Here is a breezy part to start off the NY
Happy 2014 everyone
THANK YOU FOR READING.
She has texted him twice during the day “Don’t forget” she
had said… same font… no emoticons…
“I never do” he responded…
He showed up at her office at 6:18, a good 45 minutes, after
he was supposed to be there…
She stood there in the May muggy drizzle sulking…
“There is a HUGE lobby” he offered, opening her door for her…
She refused to hand him the three voluminous LV bags she
carried, she wore a pink sleeveless kurta with candy like buttons… and the
chudidaar was like candy cane, with a spiral pattern… her hair open… flowing…. Pink
diamonds sparkled in her ears…
She walked around slowly to the trunk to load her bags,
began rearranging the things there, he went behind the wheel… people honked as
he was parked at an angle…
“Khanak” he called…
She didn’t respond… just arranged…
Men swore in Marathi, he wore his sun glasses to escape the
verbal fire…
“Tchh” he swore in English… colorfully
A self appointed parking attendant, yelled in Marathi, wrote
a slip…
“What the hell is this?” he asked…
“Wrong parking bhau” he screeched, placing the pen behind
his ear…
He crushed and threw the note back on his face… revved the
VW Toureg engine…
Turned it off and walked back in frustration…
“Werent you supposed to be some place at 7?”
“To aap nahi chal rahe?” she caught him fair and square…
There was a truck load in his trunk…
He held her and pulled her away, shutting the trunk with his
remote…
“I am never able to find anything. I never lost anything
before”
He pushed her towards her door…
The attendant hovered menacingly… holding her door..
“Gaadi ko haath mat laga” Shaan warned… the man balked…
She climbed reluctantly… picking up a sheaf of dox..
“Sorryyy” he begged…
He started the engine and pressed hard on gas… the attendant
jumped out of his skin… a few of her co-workers stared openly…
“Sab dekh rahe hain” she muttered…
He turned around and glared…
They didn’t say a word to each other
She spoiled for a fight… “The case of things I put away for
Vaishali Aunty”
He didn’t say a word…
“Its not in my car”… “mera matlab” she corrected herself
quickly… shameful she acknowledged a symbol of wealth, belonging to him… as her
own…
“Shantanu” she began…
“I don’t know Khanak” he pleaded…
“Meri sab cheezen gum hain… my books… there are so many
things in your trunk”
“Well I am in the middle of a horrendous construction
project”
“Does that mean aap nahi ja rahe mere saath?
He didn’t respond…
He knew she would kill him… he gripped the steering as his
phone rang… she didn’t peek…
He looked at her
He tapped the hands free thing to answer… it was Nachiket…
“Hey boss” Shaan interrupted him before N could say a word…
“Khanak’s here”
“Oh! Said N, followed by a “Ummm” “Oh!”
“Call me back”…. “Hi! Bhabhee” he said…
“She shook her head…
“She says she is not amused” Shaan explained…
“Why? YOU are in trouble… not ME!” N said confused…
“She lost a bunch of her things in the car” Shaan explained…
“Its just the beginning… tel her if she stays with you
longer she might be left with a bunch of things only”
It infuriated her that her husband and his boss continued to
talk as if she didn’t exist…
“Main” she began…
“Shhhhh” Nachiket said, paying attention…
Saan lowered the volume… letting the rare words come out of
his wife’s lips…
There was a lengthy pause…
“Looks like today’s not your day boss” Shaan said smugly…
She didn’t speak a word… she fought with him though…
“Call me Gujral”
“Will do” he said… tapped the steering ending the call
“A hot date?” she asked…
“Coffee?” he asked back…
She didn’t say anything, he pulled into the crowded
Starbucks parking lot a mile from Nariman Point…
The drive thru was not themost easy to navigate, but he
fitted his car in skillfully…greeted the gal… he turned to her, “Iced skinny
vanilla latte, with fat free whipped topping, no hazelnuts no cinnamon” he
stared as his jaw dropped…
WHAT IS THAT?” he asked…
“Main keh dongi, she pretended to open the door…
He held her wrist tight… she fought his grip…
“OK… for my wife… a iced… he paused andturned to look at
her, and then said the whole thing
The gal asked a couple Qs.
He asked her
“No, no sugar”
“WHAT IS THAT?” he asked the gal…
She giggled… flirting, would you like a sip?” she asked…
“Nope” he said shaking his head…
It came 5 minutes later….
He handed it to her, he paid… screeched out of the parking
lot…
“It has hazelnuts in it” she sipped again twice….
“So?”
“I didn’t want any”
“I am not driving back there again, Khanak” annoyed…
“Par meri drink to” she began…
“What is this thing?’ mocking
“Its coffee, don’t you understand mocha?” she mocked back…
He rolled his eyes… he drank espresso… straight shots every
morning…. FRENCH!
“I hate hazel nuts”
“You hate olives, you hate hazelnuts, you hate dark
chocolate, you”he listed…
“Mujhe” she said…
“Kaho he said, pulling into the parking lot…
“Its too bitter” she complained…
“Dad’s driver, yours, Mom’s are all here, they would be
happy to chauffer you my dear wife” he mocked, dangled the keys…
She slammed the door, took only her purse… and walked to the
elevator…
“Pradeep Khanak ke things hain peeche… who saare leather
bags, please” he ordered Pradeep
She tried to shut him out of the elevator…
He slid his foot, opened it…
“I didn’t say I wasn’t going to go tonite”(to Vaishali Aunty’s
baby’s ceremony tonite)
She looked away mad…she KNEW he wasn’t… they would fight
upstairs they both knew it…
He bent down and captured her lips… fully…”She did put hazel
nut in it” he said… opening his mouth fully on hers…as he paused the elevator..chuckling, her hands shoving him...
thanks so much aditi....hope you have had a amazing start of the year.....I loved it....shes so principled and stubborn that i am sure thats the reason he is so attracted towards her.....loved the 'whats that'? :-) I had the same reaction she is very frickle on the choices......Naciket gave us a hint here it seems like she will be left with things only ...shaans combat with the ticket man was so ruthless....no wonder she is so scared of him he has this very arrogant air about him regardless of the fact that he knows or have certain priority to who he cares about....why is so he obsessed or zoned into his work only? he needs to learn how to balance or learn to manage time between both.....it bothers me too :-(
ReplyDeletethe elevator story made me laugh.....he is such a guy.....the best therapy for any angry and sulking wife....loved reading this story! its never old ;-)
Aditee! Happy New year to you too :)
ReplyDeleteHahahaha! I CAN so relate to Shantanu reaction on the Vanilla Latte!
That is my beverage on a normal Uni day and my friends reaction was same...'Whats that'? Its a very uncommon beverage people order...obviously I dont specify as much as Khanak does...no hazelnut or cinnamon
Urgh. His a freaking hot-mess! I mean he is so cold and arrogant! But he has the oomph factor for anyone to go drooling over him....VERY very irresistible! I really want to see his side of the story! His thoughts on the relationship...the problems and how he thinks!
Is something VERY big or prominent going with Ulwe? He seems so busy as every...and obviously his boss is providing us some hints regarding their relationship! Probably he might be left with things and her for someone to look forward too :P
So freaking adorable these two are! His definitely not going from the looks of it...More than this he LOVES seeing her annoyed. He revels this side of hers!
Thank you Aditee...I loved it!
me too want his thoughts on all the things regarding khanak's feelings plzz
DeleteThank God you finally updated!!! :) Happy New Year to you too!!! :)
ReplyDeleteWow!!! ♥ Loved the update so much!!! ♥ Khanak reminded him twice but Shaan came late to pick her up..She must look stunning even if drenched a bit in drizzle..:)
Shaan definitely not going with her to that function..lol..:D He cut Nachiket before he even began explaining clearly Khanak's is with him..
She is so specific on Starbucks coffee stunning him..And hates hazelnut..Awww!!!
And the kiss..♥ *blush*
Looking forward and thank you for writing a fabulous update!!! ♥♥♥
happy new year aditeeeeeee :D
ReplyDeleteohhh so they r fighting over anty's baby ceremony now woowoww great ha
eekkss i like how it ends in shan's style classy ;)
i love how khanak said in my car she is improving a litttttllllle bit but shan is not :(
stubborn as it is :P
plzz aditee update daily thank u :)
i cant believe i woke up in middle of night to check n got surprised :P
ReplyDeleteeeeeks loved it to bits aditee you are so wonderful with words.kio nahi aisa likh sakta :))
hahahahaha!! khanak is maha adorable yaar! love her bright colours yaar very elegant the way she is isliya shaan is fida over her all da time :D :D
ermmm his teasing her and his back to work :X yaar iska kuch karo his shaadi is on line becoz of dis :P
last bit tho was amazzzzzing saaa i love it when she sulks and he tries to manoofy her amazzzing his sooo mischievious in the most decent way :P
5 days into 15 days... glad that you had a great start.. now its ur turn to make it good for us with regular Casa updates.. Happy NY :)
ReplyDeleteShaan was his arrogant self.. loved Khanak.. she made him wait.. tit for tat... waiting for the good news..
Thanks for writing Aditee!! and that was such a lovely update.........read it thrice and imagined them like that........enjoyed every bit!! the part with Nachiket made me laugh......Shaan teasing Khanak was very sweet!! Khanak is sulking and Shaan is loving that........love this couple you have created!!
ReplyDeleteAditee lovely update
ReplyDeleteloved the Nachiket phone part
Loved the way Khanak ordered coffee and Shaan's "Whats that?"
Loved how shaan teased Khanak and the kiss in the lift.