2 States The Story Of My Marriage

I explained with such intensity, Ananya became concerned. ‘Are you OK, baby? I shouldn’t have left you.’ ‘I’m fine. I’m glad I h ...

‘Nothing, let’s go. I want to hit the road while there’s still light.’ I picked up my helmet. ...

37 ‘Aunty, sorry to bother you, but the concert is next week,’ I said over the phone. I had called Ananya’s mother from my offic ...

‘Yes, I have. Film songs are easy. It is ... my confidence.’ ‘You’ll be fine. I am sending the ad to the newspaper today. Your n ...

‘Yeah, won’t be the first time though. I’ll manage. Anyway, all of you will come for the concert, right?’ I said. ‘OK listen, if ...

38 ‘Which one should I wear?’ Ananya’s mother asked, sitting on the king-size bed of the cottage we had converted into a greenro ...

‘She said my grandmother fell ill in Thirukudayur. She left after lunch.’ ‘Where is Thirukudayur?’ ‘Six hours form Chennai. She ...

Ananya arrived with her father and brother at 7.15. ‘Are we late?’ she asked breathlessly. She wore a peach chiffon sari with a ...

The crowd fell so silent, you could hear the waves on the adjacent beach. Ananya looked at me shocked. I shrugged my shoulders. ...

‘What is she wearing?’ Ananya said. Our whole table heard and sniggered. ‘It is a little provocative, I admit,’ I said. ‘Her cle ...

39 ‘What?’ Ananya’s father stood up as well. Ananya looked at the stage and then me in quick succession. ‘Krish, what is....’ ‘S ...

Her mother switched to the latest Tamil hit number from Rajni’s movie. The crowd’s excitement rose further. The song was a slow ...

‘You were wonderful,’ a lady at the next table said to Ananya’s mother. Ananya’s father exchanged shy glances with his wife. S.P ...

40 ‘Oh, trust me, she is on a different planet since that day. No need for dinner to thank her,’ Ananya said over the phone. We ...

‘Sir, for cocktails, I’d recommend Kothamalli Mary,’ the waiter said. ‘Kotha-what?’ I asked. ‘It is like a Bloody Mary, sir, tom ...

‘This is great,’ I said as I had the masala paniyaram, a tastier cousin of the idli and shaped like a ball. The Raintree staff b ...

wedding day. And so, I want to see if we can do that. Also, I didn’t think we had done anything wrong that we had to run away.’ ...

Ananya’s mother said, ‘It is not that we don’t like you. But our communities....’ Mom, c’mon,’ Ananya interrupted her. Ananya’s ...

41 ‘I will miss you,’ Bala said as he handed me my transfer papers in his office. ‘I wish I could say the same,’ I said. Bala’s ...

Ananya lifted the armrest to hold my arm tight. ‘I’m sure I’ll be fine with you.’ ‘See, you have to win over my mother. My fathe ...