The Snub

Daughter and son-in-law had come one day before the day of his son’s engagement ceremony. Gajendra’s daughter immediately said, “Father, please request my father-in-law to come to the engagement.”

“I have personally requested him to come giving the invitation in his hand. I also called him and invited him again. I have already arranged a room for his stay here. The bedsheets in the room have been replaced with new ones.”

“Father, please call him again and request him to come. Otherwise, I will have to hear his complaints when I go back.”

Gajendra called him again and said “We are all waiting here for you. Why haven’t you come yet? It would be great if you can come today. Otherwise, please come tomorrow definitely”

“No, I will not come there. I do not feel comfortable there.”

“This time, you will have no reason to complain. Please come.”

“No. Even though you knew that I am allergic to elaichi, you made me take elaichi tea multiple times when I had come there.”

Gajendra was trying to give a clarification when the phone call got cut. He put down the phone when he saw his son’s maternal uncle walking in. Seeing him, Gajendra said “Please come, brother. It is great to see you here.”

“Why won’t you feel happy? You didn’t even invite me.” He again smiled and said “I turned out to be a snob. I came although you did not invite me.”

“What are you saying? It is not possible that I did not invite you.”

He removed the list that he got printed from the computer. The name was missing from it. He respectfully bowed to him and called out his daughter “Please take your uncle to the room that I had reserved for your father-in-law.”