29. Birthday party

CHAPTER 29

Birthday party

It was Danalakshmi’s birthday. The whole compound was decorated. All were wearing modern dresses and waiting for Prutvi. Prutvi and Arvind arrived on the bike with a big cake. They kept the cake on a table in the middle of the compound.

Sridevi said, “We are all waiting for you.”

Prutvi smiled. “Here we are.”

He looked at everyone. “Looks like you are all ready for a fashion show.”

He looked around. “Where are our compound husbands?”

Danalakshmi said seriously, “We have boycotted them. Why do we need the male interference in our party?”

Prutvi and Arvind looked down at their own body from bottom to top.

Prutvi said, “I wonder what they considered us to be.”

They tried to move away shyly. Danalakshmi saw this. She approached them.

“Where are you going?”

Prutvi said, “You said you don’t want male here. That is why we are leaving.”

Danalakshmi laughed and caressed Prutvi’s head. “You are super male. I booked tickets for Chiranjeevi picture and sent them off. I want them to watch that film and become super males.”

All laughed.

Prutvi asked, “Aunty, you like Chiranjeevi very much, isn’t it?”

Tripura said, “Don’t call him Chiranjeevi. He is mega star. Call him mega. If mega cinema is released, we all go with aunty and watch it two times. Then I go once with my husband, once with my daughter and then I go once alone all by myself.”

Suddenly, Chandini entered the compound wearing a modern dress.

Prutvi said, “I was seeing only stars but no moon. At last the moon is here. Good. Everything is perfect now.”

He looked at her. “Chandini, just looked at everyone. All are in variety of dresses. All expect one. Guess who?”

Chandini looked at everyone. “You all stand in queues. Prutvi wants to check.”

Prutvi went with Chandini and checked each lady one by one. They all gave poses. Finally he reached Danalakshmi. “Everything is fine.”

He looked at Danalakshmi. “Chandini, I have found out the black sheep. Our ladies are matching in all respect but in one.”

Danalakshmi started feeling odd. “Tell me in which point I am minus.”

Prutvi held her hands. “You are no.1 in all. Actually, I wish to dance with you today. But you are minus in one.”

Danalakshmi felt somehow. She pinched his cheek. “Tell me. What.”

”You are not wearing a modern dress.”

Danalakshmi looked at her sari.

Prutvi said, “You must put on a different dress.”

Danalakshmi looked at everyone’s dresses. Her face fell. “I am already 60 years old. Also, I don’t have such a dress.”

“No, aunty. If you wear a modern dress, you will look super.”

Danalakshmi felt sad. “If you had told me before, I would have brought one dress. Have I ever said no to you?”

Chandini said, “Aunty, don’t worry. Yesterday, I brought 4 or 5 dresses. I will bring one for you.”

She went and brought a dress. She went into Danalakshmi’s house with her and helped her wear it.

Soon Danalakshmi came out wearing a midi.

Everyone clapped and said, “Danalakshmi aunty super heroine.”

Prutvi said, “Now she is not aunty. She is compound heroine.”

Danalakshmi came in a great style. She cut the cake and gave to everyone.

Tripura said, “After Prutvi came, everything has changed. Functions have started with our leader’s birthday. Now on we will continue to celebrate birthdays, marriage days, etc.”

Danalakshmi became serious. “Till the males become super males, no marriage days will be celebrated in this compound.”

Everyone agreed.

Tripura said, “Next month, there is a function in the colony. This time there are 10 prizes for best couple. It will be very exciting. Prutvi, have you seen the boards?”

Prutvi nodded. “Yes, I have seen the wall posters. You people are so forward. Why can’t you compete?”

All nodded their heads.

The 3 elderly ladies said, “We are all ready. But our husbands are a waste.”

Chandini looked at Prutvi’s face and smiled. “If Prutvi makes up his mind, you can easily win the couples cup. What do you say, Prutvi?”

All looked at Prutvi. They started dreaming of taking the cup.

Saundarya said, “I am seeing the cup already. Prutvi, you make a master plan.”

Prutvi closed his eyes for a while.

All said, “Yes Prutvi. If you make a plan, the cup is ours for sure.”

Prutvi put his hand on his head. “One problem. Your husbands.”

Danalakshmi laughed loudly. “Do you feel that the men of this compound are really husbands? You ladies are like husbands.”

3 ladies said, “All because of Danalakshmi aunty, we have become like husbands. Now they have to listen to our words.”

Danalakshmi said, “Prutvi, you have no problem. These people will do anything you say. If their husbands don’t listen, these ladies will make them bend. But we want the cup.”

Prutvi agreed. “Ok.”

4 ladies showed thumbs up signal. “Done.”

Chandini thought, “He is a superman. I wonder what he will do to me.”

Prutvi said in her ear, “I will shake you.”

Chandini was shocked. She looked at his face. She thought, “Maybe he knows face reading. He is really a danger.”

Prutvi said in her ear, “No I am not a danger.”

Chandini gave him a friendly push.