Trishna ( POV )
I bought lots of things today. I need everything for the party. Since I am not doing a ton of people...just inviting the family...I need to make a good dinner. It will be the first time that the whole family will be eating together. And it needs to be special.
Adrik insisted on carrying every item but I didn't allow him to carry everything alone, his hands are still healing. we have done shopping and I am way too excited to bake a cake for my little girl.
she has recently become a little expressive, lets us know when she is not comfortable doing something and I like it about her. My mother in law is not happy to see her expressive or her authority over her brothers and not the other way around. But it's okay...it takes time to change.
Adrik ( POV )
I don't know why she is treating me like a child? like she is not letting me carry the heavy stuff saying I will hurt my hands...since I got hurt early in the morning. Trying to be a doctor for the doctor. Not that I mind...she bought food items saying it's for a feast....well excited to see what she cooks.
Honestly I am happy to see her happy. she is roaming with so much energy...still holding my hand. showing me different things and saying stuff like how she wished to see more women working....but I don't understand why she wants that. But I am sure she has a perfect good reason to want that and I know she will not treat my children wrongly so its okay.
As we were roaming I felt a tug in my hand and looked at her looking at me. " what is it? " I asked her. " Husband I am hungry. " she said in a childish tone with a pouting face making her look so adorable that I wanted to kiss her right there in the middle of the road but I controlled my urge.
" what do you want to eat? " I asked her. she pointed at a shop and said " Lets eat paratha and raita..." well, that's not bad. so I nodded and went with her to the shop. It's a small shop with four tables neatly kept inside. At the entrance you can see the person making paratha for you. And it's really a sight....how fast that person can work is a mystery.
we sat down in the shop. Very few people are sitting in the shop eating food. " Trishna what do you want? " I asked her and the sad look she gave me pained my heart. was she upset? But I cannot show my affection or emotions in public....that will be too much. But can I really see her upset?
" Aloo paratha and raita...." she said in a whisper but disappointment still in her voice. I don't want to upset her but....it's just I cannot show my affection in public so easily. You may say who knows what her name is...just call her by the nickname. But it's a small village and as the doctor of the village people know me and my wife. So they know her name...me calling her ' mishti ' which is a popular nickname will not go unnoticed.
she didn't say anything and kept watching how that person makes paratha....well call me names or possessive but her shift of attention almost made me mad.
After being the center of her attention it's hard to be in situations where she doesn't pay any attention to me. I feel like I am acting like a teenager and not someone who is father of five children's. Or I am acting more childish than a teenager. But to gain her attention I let go of my society fear.
" Mishti...are you going to invite brother and his family for the feast. " I asked little loudly. She turned towards me with a big smile in her face. Her whole face lit up and who cares what others think as long as she is happy.
" Yes, of course I am going to invite them to the party husband. " she said all happy and that's what I want....her to be super happy. And than she sarted talking about what she wants to do and what she has planned....mission accomplished.
Soon our food arrived...its smells so good. she became very happy looking at the food and said " It smells so delicious...husband can you eat or should I help you? " she asked with a serious face. I would have loved that offer but since we are in public I declined. she smiled and started eating her food. watching her eating happly made my heart content...I don't know when I fell so hard for her but now I know I am completely an Idiot in love with her.
Trishna ( POV )
The partha' s were big and tasty....I loved it. After eating we are headed back towards home....on the way I saw an old lady sitting with some sweet potato also known as ranga aloo. Its very tasty on its own but we can make various things with it.
I told Adrik to buy some sweet potatoes...going to make ranga Aloo puli. The dish's primary components are rice flour, maida (refined flour), suji (semolina), and a filling made of coconut jaggery/Nolen Gur. I have everything else present in my home I just need the Aloo.
After buying everything we started to walk towards our house. Soon we reached our home....Its late hope my children's and In laws have eaten already. As I stood near the door I heard my mother in law say " Purvi can put the dirty dishes away....youre boys and boys don't do such stuff. " And truth be spoken my blood boiled at her sentence. Adrik looked little embarrassed. I was about to protest when I heard Pradip say " Its okay...we love to help sister. And its our plate....we can wash it ourselves. we are big boys..." and that made my heart big with pride. Thats my boy..and I am proud of him.