Lets play 'Pretend'

7 long years or as we like to call it now...700 crore saal ho gye 😆.

I am thinking, what did we do all these years! 

7 AM: House help rings the bell - pretend to sleep. Stay still, do not move. I did not hear anything. I am in a deep sleep. Wait for a moment. He is also waiting for the moment to pass, hoping that I will move. Finally, he got up and I get another hour of sleep.

10 AM: Picked clothes for him - pretend they are flattering his personality. I insisted on buying the one that he was not sure about. Now that we have bought it, I am not so sure either. Still, can't waste all the money like that. After all, he doesn't have to look handsome all the time.

1 PM: Its time for lunch - pretend to be busy. There is a lot of work and none of it can wait. Do not look anywhere but stare right into that laptop screen. He is also doing the same. Somebody has to heat the food and serve it on table. He gives up. When not in mood to use hands, just do a little overacting and voila! his hands will do the feeding too.

5 PM: Cooked snacks - pretend to ask how is it. Everyone wants to be appreciated. Even when the cooking has managed to just escape being designated a disaster. Keep asking how it turned out till I hear a 'yum'.

8 PM: Watching TV - pretend to love it. All the boring stuff that he loves watching, does not bother me much. I can do all of my random thought processing during that time. He is happy I am sitting beside him with my eyes on TV.

9 PM: Bored of home cooked food - pretend to sense his urge to eat something special. Keep naming some of my favorite dishes. Just when he says 'hmm', immediately click 'order' for the already selected dish from the pre-selected place on the food delivery app. 

10 PM: Losing a fight that I picked - pretend he hit too hard. His foot touched mine. This clicked an idea in my mind to pick a silly fight. Just when I sense my upcoming defeat, act like his last touch on my shoulder was a heavy punch. And there it is, an inevitable loss turned into a win. 

For all of you thinking I am the manipulative one, don't forget he is playing too😏. 

Hoping to have 700 crore more years of love, laughter and this miserable life together.