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‘We are Facebook friends…’ I lied.
‘Oh, yes ... of course,’ she said, her eyes growing bigger.
‘And Beti Didi?’ I asked, nonchalantly breaking a piece of parantha and dipping it in the daal. ‘How is her course coming along?’
Anju Aunty did not speak for a few minutes and stared first at the sari-clad girl sitting in front of her with her head covered, then at the various dishes on the table. She even peered in the direction of the box room from which the aroma of burning incense was wafting in. To put it mildly, I think she was overwhelmed.
‘Kasturi Beta,’ she said, putting a hand on my head. ‘Do you think I should speak to your Mum about the wedding date?’
Purva stared open-mouthed at his mother and Vikram nudged his brother, arching his eyebrows, a superior look plastered all over his face.
‘Oh Auntyji,’ I said, following it with a half giggle and looking down at my plate.
‘GOAL!’ shouted Vikram, and when we all stared aghast at him, he grinned and pointed towards the TV.
Once Anju Aunty had left, and before we all collapsed on the large sofa in the drawing room with sheer relief, the first thing I did was send Betu Didi a Facebook friend request.
11.35 p.m.
‘Beta,’ said Mum when I picked up the phone.
‘Mum?’
‘What did you do to Anjuji?’
‘Worked my magic. Why?’
‘She has already spoken to her panditji.’
‘For?’
‘The wedding date.’
‘Whose wedding date?’
‘Kasturi!’
‘Oh sorry, my wedding date!’
‘We have one date available in December and nothing for six months after that. For obvious reasons, we all think it’s best the wedding date is set for as soon as possible.’
‘Oh my god!’
‘Should I say yes?’ she asked, her voice a little bit on edge. We all knew what had happened the last time the parents had agreed on a date.
I grinned. ‘Mum, say yes! December is fine!’
‘Are you sure?’ she asked, laughing.
‘Yes!’
‘Okay, bye then!’
11.36 p.m.
Arrggghhh.
‘Mum,’ I said into the phone as soon as she picked up.
