all is well:)
She was thrilled that her job application had been accepted! A little overwhelmed actually, because the post offered was way beyond her skill and years! It said "Head of Dept and senior consultant" on the very formal looking letterhead of the Asst. director of the hospital. In her mind, she imagined a refined, elegant elderly gentleman, with a neatly trimmed white beard wearing a Dussam with effortless flare, listening to Pandit Hari Prasad Chaurasia in the background. She immediately booked her flight tickets.....mum-srinagar ....one stop over. 14000 return. Not a bad price at all! Then she docked into her HDFC Smart buy. Well well! It's now only 5000! Done. Clicked. She will go for the interview and meet this august gentleman. Hmmmm......she must look her best. Stiffly starched sari, leave those greys in place, reading glasses. She needed to look the part of HOD madam. Ugh. She was looking more like Mrs. Gandhi. No. This wasn't job-interview worthy. Pink salwar kameez? She cast a critical look at herself in the mirror.
Boy! Did she look good!!
Ps: tickets booked for 4-7th July.