Professor

63 | Kitchen

~~~~~~~~~~Harini~~~~~~~~~~

Days and months passed beautifully. We both got along well together doing grocery shopping, watching movies in the weekend , bike ride often on the weekends and trips to some sightseeing places in Bangalore. 

Initially it was very difficult for me to get up early around 3'o clock. But then I managed though not at 3'o clock,  I get up at 4 or 4.30. As we sleep early around 8.30 to 9 pm daily

To be frank , getting up early morning when others are ssleep gave me lot of time and peace of mind. I had clarity on what to do for the day and I occupied myself with some or the other work for the whole day. 

Still I am not very good in managing my time and utilizing it like Vikram. Before leaving to College he finishes his yoga, mediation, walking, exercise,teaching me violin,  preparations for his College lecture along with helping me in other household work. Everything gets sorted out by 8'0 clock. 

I go along with him to College in bike though my classes start late when compared to UG.  Evening he again helps me with other household chores except Kitchen work.

While I do the cooking , he would practice Violin for some time.  Post our dinner, he would practice Guitar and would play some romantic songs before we sleep.

He does everything except Kitchen work. It is evening now and I  went inside the kitchen to prepare dinner and started with preparing pudina chapathi and a gravy.

"Chellam.. Can you help me chop the onions?" I asked him.

"what? hmm. ahemm.. can I do some other work?"

"What else work is there to do?"

"hmm may be dust cleaning or organizing"

"At this time? there is no need for that. Help me with the dinner preparation. Already we are late now. Help me , we can make it quick"

"Harini chellam"

"What??come and help me"

With a puppy face like a kid, he came inside the kitchen and stood beside me.

"Chellam.. you show me how to chop onions. I will do it next time"

"Phd. padichu enna proyajanam.. oru vengayam kooda naruka theriyala. "

(What is the use of studying Phd. You don't even know to chop onions)

"Harini .. don't talk anything about my accolades. That is different this is different. You teach me I will learn everything and do the work"

Heaving a sigh, I started chopping onions, while he sat on the kitchen counter beside me and kept on talking some random things. 

"get down first from the kitchen counter. It is equal to God for me. Don't mistreat it" I bet him on this thighs with the spatula.

"ok..ok" He massaged his thighs and got down from the counter. Leaning over the counter, he kept on talking with helping me in peeling the onion skin. I too was immersed in the conversation and the time flew fast.

Only now I realized, he made me do all the work of chopping the veggies. And he still had the single onion for which he was peeling the skin till now.

"Kiladhi chellam you are. You made me do all the work. Now no other go. Prepare the rotis in round shape I will start with the next"

"Chellam.. "

"what?"

"hmm.. hmm.. hmkmmm.." he whined.

"ayaya.. looks like you have not even entered kitchen or done any work in kitchen . is that right?" I asked.

"ya.. I always have some one to cook for me. Even when I went abroad, my room mate is a good cook. He cooks food for me as well"