Idli ka ghol & Chatanee anmol
"I dont expect us all to ever go back to being how we were when Ma was around" Sam continued to sob
"OK I AM TOTALLY LYING I DO... subah shaam din raat jab bhi main Lasya ki shaqal dekhti hoon I expect it (whenever I see Lasya)
"I want Ma to magically return and hold her. I want Ma to do that thing she would do to Dad when he would hold Nandu"
R&B half smiled, though he was terribly disturbed by Sam's sudden opening up like this
"Peechhe se... u know... tujhe yaad hai?"
R&B's eyes glistened as he nodded... he continued to listen with rapt attention
"MAIN MUDKAR BHI DEKHTI HOON... Ma nahi hoti" Sam cried into her hands "We are not 50 or 60 R&B hum abhi chhotey hain, hamare saath aisa kyon hua yaar?"
(I turn to see if Ma shows up, but nope!) (We are still so young why do we have to deal with loss?)
"My mother in law, takes pot shots at Dad ... at us... WHY?" Sam cried "I LOVE Ishita... she is goofy, funny... passionate and so so so loving" Sam was loud
R&B's face muscles relaxed... his eyes took on a glint...
"Baap rey she gives you a solid fight nahi... mujhe lagta hai marti hai tujh par yaar. Please dont screw it up R&B"
(She is smitten)
She is too stubborn" he said
"Haan to usko pyaar se samjha... treat her like a kid... hum kis se ladte hain bol? SPOUSE, SIBLINGS AND PARENTS.
If we are lucky a best friend or two." Sam said
"She is from a different setting, raised with different values u know...
Iyers are supposed to be really ethical and honest, Tan was saying the Indian Overseas
Bank he operates out of for work the GM is an Iyer he actually took on the Bank's administrative head over some wrong doing" Sam spoke in awe
"she has a lot of pride... usko tu insecurity keh le ya kuch bhi" Sam said softly
"Alag hai tabhi toone pasand kee na? Yaha u cud have married anyone... like chachi's bahus
Green Park Jor Bagh, Tughlaq Rd.. any one.. she would have gladly spent your money, but the issue would have been something else"
R&B: "sisterly advice?" he half smiled
"Nahi MOTHERLY" she smacked him
"Who knows what her fears are u know... u just know she doesnt want your money... its not a rejection of you LOVE" she pleaded
"Whenever I bristle when Tan comes to bed late by an hour the last week, he jokes or teases me...
but unko pata zaroor hoga I am jealous of him. We dont act up until something bothers us"
"Chaar saal mein my MIL has been here the longest this time and its unbearable for me, when I didnt get along Ma and I would go to a spa and chill
Na Ma hai na kuch" she began to cry again
He hugged her...
"Dad ko kya boloon main?" Sam asked thoughtfully. "Tan is seriously an angel for putting up with me for 4 years u know... Lasya is Ma's gift to me, R&B"
"I am more broken than you two. But I appear the happiest" she sniffled
"I know you feel like I betrayed you by forgiving him" "Dont lie... I know u do" "Forgiving him is not equal to hating brother. I still love you (choking up fully) I love you more than I did when Ma was around... tere liye lekar bhi aa jaaoon unko, but KIDHAR SE?😭
Minion came up "Didi ke liye kya banayen?" he asked smiling
"Bhaiya aap mujhe poha aur hari chatni bana denge kya? saath mein ek aloo ka parantha?" she asked warmly
"Gobi, paneer mooli, methi, gajar, pudina har koi didi" he listed
"Woh to apni bhabhiji ko khilao aap" she smiled
"Woh to... sakhat beemar hain... idali bana dein kya? bhabhiji ne idli ka ghol banaya sunday ko"
R&B nodded...
"Chatanee bhi?" he asked clarifying
Sam nodded amused
"Chalo chatanee anmol bhi"
R&B looked confused
"Must be a new recipe he has for coconut chutney... the help network is active on pinterest I am told"
R&B did not look surprised
"Did u call Bally?" she asked
"Vandita ko main kahoon" she offered walking up and giving im a long tight hug
"He nodded holding her... gently rocking her...
"Kal AAFAT KAR DEE Lasya ne, shes JUST LIKE YOU if she wants something" Sam said proudly
"Why?"
She narrated the theatrics over a Dora cup... he chuckled and they walked back to II's room
The female nurse was disconnecting the IVs... as she spoke with the Doc on the phone and
Tan was out in the formal living room of the second floor down the hallway from the master..
reading the newspaper having his third chai minion brought over moments ago
"How are you shaitaan?" Sam asked
"Good" she said resting... looking up something on his ipad
"Mere ghar chalo ab" Sam ordered
II looked at R&B "Is he coming?"
Sam said "Woh kyon aayega TUMHE BULAYA MAINE"
"If he is not going I am not going" she said earnestly
Sam watched R&B blush her eyes telling him "I told u marti hai tujh par"