One ominous evening, this "not-so-respectable" respected lady, arrived at our door!!
I was expectedly, quite badly disappointed!!!
She was chitchatting with my parents, over tea, and a plate, unnecessarily overfilled, with overpriced snacks!!! Anyways, I was happy that I was safely, imprisoned in my room!!!
I was supposed to be leaving for some place, so I just wanted to speak to my mom, for a moment.
And disaster struck!!!
"Nikhil!!! Beta, how are you?"
"Am good aunty! How are you?" though, I said such sweet words, all I wanted to say was.
"Why the hell are you here?"
"Am alright beta!! Old lady, medical issues! Carrying on somehow!"
She was so very faking it!
I just wished, God would have been a bit more kind, and gifted some people, a bit less of oxygen!!!
"What are you doing these days?" her curiosity peeped, well out of her concern!
"Nothing much. I'm into writing. And......" I tried being humble, but I guess, she had sniffed spice, and cut me halfway.
"Oh! Good! My nephew is also a writer!! With a leading daily!"
"..... a bit of painting...." She literally snatched my turn, even before I could actually begin, again!!
"Hmmm... my son-in-law's brother is also a repute painter!! He was a student of Government Art College! He's doing a lot of exhibitions these days!!!" She was literally finding it quite a spice, to relish!
"..... I'm doing a bit of photography, as well."
I said, trying to salvage, my just lost pride!!
"Really? My sister's husband's cousin's brother-in-law 's son is also a good freelancer photographer!
Earning some good bucks, these days!!" the smile across her badly wrinkled cheeks could match the level of accomplishment, when India had defeated Pakistan convincingly, in a cricket match!!!
And, yet, it wasn't over!!
"And beta Nikhil! What else are you doing these days?"
"Aunty! I just turned gay!!!"
I was expectedly, quite badly disappointed!!!
She was chitchatting with my parents, over tea, and a plate, unnecessarily overfilled, with overpriced snacks!!! Anyways, I was happy that I was safely, imprisoned in my room!!!
I was supposed to be leaving for some place, so I just wanted to speak to my mom, for a moment.
And disaster struck!!!
"Nikhil!!! Beta, how are you?"
"Am good aunty! How are you?" though, I said such sweet words, all I wanted to say was.
"Why the hell are you here?"
"Am alright beta!! Old lady, medical issues! Carrying on somehow!"
She was so very faking it!
I just wished, God would have been a bit more kind, and gifted some people, a bit less of oxygen!!!
"What are you doing these days?" her curiosity peeped, well out of her concern!
"Nothing much. I'm into writing. And......" I tried being humble, but I guess, she had sniffed spice, and cut me halfway.
"Oh! Good! My nephew is also a writer!! With a leading daily!"
"..... a bit of painting...." She literally snatched my turn, even before I could actually begin, again!!
"Hmmm... my son-in-law's brother is also a repute painter!! He was a student of Government Art College! He's doing a lot of exhibitions these days!!!" She was literally finding it quite a spice, to relish!
"..... I'm doing a bit of photography, as well."
I said, trying to salvage, my just lost pride!!
"Really? My sister's husband's cousin's brother-in-law 's son is also a good freelancer photographer!
Earning some good bucks, these days!!" the smile across her badly wrinkled cheeks could match the level of accomplishment, when India had defeated Pakistan convincingly, in a cricket match!!!
And, yet, it wasn't over!!
"And beta Nikhil! What else are you doing these days?"
"Aunty! I just turned gay!!!"
To be continued.....
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