Dec 19th 2011
Tuesday
7:17 AM
She stpped out of the shower…. The curtain glittered
displaying every water droplet.
The bathroom was the size of her Chembur apartment……….
There were 6 lights each over the “his” and “her” vanity………..
he never turned his off……….
His things were always all over her sink counter…………
She clothed herself quietly…. No humming… no singing…. Just
Khanak…. In other words… quiet….
“Consider yourself lucky Dad did not take the Integra
call” was the last sentence he had spoken.
Dadi had come to fetch her, she stood in the balcony with
the paper clutched in her hand….
Dadi had coaxed her to eat…
Khanak wanted to go to bed…
Her heart ached…. Quite literally….
She wouldn’t cry though
She wasn’t apologetic…
Taking care of her family was who SHE was…
She adored them…. Despite Dadi’s resntment of her during
her widowhood …. She championed every cause, carried out their every wish.
She did not marry her husband for his wealth…she did not
need it…. There was no way THEY would lay claims to it……
She had reluctantly walked back to the chest of drawer,
tucked that sheet of paper in…
“Did he pay it off?” Dadi asked proudly’
“Umm..mm” she responded softly
“He wants you to”
“He paid two” she met Dadi’s eyes…
Dadi had hugged her and dragged her to the rec room, her
heart banged against her chest at the prospect of seeing him…
She didn’t… not in the rec room…. Not afterwards….
She asked Dadi if she would watch a movie
Dadi didn’t want to…. But agreed
Khanak spent the night in her room…
Dad and Bhayya were in Taiwan… Bhabhi was visiting her
Dad…
Mom was in Lonavla at her friend’s 55th birthday……………..
She wore a tan
khakhis and a black camisole with bra… and a black blouse… the lacy end of the
cami was visible beneath her blouse………
She braided her hair, wore kohl………. Took off all her
jewelry except her rings… wore a platinum pendant Ambika chachi bought for her
on her last visit
Went downstairs…
Dadi greeted her with a smile “poha?”
“Jee” she answered with one of hers
“Ghar kitna khali hai!” she commented
“Ofcourse” Dadi THOUGHT……. But said “Amogh aa jaayega
Friday ko”
Khanak smiled joyously……
Her husband would play music in the room….all the time………..
Bands she didn’t recognize, music she had never heard of…. Music too loud for
her………..it would drown her squeals and shrieks when he tackled her while he
shaved… or after his shower……….or during her shower……..
He left the music on… …………..when he got off the bed later…………..and
headed downstairs for work……..
She would rummage through the bed spreads and the damp
towels to find that remote to turn it off…. In sheer agony……. Hoping no one
knocked until she dressed………
“Dadi main ghar jaaon?”
“I thought you were there already” serious… not amused by
the use of words
Khanak colored quickly….. “Umm…me(mera apne… she
swallowed the two words) ghar?………………. Aada,
Bai se milne?”
“Abhi” she asked shocked
“I”
“I havent booked…… I” she stuttered in signature style
Dadi was visibly edgy… she didn’t want to be the one telling the brat
she had approved….
“Shaan will book it for you.”
Khanak looked up at Dadi as if she had just uttered “shaan
will fly the plane for you”
“Kaise?” she asked startled…( “I havent told him I am
going” she continued in her mind)
“He has an agent… remember?” Dadi joked… gently…
“Dadi I want to go for a week” Khanak continued ignoring
Dadi bring the man into the conversation
“Arey… beta… me”(ri baat to suno)
Khanak just shook her head… arguing like a child…..
“I am told the new Kareena movie is good, I thought we
could go Friday, tum Saturday ko jao aur Sunday nite ko waapis?”
“Ummm” she grunted… softly.
“Shaan will be OK……. He is just upset you were in a bind
and he didn’t know about it……. He has always been temperamental and volatile…opinionated…
its his way or the freeway for him, he is aggressive and demanding and in just
about everything beta…… When its about you…… phir to aur…..”Dadi trailed off
Khanak felt like the man itself was in front of her……….
“Tum bhi kuch kam nahi ho…….. you are an equal…….. a
quiet version… bas” Dadi tapped her wrist… sternly… though smiling…
“Nahi” she protested… lying…….
“Tum nahi ho possessive? Defiant? Stubborn? Did you not think about what he
was doing when he was in the US…… away from you……..?” Dadi demanded softly……
HL: Chai?
Khanak chewed… hiding her blush……
Dadi: Hari Lal who kal Mrs Bhatia 4th floor
waali, who Greek dessert layi na, who lekar aao”
HL smiled his fave toothy smile and sprinted…
Dadi pesetered Khanak to eat 2…
“Just for a week Dadi.... please??” she pleaded softly……scraping a piece
of flaky Baklava pastry off her upper lip
“Two days is too much”
Dadi offered gently……..winking at her rhyme
“Ummm…….Main jaoon?” she asked in signature style
“I will see you for dinner” Dadi said smiling but firm
Lovely part aditee :)
ReplyDeleteShe want to go now what 'll be his reaction?
Yes in one sense both r same dadi is ryt :)
update soon.........
Thank you Aditee :)
ReplyDeleteI admire your Khanak. Something is peaceful and self-respecting about her. I mean considering the fact she is married to a well established family, she could have been drowned in the influence of wealth. BUT she hasn’t.
Also I presume she has the trouble of accepting Gujral house as her home, she doesn’t feel like she belongs.
And I KNEW she won’t be guilty, it’s just so her! BUT I’m with Shantanu here, he does have the right to know or even a gist about her financial troubles. I’m sure he won’t help as he knows she won’t accept. To confide him and even talk to him will do for him.
Yikes. She is surely screwed for sure if she goes for a week especially when things are quite not well between the two, She loves to push him till she is stringed back to him. He’ll drag her back! Lol!
LOVE LOVE dadi! She is epic. Period.
She knows how these two sought each other and fight...she is another person who can tackle both.
P.S. Another update please if you can and can we have Ritu in or later to visit Khanak whenever it fits the story...I miss their conversations :)
Believe it or not
ReplyDeleteI was going to write a Ritu part...
BUT THE NEXT ONE IS :-)
Yes today
THANKS SOOOOOOO MUCH
Yayyyyyyy!!!
DeleteThank you...I don't mind when Ritu is re-introduced and how, but as long she is part of Casa 2, as personally I feel she a vital part of this story.
Enjoyed reading all d updates....
ReplyDeleteHave net issues so couldn't be regular with comments...
this is not fair can understand shan but why dadi is not letting her go and diya toh bhi for only two days not fair bechari sirf one week hi toh maang rahi hai
ReplyDeleteand khanak this is ur home u know that but should start saying it also ya phir u dont feel ke this is ur home now ???
waiting for shanak's talk in next :)))
Oh! Beautiful update Aditee!
ReplyDeleteThis is one of the main reasons why I love your Khanak so much! Cant admire this girl enough! Sigh!! It's easy to run to others. It's so hard to stand on one's own record. And your ego is your strictest judge! She thinks ONLY he belongs her, because she wants to belong only to him!
Last time when she had done the same thing, somehow.., I was more in support of Khanak, because..I could understand, it was may be a lil early..for her to share her everything with him, especially..something, which she considers her own responsibility! But its high time!! He is right at his part! He wishes to be a part of her! Her every thoughts, her every responsibility and everything that she rightly considers HER'! And like always, she is not guilty!
Dadii! Awiee! I loveee this dadi THE MOST! She is one awesome woman! :D I loved it how he defined her grandson! And how she questioned Khanak about how they're similar! :)) Ofcourse, the situation would be terribly bad if She LEAVES home at this point! Here, he wishes to hear the reason from her, for not telling about it to him..and there, she leaves! Aiyooo!
PS: Your lammbbaa comment, is taken into consideration! :P Lol!
Updatee SOOOOOOON!
LOVE IT
Deletelovely update aditee
ReplyDeletei agree to dadi they both are the same stubborn
khanak plead dadi she wants to go to see her parents
now what will be shaan's reaction
he didn't even told her about her dad's call
waiting for next and shanal conv
Dadi is the perfect mirror for these 2.. pointing out their mistakes and trying to correct them.. she knows her brat and bratess well....
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ReplyDeleteAwesome!!! Love how you include minute details like lights,curtains,etc..It gives the genuineness/actuality!!! Where is Shantanu all night??? well, obviously he must be in the site,working..LOL:D Is Khanak fearing that someone will pt fingers at her that she married him due to wealth??? Don't think so, as she never care what others say except family and friends..her self respect is commendable!!!
ReplyDeleteShe always feels her home is in Gujarat..not yet ready to accept the one which she lives in Mumbai as hers..
Its been so long that she traveled to her Bai's home!!! After her birthday she didn't go..even during separation..must surely miss it..also she being the only child her parents too want her to stay with them at least for a week..valid!!!
My God!!! Dadi too in line with her favorite grandson..LOL:D loved how she left the decision to Shaan and didn't interfere!!!
Looking forward and thanks for writing..:)
Shaan will be all the more furious if Khanak goes to her parents place!! Dadi is like a friend , philosopher and guide to Khanak and she understands her grandson so well!!
ReplyDeletelooking forward to how you resolve it this time, Aditee!!
Heyy Aditee :)
ReplyDeleteAny chance of a update?
IF you are not busy.
Thanks!
Yes! She had told she'd try to give one today! Hope that happens! :D
DeleteWaiting Aditee! :D
loved the update! catching up on them after work is a delight!
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