Dinner disaster

“Today was a very important day nothing should go wrong” with half eyes open I saw my mom and dad conversing something.

“It’s still 6.00 am go to sleep maria” my brother nagged twice for disturbing his sleep. Unable to do anything I went back to sleep again, our eyes opened when my mother shouted at 10.00 am in the morning.

 “Don’t sleep like a donkey come for breakfast” her one shout is equal to thunder and storm hitting our head. I kicked my brother to wake him up, we both went down stairs to have a breakfast.

When all four of us sat for the breakfast, my father started his powerful speech of scolding and warning “ Today is very important day I don’t want any mistake in the dinner party”.

It was the first time guest are visiting our house from my father office. Being a manager in a dream company and command the employees is his only dream from childhood, to make his dream come true he will do anything. Basically it was a boot licking process going on today, one should raise from talent but it was a failure to make him understand.

Soon all family members busy preparing dinner, my dog Bruno and cat marinda was watching in the corner with affectionate eyes feeling lonely. Ignoring them is the only choice I had today, although I felt sorry for them we have to sacrifice their caring time for the evening dinner.

Soon the most awaited time as arrived, my father face filled with happiness and pride. When the door bell rang my father called everybody to welcome the guest.

Wearing the most uncomfortable black gown I run behind my mother, those high hells my father forced me to wear is itching my leg. A 5 inch black crystal high heels I never wore before made me fall right in front of the guest. The fall was quite embarrassing what made most awkward was a big giant 6 inch tall uncle laughing on my fall.

My father face already turned red because of all the situation, however my brother pulled me up and the guest entered into the house. I turned over my brother to check his eyes stuck on the Gucci watch big giant uncle wearing. I pinched his arm to feel myself comfortable from all the awkward moment. Soon both dad and his client sat on the sofa to discuss about the business.

My father made a hand gesture to bring welcome drinks to my mom. All the process of preparing dinner and wearing an uncomfortable clothes just to make yourself look elegant made me tired and sleepy. My mother called me to take the welcome drinks to guest, unable to move my legs I stood staring my mother, seeing my sad face my brother held a welcome drink and walked to the client, I followed him  elegantly holding my black gown.

When I went to serve the lemonade Bruno was sneakily sliding on my brother skating board, I signaled him to go back but a sneaky spoiled brat came between me and my brother making spill all lemonade on client bald head. When  everybody stood up in shock, me and my brother both looked each other silently sneaked before my father could have kicked us out of the house.  

“I am really sorry for the inconvenience” my father is wiping the lemonade fell on the most expensive brown suit but both my brother and my laughter busted out when father took a lemon piece from his bald head. A slow murderous aura was disturbing our laugh we slowly turned back and saw my father standing like thanos ready to snap his finger anytime to make us disappear.

“ I will go and help mom with plating “ I soon ran into the kitchen dragging my partner in crime. My father somehow convinced the client to bring them to the dinning hall.

A delicious meal and an aesthetic wine make the dinner more extravagant. The client arrived in the dining table and satisfied with dinner arrangements. Both me and my brother sighed in relief. “It can’t be any worst, could it be?” I whispered in my mother’s ear. Her expressionless face and my father deadly glare made me stop spouting the nonsense.

 My mother stood up to serve the mushroom garlic soup to the client.

“It’s your favorite soup sir” my father bragged about how he know his clients very well. Fed up of the boring conversation i slowly took a bite of chocolate cake.

When everything was going well soon a rat fell to the mushroom soup from nowhere. I spitted a chocolate cake from a shock and  immediately turned right to check what’s happening, I noticed miranda was running like a furious lion all over the dining table to eat the rat fell in the mushroom soup.

Soon the dining table became war field of cat and rat, though the rat died  in the mushroom soup miranda spoiled every meal to reach the rat.

She took a rat from the soup,  killed with her hand again to satisfy her ego and started eating right in front of the client. I slowly held my head up to check what happened to everybody.

 The food was all over dresses rather than table, the most expensive Gucci watch and coat also not spared in the cat-mouse revenge game.

 When I turned to my dad his head filled with Chinese noodles  made me burst out of laughing. “ Discusting” the only word our client said after all the entertainment we gave to him. Fuming in anger my father’s client left the house.

 All of us went behind him to apologize for our mistake  but couldn’t able to stop him. When we all came to dining hall Bruno was enjoying the chicken curry and rice, marinda was eating a rat with mushroom soup drinking the wine with fish meat like nothing happened today. Seeing the whole situation all of us laughed until the stomach gets pain.

A lavishing dinner went into cleaning the house, a rich meal replaced with pizza. Next day morning my father was  paid for the brown suite,Gucci watches and apologize to the client sincerely but his dream to become manager was still a dream.

Once he came home I asked why he didn’t scold us for all the fuss we made, he was smilingly said “ It was sad that all our effort got in vain but few things are uncontrollable. One gets what he truly deserves, what’s more important is a family to laugh and love. Sometimes we need to enjoy the entertainment what life gives us” I hugged him knowing he puts his family first before his dream. I sincerely wish his dream come true when he gives his best. It’s always an unforgettable meal of the life time.