Part
13
Casa
de Buena Suerte
Dec
18th Monday
5:14
PM
He
looked up at the street, tried to read the name of the road on one of the store
front.. it said something in Marathi, he cursed under his breath….
Looked back
into his ipad…
Driver:
Sir aage who lambi si building hai…
Shaan:
Yahan to Belapur likha hai… I think we missed it.. aap site par jao
He
flung his ipad on the seat, ripped another gum out and chewed… methodically
Ran
his fingers through his hair…
He
hadnt spoken to her today
They
didn’t speak much at work..
She
was not part of Buena Suerte at this time, the only architect that had been
nailed down was a company by the name Rodriguez Associates, a Goa based firm…
“She
prolly has no clue how much she owes altogether” he thought angrily
He
had no idea how much she made per month
Her
name was added to his bank account the days before the honeymoon, after the
huge fracas over the “payment” she made into his account for wedding expenses
Her
obstinacy was introduced to him then…
Driver:Sire
site par jaaon ya lautkar ING Vysya dhoondhoon, Trombay Koliwada side mein
hoyega…
Shaan:Aap
site par jao (patient)
Driver:Jee
His
phone rang… he answered twice…
They
were caught in a huge traffic jam on the Sion Panvel Expressway… Ulwe site was
past the Navi Mumbai SEEPZ Zone
She
was in debt for her Uncle, for home repairs, for Sonali’s college and for her
Dadi’s surgery…. She hadnt told him about her Dadi’s surgery and what it cost
etc… but he was sure it came from her
He
wondered how he kept track of it all
She
quietly made notes, listed things laying on the couch some evening, she would
carefully take her notebook back from the rec room to her own closet…
The
wealth management guy had called from his bank about her “no show” weeks after
honey moon
They
had argued, and she had finally decided she did “not want to be” part of the
wealth managemnt account
His
letters from UBS were sent to his room… at home.. it all lay on top of the
chest of drawer, until he got to them
He
insisted on paper statements because he knew he would never track them online,
being @ work 16 hours a day…
She
would put the other things away but never touched his finances
He
insisted she carry an ATM from his account…
All
his statements would show until Jan 2011…
when they separated….. was charges for a coffee at Coffee Day or Barista or
some trinket at Landmark… or some art pencils… …….
There
was a charge once for a skirt, he recalled… he almost smiled…….
He
recvd text messages… every time he looked at his phone he was reminded of the
Collection agency’s call
He
set both his phones to vibrate and shut his eyes…
“Her
Dad had called him… he hadnt told her about it”
“NOW
I wont” he decided deviously………..
“I
should just pay off the entire thing……..
NINE
FRICKIN YEARS……….. What was she thinking?
On
the contrary she was not………
Traffics started to crawl……
December
18th 2011
Monday
9:24
PM
Rec
Room
Mangal
Kunj
“You
are not in a bind are you beta?” worried, getting up to sit by her…
“Umm…
no Dadi” softly (not so sure any more, she wanted to run to her closet and grab
her fave blue notebook)
“4
calls collections ke?” she prodded softly
Khanak
had no recollection of the events of the last couple months… unlike her husband
who could remember everything from as far back as two years ago……..
Reconciliation
was magical… wistful……… dreamy……..she let herself go… mentally and…. Physically
She
revelled in being hungered for….
Dadi
just looked at her stare at her fingers and rotate her engagement ring and
chunky wedding ring…
“You
don’t wear any rings I want you to” she had ordered breathlessly once…
“I
choose a earring” he had chuckled into her ear
She
stopped rotating them…
Jogged
her brain… it sputtered and stalled……..
“November
mein diya instalment”
She
shut her eyes…
“Dadi
I am hungry” she declared softly
Dadi
smiled
“It
can wait until tomorrow, she paged HL as she spoke
“Aapne
nahi khaaya?”
“Not
without you beta”
She
smiled quietly…
They
heard footsteps after a few minutes..
Aaj
khaane mein kya hai she asked curiously
“Gujarati
khaana”Dadi declared proudly
She
hugged the septugenarian…
Looked
at the doorway to see her husband walk in on them…
He seems more angry at the fact I think she doesn't confide him regarding her financial problems more than anything I assume.
ReplyDeleteIt's not about lending money from him, he is more concerned about the fact she is the only saviour and it irks him. Love him! He shows his authority without too many words.
I'm sure this is not going to go well with Khanak though...considering the fact how self respecting she won't let him pay or even if he does she'll will end up having a fit and probably consider the idea of paying him.
Loved the ring rotating...its a act when Khanak is nervous or hesitant. the mundane gestures bring this story as real as it can be.
And Dadi is awesome! No doubt, completely one of the most endearing characters and who actually selflessly cares for Khanak in the Gujral family.
Missed the blue or pink lines...maybe one of the sheer gold in the next one.
Jaldi Update...
Oh forgot to thank you :)
ReplyDeleteAwesome!!! Shaan never cared for how much Khanak earned..she did try to say to him once..but never spoke abt her debts even when he asked..She'll never ever voluntarily ask/take money from him that too for her family expenses..Awww!!! he decided not to tell abt her dad's phone call..not fair..LOL :)Dadi is so worried for Khanak and always there to give company to her!!! Shaan finally reached home.. :) Did he really paid the full amount??? She will not agree even for the two month payment..
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to know,how he is gonna deal with her regarding this whole fiasco..and thanks for writing..:)
Hmmmm.... kya kahoon..... i love this problem between them!!
ReplyDeletehis "almost smile" when he recalled about the skirt was very sweet!! Khanak-dadi bonding in this story is amazing!! Shaan is home and i am excited for what happens next!!
this angryness just brings them more closer
ReplyDeletei love this
omg he is home dont know how he will behave very excited
update soon pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee :)
aahhh!! finally caught up with all the updates!!
ReplyDeletefirst i was wondering who's liver surgery?? last one was for hip surgery right?? on some one's comment i read that she had taken it before the marriage?? not sure??
How come the guy called Shaan?? had she given his number??
Now has he paid it or not?? they'll get more closer with these fights!! im waiting eagerly!!
Aaj ka update??
Abhi de rahi ho na?? Please.....
waiting for their meeting.. good update..
ReplyDeletewaiting for their conv shaan is very angry what will happen next
ReplyDeletecan't wait update soon
Shaan is super angry lolz
ReplyDeleteNow waiting 4 their covo
Lovely updATE........... :)
uPDATE SOON
wooooow man shaaan us pissed off loool
ReplyDeletecant wait for there meeting loool
hopefully it will go down wwell. x
Last few parts were wonderful Aditee. Loved each of them. So Shan got to know about her loans. Now the confrontation between the two egos. Can't wait for the next parts. Thanks a lot for weaving the magic of CASA once again.
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