House Calls
Manya returned from her mid morning rendezvous and was excited to see R&B back
"I cud have come picked u up" she dragged a chair noisily to sit by him
Nivi sat on his lap chewing and sucking on a giant scrap of parantha
There was drool all over, his pants, her dress her chin
Manya dipped afinger in R&B's achar and stuck it in Nivi's lip
She licked squirmed spazzed and shook
II looked at her sympathetically
YOUR ATHAI IS A RAKSHASI
ARGHHH
Manya laughed hysterically
R&B chuckled
"She hates it" he said
"I know" Manya nodded
Pammi was a dentist back in Punjab
Nitin brushed his teeth 8 times a day Nivi wanted a brush too
She got one from Manya Bua
She immediately dropped the roti on her dad's lap and began brushing
Everyone burst into laughter
II didnt think it was so funny... she was too protective
"Are u going to be here for a while?" Manya asked
II held her breath
"Umm... yeah" R&B nodded doubtfully
"Tan's coming over
"Does he ever go to work?" R&B smirked
"I am texting Sam that" Manya did
II's belly churned, she didnt know what Tan was going to say
"Are u going to work?" R&B asked HER
she wasnt prepared for the question
"NO... NO... NO..." she said in shock
"She is so happy to see you why will she go to work?" Manya smirked
R&B chuckled
"Beeji mainnu veee" she screamed
Beeji was over 75, but brisk and efficient
"Beta ek din idli sambar banayin jara" Beeji instructed II
"Tu kha leta hai?" she asked R&B
R&B nodded reluctantly
"Zyaada nahi beeji" II said bluntly
"Haan roti shoti khaan di aadat padi hai chotey nu" Beeji said proudly
NO
HE ACTUALLY EATS EVERYTHING OTHER THAN ROTI AND RICE BEEJI
U ARE MISTAKEN
"Shaadi kinni sundar thi beta" Beeji hugged her
II nodded
"Soni laaya kudi beta" she told R&B
Manya saw her blush
"Beeji munda vee sona haiga" she reminded
"O tey HAI..." Beeji gave a almost gummy smile
Ranjan came in and sat down
"Beta Lufthansa mein aaye?" he asked
R&B nodded
"Isko poochha maine kal raat ko isko khabar hi nahi thi" he spilled the beans
"Umm... I didnt know the exact itinerary" II lied
"Isko to bheja hota kam se kam... ghar par 6 gaadiyan hai aur tu cab lekar aaya" Ranjan shook hsi head
"I did" R&B's turn to lie
"they must not want us to know Dad" Manya chuckled
"Arey... aise kaise chalega? abhi aaya hai raati ladna shuru ho jaana hai" Ranjan said somberly
II had a hung head
"Baqsh is vaari beeji waaste" Ranjan whispered
"Mere pote nu kuch na keh Ranjan" Beeji scolded
"Ofcourse not beeji" Tan walked in and touched her feet
"TAN visiting during the day? Id ka chaand" II tried to joke
Tan wasnt in the mood for jokes
"whats for brunch" he asked, giving Ii his sun glasses and grabbing a "brushing Nivi"
"Aley Aley... brushing the gums?" he cooed kissing her
She gave him her drooly brush
He took it gladly
Nitin came over and declared "Ichhke to teeth vee nahi hai he he he" he pointed at Nivi
Nivi kicked her feet her anklets chiming, thrilled she was being spoken to
"Tere kitne hain bhai, khol giney zara" he crouched
Nivi was delighted to touch the boy
Nitin leered
"Mele to savantee nain teeth hainge" he said showing three fingers
"Oye shabaash beta" Tan kissed the boy "daddy kitthe?" he asked
The boy looked sad
"They went out today" II said
Slowly slithering out of her chair, in less than five minutes she was up on the second floor
Not for too long
Tan and R&B had followed Ranjan and Manya had Nivi
II bumped into R&B in the sun room as she rearranged the closet, sprinting between bed and walk in closet
"Phir se bhaagne ki tayyari?" he demanded
"Umm... I am I am" Ii stopped
"sharam karo dono beg kar raha hoon" Tan said checking his phone as it pinged
Ii stood like a misbehaving child
R&B wandered to hers un room balcony
"Agar ghar par tamasha kiya tum dono ne" he warned
R&B looked up at tan. Leaning on the all glass, waist level enclosure.
Ranjan had replaced al the balconies with glass, removing the rails so Nivi's foot wont get caught
"I do care for Dad Tan" Ii said quietly
"Dekha maine" Tan said cynically
"Oye tu... andar aa" he ordered
"My sister separated from her hubby" he said
R&B was shocked
"Haan, Atul and ummm" he said nodding sadly
"My Mom is sulking and throwing a tantrum at home" he said raggedly
"U two are so fortunate, u do mann marzi... and your Dad rips his heart open" he said bitterly
"Apni chinta karo nahi karo... but us insaan ki karo zara... agar Dad ko pata chala tum dono ka chakkar to main sach keh raha hoon" he said waving a finger
"tan" Ii began
"Tu mujhe pata hai ek ghanta koi safai degi... aur woh? kuch kahega nahi... for the next 6 months u two are STUCK with each other" he hissed
"Karo jo marzi uske baad" "Dad needs to recover fully" "abhi Main ja raha hoon.. daftar.. Sam ko aur pareshaan kiya to tumhari khair nahi" he said
He returned
"Yes I am angry at Mom for how she is behaving with Sam too... and yeah I have taken her on as well,
but woh sudharne waali cheez hain nahin Sam unko saal mein 2 mahiney jhelti hai... My Mom is too old and rigid" he said disgusted
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