Sparkle in a Speck - Page 37

Thank you Nisha 🤗.

You having more time for write sounds so good to ears ❤️.

“OK then 3 Sundays in a row if you can convince the kid”

“You will come in separately?” he was shocked

You both will be happy 😃, think about the kid!!!!!!

Bichara tumhare chakkar mein Sunday ko bhi maths padhega 🤣.

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He made excellent chai, he didn’t look like he was over 30, he was wicked and charming. But he didn’t look like he really cared for any relationship. She felt a lump in her throat. Ganpati Bappa was playing a game with her actually, she hadn’t liked any man in a while, she had looked here and there, but no one enticed her like Indraneel

But Indraneel was a player, he knew more about Tinder than the creators of Tinder. He was just messing with her. It was going to be just that… fun and games.

She wasn’t an idiot she knew where this was headed

She didn’t need Sulu’s coaching to figure this stuff out.

So many years without a Mum, nobody to teach her about men’s ways. She couldn’t talk about this with Ajji or with Praju

His vahini looked grounded and simple, she couldn’t imagine her and Manas dating for years or vahini being Manas’s 8th GF turned wife.

Shankar Rao was also pretty low key

This man was the black sheep of the family. She didn’t know of any one that hated little kids. This one was that way.

There was nothing she could tell Ajji that would make her happy about him

Her pixie dust like stickers on the walls flickered

Nothing had a meaning in life after Baba and Ajji, but Mrs Phule being gone suddenly and the school forcing her to teach that Deshmukh kid seemed like aweird coincidence

“I can go first Indy” she texted him back

“Indy?”

“Tumhare friends wohi bolte hai na?”

“So u did move that little desk toy on my study desk?”

“Ye sab you can settle na? When I lose? According to your dream”

“Yes of course”

“Do I video record my lessons?” “Just so you know I am not cheating?”

“Now you are giving me ideas Pankaja”

“Gawd!! What I will do to make you stop saying my name like that”

“See… throw all your energy into those lessons”

“I will”

“Deal?”

“Kasam se” she sent a laugh

“Do I have to teach him at home?” he asked in Marathi

“Tum usko kisi aur se teach karne ka plan bana rahe ho?”

He sent a laugh

I will ignore that Q”

“Why are you up Pankaja?”

“I sleep late” (or not at all) she said slowly

“Why?”

“I watch every soccer game of my team”

“Wow”

“I have a job na, kaise jaayegi main har ek game mein?”

“Devoted fan”

“You know it”

“I do” he smiled

“does your nephew play soccer?”

“I don’t know” “No”

“Oh?”

“I am not very involved”

“Dikha mere ko”

“Judge me Pankaja I don’t care”

“Will do”

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She showed up Sunday to a sulking Kunal and overjoyed Suhasini.

She couldn’t believe she had accepted Suhasini’s devar’s crazy challenge

“Mere ko believe nahi ho raha Ms Vyas”

“Some times adults do crazy things to stroke their egos, this one is helping Kunal”

“My Kaka is a shit teacher” Kunal growled

Pankaja wanted to giggle joyously

“We don’t know that” she cleared her throat

“I KNOW that”

“Ms Vyas, I am going to run to the store, to grab Maggi, isko promise kia maine” she rolled her eyes

Pankaja nodded cheerfully

As she stepped out, Kunal remembered something “I PROMISE Ms Vyas, can I go tell my Mum to get pasta instead”

“Text her”

“Baba took away my phone”

“I have a phone” Pankaja insisted

She called Suhasini she didn’t answer, her phone rang on her bed

“PLEASE Ms Vyas”

“OK, but if u are not back in 10 I will have to give you a spot quiz every day for next 10 days”

Kunal flew out

Indraneel stepped out of his room groggy after a nice afternoon nap

He was delighted to see her……………

We too are delighted that you are together 😂.

Is he the black sheep? Is he the wolf? Poor girl is so attracted but afraid to let go. Afraid to make the wrong choices.

She thinks he is not ready for a relationship. Maybe he is. She didn't really give this a chance yet. She bailed pretty quickly.

Kunal has become the pawn in this game. Poor kid. Both will be pushing him to learn their chapter better.

“I am not very involved”

“Dikha mere ko”

“Judge me Pankaja I don’t care”

“Will do”

Honesty is always better.
though for now she feels he is very insensitive but gradually she will know the reason and understand him better.

I think he is more ready than Pankaja will ever know.

Wish he comes out in open about his past and reason for his bitterness.

I think we have to wait longer