Unwanted

chapter 29

Archit

"Wait, you have tasted dog shit before?" I asked.

I won't disappoint you this time Baba and Priyodorshini.
I thought while taking a deep breathe.
"Archit how does Doraemon eat doracake when he is a robot." Priyangshu asked while doodling in his notebook. He was sitting 'on' the dinning table quite literally. As he couldn't reach the table from his chair, I thought making him sit on the table would be better. Today was saturday. So, Priyangshu was home from school today.
"Why  did I never think about this as kid?" I replied back.
"Sotti toh, eta bhebe dekhte hobe." I said.
[Transaltion: this really is thought provoking.]
I looked up at the clock. 1:00 pm
If I want to impress Darshini I'll have to do this the correct way.
By 'this' I meant the dal which I was cooking. I have been cooking since what feels like an eternity.
Finally my dal was cooked.
Dal wasn't the only thing which I had cooked. I had also made some egg curry, rice, posto and aloo bhaja.
I put the dal, egg curry, rice, aloo bhaja, posto, everything I had cooked, inside two tiffin boxes.
Darshini and Baba will keep licking their fingers when they eat this.

Maybe I should taste these first. I thought to myself.
I mean just a few hours ago, this morning I had feed Baba burned tea. I looked at the clock again. I'll be late if I don't go right now.
I'm sure it doesn't need tasting. I'm sure it's alright.
I put the tiffin boxes in a bag.
"Priyangshu sweetheart, come we are going to meet your Ma." I said picking Priyangshu up in my arms. I made him wear his shoes and picked the bag in my right hand.
Will Darshini like it?
I wore my shoes, opened the door and got out of the house.
What if she falls in love with my cooking?
I put Priyangshu down and we started walking.
What if she falls in love with me cause I can cook?
"Archit you forgot to lock the door." Priyangshu said.
Oh shit!
I went back and locked the door.

"Thank you so much Priyangshu." I said.
What if Baba thinks my cooking is good?
All kinds of thoughts swirled around in my mind.
What if Darshini finally starts liking me?
Will she let Priyangshu call me something other than my name?
I mean she did say I was good with kids the other day.
But, she meant as a babysitter.
I frowned.
But, maybe, I can become more than a babysitter for Priyangshu and......her.
I smiled.
"Archit you still didn't answer my question from earlier." Priyangshu said. He was walking while holding my hand tightly.
"I don't know. I'll ask your Ma about it." I said.
Priyangshu nodded.

"We are here Priyangshu." I said.
Priyangshu and I looked up at the building at the same time. It was tall.
"What place is this?" He asked.
"This is where your Ma and Dadu work at." I said.
"This is huge!" He said gasping.
"I know." I smiled.
He's so much like me when I was a kid.
"I used to come here often as a kid." I said while holding his hand and walking towards the entrance.
"Really?" He asked.
"Yeah." I said.
We entered the building and I went to the reception.
"Hey, um, Hi." I said to the receptionist Mrs. Sen.
"What brings you here?" She asked, her voice filled with disdain and annoyance.
She knew me, she saw me practically everyday as a kid. As an adult, not so much. I don't really come here often now.

How could I? Especially after what happened.
"I brought lunch for my Baba." I said.
She just looked at me, her stare filled with annoyance.
She picked up her phone and dialed someone.
"Hello, Sir er chele Archit eseche lunch dite." She said to the person on the other end of the call.
[Translation: Sir's son Archit has come to give him lunch.]
I wonder who his assistant is.
"Wait for awhile, your father's P.A will come and take you to your father." She said.
"Thank you so much." I said.
She looked at me once before answering, "Welcome Archit." Her tone was surprisingly nice.
I stood where I was and continued waiting.
"Archit is it going to take a lot of time?" Priyangshu asked.
Mrs. Sen looked down from her desk and looked at Priyanshu who was holding my hand. She hadn't noticed him before.

"Aww he is so cute." Mrs. Sen commented. I smiled.

"What's your name?" She asked.
"My name is Priyangshu." Priyangshu replied.
"Oh, you must be Priyodorshini's son." She said.
Priyangshu smiled, his smile almost reaching his ears. He nodded in agreement.
Mrs. Sen is really good with kids. She knows how to handle them. She was really kind to me as a kid, she always gave me choki chokies.
"Wait a minute sweetheart." She said before opening her purse, she started searching for something.
"Here you go." She said before pulling out a choki choki and handing it to Priyangshu.
Priyangshu took it from her. A big smile appeared on his face.
I smiled too.
"Say thank you to Grandma." I said to Priyangshu.
"Thank you Grandma." Priyangshu thanked Mrs. Sen.
She smiled, "Welcome sweetheart." She said.

Priyangshu opened the packet and started eating his treat.
I looked at the choki choki.
I used to love these as a kid. I could devour ten in a day.
"Archit."
I heard Mrs. Sen call my name.
I looked at her. Her expression was quite serious.
She reached for her purse again.
"Here you go. This one is for my grown up kid." She said before pulling out another choki choki from her purse and handing it to me.
I gasped.
"Thank you so much Aunty. You remember me loving these?" I thanked Mrs. Sen.
"I used to love having these as a kid." I said.

"I can see that you still love them."