our brain is a funny thing....

whats that thing they use for race horses...?

him: hey u.... u went over to dr nalini's place huh? how is she?
her: u will not believe her place. it is so damn fuckin beautiful. u know burgundy is one of my fav colours. she had a curtain in that exact colour that i wanted. it had self print too. or more like embossed. i dunno.... but they were gorgeous.
him: hhmmm...... u didn't react this way when i got you that ring. (smiling).
her: this is different. these are curtains. and those curtain would go well with our furniture and living room. so i really wanna get them. not the exact thing. something similar.
him: okie. when do u wanna go?
her: hhmmmm..... now?

in the mall.....

her: i love these.... not burgundy or maroon. but it is the nicest here. brown and beige. ok na...?
him: (sigh......) yeah... i mean this is the nicest that I've seen in the last 2 hours. just take it. please.... it does look nice.
her: okie. n i need those cushions too. it feels nice. don't u think?
him: yes. nice.
her: these... or these? these look a bit more classy.
him: they look the same. they feel the same.
her: okie. i want these table cloth. not too expensive. we need one for our dining table, side table n the one in the hall. and the run too.
him: sure. all look nice. the cashier is over there. chalo...

while waiting in line at the cashier.....
him: where r u running off too...??!!!!!
her: i need those table lamps! wait....(runs towards the lights section...)
him: (annoyance overcome with hysteria...... laughing crazily... hysterically..)
her: (smiling) why are u laughing? this lamp is so cute. its black. i wanted something exactly like this n i found it today.
him: what is that thing they use for "ghooda".... race horses... to limit the vision. so that the horse looks straight ahead and NOT everywhere else?
her:i dunno.... shield? goggles? blinkers? why ah?
him:(still hysterically laughing..) i wanna get those for you. especially when we are shopping..... do u have any idea how you look like when u r in a mall.???!! u look crazy woman!!
her:(only slightly offended..) why..? i like these things that i bought! stop laughing like that. people are looking at us! (with eyes scanning like a radar..) oh my god....!!! oh my god!!!!
him: NO!!! AHAHAHAHA..... NO! NO!!! NOW WHAT?!!!
her: i can see a set of mugs from here.. they are purple, pink and baby blue!!!

2 minute miracles.... "where to for lunch huh?"

I am 15 minutes late.
"sorry.... waiting for long huh? so many accidents today. so many scans. "
"I went around all the blocks. twice..."
"I know. Sorry..."
"where shall we go?"
"I dunno. Not hungry."
Silence....

Well, this was new. He has something on this mind.
"Hey, you look nice in this brown thing. It's a good thing we bought it na? Thank god I didn't listen to you."
"So many cops at the junction. Something is happening."
"And the white one will look nice too. The cloth is so nice. That is why it is so expensive. Coz its niiiceee.."
Preoccupied with the road, "take out my wallet from the dashboard.."

I was a little blur. "why is your wallet in the dashboard..?", I asked as I opened it.
Inside, I saw a tiny red box. "Oh my god! What the hell?!! I mean, oh...!
Inside was a platinum heart shaped ring with the tiniest diamonds that I've ever seen.

He just smiled. "U were upset coz u lost the gold ring that I gave u na... so...". Never took his eyes off the road.
I smiled. There were a hundred things that I wanted to say.

No fuss, no mushy talk, no gushing.... just silence and some silly song on the radio.






"So where shall we go huh....?" with a smile.
"I dunno." I smiled back.