It began when the normally laughing-faced Madhu bounded up with something hidden in her mouth and lay down with her back to me. She covered her mouth with her paws and silently played with whatever was in her mouth. It was clearly A Very Big Secret.
'Whatcha got there, little one?' I asked from my chair.'What did you find?'
'Oh look!' She turned around with her usual laughing mouth and showed me the disreputable bone she'd found.So much for Keeping A Secret.
Turns out, I know where she got that from. A little after the bone incident, this happened.
I melted our food processor bowl.
Don't ask how, these things happen regrettably too often in my life. Mian must be told, but I would be smooth about it, I decided. And so I sent him a chatty text message about how much we love each other, above all material things. I got a reply in a few seconds. 'I love you too, what broke?'
Smooth, Chicu. Very smooth.
Madhu and I are lucky we have such forgiving families. She got to keep her bone, and I am getting a new processor bowl.
'Whatcha got there, little one?' I asked from my chair.'What did you find?'
'Oh look!' She turned around with her usual laughing mouth and showed me the disreputable bone she'd found.So much for Keeping A Secret.
Turns out, I know where she got that from. A little after the bone incident, this happened.
Don't ask how, these things happen regrettably too often in my life. Mian must be told, but I would be smooth about it, I decided. And so I sent him a chatty text message about how much we love each other, above all material things. I got a reply in a few seconds. 'I love you too, what broke?'
Smooth, Chicu. Very smooth.
Madhu and I are lucky we have such forgiving families. She got to keep her bone, and I am getting a new processor bowl.
1 comment:
Madhu and you are beautiful.
Beautiful people do not need to be smooth
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