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10.00 p.m.
Anu, Pitajee and I were sitting at the dining table. The food lay in front of us, cold and untouched. I was exchanging another miserable blank stare with Anu, when our cells beeped simultaneously.
Vikram.
Vikram – ‘Bhai is home and I have placed that sheet in the newspaper.’
Pitajee – ‘Why the newspaper?’
Vikram – ‘Bhai always reads the newspaper before going to bed.’
Pitajee made a face and said, ‘Kas, are you sure you want this guy? He reads the newspaper before going to bed. I mean, really, he needs to get a life, you know.’
I managed a weak grin.
10.05 p.m.
Vikram – ‘I have told Bhai that I want to spend some time in his room while he reads the newspaper.’
Anu – ‘What did he say?’
Vikram – ‘He never says no to me ?.’
10.06 p.m.
Vikram – ‘The sheet fell out of the newspaper.’
A collective gasp at the dining table as Anu dramatically brings her hands to her mouth.
10.07 p.m.
Vikram – ‘He has picked up the paper.’
Me – ‘What is he doing now?’
Vikram – ‘He is staring at it.’
10.08 p.m.
Vikram – ‘Bhai is looking very restless and has just grabbed a pencil. He is scribbling something on the paper, thinking and then scribbling some more.’
I crossed my fingers and smiled in spite of myself, when I saw Anu do the same and Pitajee follow suit.
10.09 p.m.
Vikram – ‘OMG! Is he solving a crossword puzzle?’
Yes, he is. The sheet of paper that I asked Vikram to put in front of Purva looked like this.
PURVA’S CROSSWORD
Kasturi learnt to make these for Purva’s Mum (8)
Purva loves Kasturi’s ____ (5)
Doodh is actually known as ____ (4)
Your smile fills my heart with ____ (3)
