Engraved In Stone 2 Poem by persian khushi

1987-2008
“Stranger in the Foyer”

A life changing experience....
Are you strong enough?

She woke during the night with voices downstairs
Fell back into a deep sleep soon after
Ready for work next morning she saw suitcases in the hallway
Carpooling with her colleagues
Quite a busy day ahead
Meeting with clients and caterers
Unexpected visitor waiting in the foyer
All females who saw him
Had nothing better to speak of but him
She never met this man before
And didn’t know who he was
Meeting the amusement on his face
She realized that her hair had come undone
Thinking that he was a client
But he held out his hand and said,
That her aunt asked him to drop off her car keys
Looking at the keys in her hand
Very peculiar aunt must have forgotten
That she was carpooling.
Curious eyes staring at her for answers
But all she could say was that she didn’t know this stranger

After a long day she headed for the stairs
To refresh then go down for dinner
On her way downstairs she heard a male voice
And aunties laughing
A very pleasant atmosphere indeed
His back turned to the arch
Through which she entered the living room
Elders excitedly invited her to sit
Then he turned to face them
Surprised to see the stranger, standing before her
Adding 2 and 2
The voices late night
The travelling bags and her keys
It all made sense
She couldn’t help thinking of the girls at work

He was introduced as her cousin
Soon after the all familiar marketing started
The hints of marriage
What a good catch he is
Bla – bla – bla
The matchmaking has started yet again
She heard that her mother and sister will be visiting soon
She missed home and to see her mum would be such a treat.
Disappointed at the reasons for their visit
To avoid the family she kept busy and worked late nights
Weekends she would spend with her female friends from work

To be continued.....

What happens next is for the brave only...