Wedding Blues -Part 2

14Th August, 2009
Today made me realise that the meeting between parents is like a football match. The first leg is played at the boys place and the second leg at the girls place. Today was the second leg match.
I drove my parents 50 Kms to her place. 8'o clock was the time to reach, to maintain the Indian tradition i reached at 8:15, so that this time i could talk about traffic. The entire family was invited but my dearest bro decided to make a late entrance at 8:40 with his darling wife. The interesting part happened here between 8:15 and 8:40.
Our welcome was with words like "Hello!", "Hi", "Please come!" and then the shake hands. The rest escaped easily but i was scanned by my Mother-in-law..first i thought she is looking for some dust particles on me and she will get a vacuum cleaner and get rid of the same but that was until i realised, it was something like what happens in terminator..scan in X direction...scan in Y...match found.....Target in reach!
Nonetheless i was welcomed into the drawing room, after settling down and talking about the traffic for 10 mins (YES..Finally..i got the traffic its deserved 10 mins). Then my mom gave her "Bahu" the gifts she had got her from the US of A. The in-laws had to be content with a photo frame and a box of chocolates. The daughter in law getting the expensive jewellery.
Then the time to ask "would you like something to drink", the 21st century has abolished the tea-coffee and replaced it with the Vodka-Whiskey. My mom (Alcohol hater) stuck to a glass of coke and my dad said "Scotch will be fine". My Father-in-law asked me if i would like to drink something and i said "Not really, i have to drive back" and i thought this was a goal..they will think what a responsible and mature lad but this was not only cleared from the goal line but my father-in-law even managed to score on the counter attack when he said "you can have Pepsi and drive back."
In-laws :1
Samir: 0
The next goal was scored immediately there after when i was finally offered "Hard" drinks. "What will you have?" and the defence was left open by me when i said "Anything is fine", the volley came in the form of "Whiskey with Vodka chalega?" i must mention the evil grin on the scorer face. my father-in law had scored again for the In laws.
In-laws :2
Samir: 0
It was 8:40 and brother had arrived and i felt like i had been given one extra defender to play with. The drinks were served and i was waiting to equalize.
This time it was a plate of cut cucumber and carrots, (the next few lines are best read fast)..natasha gets the plate, passes to her brother, her brother very elegantly slides it on the center table, her mom picks up the plate and cuts through after offering my brother and now its one-on one with the goalkeeper(me). The goal keeper anticipates the move and decides to pick up his favourite cucumber and its a save....no but wait..the mother-in-law makes a face and with big eyes tells me...."You should eat your carrots its good for the eyes"...GOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAL.
In-laws :3
Samir: 0.
And half time it was.
Difference between law and in-law is you can justify yourself before law but never before in-laws