Marriage anniversary or Just Damn It (Part 2)!!

The story so far Bhagwaan is my name - a middle aged IT professional trying desperately to keep my sanity with both Bhagyawaan (my wife of 12 years) and SaasuMa (my mother in law) at home. I also have two kids - Badu (my son) and Chotti (my daughter).

SaasuMa has reminded me not-so-subtly about the necklace which Bhagyawaan would "prefer" for our wedding anniversary. With the proverbial wolf around the corner, I have no recourse but to depend on my friend Ganesha and hope He helps me out..now read on..

I woke up the next day feeling feverish after a bad dream. 6 days to go and I had no plans to get out of the situation. It was a complex case for my feeble intellect and no signs of any help from Ganesha till now.....

I decided that I should ask for advice from another self-proclaimed authority on marriage - my old school chum Jai aka BBC aka British Broadcasting Corporation. I don't remember why he was called BBC from school. BBC has been married for 13 years now (one year more than me) and hence an authority. Anyway, I met him and posed the question to him

"Hey BBC - tell me something. If a woman "likes" a thing, does it mean she wants it"?

BBC, the goof that he is, immediately misunderstood "He He!! So who is this new woman in your life and what does she "like"? Does Bhagyawaan know?"

I retorted "No No - its about Bhagyawaan - she "likes" a necklace. Does it mean that I should buy it for her? You know how much she frowns on unnecessary expenses and doesn't really care about material things"

BBC said "Of course, you don't have to buy it for her. Bhagyawaan is not like other women - she understands that you cannot afford it".

I was ecstatic - looks like my problem was solved. A person who was married for 13 long years had stamped his authority!

"You have taken a load of my mind - I was really worried especially with SaasuMa's jibes".

I heard a sudden explosion almost as if a cylinder had exploded and saw BBC on the floor laughing - I heard of ROTFL in chat language but this was the first time, I actually saw it.
BBC said "My dear child - I was being sarcastic. Of course, you have buy it for her. I remember making this mistake a few years back under the same illusion and believe me, the war that went .on made an India-Pak war feel like a small spat. I have never made that same mistake again. Just imagine...".

I took his advice. I inspected my imagination. It boggled! I was back to square one now.

I sent another message to Ganesha - at slightly higher stakes - Rs 201/-. I mean inflation affects everyone, although the news papers predict deflation in India.

I went back home with heavy heart. As I was strolling aimlessly, I met another school mate - a confirmed bachelor and an avowed Socialist. He had this big smile on his face and was grinning like a Cheshire cat. He put a hand on my shoulder and said "Comrade! I feel your pain. I understand you don't have the money to buy a necklace for your wife. This is why I don't like capitalism - if we had followed the Socialism theory, we would have fought to get the wife rice not necklaces".

I was stupefied - how did the news get around so quickly? Was it SaasuMa who had told the world? No, it could not be - she did not know any of my friends. Then I realized that BBC must have spread the news - now I remember why we used to call him BBC. Damn!! His only job was to spread bad news around....

Women - what a sex! As the guru said, "Women - you cant live without them, you cant kill them".

Was this the end for Bhagwaan?
To be continued....