The worst part of having an accident at home is having to entertain an unannounced guest right after the accident! Moments after the fire was doused and we heaved a sigh of relief, the doorbell rang. It was our distant relative. Hospitable as we are, we welcomed the guest as if it was just another…
Tag: Accident
STORY-TIME: PART I— THE ACCIDENT
There was a fire in our house recently. Not some little sparking in a switchboard or a tiny flame caught at the corner of a cloth, but full-blown fire; and that too in the least fire-friendly room a home can have— the kitchen. The incident happened on a lazy Saturday morning. On the terrace, my…