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“One day I will surprise you,” I said, “I will stand first, you just wait.”
“I am seventy-eight,” she retorted , “How much longer do you want me to wait?”

“Only seventy-eight?” I teased, “You don’t look a day younger than hundred and eight!”

She chuckled . That is one good thing about my grandmother. She has a tremendous
sense of humour.
retorted : reply
The other good thing is that she is a superb cook. I look chuckled : laugh quietly
forward to a weekend of gormandizing.

How do you feel when you see
your report-card?

It was a Friday morning. By mid-day, the post would arrive. My parents would have that
night and two whole days to absorb the shock. Of course, the after-shocks would carry on
for some time, but from the past experiences I knew that I could handle that. In the mean

time, I had to keep myself occupied. So, I walked down to the local video library to pick up
my favourite Tom and Jerry cartoons.

Guess who I met there? Ajai Sharma. He raised his hand and waved at me. A totally
bogus smile flitted across his features.

“What are you doing here?” he asked in an obviously disinterested tone.

“Psst... I am on a secret mission for James Bond,” I mumbled through the corner of my
mouth. The humour, of course, was lost on him. Ignoring me, he said to the attendant.

“Will you reserve this C.D. for me? I am going away till Monday.”
“Where to?” I asked.

“To our farmhouse.”

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