Oops the tongs!

 "This Sunday?", I ask my hubby. "But I had told you I have a salon appointment....".


Before I could finish, hubby said, "Oh come on, the salon can wait. Waise bhi I like you the way you are".


Wait...I know exactly when this type of a sentence comes along, this type, 'Chaneke-jhaadpe-chadhane-wala' type. He wants me to believe in his theory, 'I like the way you are' and skip my salon appointment and make way for his commitment.


"But BBQ party? Haven't ordered any chicken, no sauces, no coal. The Garden isn't mowed, there are mosquitoes and yes, the BBQ set, my friend borrowed it last month remember?", I try to counter his enthusiasm and flush it down the drain.


"Don't worry honey. Everything's planned. I got back the BBQ set too. Just dress up and be present. Put on that goto face masks na...facial karlena baad mei", he suggests.




And I protest.

Why does he have the last word always?

But then I had to go with his plan as he had already sent the invites on his WhatsApp group.


The Sunday arises and I'm ready with my hurriedly done facial, those goto masks, yes, using them. My under-eyes are yet puffed and I'm huffed. Like a dinosaur that emits fire from his nose, there's smoke coming from my head which I want to exhibit but can't, why?  'Pollution free India'.


Jokes apart, we all gather in our garden for the BBQ party. There's music playing, Alexa bechari, shuffling the songs. See even here there's a woman who does all the work. Anyway, let's not talk about feminism today.


So tongs! What about those you ask?

Well, well, when there's BBQ and you need to turn the chicken upside down at intervals, you use the tongs, right?

But what happens when you use those to touch hubby's hand when you brush past him saying it was just a mistake?

Then you rush in and bring the burnol and apply it generously while giving the devilish smile...."You ruined my Sunday!" wala look.


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AUTHOR'S NOTE: It's a work of fiction, don't worry, I won't do something that evil even if I've thought of it in my mind! Hope you had a good laugh!

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