The Visit

'I have some news for you'
'uh-oh! This can't be good!'
'What do you mean by that?'
'You know how it is. No news is good news.'
'Aww shut up now will you?'
'Consider it done!'
'You know s and f?'
'Yeah unfortunately...'
'What would you take for not interrupting me?'
'I was just answering your question'
'That was not a question. It was an observation that generally leads to something more'
'Technically it is still a question'
'You still haven't shut up...'
'ok ok...so what's up with them?'
'Well, they are visiting our city this weekend..'
'Aaan-haan...so?'
'What's with that tone?'
'What tone?'
'That tone you reserve especially for moments like these...'
'You are hearing things...'
'And you are saying things. Well anyways, so they will come and visit us..'
'[grumble,grumble]'
'Did I hear something again?'
'Now you are imagining things. This weekend you said?'
'Yes'
'Could they not have given us some advance notice'
'Well they planned it suddenly'
'Without giving a thought to the fact that the people they intend to visit could be busy'
'Pray what are you so busy with?'
'That does not matter. I could have been you know'
'What I know is that you have done nothing but lounge around the house doing absolutely nothing for as many weekends as I care to remember'
'Well that is you. Always looking the worst in me...'
'I try to look for something else. Can't find anything!'
'Look harder!'
'I have!'
'harumph!'
'What happens to you when people come to see us?'
'Its a hassle you have to admit that!'
'Socializing is not a hassle and these happen to be our best friends for crying out loud!'
'I object at the use of the word our in that statement of yours'
'Well they are your friends too'
'So what? I would not have a problem if they came for a couple of hours, had dinner and left but no sir, these good friends of yours think to visit is to visit for the whole weekend'
'Well we are going to see them after like 2 years'
'Just 2 years! God! What's with people wanting to see each other at such short intervals?'
'You can be such a jerk you know that!'
'Another flowery adjective I see'
'I cannot for the life of me understand what you are grumbling about. It would be so nice to see them and their two children after such a long time.'
'The children are coming too? [groan!]'
'What did you think? That they would be vacationing without their kids?'
'At least that would have been better for us'
'What can a 5 year old do to you?'
'The last time I saw him, he almost bit off my finger. I shudder to think that he has grown stronger!'
'oh come of it! Don't exaggerate things that much. I know what this is all about?'
'What?'
'The cricket match you want to watch!'
'Now I can't, can I?'
'Serves you right!'
'I think you planned this all along!'
'Now you are imagining things!'
'Damn right I am with the way you have been sabotaging my weekends!'
'What?'
'Last week it was the damn party, the week before it was the shopping for the damn party, the week before it was grocery shopping...!'
'Well we have to eat you know'
'...always something or the other!'
'Its useless arguing with you...just wanted to let you know'
'Not to mention that our precious time together would be tampered with!'
'We spend time together always'
'Just when I had planned all this elaborate stuff I was gonna surprise you with'
'That's not gonna work you know'
'What's not gonna work?'
'The bluffing to get off the hook for forgetting my birthday'
'I wasn't bluffing!'
'You were!'
'Prove it!'
'What was the surprise?'
'huh?umm..aan...I am still thinking about it!'
'Hence proven!'

*tring,tring*
'Ok! That's fine! Don't worry about it!'
'What is it?'
'It was them?'
'And?'
'They will not be able to make it...'
'Oh good! I can watch my cricket match in peace'
''
'What?'
''
'What?'
'I thought you said you were planning a surprise for me. Why don't you get on with it?'
'bang,bang,bang'
'Don't bang it too hard on your head. It might break you know. The vase I mean!'
'I still say you planned it all along!'
'Whatever do you mean darling?'