Just to be on the safer side, I had texted bro and Sany that I was with him to buy Perry's birthday gift (they would have teased me to death if they discovered later) and guess what happened when I reached...
I ran straight to the kitchen to drain a glass of water so I could buy more time to face the question cannon awaiting me.
I saw papa looking at me. "Beta, kaha gaye the?" he asked casually.. "Papa actually...." I was thinking of telling him "Inko kuch samaan deliver karne jaana tha, mujhe bola saath chalo toh. .." but before I could present my case he took my hand and directed me outside.
"Pata hai?" he said looking and mom, Sany and Bhavna di "Baisa niche gaye, povna ko phone lagaya, phir 5 minute Baad povna car mein aaye aur baisa car mein bethke nikal gaye. Inhone socha hoga bolenge nahi toh kya pata chalega"
I was flushed with embarrassment while everyone started laughing. Papa was suddenly treating me like an 18 year old caught with her boyfriend (well the idea was to experience exactly that) but I dint want it to blow up on my face like this.
Mom quietly took me to one side as I wondered how papa knew everything in such detail. As if reading my mind she said "Your dad went to the balcony as soon as you left to see where you were going. He might have become old but still keeps an eye on what his kids are upto you know. Apne papa ko kam mat samajhna".
Of all the people in the world, I dint expect papa to spy on me and then laugh it out in front of everyone. I simply smiled and tried to defend myself "Arey papa, he called me just 5 minutes before, I dint know what he had come for, niche gayi tab pata chala"
"With the long grin on your face, we understood who you were going to meet even before you told us. Bolke chali jaati, koi mana thode hi karte" Sany landed the blow I could not recover from and I rested my case losing to family.
When I briefed hubby about the blunder on my return he laughed heartily saying "Main tha isliye theek tha, kisi aur ke saath jaate toh pehle aapko aur phir mujhe papa ka phone zaroor aata, ki dekho meri beti kaha gayi hai" He too joined forces with everyone else, that was the last thing I needed.
While I was thinking about the excitement of an impromptu teenage stunt, my family clearly knew me too well making it impossible for me to pull it off.
It was a night of laughter and I was a target for the next couple of days but I enjoyed every minute of being with him thinking my family dint know and then kind of came to terms with the fact that my family can make out when I'm lying because I am a pathetic liar. Seems like it had happened just for laughs..
I hope you too have some fun time with family irrespective of who is the reason for laughter. May all of us find joy in such small somethings and may happiness prevail in all our lives.
P. S : I still have a long list of things to do, wonder which one to chose next (;
CHEERS!!
GOD BLESS!
CHS
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