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"Seema's Sky" is a translation of Prakash Trivedi's Gujrati novel "Seemanu Aakash". It has been specially translated by Ashok Dholabhai for shaaditimes. It is a love story and more.
Nikhil was surprised that leaving aside all other stores Seema chose to make her purchases from an isolated Jewish store. Generally Indians preferred stores owned by Patels or Guptas where you just had to hand over a shopping list and everything would be taken care of. You could haggle over prices and when the bill was prepared all you had to do was to show your Master Charge and sign, even a cheque would do, they trusted you completely. American stores insisted on two other cards, or driving licence, your passport or any other proof of identity.
While Seema was inside the store selecting things for Mami, Nikhil waited outside hatting with an old Jew. A little later he was joined by Seema. Nikhil had the presence of mind to carry the load of purchases instead of allowing Seema to do so. They loaded the purchases into the car. He felt like a coolie at Nadiad railway station carrying the luggage of a guest who had arrived from Mumbai.
Mama had entrusted Seema with the task of showing Nikhil around New York. He had left it to Seema's discretion where she should take him. During the past half-an-hour neither Nikhil nor Seema had planned where to go.
After his fill of Wall Street, they took a route which would not necessitate returning once again to Canal Street. Seema directed Nikhil towards Fifth Avenue and Eighteenth Street. Barnes and Noble! Jumping out of the car even before it had stopped Seema told Nikhil, "I will now show you places of my interest."
Barnes and Noble was a book store where the best bargains were available. Seema took a shopping cart and started loading the cart with a wide variety of books - Dr. Zhivago, Three Trapped Tigers, The American Dream, Art and Society, Origami, Yoga for you. Nikhil was surprised at her interests. He himself picked up only two paper backs - Galbraith's : The Affluent Society and How to be Super Rich. Neither of them offered to pay for each other's purchases. Seeing the titles of the books selected Seema laughed. "If you really want to be rich you will have to come and live in New York". Nikhil blushed.
Had it been Nadiad a statement like this would have meant that she approved of Nikhil. Did she have this in mind or was it only a casual remark from one friend to another, one stranger to another, polite formal talk between two acquaintances?
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