After a long time I actually decided to take a weekend off from Chennai. Went down to Cochin to meet D and also the latest addition to her family. A basset hound. I had a campus event near Salem and decided to go to Ernakulam from there straight. I reached at 3 in the morning. Sunny was waiting for me at the entrance and when I reached the auto I saw D with lil D on her lap. He was the most adorable thing I had laid my eyes on. He was ochre brown and white with ears that he tripped on every two steps. We reached home and D and I slept in the hall and lil D was running around and finally settled between us. Though I had slept at 4 I was up by 8 coz I had to catch lil D from running towards Big D’s mum who is terrified of the brat. I woke up so fast that I sprained my neck.Lil D has a mind of his own. You can call him a million times but he will respond only when he wanted to. He loved chewing D’s fingers, hair, ripping up the plants kept outside and standing in the kitchen waiting for food. D threatened people but lil D could threaten Big D and she would quietly do his bidding. One person who can finally threaten her and make her dance to his tunes. Amma is dying to see this lil one and cant stop imagining what he might be like with all the stories ive given her.
Lil D has been baptized. He will henceforth be called Cookie. We were thinking of Rascal but Big D refused to name him that. Sunny and I quietly revel in the fact that the D not naming him Rascal was fear of having people say ‘ Like master like dog’. Rascals apart, I had a blast with this little chap and the big brat. Was great to be back, secure, happy and well rested. Went for a body massage and felt that my body had really gone on vacation. Though it was just a weekend, feels like I can go on without holiday for another month. Then it will be time to come back again to big D and lil C.
