Married Life

Married Life

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On my morning walks with Tommy, we meet other dog walkers. Usually, a safe buffer zone is maintained by both parties, to avoid any over-enthusiasm.


There are people who walk dogs, and dogs that walk people. The difference is in who is leading the walk. The first scenario is usually a peaceful passing by, both dogs acknowledging or ignoring the other party. In the second scenario, there is no safe buffer zone. The dog leader usually becomes very protective about his human, aggressively lunging at other dogs. The dog drags the human wherever he fancies, and the human usually appears to be hanging on for dear life on the ride.


There is a couple who I keep meeting. They have a German Shepherd & a Labrador. The dogs walk the owners. The husband seems slightly more in control. The wife is short, slightly plump and wears short skirts and tight T-shirts in luminous colours.  


When I pass them, usually we smile at each other, or mouth a Good morning-without any sound. They are usually busy, fighting to control the dogs who are leaping and dragging them around. Tommy being very smart, pretends he can't see larger or aggressive dogs, ignoring them completely. 


A few days back, we were driving back home in the evening, and just outside the lane leading to our apartment, I stopped to let my son buy Momos from a roadside vendor. As my wife and I sat in the car, on the opposite side of the road, the lady in her luminous short skirt appeared with her dog. She saw me, smiled, nodded her head and mouthed a silent Hello.I smiled back. And..then...my left ear exploded 


"WHY IS THAT WOMAN SAYING HELLO TO YOU? WHO IS SHE? I DON'T KNOW HER. HOW DO YOU KNOW HER? HOW COME YOU NEVER TOLD ME ABOUT HER?" I was carried away in the flood of questions, gamely trying to stay afloat. Unexpected as it was, I was caught unawares. I started to stammer, "That is....who is....the dog......woman who walks." It didn't sound convincing to me, let alone a suddenly possessive wife. I spent the next 5 minutes on the drive home explaining to a suddenly silent and chill wife.


We reached home and after the rest of my family went upstairs, I sat in the car wondering WTF just happened? I didn't do anything. Felt like I was crossing an empty road, when a road roller suddenly appeared and ran me down


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