Chapter 1:Chintamani
Chintamani streched himself and slowly opened his eyes,letting the coverlet slide aside..hmm another day..! The hum of the blender from the kitchen,the chatter of the myna birds in the garden,good way to begin a sunday.Taking a swig of water,he swore no more late nights with the boys,he'd have to be careful or he'd catch a packet from lillette.
Women!How they change,she'd been such a carefree soul in the good old days;going on hikes,long walks in companiable silence,games with the kid,why she'd even liked jack back then.Too bad..should have listened to dad about women and mixed couples.Damn... Kamini had asked him over for a chat,how to do it without a fuss!
Easing himself up he padded over to the kid's room,fella was growing up fast.Sleeping!Well sundays were meant for slowing down.where was lillette?He peared into the kitchen,yup there she was,the perfect lady,preening herself while old coockie prepared the breakfast.As usual Mala bai was chattering away good naturedly,thinking that Lillette was with her,nah,She shouldn't bother..Lil" was into preping herself.How can she just carry on so,self absorbed ,preening herself in front of the mirror,and now that sideway glance to the reflecting bay windows,oh my god!Looks! is that her only interest,aah..let it be..think of Kamini.Now that girl has something.
Chapter 2:Lillette
Aah,his lordships' awake.Doesn't have the guts to walk in and face me,gallavanting at night wiyh that floosie Kamini,I thought i'd seen the last of her when they moved out to Delhi.Men..they were all the same,should have listened to Ma when she told me to stay away..damn his eyes..anyway this is not going to be a lost cause.As they say,no man has defences good enough to keep a determined women out of his castle.
Sorry Mala bai ,I need that dish,Chinta loves these little prawn cutlets,and ,who says that prawn cutlets can only be had for lunch!Ups a daisy!
Chapter 3:Aftermath
Lillette walked into the living room,sidled up seductively to Chintamani,"prawn cutlets'Wow,how ever did you manage to make Mala bai part with these?"We have our ways sonny boy,so how about a trip to the farm?I have heard that there are some lovely mangoes waiting for us,old man Mose said so!
Mangoes,already,he yelped,sure.
Oh by the way Kamini has been calling,what should i tell her!
Kamini.. She's such a drag,Handle her will you,and the last one to the farm is a cat..Lets scoot!
Chapter 4:Postscript
The last I saw of the two today.. well ,Lillette was lolling in Chintamani's embrace and I could've sworn that she had avery smug smile as she purred to herself.
What of Chintamani?The mutt is hopelessly in love,.... It's a dogs life!
PS: Chintamani and Lillette first met when he was 15 days old and she 12 days,both were orphans,and I really had a hard time convincing my mom,that dogs and cats can get along well,without turning the house into a war zone.
PPS: I have to go,Mala bai is raising hell about he prawn cutlets,and ,I have to make sure that Dad doesn't get to know of it!!
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dear LC,
thanks,isn't it great when an old post,especially one of the initial efforts gets a new lease of life..in this case thanks to Harry and Yash,
glad that you enjoyed it
regards
Q
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