He thought about it for a while. He seemed to
be making a great effort to be able to come up
with something and I didn’t like that. I wanted
to see that it came from his heart. And that
was not what I was seeing. But all the same, I
stayed calm, hoping to get the best response
from him.
MD sighed. He was ready to talk. “Give me
two months,” he finally said, his eyes looking
everywhere but at me.
“Two months?” I retorted. “Is that not too long
for a small family introduction? No, MD, that is
not acceptable,” I said to him.
“Come on, Anita, two months is only a few
weeks away,” he explained. “Remember, I
need to plan this carefully. And besides, we
are going to travel, aren’t we? Your parents
are not here and I may have to take one or
two people with me. So, its not quite as small
as you think it is, it still requires planning.”
“So, you can’t give me a date now?” I
demanded, my face plastered with
desperation.
“No, dear, not now,” MD answered. “I need to
look at my business schedules in the office,
look at my free dates where I have no serious
business engagements and then pick a date
from one of them.”
“Okay, MD, I hear you, and I hope you will
keep to your word because it won’t be funny if
I inform my family that you’re coming and then
you end up not showing up and asking to
reschedule the visit again, I will be very mad.
And do not blame me then for whatever action
I take,” I let out a subtle threat.
“There you go again, still threatening to do
something stupid,” MD returned, rubbing his
hand on my face and trying to get me to smile.
“Something stupid, you say?” I returned,
looking at him with a glint of anger in my eyes.
“I swear, MD, you won’t find it amusing any
more if you continue to treat me the way
you’re doing. I am not a girl you picked on thestreet, for crying out loud, I am the mother of
