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PART 4 - Long Drive

Paati: Oh..Appa enkitta edhuvume sollalai..(Oh your dad didnt tell me anything)

Geet rolls her eyes... "Avar neenga toongitenganu nanaichurupaaro ennavo..." (He might have assumed that you are already asleep)

Paati: Enna panradhu...unkitta pesanumnu romba aasai...Nee India vandhadhukappuram indha dharavaiyaavadhu un kooda naraiya pesanum... indha dharavai 2 naal aavadhu en kooda thanguviya?? (What shall I do? I want to talk a lot with you. This time when you come to India, I want to talk a lot with you. Will you please stay with me at least for 2 days? ) Her grandmother gets emotional..

Even Geet gets tears in her eyes...and she instantly composes herself..

"Sari Paakalam Paati...Nalaiku pesalam...poi thoongungo..."(Ok Lets see Grandma...will talk tomorrow. ...go and sleep now) Good Night..

Paati: Good Night kuttima and she cuts the call

Geet is really trying to compose herself taking a long breath. All Maan understood in the whole conversation is "GOOD NIGHT". But of course he loves her talks

She slowly looks at Maan... "Sorry...its Sunday, I keep getting lot of calls..."

M: Its alright geet...why sorry? Actually what worries me is..You looked a bit tensed..Is all fine? Is someone bothering you asking you some money?

G: Money??

M: You were mentioning money in the conversation

Geet thinks for a while and bursted out laughing... She really needed this change of emotion and she naturally couldn't resist laughing after what Maan asked her...On the other hand, how could he miss on this laughter?

He cannot help but simply admiring her.

She composes herself again... "I'm sorry...its not Money...its Mani...

In tamil language, Mani means time."

M: Oh...OK...he nods and he takes his turn to smile learning new language...

G: That was a call from my Grandmother...Even if I miss one sunday, she cant wait. She must talk with me...she has been waiting for my call till two o' clock India time...

M: What? He seriously wonders why all grandmas are like that...like his own daadima

G: Yeah... I couldnt talk to her today because of the busy day... and and now she calls me complaining why I didnt call her?? Uhh..

That's when I saw the time and asked her if If by any chance she knows what's the time now?

she sighs and continues... "The problem is she wakes up 4 o clock in the morning what so ever happens...she doesnt need an alarm for this..."

M: 4 o clock in the morning?? ...SERIOUSLY ??

G: Yeah...even she sleeps now, she will wake up at 4 ' O clock and that's it...next she will take a nap for an hour in the afternoon. That's it. She has been bought up like that in those days where she has to strictly wake up at 4:00 and do all house hold works...and now this time sensor is running in her blood which she can never change.

Geet turns to look at Maan and continues her talks with all handful of actions. ... Now tell me Something...why all grandmothers are like this?? she pouted cutely. She knows I will shout at her for her behaviour but still she does such kiddish acts. She rolls her eyes and continues...have to literally shout at her sometimes. she needs to take care of her health na? She has to eat and sleep on time...Huh...I can handle 100 patients but easily loose my patience on her