Part 25
Mangal Kunj
Dec 21st
11ish @ Nite
Dadi instructed HL to clear away the dinner spread, she
sent dessert upstairs… with liquor and coffee… Madhavi and Sunil wanted to play
poker… Sunil would lose atleast Rs.20k tonite…. The Gujrals were big gamblers….
As educated and refined they were, they still retianed some o that love for rowdy
Punjabi pastimes.
Dadi would observe the young couple casually, Shaan would
sprawled on the couch in the rec room in cargo shorts and a muscle tee of some
kind… his wife would be in a skirt and blouse, she rarely dressed in shorts
while @ home, especialy when Akki and Sunil were home… she was raised
conservative and still retained a lot of that innate shyness and conservative
dress sense………
She would put her feet up on the plush leather ottoman…
he would immediately imprison hers with his……. Pushing her skirt upward……..
rubbing his leg over hers… she would squirm and whisper…. His leg would stay………
He would alternate between the television, the ipad and
his Apple notebook, and ofcourse the phone… she would alternate between,
dozing, reading a Stardust, or sketching on a giant spiral bound artist pad…
Shewould occasionally point to something on screen… a US
commercial… he would rewind and explain something to her deep in concentration…
she would smile in thanks…
He would lean more over…
She would argue about a point in a football game… or a
rugby game… he would use the lighted tip powerpoint pointer and draw circles,
and pause and explain to her…
He would look up something on his tablet and show her…
she would lean over to read…
“I don’t like that” she would say at something she saw on
screen…
“Is he the best player?”
“I like her tee”
She would comment on the girls watching sporting events,
she wouldn’t worry about the game… mostly he would watch live feed… chatting
with Samar and Arjun online…
He would often hold a football in his hand and toss from
hand to hand… show her how to hold it… she would envelop her hands around his….
Slim… slender… soft……… she would aim wrong… he would correct her… she would
pretend likeshe has no clue but strike a cushion across the room just when he
isnt looking…
He would tip her over and tackle her… Dadi would gently
shut the rec room door and walk away……….
Sometimes Khanak would switch from a game to a Hindi
movie or a English chick flick on the 100 disc Blu Ray player… he would be all
mad… they would fight over the remote… “Aap to dekh nahi rahey” she would
declare… “I am chatting about the score” he would argue…
“Samar I want to watch a movie” she would grab his ipad
and type
LOL Samar would say…
“Tough luck man!” Samar would continue…
Or she would grab his ipad and start reading Gujarati
newspapers and laugh at the comics, he would peer at her screen and look at her
face… she would look up at him and just smile… that one glorious burst of
sunshine…
Dadi would offer her room to Khanak if Shaan is not ready
to give up the rec room projection screen…
Khanak would fight but would not leave her husband’s side…………….
nice memories... hope Shanak realise what they r missing soon... waiting to c who'll call first..
ReplyDeletesuch lovely flashbacks!! they love being with each other.......thanks for writing, Aditee!!
ReplyDeleteawww loved the flashback, cant,wait for them to realise that they love each other soo much and they cant live with out eachother..
ReplyDeletewannna see who calls first...
xxxx
awww...to sweet they r when NOT fighting :)
ReplyDeleteawwww so sweet memories my thoughts r same like aasma atleast they should confess once in the whole casa heheeheheeee
ReplyDeleteWow!!! Lovely flashbacks!!! Samar is back..Are they going for his marriage??? Obviously they ve too..:-) He is one of Shaan's best friend..
ReplyDeleteMost of the readers are in the opinion that this s not the right time for ShaNak to ve kids..What if she is pregnant ??? will he be okay??? or will it cause another big tiff between them???
Looking forward and thanks for the superb update..:-)
Congratulations on the 25th part!!!
ReplyDeleteLoved both part 24 & 25:))
ReplyDeleteHe's just too good...and the most cutest:D
lovely Shanak moments..loved them!!!:D
Waiting for next part..
it was awesome
ReplyDeleteloved the flash back..... such loveyly shanak moments
aditee u bring the life in characters...
u writing makes the couple even more adorable
update soon
So cute these 2 are..Get them back to one place..
ReplyDeleteBTW not continuing SOL??
What a lovely update Aditee! :') Loved traveling through memories! They're indeed so adorable! :D
ReplyDeleteSo Dadi's missing her fav couple sharing moments together! *Sigh* We're too! :(
More than the strong physical attraction, they're so tied emotionally as well! She has a Man who compels her strength and who makes enormous demands on her! He does not doubt her courage..but wants her to share things with him..and belong to HIM completely, just like he is..to her!
I miss Pradyun, Samar! Kab laa rahe ho unko?? :D
“And what are you that, missing you,
I should be kept awake
As many nights as there are days
With weeping for your sake?
And what are you that, missing you,
As many days as crawl
I should be listening to the wind
And looking at the wall?
I know a man that’s a braver man
And twenty men as kind,
And what are you, that you should be
The one man in my mind?
Yet women’s ways are witless ways,
As any sage will tell,—
And what am I, that I should love
So wisely and so well?”
This is apt! :D
@Sonam: One of Edna's famous piece of writing! :D
Awwwwwwwwww!!! Lovely analysis Shama :)
DeleteThe poem it beautiful in itself...So relatable to their situation right now! Sighh! Thank youuu
Going by "More than the strong physical attraction, they're so tied emotionally as well!" true...they are bonded emotionally but are at a stage where both do not realize, or even if they do they let the feeling pass by :)
Congrats on the 25th!
ReplyDeleteSomething is soothing about this couple...especially for Khanak, this man makes her forget everything and she becomes uninhibited! I simply adore this couple! My all time favorite :D
Oh! This line should have been a blue 'that one glorious burst of sunshine…' he does make a living out of it...what a beautiful line! Romantic in itself...Sighhh!
Continue sooooonnnn :D
Awesome Aditee :D
ReplyDeleteloved the flash back
awesomely penned the rec room scene :)
khanak would text samar hehehehh lovely