A lazy Sunday morning! ©

The boat had a whole in it, I tried to get water out of the boat, but the water was coming in very fast. I looked here and there for help, nobody was there. Suddenly the boat was gone, and I was there trying hard to swim out of the water. I was drowning.

I was woken up by a glass on cold water thrown on my face.
“You are always sleeping!! Cant you just wake up once on your own!?” said my mom. I opened one eye, looked at her with the saddest face I could ever make.
“But mom! Its 5 in the morning! And I slept at 2!” I said.

“PRIYA DUTTA! IF YOU DON’T GET UP RIGHT NOW! IM GONNA THROW YOU OUT OF THIS HOUSE!!!” my mum said.
“Why do you always have to put it that way mum?” I said while getting up.
“That’s because your generation does not listen to people, unless they are kicked in their ass!” said my mum getting up from my bed.

She had a serious problem with our generation; I always wondered what the reason was, though I never dared to ask her this. My mother had a serious temper issue.

Anyways, I decided to leave the issue of my mum’s temper. I was used to it everyday. I brushed my teeth and then decided to go to the breakfast table. My dad was sitting there with a newspaper in his hand. I went and sat next to dad and said a polite good morning to him. He replied back the same and we started eating.

My mum came when dad had finished and sat down next to me. She was very beautiful. Age had not affected my mother in anyway. I waited for mum to finish the food. It was Sunday, and we usually went out for a trip on Sunday. After mom finished her food, she sat there and started talking. I did not understand what she was saying, but I realized she was talking to me.

She did not say anything that would be awkward talking about. At the end of the conversation I realized that she was really a good conversation starter.

This was the first time she had talked to me properly in the 17 years of my life. I decided to tell her about the guy I have been going around with.

She was working in the kitchen when I went behind her and just generally asked her, “Mom what would you do if I told you I am dating the guy who lives next doors?”

She did not say anything, just turned around and faced me. She looked into my eyes and said “Priya, you are my only daughter…and I know you are dating him for a long time… you don’t have to pretend!”

I stood there with my mouth wide open, how did she get to know?! I thought to myself.

She smiled and then turned around and said “Priya, I am your mother. I would get to know anything in your life, even when you don’t tell me.” There was sadness in her eyes because I did not tell her this.

“But mom, this happened yesterday only… I did not get the chance to tell u..” I said. This part was true. Piyush (My neighbor) had asked me out yesterday.
“You decided to tell your friends first…” she said.
“Mom…. I was afraid you wont accept…” I said honestly.

She did not say anything and walked out of the kitchen. I realized that I was wrong in hiding that fact from her. Even though she is strict most of the times, she was really very open about all these things.
I decided to go up to my mother and ask for an apology. Mom was in her bedroom, sitting on the internet. (Yup! My mom sat on the net more than me!)

I went up to her and gave her a big hug and said “Mom, I promise I wont hide anything from you every again.”
Suddenly she looked at me and said “Well.. that guy is pretty good looking! He takes after his father…” she said as she winked at me.

What I learned from this incident is, sometimes you cannot tell your mother about your boyfriend in order to save your relationship with him. (I mean in order to stop your boyfriend from getting stolen by your mother!)