Thursday, January 31, 2013

out of the mouths of babes

the Tripathis - Shashank, Gauri, Tarini and Isha - move in next door to 502. they are great people. warm, fun and very ( oh so very) accomplished. Gauri is a Kathak dancer of international repute. the first ever dancer to perform in the westminster abbey. she's also a beautiful woman and a warm person.

gauri and aditi  take to each other instantly. gauri says about aditi " she's ME when i was her age"

aditi calls gauri  by her name - no aunty shaunty business. their love is too deep and beyond conventional relationship definitions.

gauri lends aditi  her silver, glittering nail polish. aditi looks as if she has been given a slice of heaven. she's so pleased with her new look, sparkling, silvery toes that she shows them off to everyone.

rema patti also gets to see the silver toed gushing girl .

now, rema patti had been aditi's sole companion on the fifth floor until gauri came along. they had a terrific equation as well. but that equation seemed to have taken a back seat when new equations were formed.

rema patti tells aditi  " i cannot give you bottles of glittering nail polish. i can only give you lots and lots of love"  

to which aditi says " that is okay. Love is more important than nail polish'

at which a visibly touched rema patti sits down next to aditi and hugs her tightly.

i watch on. without disturbing .

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