Kick your parents out

Ketan - a gentleman having utmost respect for women - married to Amita, with whom he had been seeing since college days. Marriage ceremony went satisfactorily and they both went off to Nepal for their honeymoon.

Returning back after twenty three days, they went bank on to their routine life. Ketan was a marketing manager working in a private firm, and Amita was a Creative director in an advertising agency.

One late evening before they were off to sleep, Amita said meekly, “Ketan, how do you think if my parents move in our house?” Ketan kept reading a book and replied, “Sure, you can call them tomorrow for a dinner.”

Amita replied, “No, I mean, call them here to stay with us.” Ketan turned his face and said, “What? Are you serious? What are you saying?”

“I am saying that why don’t we ask them to stay with us? In our house”, enquired Amita. Ketan uttered, “What?” Amita warmly said, “You know, I have been missing my parents a lot. I want to be with them all my life.” “Come on, Amita, you are free to meet your parents anytime. If you like you can go and stay with them for few days” Ketan replied compassionately.

Amita persisted, “No, I mean, I want them to live with us, in our own house, forever.” Ketan closed his book and asked, “Amita, are you out of your mind? We have a two bedroom flat. Where do you think they are going to sleep?” Amita instantly replied, “In the other bedroom.”

Ketan was amused and asked, “What? That is my parent’s bedroom.” Amita slid close to Ketan in the bed, hugged him, kissed him on his chest, wrapped his arm around herself and said, “Darling, why don’t you ask your parents to stay somewhere else? I mean, I am sure they have lots of money to buy another house for themselves.”

Ketan immediately got up from the bed and blatantly said, “What are you talking about Amita? Are you gone insane?” Ketan was aware that Amita is a short tempered woman.

Amita snapped and got out of the bed and replied angrily, “Are you refusing me? Now listen to me Ketan, and listen very carefully,” Ketan nervously looked on, “If you don’t kick your parents out, I will make you do it legally.”

Ketan was hurt and walked out of the bedroom. Amita followed him aggressively and said, “You are walking over me. Now just wait what I do.” That night Amita and Ketan slept in different rooms.

In the morning, Ketan thought that Amita would have changed her mind. Ketan said, “Good morning, Amita. Are you alright?” Amita smilingly replied, “Oh yes, I am alright. But today, you are not going to be alright.” Ketan ignored the topic and decided to head to his office hoping to see Amita’s temper cool down in the evening.

When he returns back home in the evening, he sees his parents standing next to three police constables outside the house. He nervously and fearfully asked his parents, “Dad, what is the matter? What happened?”

One police constable rudely said, “You are under arrest. You and your parents have to come to the police station right away. Your wife Amita has filed a case of dowry harassment.”

Another police constable caught Ketan’s collar and threatened, “What were you thinking? You are going to harass a woman and get away. Now come in the police station and we will show you what harassment is.”

The constable held Ketan’s collar and mercilessly dragged him on to the road and pushed him into the police van. His parents too were brutally pushed into the police van.  

4:56 PM - Wednesday, November 15, 2006