" Ranjan ordered
She smiled, quivering at the warmth
"I will try Dad" she typed and sent a wink
HE SENT A COP CAR EMOTICON... as a threat😆
SOOO CUTE!!
She laughed out loud
"Afraid" she texted
They signed the papers, were handed the keys, and Appa began to cry, "Ayyo pa DONT cry ellarum paakara" (everyone's watching)
"U and Vandita both are out of control, pecha kekarde ille" (u dont listen) he scolded with pride😳
"Thats how daughters SHOULD be pa" II gushed
She hugged him
Appa was actually able to forget R&B for a bit, his daughter was HIS now... cute, argumentative and chirpy😆
"I will pay what I can towards the installment, and with the retirement money I will pay it off"
Ii had locked the invoice in the glove compartment she wondered how she would be able to filch it now
Appa might get Rs.15 lakhs or Rs.20 lakhs altogether, he would be broke if he paid off the car, not sure how much loans remained even for weddings and treatments
"Appa LETS talk or fight later, lets go home Pa" II begged
They got to Malai Mandir in a hour and a half, at 9 ish.. the temple was closing at 10, Akka Shravu, Athim and Amma waited...
A priest was summoned he broke a coconut and poured water over all the tires, applied vermilion and turmeric all over, and draped jasmine
Vetri and Shravu chased each other back and forth around it
People gawked, the tiny lane outside the gate was extremely busy
II took pictures and videos and the vadyar/priest chanted...
Vetri:Akka enna enga kootitu porey (where will u take me?)
II: Neeyum Shravu, Nandu naan movie polama? (the three of u boys with me)
Vetri: Tamil Sangam la "Idu Namma Aalu" Simbu Nayan movie ka" 😉😛
II: Ayyo Nandu ku Tamil teriyadu da , na nee shravu polaam, dey I will take you to English movie da (Nandu doesnt know Tamil)
Vetri was overjoyed
Appa: Lets go up and do darshan and go home, Amma cooked a lot
Amma: I made chakara pongal and venn pongal (savory pongal) and gothsu kanna (gothsu is a tamarind gravy with egg plant)
II: YESSS
shravu:Why didnt you bring Uncle R
II:He was too busy to see you (she began to brain wash)
Shravu:thats a lie! He said he will take me on a trip in summer
II: Ya to Munirka (sniggering)
Shravu:Ammmaaa Chithi is lying, tell her shes lying
Vandu:YENNN DI SUMMAVE IRUKKA MATEYA? (Wont u shut up)😆
II: Do u really think he will take him?.. I AM EVERYTHING to Shravu TELL HIM ka
Bala:Hes a good guy
II: Ya... to friends and strangers
Amma:Ayyyoyo dont lie, paavam di
they laughed and chatted while Bala took it for a spin with Vetri and Shravu...
Amma: Tell her no? She is spending too much, Hyundai says instalments are in the range of Rs.14,000 to Rs.17,000 a month
Vandu was startled
Amma: she gets around a lakh a month, she wont tell us clearly
Vandu:How will she pay this now
Amma:: I am just going to give back the the money she left for the car
Vandu:Amma I brought some of that to the Sringeri hall no?
Amma: Yes... how much is in there? I think Appa paid Sitaraman too
Vandu: Ughhh!!! Can Appa get a portion of his PF withdrawn?
Amma:I will talk with him...
II and Appa talked about her work, Bally's new role... Appa told her about the changing role of Finance Ministry in the years to come
There was actually a little less bitterness in their interactions today...
Amma and Vandita didnt notice until they bumped into Subbu's Mom and Dad and Subbu... Amma turned away preoccupied pretending to look for Appa
Subbu saw all of them, "Hello Mami epdi irukel" he demanded (how are you) "hello Vandita"
""hello Vandita" Subbu was doing eveything to to "regain a lost friendship"
His Dad was pleasant and normal, almost apologetic/embarrassed at the chance encounter
Vandita and Amma barely smiled
Subbu's Dad: Congratulations Vandita, Eppo ma due (when are you due?)
Vandita: In August Mama (pleasantly)
Subbu: Congrats on Ishita's wedding Mami
Amma smiled full of pride...
Subbu: Is Mr Bhalla here? (his eyes began searching)
Vandu: Nope! He couldnt make it he is so busy
Subbu:I know, he does multiple things (envy)
Subbu's Mom: He might actually go to Japan for a while
Subbu's Dad: Thats not confirmed yet
Amma nodded texting Appa "WHERE ARE YOU"
Vandu wanted to escape before Appa saw them, he knew Appa would kill Subbu with his bare hands
But whatever we hope for in life doesnt always happen
Subbu's Mom: Came for darshan
Amma wanted to say "No we came to watch a movie"
Appa and II wandered up from wherever they were, Appa's face stiffened with rage at the sight of Subb
Subbu's Mom:We saw Ishita two days after her wedding Gurumurthy Mama lives in our building
Amma:So you guys bought where he has been living for 15 years?
Subbu's Mom nodded
Vandu:where were you di?
Subbu: Hi! Ishita
Appa: Lets climb the hill (completely ignoring Subbu)
Subbu's Dad: How are you?
Appa barely smiled
Subbu's Mom: Daughter is married I see... we met the Punjabi boy
Subbu's Dad smiled and greeted Appa pleasantly
Appa: Yes yes, very handsome very educated, Subbu should know him, I hear he goes to sell cars every week to my son in law's showrooms
(Appa spontaneously jumped to the defense of the man he he otherwise detested to the core)
II got a text " Home?"
"temple"
"Did they like the car?"
"So far" she sent a wink
"And he let you live?" R&B asked curiously
"You would love that wouldnt you? RAKSHASAN!! Har koi apni biwi ko protect karta hai, tum to mujhe har khatre ke saamne le jaakar khara kar dogey" she cursed
"Boy! That Hindi is good" he texted
"Comes with a price tag" (since he refused to pay earlier)
"name it"
"One night a week at D II!!" she bargained biting her lower lip
"thats illegal"
Subbu's Mom: Ya, he is a Sales Director now
Subbu's Dad: Avarukku teriyum di (shut up Mr Iyer probably knows that)
Appa: Ishita has no time today we insisted she go with us to the temple. (changing the topic)
Subbu's Dad: Son in law couldnt come
Appa: He part owns a company, he helps his Dad out with his... he is extremely busy
Subbu: Appa (to his Dad) the venture capital firm I talked about
His Dad nodded... " Oh Paris? Correct?"
Subbu's Dad: He seems like a very accomplished boy Mr Viswanathan
Appa: yes he is, he speaks very little but exceptional achiever
Subbu's Dad nodded agreeing "He tells me he zips between countries?"
Appa: Yes he is too much busy... I dont agree with that (gently, complaining)
Subbu's Mom: We are late no, Neeraja will worry
Bala and Vetri and Shravu came running
Shrvau: CHITHIII AWESOME CAR, I WILL SIT IN THE FRONT
Vetri: Appo na ka? Na enge? (where will I sit Akka?)
II: U can sit with me da
Subbu's Mom: Did you buy a Maruti?
Appa: No Hyundai..
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They got home at 10 ish, sat down chatting, Amma approached the topic of returning II's money to her
Appa shushed her "Adukku oru plan irukku so keep quiet" (sternly)
Amma: Lets give her a check for a portion today
Appa: shsshshhh!!!!
Ii and Vandu sat on her bed chatting
Shravu: Why didnt you bring him Chithi?
II: he claimed he was busy da, he refused to come
Shravu Can I call him?
Ii nodded.. she heard him talk , rolled her eyes in "Whatever!!"
Ii asked about Akka's BP, how many times she does the stairs at home... what meds she is on if it goes really high etc..
Amma: go call the girls for dinner
Bala was on his laptop, in the study, Shravu jumped from couch to couch like a monkey in the living room talking with Uncle R on the phone
Akka went to the bathroom
Ii lay down stretching eyes closed, she heard chatting all over the house, she was reminded of her pre marriage days and teh evenings Akka would visit
Shravu came running: He says hes here!! (running into the room)
II: i bet he is (sneering)
Shravu: he says he bought me a frisbee
II: he will buy you things to buy your love, my love is very pure like Himalayan snow.
Shravu: So will you stay here tonite Chithi?
II: if YOU WILL
R&B: Cant!!!
She turned, and he stood there all of 6'3"
Vandita walked out "Arey wah, I see you twice in three days?
R&B: Hello Vandita!! (hugging her)
II sat up"when did u come?
R&B sat down by her "when u told Shravu your love couldnt be bought"
Vandita began to laugh, as Bala walked into II's room... Amma and Appa heard it all from the living room.
"He came to get her, she is such a vaal (so naughty) she would have just stayed" Amma said proudly
Appa grunted unhappily...
AND things were back to normal at D II😆
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