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It's strange how the world can be so full of color, yet my heart feels painted in shades of gray."
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"Navratri aavi rahi che, have jaldi jaldi safai karvi padse, hey Krishna khub kaam karvanu che, etli mithai banavvi che, pooja ni samagri kharidva ni che, dandiya functions mate kapda lana che." (Navratri is coming, now I need to clean up quickly, hey Krishna, there is so much work to do, so many sweets to make, I need to buy the pooja items, and get clothes for the dandiya functions)
"Itlu badhu kaam che, Mata Rani krupa banavi rakhjo tame." (There's so much work to do, mata rani keep your blessings with us)
As I descended down the stairs, I heard maa saying all this with herself while preparing tea then serving it to baba who to my surprise is at home today seated on the dining table reading newspaper, It's almost 8:30 and mostly he is at the hospital at this time.
"Good morning baba" i greeted him and sat down on one of the chair
"Morning" he replied, his focus solely on the newspaper.
Maa came to me holding the tray filled with two cups of tea and some toast and settled beside me, wiping the little sweat formed on her forehead with the end of her saree pallu which must have come because of the navratri tension she is taking, making several kinds of sweets for mata rani and the whole neighbourhood, cleaning the whole house, hiring people to renovate the pooja Ghar again, she takes unnecessary troubles on her own shoulders, and then take tension about it the whole day.
"Maa, just hire some more workers, or just ask the present house help for some help" I said taking a bite of the toast.
"Nahi nahi, hawe Bhagwan ni krupa thi swasth ane tandurust chu, hu j badhu kari laish."
(No, no, with God's blessings, I am healthy and fit now. I will do everything myself)
Why do mothers have to be this stubborn?
"You didn't go to college today" she asked while sipping her tea.
"college is not open today" i said.
"Why, i don't think today is any festival or anything, in fact Arnav's school is open" she said
"I don't know" I said.
"Koi tyohar vagere hase, etle bandh che, tumhara baba ne pan aaje achanak day off aapi didho che."
