Mamma Mia!

                                               

          Geet was beyond excited for today. It was her dearest Pappa ji’s birthday. Things had been a little off for the both of them since ‘The Incident’. There was always a difference in opinions between Geet and her father. But there was one thing in which their views never collided; and that was food. They were hardcore gastronomes.

          To get things a little in line for her Pappa, his angel had decided to cook a nice lunch dish for him. Though she enjoyed eating food she couldn’t cook it that well. This was the first time she was trying her hand at cooking. The amateur entered the kitchen and started working on the red sauce. She put the ingredients in the pan and waited for the consistency to be the required thick. She took a spoon out and tasted the sauce. Her taste buds enraged! It was just the way she wanted it to be. 

        Whilst she was preparing to serve the red fusilli pasta, Dr. Aluvalia, her father, sat down on the dining table with a straight face. Hurriedly, she finished decorating the plate and walked towards him with a wide smile on her face. She exclaimed, “HAPPY BIRTHDAY!” The doctor’s face lightened up on seeing his daughter with his favourite dish in her hands. 

 He took a bite of the food. “Mamma Mia,” he said as he took another bite. Bite after bite his plate was wiped clean within a few minutes. In fact, he finished the entire pan without leaving any of the pasta for its cook. Of course, he would. He couldn’t let his gem know that she had forgotten to boil the pasta before putting it in the sauce!