Hey Dad! Meet My Mom by Sandeep Sharma, Leepi Agrawal

no good evening, there will be only morning from now in my life.” I repeated as Rishi said. I had no idea what I was saying; I just behaved like a puppet. I was blindly following him today because I had no other option. I was just hoping that Rishi understood the seriousness of the day’s occasion and wouldn’t let me mess up as I had before.
    “Wow! You are such a flirt.” She was amused to hear my words. “Tell me one thing, does this flirting come to you naturally or have you taken some classes for it. Tell me your secret.”
    “If I tell you my secret, you’ll never believe me. So for now you can assume that I am receiving tuitions for it.” I smiled. That was the only thing that came naturally to me.
    Just then Maya came to take our order. She behaved very sweetly and while the taking the order she also signaled to me that she liked Myra too. I blushed.
    I was wondering what to talk to her the moment Maya left our table but thankfully Myra herself initiated the topic.
    “You know I have heard or maybe read somewhere that boys think that flirting with girls seems to be cool and girls like that but frankly speaking most girls don’t like this flirty nature of boys.” I instantly felt that she had stabbed me directly in my heart. “But you don’t worry because I said ‘most girls’, not ‘every girl’; I like flirting. It makes me feel special........ ” and then she continued with her everlasting talks over various topics which I couldn’t even imagine having with any girl in my life. Rishi felt relaxed and bored because he had nothing to contribute as my role was to just listen and I was loving it.
    I loved her voice. I thanked my ears for making me able to hear her. I loved her sweet face. I thanked my eyes for making me able to see her. I loved her habit of touching my hand every time she had something interesting to say. I loved her perfume, I loved her dress, I loved her lips, I loved her eyes, I loved everything about her. While watching her, a sudden urge to touch her, was building up within me. I could feel the erection under my pants. This felt disgusting.
    “Now would you please stop staring at me? Itni bhi sunder nahi hoon main.” She mimicked Kareena Kapoor from ‘Jab We Met’. She laughed her heart out at her own joke. Everyone in the cafe started to stare at her but nothing could stop her. She sensed the uneasiness within me. I was feeling a bit awkward in that situation. She stopped laughing and leaned a bit on the table to come closer to me. I too leaned forward.
    “Don’t be afraid of them. They are just a part of the robotic generation. Don’t follow the crowd, follow your heart because the crowd may lead you to your destination but your heart will surely lead you to happiness.”
    I could feel her breath and she could feel mine. Everything around us was now making no sense to me; there was nothing in this world except her eyes. Something was sparkling in the depths of her eyes. We were both diving deeper into each other’s eyes. I could sense her lips shivering; her pink lips were waiting to be explored by me. I tried to lean further; she too responded in the same manner and just then Maya arrived with the coffee and we were forced to return to reality.
    We silently sipped our coffee. I was feeling aroused at that moment and was cursing myself and she too was somehow trying to change the topic.
    “So is this for me?” She said while pointing towards the gift lying on the table.
    “Yes, this is for you. I totally forgot to give it to you.”
    “Can I open it right now?”
    “As you wish!” She took the gift in her hand and with a curious air, she started to unwrap it.
    “You know what, I love gifts. All my friends know that I love gifts so they keep on....... ” She continued while tearing open the gift wrap.
    “What’s this? A doll?” She said smiling.
    “Actually it’s a ‘Laughing Buddha’.”
    She looked at me with an expression that clearly said ‘I-Have-