04-09-2019, 03:41 AM
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The next morning I woke up refreshed and feeling like a million bucks. My mom even noticed it as I had my morning breakfast while she made me an egg sandwich and tea.
“wow! You finally stopped looking so sickly. I thought you must have been studying hard for your exams! Did they go well?” She asked me while spreading mayonnaise on a piece of toast.
“Oh yeah, My exams. Yeah, I’m doing okay” I replied with a smile. While I did skip college a lot, it didn’t mean I was an idiot. I was always good at self-study and knew what I was doing in class. It’s why my teachers never bothered with me when I never showed up to class until a test day and aced it.
“You know, I was hanging out with Chandran yesterday. He’s a really nice guy!” I said, waiting to see her reaction.
“Oh you mean our neighbor two doors down? Yeah, I have spoken to him a few times in passing. He always says good morning to me” she replied absentmindedly.
“Yeah? What do you think of him?” I asked while taking a bite out of my egg sandwich.
“Well…he could lose a few pounds that’s for sure” She replied giggling. “Oh and did you see his mustache? He reminds me of Hitler. I thought Hitler killed that mustache style, but I guess I was wrong.”
I frowned “Well, he’s not a bad guy!” I said with a bit of hurt at the way my mother was talking about my father. That’s what I thought of him as now. My father. It really upset me that she could talk in such a way about her future husband.
“Oh calm down son, you know I’m telling the truth. He could use a shave too! He’s so hairy like an animal” She replied teasing me.
“huh.. no, you would love him if you talked to him a bit more. He is really good to me! In fact, I have invited him to dinner over at our place today” I told my mother.
“Wait what! Why didn’t you ask me first?” she replied “I don’t even have anything ready to cook! I have to go get some veggies from the supermarket”
I finished my sandwich as my mother hurried to the bedroom to get ready to go to the supermarket. She didn’t like to go alone as she felt out of place surrounded by all these people of different ethnicity. I usually went with her to the market to ease her anxiousness. But I would be late to college.
“Mom, I’m heading out. I’ll be late for college. Can you go to the supermarket by yourself today?” I asked her in a hurried tone.
She peeked out with a frown on her face “I guess I don’t have a choice now do I?”
I gave her a big grin and made me way out and two doors down to Chandran's house. Chandran was already up playing the newest Call of Duty game. He seemed addicted to it. He looked up at me from his recliner sofa and smiled at me. “You came here just in time! Let’s play zombie mode”.
We played that game for almost 5 hours before I headed out to get back to college for my last class. I had a test I needed to ace today.
“Oh Chandran, you’re invited to dinner at my place at 8 pm. It’s time you met my mom!” I said with a knowing smile on my face.
“Wait what! You could have told me that earlier you rascal!” he shouted after me as I left his place.
Later that day, as time approached 8 pm, I asked my mom what she had made for dinner.
“Biryani of course!” she replied as she started setting the dishes out at the dining table.
“Oh that’s amazing! Wait. Don’t tell me you’re going to meet him in that dress!” I queried her with a frown on my face.
“What’s wrong with this dress?” She asked me looked down at herself.
This was their first date! I wanted my mom to leave a good impression on Chandran. “Can you wear that black dress you have? And paint your nails black to match them?”
“What! Your father gifted me that dress on Valentines day. I can’t wear that in front of another man!” she replied in an angry tone.
“Oh come on mom! It’s just a dress and you’ll get a new one this valentine’s day. What’s the point of hiding it in your closet only to wear it once a day?” I asked trying to reason with her.
“Well.. I suppose you’re right.” She glanced at the clock and hurried into her bedroom shouting back “Set out the dining table for me dear!”
She came out almost an hour later. She had taken a bath and smelt fresh. It looked like she had even put some rouge on her lips or maybe it was the first time I had noticed how red her lips are.
I know I said before that I never saw how my mother could look beautiful, but at that moment, I understood. The black maxi dress came down to knees from where you could see that she word an orange pant underneath. A thin gold bracelet adorned her beautiful feet where her toes were painted black against her white skin accentuating her beauty.
Anjali's dress
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“Wow mom. You’re gorgeous!” I whispered awestruck.
She blushed and smiled at me “I haven’t been called that since I was a teenager” she giggled.
Just then the bell rang and I rushed to open the door. Chandran was dressed in a white shirt with its sleeves rolled up, showing his hairy arms and blue jeans.
“Come in Chandran! You’re exactly on time! This is my mother Anjali” I said pointing towards my mother in giddy excitement.
She came forward and bowed making a cup with her right hand as she said “Salaam bhaiya”
Chandran laughed and took her hand instead and brushed his lips against it. I watched with wide eyes while mother stood still too shocked to move an inch.
“It’s a pleasure to meet you! Your son has told me a lot about you! All great things, don’t worry” he boomed with laughter. Seeing my mom still looking shocked, he said charmingly “Don’t worry mam, this is how we greet beautiful women here in this country”
The tension broken, I escorted him to the dining table where dinner was set out. I pulled out the chair where the head of the house sits. The chair where my dad always sits. It seemed only fair. You know what I’m talking about right? The chair at the very front of the table where there's only enough space for 1 chair to fit.
My mom sat on one side and I the opposite. Chandran was seated to my right and her left. For a minute we sat in an awkward silence, none of us knowing what to say next.
“Do you know my son well?” my mom asked him with an inquiring look and an eyebrow arched.
“Yes maam! He’s a very smart boy. We play video games often together. What about you Anjali, do you work? Or are you a stay a housewife?” he replied.
“I’m a housewife. Though I get bored a lot now that Aditya has grown up. What about you?” she asked him in interest. “I always see you at home. Do you work from home?”
“No, I used to be a manager at a warehouse, but I ended up getting injured on the job and now my leg cramps up in pain randomly through the day.” He replied sorrowfully
I knew he was lying he told me he worked as an order picker and that he actually didn’t suffer any pains, but the lie got him on disability benefit and easy money. But I could tell his plan had worked as my mom put her hand over his and patted it saying “I’m sorry”
Before she could pull her hand back, Chandran immediately latched on to it like a dying man. “Thank you Anjali, usually people look at me with disdain, but you’re the first one who has had any empathy. You truly are a wonderful woman” He replied with a tentative smile.
My mom also broke out in a smile at being complemented and pulled her hand back as he let her go after saying his piece.
“Let’s get started on dinner before it gets cold” she said getting up and bringing in the dish from the kitchen. She went around the
table putting food on our plates before returning to her own. As she was about to put some in her own plate, Chandran interrupted. “No Anjali, please let me" he said and took the spoon out of her hand, making sure to touch her hand a few more seconds than necessary before putting the food on her plate.
“It’s only fair since you put food on our plates!” Chandran said charmingly
My mom just smiled and we began eating as my mom and Chandran talked animatedly. About 10 minutes in, I was finished with my food and took my phone out of my pocket. “Oh, please excuse me, I have to go get this” I said walking into my bedroom. As I glanced back at them before closing my bedroom, I saw Chandran giving me a sly grin. I wanted to leave them alone for their fist date instead of being a third wheel.
I sat on my laptop googling random stuff on how a man seduces a woman for 30 minutes before a knock came on my door. I immediately put books around pretending as if I was studying and opened the door. It was my mom.
“Aditiya, what happened! You just left me alone with your guest while you went to your room!” she scolded me angrily.
“I’m really sorry mom, but this was urgent. I just got a text from my friend and remembered that I had an exam tomorrow that I haven’t studied for!” I said trying to calm her down.
It worked as she only had a frown on her face now but the anger was gone. “Well, you could have at least said goodbye to him” She scolded me as she went and sat on the sofa to watch some TV before bed. I didn’t realize he was gone already.
I texted Chandran immediately “I hope the date went well! LOL ?”
His reply was immediate “hahahahah!! It was perfect. I’ll tell you all about it tomorrow. You did good my son
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I know there's quite a few spelling/grammatical errors, but I'm too lazy to read over it. Let me know if there's an official editor around here.
“wow! You finally stopped looking so sickly. I thought you must have been studying hard for your exams! Did they go well?” She asked me while spreading mayonnaise on a piece of toast.
“Oh yeah, My exams. Yeah, I’m doing okay” I replied with a smile. While I did skip college a lot, it didn’t mean I was an idiot. I was always good at self-study and knew what I was doing in class. It’s why my teachers never bothered with me when I never showed up to class until a test day and aced it.
“You know, I was hanging out with Chandran yesterday. He’s a really nice guy!” I said, waiting to see her reaction.
“Oh you mean our neighbor two doors down? Yeah, I have spoken to him a few times in passing. He always says good morning to me” she replied absentmindedly.
“Yeah? What do you think of him?” I asked while taking a bite out of my egg sandwich.
“Well…he could lose a few pounds that’s for sure” She replied giggling. “Oh and did you see his mustache? He reminds me of Hitler. I thought Hitler killed that mustache style, but I guess I was wrong.”
I frowned “Well, he’s not a bad guy!” I said with a bit of hurt at the way my mother was talking about my father. That’s what I thought of him as now. My father. It really upset me that she could talk in such a way about her future husband.
“Oh calm down son, you know I’m telling the truth. He could use a shave too! He’s so hairy like an animal” She replied teasing me.
“huh.. no, you would love him if you talked to him a bit more. He is really good to me! In fact, I have invited him to dinner over at our place today” I told my mother.
“Wait what! Why didn’t you ask me first?” she replied “I don’t even have anything ready to cook! I have to go get some veggies from the supermarket”
I finished my sandwich as my mother hurried to the bedroom to get ready to go to the supermarket. She didn’t like to go alone as she felt out of place surrounded by all these people of different ethnicity. I usually went with her to the market to ease her anxiousness. But I would be late to college.
“Mom, I’m heading out. I’ll be late for college. Can you go to the supermarket by yourself today?” I asked her in a hurried tone.
She peeked out with a frown on her face “I guess I don’t have a choice now do I?”
I gave her a big grin and made me way out and two doors down to Chandran's house. Chandran was already up playing the newest Call of Duty game. He seemed addicted to it. He looked up at me from his recliner sofa and smiled at me. “You came here just in time! Let’s play zombie mode”.
We played that game for almost 5 hours before I headed out to get back to college for my last class. I had a test I needed to ace today.
“Oh Chandran, you’re invited to dinner at my place at 8 pm. It’s time you met my mom!” I said with a knowing smile on my face.
“Wait what! You could have told me that earlier you rascal!” he shouted after me as I left his place.
Later that day, as time approached 8 pm, I asked my mom what she had made for dinner.
“Biryani of course!” she replied as she started setting the dishes out at the dining table.
“Oh that’s amazing! Wait. Don’t tell me you’re going to meet him in that dress!” I queried her with a frown on my face.
“What’s wrong with this dress?” She asked me looked down at herself.
This was their first date! I wanted my mom to leave a good impression on Chandran. “Can you wear that black dress you have? And paint your nails black to match them?”
“What! Your father gifted me that dress on Valentines day. I can’t wear that in front of another man!” she replied in an angry tone.
“Oh come on mom! It’s just a dress and you’ll get a new one this valentine’s day. What’s the point of hiding it in your closet only to wear it once a day?” I asked trying to reason with her.
“Well.. I suppose you’re right.” She glanced at the clock and hurried into her bedroom shouting back “Set out the dining table for me dear!”
She came out almost an hour later. She had taken a bath and smelt fresh. It looked like she had even put some rouge on her lips or maybe it was the first time I had noticed how red her lips are.
I know I said before that I never saw how my mother could look beautiful, but at that moment, I understood. The black maxi dress came down to knees from where you could see that she word an orange pant underneath. A thin gold bracelet adorned her beautiful feet where her toes were painted black against her white skin accentuating her beauty.
Anjali's dress
“Wow mom. You’re gorgeous!” I whispered awestruck.
She blushed and smiled at me “I haven’t been called that since I was a teenager” she giggled.
Just then the bell rang and I rushed to open the door. Chandran was dressed in a white shirt with its sleeves rolled up, showing his hairy arms and blue jeans.
“Come in Chandran! You’re exactly on time! This is my mother Anjali” I said pointing towards my mother in giddy excitement.
She came forward and bowed making a cup with her right hand as she said “Salaam bhaiya”
Chandran laughed and took her hand instead and brushed his lips against it. I watched with wide eyes while mother stood still too shocked to move an inch.
“It’s a pleasure to meet you! Your son has told me a lot about you! All great things, don’t worry” he boomed with laughter. Seeing my mom still looking shocked, he said charmingly “Don’t worry mam, this is how we greet beautiful women here in this country”
The tension broken, I escorted him to the dining table where dinner was set out. I pulled out the chair where the head of the house sits. The chair where my dad always sits. It seemed only fair. You know what I’m talking about right? The chair at the very front of the table where there's only enough space for 1 chair to fit.
My mom sat on one side and I the opposite. Chandran was seated to my right and her left. For a minute we sat in an awkward silence, none of us knowing what to say next.
“Do you know my son well?” my mom asked him with an inquiring look and an eyebrow arched.
“Yes maam! He’s a very smart boy. We play video games often together. What about you Anjali, do you work? Or are you a stay a housewife?” he replied.
“I’m a housewife. Though I get bored a lot now that Aditya has grown up. What about you?” she asked him in interest. “I always see you at home. Do you work from home?”
“No, I used to be a manager at a warehouse, but I ended up getting injured on the job and now my leg cramps up in pain randomly through the day.” He replied sorrowfully
I knew he was lying he told me he worked as an order picker and that he actually didn’t suffer any pains, but the lie got him on disability benefit and easy money. But I could tell his plan had worked as my mom put her hand over his and patted it saying “I’m sorry”
Before she could pull her hand back, Chandran immediately latched on to it like a dying man. “Thank you Anjali, usually people look at me with disdain, but you’re the first one who has had any empathy. You truly are a wonderful woman” He replied with a tentative smile.
My mom also broke out in a smile at being complemented and pulled her hand back as he let her go after saying his piece.
“Let’s get started on dinner before it gets cold” she said getting up and bringing in the dish from the kitchen. She went around the
table putting food on our plates before returning to her own. As she was about to put some in her own plate, Chandran interrupted. “No Anjali, please let me" he said and took the spoon out of her hand, making sure to touch her hand a few more seconds than necessary before putting the food on her plate.
“It’s only fair since you put food on our plates!” Chandran said charmingly
My mom just smiled and we began eating as my mom and Chandran talked animatedly. About 10 minutes in, I was finished with my food and took my phone out of my pocket. “Oh, please excuse me, I have to go get this” I said walking into my bedroom. As I glanced back at them before closing my bedroom, I saw Chandran giving me a sly grin. I wanted to leave them alone for their fist date instead of being a third wheel.
I sat on my laptop googling random stuff on how a man seduces a woman for 30 minutes before a knock came on my door. I immediately put books around pretending as if I was studying and opened the door. It was my mom.
“Aditiya, what happened! You just left me alone with your guest while you went to your room!” she scolded me angrily.
“I’m really sorry mom, but this was urgent. I just got a text from my friend and remembered that I had an exam tomorrow that I haven’t studied for!” I said trying to calm her down.
It worked as she only had a frown on her face now but the anger was gone. “Well, you could have at least said goodbye to him” She scolded me as she went and sat on the sofa to watch some TV before bed. I didn’t realize he was gone already.
I texted Chandran immediately “I hope the date went well! LOL ?”
His reply was immediate “hahahahah!! It was perfect. I’ll tell you all about it tomorrow. You did good my son
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I know there's quite a few spelling/grammatical errors, but I'm too lazy to read over it. Let me know if there's an official editor around here.
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