Sunday
Mangal Kunj
January 29th 2012
11:15 AM
The men were seated in the living room, sifting through
newspapers…. Dadi busied herself in ensuring breakfast was being made and
served. Khanak was in the kitchen with her, she hadn’t looked at the
newspapers….. she knew….
Madz and Khushboo were off to head a head massage, Khanak
had declined the offer
The baby was with Maria, on a playdate at 8th
floor
D:Bahar jao, main bhijwaati hoon tera parantha
K:Mmm…mmm
D:Arey!
She could hear Sunil
Sunil: Wow! They certainly “appear” big
Shaan grunted…
Sunil: You think people would want to wait for Esteem to
build inside Mumbai, instead of buying Casa at Ulwe
Shaan would have punched the person, had it not been his Dad
Shaan:We have all sorts of clauses
Sunil:India mein clauses (in Punjabi)
Shaan:I am sure Rahat is up and working already (in Punjabi)
Sunil:Are they spoiling for a fight?
Sunil flipped through the pages, there were more full page
ads everywhere… inside
Sunil:Isne poori akhbaar khareed daali (in Punjabi)
Shaan is quiet is responding to texts
Sunil: Architect chun liya kya? Yeh computer generated
images to kaafi stylish hain
Shaan:Modi Dastur!
Sunil looks at Shaan… a look of worry enevelops his face
Sunil: Khanak ko?
Shaan: I am sure (dismissive)
Sunil:They gave you a readymade reason to war with her
Shaan:Whats that supposed to mean?
Sunil: I am worried (grim)
Shaan is furious…
Dadi: Arey leave him alone , they cant live without each
other
Shaan:Where is she?
Dadi:tere liye nashta bana rahi hai (trying to be funny)
Shaan:Bacon?
Sunil: Haan bhai hamare laat sahib ko Brahmin biwi ka bana
hua bacon chahiye
Akshay returns after answering a call
Akshay: Whats all the fuss about
Sunil: Ajmera has met its match… Esteem
Akshay: The guys that built that 3000 apartment condo in
Electronic City, (Blore)?
Sunil:Haan wahi
Shaan is on the phone when she steps out
Sunil:Aa jao beta idhar baitho
He pats a seat..
She sits softly, her hair tied in a pony tail face scrubbed
clean…. Wearing a blue kurta and white salwar… full sleeve.. hiding the sore
spots her husband had given her last nite
Sunil:Kahin ja rahi ho?
Khanak:Nahi… (surprised)
Sunil:Subah subah nashte se pehle tayaar
K:Who…
Dadi: Sunil tujhe parantha ya omelette
Sunil:Meri beti ne parantha banaya to wohi khaaoonga, with
dahi and achar
Dadi serves…
Her husband is on the phone, drinking his black coffee
Dadi:Chai Sunil
Sunil:Beti ke haath ka, adrak elaichi waali
Khanak doesn’t reach for the papers…
Shaan: I can see you at 1
Sunil:Aaj koi kaam nahi isko lo aur ghoomo
Shaan ignores him…
Sunil:isko kuch kehti kyon nahi tum
Khanak squirms
D:Kahegi to sun lega?
Sunil: Raat ko bhi laut ta nahi
Dadi: Ab to isko pakadna mushkil hoga
Dadi and Sunil exchange a worried look
Sunil:Beta you have to tell me if he stays out at night
K hiding her blush… “Jee”
Dadi: Ghar par rehta hai to toofan machata hai
Dadi stares at his room “Dekho music baj raha hai, neeche
phone par hai, nashta kiya nahi”
K eats
Sunil: are you excited about Esteem beta?
K nods…
Sunil:This will be great for your career
K:Thanks (smiles)
Sunil:Uski chinta mat karo, don’t let him bully you…
K:No…(shy)
Sunil: Rahat ki company hai, he will do what needs to be
done (lying)
K: I am …
Sunil:Don’t be…
Shaan returns, sits by his wife… squishing her
Dadi serves his breakfast
D:Coffee aur?
S:Hmmm
His phone rings
Sunil:Iska phone lo beta aur power off karo
Khanak’s insides hurtle…
S:Rahat may call (firm)
Sunil: Sab saath hai, weekend hai… tujhe kaam ke alawa kuch
soojhta hai?
Shaan: You read the papers…
Sunil: Did Rahat know this was coming?
Shaan:This shouldn’t have happened, We got Ulwe under the
condition that Lower Parel would be ours a yaer or two later (livid)
Sunil: Corporator ko pakdo
Shaan: Why him… the CM I think…
Sunil: Mera ek banda hai Governor ke daftar mein
Khanak stared… spacing out… her father in law and husband
were plotting to snatch Esteem’s deal from under its nose………..she was not sure
“Fast and furious”
They were together… Shaan had to win…
Her husband’s deep throated arguments, his impatience his
logic… the aggression… was all in display
They had fought last nite… over yet another trivial matter…
He stopped arguing after a point and just seduced her… a lil rough at times….
He held her gaze every time she acquiesced… like telling her
who’s the boss
He lay on her and in her……. Long after……..
Sunil: Stay home today or take her out…
Shaan: We are going out in the evening
Sunil:Phir yeh tujhe milegi nahi jab Esteem ka Lower Parel
ka kaam shuru ho jaayega
Shaan smirked, as Khanak’s blood began to simmer
Loved it!!! ShaNak working against each other is fun and it may bring new facets to their relationship..:D Already they started to fight on this issue..lol..:D
ReplyDeleteSunil is very supportive..Awww..Shaan didn't cook for Khanak..
Will this tension bring other face of Shaan??? An agressive guy who can do anything to get what he wants..:)
Wow!!! ShaNak going out in the evening..Cool!!! :D
The romance was hot and subtle..Lovely!!! :)
Looking forward and thanks for writing an amazing update..:)
Work clashes r indeed gettin thrillin! :D there's lot to look forward to! Really excited!
ReplyDelete'THE BOSS'! lol! Par Khanak ko manane ke mamle mein bechare ka kabhi nhi chalta! :P
Hw many times will you make me fall for your Shantanu!? ^_^ *Sigh* I dont knw any Man who is so passionate abt everythn that he possess!
An outing?.:D I had been waitin, as its been long! :)
We're nearin a century! :D
thank you Aditee!
oohhhh!! The fight is on!
ReplyDeleteLoving it though:D
Sunil is seriously cute, his hindi has improved a lot better..he speaks hindi fluently just like his teacher ;)
When he tells Khanak to switch off the phone, im reminded of their honeymoon stunt! LOL!
I agree with Shama for 'THE BOSS' thing :D
if Shaan wins..then, M&D won't be a part of Casa??
eekksss! outing! :D
Waiting for it..Update soon:))))))))))
Aditee..waiting for their outing...
Deleteupdate please:)))
The war is sewn...it will be heated. The juggle between personal and professional life...importantly having the time for another leaving aside ego clashes! I love how the simple scenarios keeps the story thrilling...you don't do something melodramatic!
ReplyDeleteOkay...his aggression is frightening, the undefeated quality is tempting, looks sexy yet it is dangerous! The situation both are in right now seems like they will have mother of fights
Aditee...as they hardly spend time together! So evening date pakka? Love them to be light and breezy for a moment before the clash :)
Thank youuuu :D
Nice update :)
ReplyDeleteWaiting 4 next part...........
Update soon!
this is really very exciting
ReplyDeleteshanak working against each other lets c how they can handle it
aww the little intimate info of last nights was awesome :D
really very happy and enjoying reading daily updates
update soon aditee :)
loved it and Sunil is right they need to spend time before tug of war starts
ReplyDeleteToday while travelling in our near by place saw two big builders hoardings with posh building images of developing a mini city exactly opposite to each other..A few months back only both acquired the land and construction is yet to begin..
ReplyDeleteThought about Casa only when I saw that..I remembered it while reading the update too..:)
I absolutely love the realism in Casa!!! :D
Khanak has such a loving FIL......he is so worried for them!! it will be interesting to see how they handle the problem at this point of time in their lives.........they shouldn't stop communicating whatever the reason may be!! loved the update!!
ReplyDeleteLoved Sunil in this Update. he is just awesome. his interaction with Shanak was absolutely real. This is the USP of Casa. when we read the update it doesnt give a feel of fiction it is very much real. the iinteractions, their ways is something which we witness in our regular lives. Loving this more & more with every passing day.
ReplyDeletewaiting for next :)
they are going to be on the other sides and more importantly ideologies.. lets see how this works out..
ReplyDeleteupdates were beautiful. but i am worried, wil they start fighting again. eager to c where shaan is taking her in evening
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