Thursday, March 19, 2009

The first date

The evening had been fantastic. The friend who set them up had been right about how much they had in common, though to others they looked like a very odd couple. She a fair brown woman, he a tanned white man.

Coming to this Indian restaurant was his idea. A common friend had tipped him about her foodlove, and what better time to experiment with Indian food than with an Indian woman. She chose an assortment of curries, letting her fingers do the talking, while he struggled with the unpronounceable names. Soon after, he started melting into a puddle of sweat. She poked fun as she saw him through different stages of red, blushing coyly at his miserable state.

They walked back home on that quiet winter night. When he stopped at her doorstep, her heart did too. He had this look of urgency in his eyes, will she invite him in?
And she did. She was nervous. His stomach rumbled.
As soon as the lights were flicked on, with a moment of quiet hesitation, he pooped the question: "Can I use your bathroom?"

6 comments:

divya said...

have you seen the movie "Along Came Polly"? there's a similar scenario (not quite as insightfully written, however :))

Mo said...

Oh yeah, how did I forget that!

Anonymous said...

Manu's shared items landed me here...

nice narration, liked it :)

Mo said...

Kunal - glad you like it.
It's pretty corny, don't you think?

Cynic in Wonderland said...

like

Mo said...

Cyn, you've read it before.