7.20.11. 4:30 PM. Day 19. Bringing People Together.

I'm getting tired  of talking about this girl so I am going to keep this story as short as I can.

Mati came to talk to us after our meeting with Dr. Prem Nath while Pompous Ass went to the seamstress boutique, Seema's, right next door. Mati basically  just let out all of her frustration and pent up grief to us in about 20 minutes. We felt so bad for her, it seems that not only is Pompous Ass her namesake everywhere but she also manipulates Mati into doing things and going places she doesn't even want to. Mati desperately wanted to get away from her - even if only for a while. So we suggested that she ask Mayank if she could be switched to Dr. Nisha Gera during the 6-8 time slot. She asked, he said yes. She was excited. She went to tell PA that she would be going. PA responded - ok, see you at the homestay. Mary and I came to terms with the fact that we would be stuck with PA, but then it would be a relief for Mati. We even began to look forward to our encounters with PA especially since Mati told us that PA cried for an hour the night before because of me. What ever vile thing I said... Mati apparently told her that maybe I had a point, and then she was accused of not supporting PA. So much drama.

We went to Dr. Nanda's office and sat with him and the boys for over half an hour before declaring her a no-show. We feared that she followed Mati to Dr. Gera's anyway. We and the boys vented about her some more and when D. Nanda came back to his desk I apologized for our ranting during clinic time. He sat down, smiled, waved it off and said, "No, no - keep going." We all laughed and realized that he felt the same as we did. He would even refer to her as "the great doctor." If the Pompous Ass knows how to do one thing well -it's bringing people together.