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‘What’s he doing these days, do you know?’ he asked.
I nodded my head. ‘LBS … MBA.’
‘Have you spoken to him?’
‘Not since … since…’ I trailed off. Not since Teena.
‘Is he married?’ Dad asked.
I shook my head and told him about the emails and all the information I had gathered about him from the daily email updates.
‘One email each day?’ asked Dad, surprised.
‘Sometimes more than one,’ I said, shrugging.
Dad said nothing and turned around to face the TV. Mum came in, in a big hustle.
‘Pankudi,’ she said, ‘keeps asking me about the Dixits! What am I supposed to say to that?’
Dad shrugged and I tried to look ashamed of what I had done.
‘Kasturi,’ said Dad, now looking at me thoughtfully. ‘Meet him.’
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I almost sputtered out the water I had just taken a gulpful of. The things parents say!
‘What?’ I said, in an appropriately screechy voice.
‘Yes.’
‘Yes to what?’ said Mum, looking first at Dad and then at me, suspicion written large on her face.
‘Are you kidding me?’ My heart had started racing excitedly. Meet Rajeev? After all these years?
‘No,’ said Dad gravely. ‘In fact, I insist that you meet him as soon as possible.’
‘Meet whom?’ asked Mum.
‘Rajeev,’ said Dad, turning around to face Mum.
‘Have you lost it?’ asked Mum, staring at Dad.
11.00 p.m.
‘Dad must have a reason,’ I said to Pitajee. It was late in the night and I had just told Pitajee all about Rajeev’s emails and Dad’s comment.
‘Kasturi, I don’t trust Rajeev. At all,’ Pitajee sounded grave. I could picture him shaking his head, his face serious.
‘He is a changed man, Pitajee … and I … I can’t help the way I continue to feel about him.’
‘So this is why you broke off your engagement with Purva?’
‘How could I marry one man and feel this way about another?’
‘I understand that … but … I don’t … don’t trust Rajeev, Kas … I…’ fumbled Pitajee. ‘Are you going to...?’
‘Yes,’ I said. ‘Dad would not ask me to meet Rajeev unless he thought it was a good idea.’
