Sparkle in a Speck - Page 87

Also, love the way you make Punky speak her mind.

She didn’t say she doesn’t like him. She is clear she doesn’t like the way he thinks about relationship.

“We are crazy about each other”

Yes you are absolutely right here. And good that you are now doing something about it. Thank your SIL for that.

Nisha, aab agla kaab?

He kissed her anyway

“We should get married… you can fix me” he consumed her soul as she opened her cavernous mouth for him

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The name

It would all come to her in pieces, but the months after that Sunday lunch date at Deshmukh’s was all a blur, she outright refused to marry him at first, too afraid of being denied love from a man who was still hurting from his broken engagement

Alpana Jay, her best friend Sulu, Alok and Suhasini chatted with her for weeks.

Indraneel did not try to convince her

Shyam Rao wanted to meet her for chai after school and she agreed reluctantly

She was convinced soon after

Though she had multiple arguments and fights with Ajji over WHY this was the most suitable match

Sulu had told Ajji she already dated Indraneel, she of course didn’t spill any of the dirty beans

Ajji was furious that Punky had agreed to meet Ninad after “committing to Indraneel”

She got a long lecture about family values and morality and how girls should not be acting like this

Luckily Prajakta was not home at any of those times

She was in love with Indraneel, he didn’t love her, if she married him, it was going to be on HER fully

She just wanted to settle down, she was tired of planning, finances, bills, siblings education, Ajji healthcare, home repairs and her career

She called Shyam Rao one windy Friday evening to say she would be happy to marry his son

Indraneel still not call her

The engagement was a big affair at the Deshmukh apartment clubhouse with at least 200, the wedding they said should be held in Sholapur, where Shyam Rao’s wife was born and raised, where they were married

Pankaja didn’t have a preference

It was traditional and lavish, Ajji didn’t reveal the truth about the saale of the mangrove yet, she dug deep through every bank account and found no paper trail

Ajji was very clever, she used a human chain to receive the sale proceeds

She had ultimately sold half the acreage, worried there would be nothing left for the kids

Shyam Rao had assured her that Deshmukhs would foot the bill, but Pankaja told Suhasini clearly that she would pay half

Indraneel spoke less than five sentences to her at the engagement

And faithfully went out with her for every shopping, if Suhasini insisted, he was very pleasant to Punky’s siblings and towards Ajji

But kept it to a minimum with her, sparking her to text him

“We can call it off, if you think this is too much actually”

“I don’t think so”

His grip was cool and firm and sure at the wedding, his eyes sparkled mischievously when the pandit asked him to do stuff

She wore a gorgeous green navvari and nath and dark green bangles adorned her wrist

He wore ivory dhoti and kurta, over 50 of his friends drove down with their families

The registrar arrived 3 hours after the wedding lunch, and she signed her new name

Pankaja Deshmukh

Finally married. Want to what is Indy feeling.

Chalo ho gayi shadi.

Waiting for their first fight as couple.

Pankaja would be waiting to sunao him.

His grip was cool and firm and sure at the wedding, his eyes sparkled mischievously when the pandit asked him to do stuff

But Biwi ko bhav nahi de raha hai.

Nisha, just couple of updates more please:

Dynamics of husband and wife

Dynamics of SIL

And post marriage dynamics between the brothers and other family members.

oh yes am not ending the story immediately, definitely will have some family chapters

Wonderful 👏🏻.

I am so waiting for Pankaja to blast now 🤣.