My Valentine's Day

" Why don't we go out and celebrate today? It is Valentine's day you know". My wife Lovely hinted for the 20th time. I wanted to remind her that Valentine's Day is for teenagers and young couples and not for half century makers like us. But seeing her indomitable spirit, i gave in and decided to take her to the famous City Mall 36.

My scooter initially protested the additional 85 kilos that were going to be loaded on it but somehow I was able to persuade it to take us safely to our destination.

Before entering the Mall I fed Lovely 4 samosas from the chatwalla so that she would not ask to be fed again inside the mall, where it was horrifyingly costly.

At the Mall, I felt more embarrassed then romantic, seeing couples half the age of ourselves enjoy themselves. However my wife seemed very upbeat and suggested that we should watch a movie.

I showed her the cheapest show available: Dracula-2.

After the movie, shaken and scared by the spine-chilling scenes, I suggested whether we should return, but Lovely wanted to be taken to a restaurant and she was very adamant. She said " I am starving ".

I repented the 20 rupees I had spent on her samosas.

In the restaurant now, it was dark, and couples were freely romanticizing....getting cozy and all.

In the bluish light, after we were seated at a table, I saw to my utter astonishment and joy, my parents-in-law seated at a nearby table getting real close and romantic. I wondered about their reserves of hormones and without wasting a second, shot some really 'good' photos of theirs on my mobile phone.

Now I would get back to them for all the atrocities they had committed on me; as well as the Hero Honda that I deserved 20 years back.

I kissed my wife's hand - " Happy Valentine's Day".