Silence of the Phone
So there we were at our favourite Indian restaurant Gem last Friday, when a waiter approached our table. Well, made a beeline for Twinnie, more accurately.
"Excuse me, Ms. Taty. There is a phone call for you from Annie," he said.
The four of us at the table were gobsmacked. Twinnie blinked in disbelief before following the waiter to the phone.
"Now, isn’t that strange?" the rest of us marvelled. Why would Annie call the restaurant instead of calling Twinnie directly on the phone?
"If Twinnie couldn’t hear her phone ringing, Annie could have at least called one of us," I said.
"Yeah, there is no need for her to call the restaurant number," Hath agreed.
Soon Twinnie returned from her surprise phone call and said, "Good news, Annie’s able to join us for dinner after all!"
Ecstatic as we were, we still had to satisfy our curiosity, "But why did Annie call the restaurant to get to you???"
"She did try to call me and you girls!" Twinnie replied.
Gobsmacked for the second time, Hath and I hurriedly checked our phones. True enough, there was not one but two missed calls from poor Annie.
We sent a silent apology to what must have been a frustrated Annie. Gosh, we really must change our ringtones to something more blaring to avoid such incidences in future. Sorry, Annie!
Some of you readers may also be wondering – in the sea of people dining at the restaurant, how did the waiter know just who Ms. Taty is? Mind you, there were 40 tourists from India dining at the same time with us as well as other patrons. Long story short, Twinnie has visited Gems so often that she’s practically a main fixture there already. Plus, she makes it a point to chat with the waiters – unlike reserved me. Which may explain why the waiters don’t ever remember me. Even on what must have been my hundredth visit.
No matter. The food’s good. The company’s even better and like it or not, we sistahs have carved a history for ourselves at Gem’s. We ain’t going anywhere.
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