Success! Priya came walking up the steps smiling but eyeing my robe nervously.
Hi, Priya. Happy birthday! Come in I'll give you a special birthday treat.” I could now see the saree had a green floral design with gold trim. She had some sort of tight saffron blouse under it. I led them to the living room.
“Have a seat, ladies. I'll get the treats.” My hand clicked the ON switch in my robe pocket. The 3 camcorders quietly started recording.
I returned in a minute with the tray of hash brownies and the orange juice laced with vodka.
“Priya, since you're the birthday girl, you get the first brownie. And here's some really good orange juice. It's special.”
“Thank you, sir.” Priya took a brownie and a glass of orange juice. Gulped half the glass before stopping, looked at it, and said, “This is really different sir. What kind of oranges did you use?” She took a big bite of the brownie.
“Glad you like it. It's a special import. Annie, do you like yours?” Annie had taken a sip but was concentrating on wolfing the brownie.
“Mmmf. G-good” she managed to get out with her mouth full.
“Go on. Have as many as you want. By the way, how's school going?” I sat on the chair, legs crossed one over the other observing them.
“N-not good. We got F in health. Mom's real mad.”
“F in health? Both of you? What were you studying?”
Priya responded, “Sir, the lesson was on male anatomy. I think teacher lied to us. It can't be true. She shouldn't give us an F just because we didn't believe her. Sir, you wouldn't believe what she said. We don't believe it at all!”
“Sorry to hear it. Have another brownie.” Definitely not the brightest bulbs on the block.
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