Just for a ring

Repartee and counter-repartee is the norm for a marriage made through everyone’s approval, says RAJ

When a struggling journalist, Idontsmile Khan met accountant Sadme Sharma ten years ago at roadside chaiwala stall in Delhi, it was love at first sight, followed by, to be politically correct, a love-arranged marriage.

Idontsmile’s father Lalgosht Khan, was a butcher by profession. But he had heart of an angel and people from all religions respected him for his nobility and humility. Sadme’s father, Sharradh Sharma was a local Hindu politician, and .both families agreed to the marriage. I don’t know why, that’s what we call magical realism, something you can’t explain. Idontsmile Khan and his lovely wife Sadme migrated to Sydney in 2004 with their three year old son, Firstkhan Sharma. That was the past. Today is Sunday. It’s a nice, sunny day, about 32° in the West. Idontsmile is standing on a bar stool, hammering nails into the wall to hang the picture of his revered father. Sadme, just out of the shower and drying her wet locks, watches him in bemusement.

Sadme asks, “What are you doing?”

Idontsmile looks at the nail, “Is that a trick question, my dear?”

“Be careful! I don’t want you to break the barstool.”

“Sorry, Sadme. I’m busy right now, can I ignore you some other time?”

”Okay then ,why don’t I leave you alone?”

Says Idontsmile, “That’s no good. The last

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, in this short story time you left me for a week on a trip to India and I felt so miserable without you, it was almost like having you here.”

Sadme retorts, “Ha, ha, that’s funny. I’m smiling…that should scare you!”

Idontsmile pensively replies, “Light travels faster than sound. That’s why some people appear bright until they speak.”

Sadme counts to ten in her head and says, “You should learn from my friend Ronika and her husband; they are a happily married couple.”

Says Idontsmile, “Yeah I know she’s happily married - but her husband isn’t!”

“Are you even listening to me?”

“I’m pretending to listen…that should be good enough for you.”

“Ok, go to hell, I don’t want talk to you!”

“I’d tell you to go to hell, but I work there and don’t want to see your nakli face every day!”

Sadme huffs over to the TV and turns it on. Says Idontsmile, “I find TV very educating. Every time you turn on the set, I go into the other room and read a book.”

Sadme retorts, “I think you should write a book that people can read. You call yourself a writer!”

Idontsmile steps down from the barstool, “If you wrote down every single thought you ever had, you would get an award for the shortest story ever.”

“You’ve delighted me long enough. Now why don’t you leave me alone?”

“The trouble is that you lack the power of conversation, but not the power of speech.”

“That’s because I’m one in a million…”

“If you’re one in a million, there are six thousand people exactly like you!”

Sadme looks annoyed, “Why can’t you be nice to me for a change!”

Says Idontsmile, “Sadme, friendship is not possible between men and women. There is passion, enmity, worship, love, but no friendship.”

“It is written in the Vedas, thou shalt love your wife dearly.”

“Also, thou shalt not weigh more than thy refrigerator!”

Sadme rises and faces Idontsmile squarely, “With whose permission are you calling me fat?” believe I married you, you’re so insensitive! You’ve even forgotten that today is our tenth wedding anniversary.

Idontsmile smiles, “How can I forget? You tattooed that date on my arm with a hairpin.”

“Last year you promised to buy me a diamond ring. You just don’t care anymore…”

“I bought it last week. I don’t break promises or barstools.”

“Are you acting or just lying?”

“Look on your dressing table…”

Sadme squeals with joy, tears instantly forgotten. “Why didn’t you tell me!”

“You didn’t give me chance, baby!” sighs Idontsmile.

Sadme hugs Idontsmile, “You silly! When will you understand me?”

Idontsmile says, “So all the drama was just

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