The sisters...

I continue writing about my cousins, and I introduce 2 of my little sisters to you. They happen to be my mom's brother's daughters ...

The elder one's Madhuri. A 12th standard student, outwardly very silent, shy-natured, sweet-smiled, gentle-in-movement, and a two-goody shoes. But I know what she really is, a brat of course. You can't argue and win with this girl. A debate champ. Her dialogue delivery is to-the-point and straight-forward. Her temper is as cold as a blast furnace. And somehow, I end up as a victim of her flares. We both fight like political parties, we can't stand each other's presence, we don't invite each other to our places, yet we have a blast when together, we talk till 3am every time we meet, and me irritating her, and she blasting me is mandatory in every get-together.

The younger one, few already know her, is Chaitra. She's my all-time favorite. Cousins have often blamed me for my biased opinions on her, but i'm sorry, i can't help it. Unlike her sister, Chaitra has nothing to hide. She is a tom-boy and she makes you realize that in the first meeting itself. She knows no manners, she says "Yeno le" even to a person double her age. She's just around 12, but talks like a college girl. She guides me on 'what a girl wants', on 'what a girl means when she says something', and the most important aspect, 'what to gift a girl on her birthday'. We have the longest conversations, that go beyond 4-30am. She's the sister I always wished I had. Very straight-forward, she can never hide anything from anyone. If she talks less, you know something's wrong with her. She's got so many dimensions, I'm real amazed. She's got a lovely voice, eats like a rakshasi, she has no problems eating ice candies when she has fever and cough, and amazingly she ends up feeling better. She's a lovely painter, you should see the way she paints landscapes, and skies !!

A good cricketer, good at fighting, she can hurt real bad. Most practical, yet, sometimes, she shows you that she's still a 12-year old kid (especially when she runs around putting bubble-gum tattoos on her face). The most amazing sister and a best friend, thats Chaitra.

Sorry once again, a clear bias towards Chaitu, but you know it, i can't help it...