Let me first introduce you to the characters and the setting of this story.
N : My cousin sister who works from home.
L : Another cousin sister, who works away from home.
M : Our house owner who works from home, who ogles at anything remotely female.
V: His wife who works away from home (work timings 9AM to 6PM).
It was yet another hectic day at work for me and I keep checking my mails to see if any new issue has popped up or if I got any good forwards.
Among the bunch of new mails, I found this specifically interesting mail from my cousin which read “Help!!!! Serious problem!” She had copied L also in the mail.
I eagerly checked the contents of the mail and this is exactly what it said:
‘I was putting out the clothes to dry. My underwear has fallen into M's balcony!!!
How do I get it from him? Thought of dropping a towel so that it covers it but there is no guarantee that it will fall into the right place.
So please suggest how I can get it back without talking to you know who.......................’
It was a serious issue indeed considering M’s character and that he was the only one at home. N couldn’t possibly go to his house and ask “Excuse me but I happened to drop my underwear in your balcony. Could you help me get it?” He would surely oblige to help but I wasn't sure if that was the best option to go for.Personally, if it were me I would’ve just let him have it. He probably would wonder who it belonged to and maybe throw it away (that’s the most decent guess I could come up with! ;)).
Well, what are cousin sister’s for. The first reply came from L in less than 2 min and it had these options:
1. Wait till evening.. till such a time that V comes back and then ask her
2. Say Par's stuff has fallen down.. or maybe mine (not a very good idea but still)
3. Put the towel down and try anyway
I don’t think point # 2 is that good an idea. After all, you shouldn’t be embarrassed to own up your own underwear!
I suggested that she should forget about it and move on in life which I’m not sure if she appreciated so much.
Anyway end of story is N did not ask for it back even after V got back home. She decided to let it go.
A wise decision I’d say, although we still wonder what happened to it and where it would be!
