Sweets!

I like to share food, especially sweets. Whenever sweets are brought home, I go, “Please keep some aside for my special friends.” I always ask for `some’ goodies for my friends. My family usually indulges me. At times, they grumble good-naturedly. “We don’t see any of your `special friends’ pass on anything to us.” I smile in return.

Sometimes, I think, sometimes I just take and give away the family’s share of sweets too. After all, they have eaten some, I tell myself. Now time to give the rest to my friends. The friends circle is from the immediate colleague sitting besides me to anyone passing by when I open my sweet box! So I do need a lot of sweets.

Ponnu was getting exasperated with this habit. I did not realize how much, until last week. A relative gave some chocolates from his trip to Dubai. I thought there were a lot in there and some could be.. Yes, you guessed it right. Some could go to my friends. I took some and happily gave it away to my friends. The next day, I found there were some more in the fridge. I just put my hand into the chocolate bag and had a fistful with me, when Ponnu came by. “Are you going to eat so many chocolates at one go?” “No. I am taking some for my friends.” She looked at me and said, “I hope you don’t think you are the Red Cross,” and walked away. I promptly put those chocolates back. Red Cross indeed!