He smiled and stretched his hand towards me and said " My name is Aditya... Aditya sen. " he said and I swear I felt like I knew him for the edges.
" I am Karishma...Thank you so much for what you did for me. " I told him. " It's okay, you don't have to thank me. " he said with a sweet smile. He helped me with my shopping and then he left. Must say it was one of my good days.
After grabbing everything that I need I came back home. Kids are taking nap , my one nanny is on break while another watching the kids. My twins are also taking a nap. So I am free for sometime.
When I entered the kitchen I saw grandmother making something. I asked her what is it. She said " I am making you peanut laddu which will be beneficial for your body. " I don't know if I will be allowed to eat that.
" How will you make it ? " I asked her out of curiosity. " First we will roast the peanuts, for which we have Almonds , cashew nut , peanuts, pistachio, walnut. " She said showed me the nuts.
She dry roasted them on pan and placed them separately. " Now we will paste them. " She said , and she grinneded them into fine paste. " We will store some powder for you and the twins to drink with milk. " She said putting some in a jar.
" Now we will roast raisins ( the big and puffed ones ) " she said and roasted them too and than grinned them too. She than pour the dry peanuts powder on the raisins paste and mixed them together.
Than with the help of ghee on her hand she made ladoos . They looked so good , I can't stop myself from eating them and I ate one. It tasted like heaven. She made really tasty ladoos .
" Granny you're the best. " I told her. Seriously, it's a blessing to have family by your side when you need them the most. Blessed to have such a sweet family and such a good friend.
But why my granny is looking upset today. " What happened granny? " I asked her. " In the naming ceremony it's the father who wispers name in the babies ear and also blesses them . Your kids will not have. " She said with pure concern look on her face.
" Who ? The one who ran away from his responsibilities? My kids doesn't need a father like that. We can manage without him. " I told her seriously, I don't want such talk in my house in future.
" Than who will do that rituals for them ? They will not get the blessings of their father? You can't stop him from meeting his own kids. " She said and from her point I know it's correct because she doesn't know the whole story.
" I will do it for them. The mother who birthed them , who will give them food and shelter...shall give them name. " I told her after finishing the ladoo that was in my hand.
" Their father never wanted them , he suggested abortion. And when I gave birth to them ...he just left . So I am both mother and father in their life. It's going to be me who names them. " I told them.
" I didn't know about that. Guess they will do just fine with mother. " She said focusing on her work again. I know I am stuck here. But it's not the kids fault that we adults are in mess. So I will care for them and help them grow up nicely.
" Tomorrow Panditji will come early in the morning. We have to clean the place for puja. " Said grandmother. I nodded, since it's my kids naming ceremony and it's not going to be like family and friends type situation. We will just celebrate ourselves.
" It will be ready grandmother. Samrat brought everything needed for puja and I will clean the room. " I told her and she nodded. She will make more food items. So it's better to let her alone and work myself.
I decided to clean the hall myself. It's going to be an amazing exercise. I took a bucket full of water and a cotton mop. Let's go. I started cleaning the room , every corner should sparkle.
" We will help. " Came tiny voice. I turned and saw June and April ready to help me. I gave them dusting cloth and handed her old silver plates to dust them , to clean the Aarti plater. And they started doing it carefully.
I know..I know that for some it may look like I am already putting duties on my little girls, making them do heavy work. But it's like a bonding time for me with them. With so many kids I might not be physically present with them all the time. But I will make sure that they know that they're loved.
I wanted them to be independent. With studies they will learn everything to survive on their own and be truly indipendent girls. And that's why I am taking there help. A time to bond , learn new things.
After hours of hard work the room is finally sparkling like a mirror. It looks good. Now we will decorate the place and here kids will get their names. I have so many names in my mind right now.
We collect many names and place diya's in them. The Diya which will last longer on a name , that name gets selected . We need clean diyas, flowers , colours etc. we sat down to make rangoli 's which are not perfect but that made me sure happy. My girls help me select names.
A few choices that we have are : Purvi , Titli , Gungun , Aditi , Akash , Sanjay, Veer , Preeti, Arav , payel, Aditya, prakash , Devi , Kanika, and Suraj . Let's see which ones gets selected. After thinking carefully I selected those names.
When I will be done with the function I will have to start working. Have to provide food those little ones. I don't know if what I am doing is correct or will I ever be perfect for them. But I am here and I will do my best.