Caught Naked In The Dark

 Caught Naked In The Dark 

(A Confession of a Mother)

Belonging to a middle-class family from Kandy, I and my husband lived in and around Colombo. We had two sons and two daughters. All four of them were highly talented and with very pleasing features.

My eldest son was very keen on cooking food and he used to help me when I was cooking something in the kitchen. The Intercontinental Hotel opened in 1971 and my eldest son Godfrey got an opportunity to work as an assistant in the pastry and sweet section of the hotel.

Godfrey happened to be a very smart young man and he gradually worked his way up to become the pastry chef of that hotel. He then got an opportunity to work as a pastry chef at Muscat Intercontinental Hotel Oman and gradually worked up his way as a pastry chef at Abu-Dhabi Intercontinental Hotel.

There he met a Burgher girl called Preeni, she also worked as a food and beverage secretary in the same hotel. They married and were blessed with three girls and a boy. Meanwhile, a leading hotel chain built a beautiful hotel in the heart of Colombo and Godfrey became the first Sri Lankan Chef to earn his salary in US Dollars working as an executive pastry chef for this hotel.

My son and Preeni managed to buy a house in Dehiwala and were settled, when suddenly he got involved with an Airline Hostess and finally his family broke up. My son was having an affair with this hostess but did not marry her but moved into the girl’s home in Kalubowila and was blessed with a girl and a boy.

My son became very famous for his sweets, chocolates, cakes and his passion towards women. Some say that he could not see a skirt.

In a way I was glad that my husband was living to Witness what happened to his much loved boys and girls.

I see my husband thinking and always in his own world. Even after his retirement, he was not allowed to live in peace. Worries - Worries never ending worries with regard to his four children.

My second daughter was Selonie and worked for AirLanka as a Hostess, She met a nice guy who used to work with her on the same Airline. They got married and were blessed with two boys. My daughter was happily married to Suren. When he suddenly decided to go to London to follow an advanced course in Engineering. He was accompanied by his wife and their two boys.

Living in a country with two children and while her husband was following a course and working as well, was not very easy for my daughter Selonie. Suren somehow thought of a solution. His cousin was idling at home. So he decided to call his cousin to help in this situation just to keep company and to help them when needed. His cousin named Paul was much younger than my daughter Selonie. But being together they developed an affair and finally fell deeply in love with each other and couldn’t be parted. Suren finished his course and came back to Sri Lanka but Selonie’s mind was in London and was always in contact with this young kissing cousin. Selonie’s two boys had a special liking for Paul. Things happened so fast that in no time Selonie divorced Suren and married Paul. She managed to migrate to London on marital status with her two sons.

Suren did not know what struck him and from where. He was so upset that he found employment in Dubai and settled there for a while. After the separation Suren contacted his family purely because of his two sons. He made it a point to visit them sometimes in London. Selonie managed to find employment with Harrods Super Chain in London where she works up-to-date. The children also got adopted to the situation and they still live in London. Years passed and things changed when Paul decided to dump Selonie and go his way alone.

These stories are like fairy tales but a nightmare to the mother and father and for some, it sounds like a Sinhala teledrama. But nothing seems to be working within the marriages and lives of our children.

We used to call our second son Chuuti malli and he managed to work himself up the ladder and finally ended up in the USA. There he was silent for a while and became rich all of the sudden. Many of my family members were under the impression that working in the USA could make someone rich in no time. But his case was different after living in the states for a while, he had come across a rich gay Millionaire and lived with him a couple of years and later extracted lots of money from this gay millionaire. After the death of this gay millionaire, Chuuti malli inherited all his wealth and became rich. However, being good parents we did not approve of such things and kept wondering what disasters befell on our family.

Nothing good has happened to our family that could make us proud.

My eldest daughter, Kesari, was very pretty and worked for a private organization in Colombo. Her boss was a very famous person in the Colombo business and executive circle.  

Now this story is very interesting.

This boss man was married earlier but his wife kicked him out of her life. Namely Susanka had many affairs with leading ladies in town. Once he had an affair with a famous politician’s wife and had acid thrown onto his face. Luckily he was a man of money and managed to get eye surgery done in London and escaped half blind. In Spite of all these he did not give up his bad habits.

My daughter was directly under him and he kept on pushing her towards an affair. Somehow things worked between them and they were sailing high in spite of the disfigured face he had. What can you do when money talks? However they got married and had a son. Comparing their ages he was like a father to her.

Their married life was never happy as he was un tolerable and extremely vulgar man. My daughter could not have a maid at home as he tried to be funny with the maids as well. He is very thick and his approach was of a very low standard. I feel ashamed to tell the reader about the acts he carried out to the maids. Any lady knowing him never attended parties or functions at his home. To be precise he used his leg to touch ladies' private parts from under the table. He was so greedy and soon after any dinner party and the guests had left he quickly ate the leftovers on the table depriving the domestics of a leftover meal. I think the reader should now get an idea of the man. Days moved on and one day my daughter fell ill and as my grandson, Ruwan was little and needed someone to look after him. I reluctantly said okay, packed up my bag and went there.

So far things were okay and I helped in the care and medication of my daughter. I had my dinner early with Ruwan and went to bed. At about midnight I felt Ruwan embracing me very tightly. I felt sorry as I thought he must be missing his mother. His grip became tighter and I held his hand to give him some support but to my amusement, I felt hair on that hand. Then I heard someone talking softly Bashura oh Bashura I was waiting for a long time to tell you that I love you, Don't let this chance slip away. I quickly jumped up and put on the lights, to my surprise Susanka was standing beside my bed pitch naked. I shouted help me Kesari! He ran away and my daughter came running and saw my position and yelled about what happened. I told her about Susanka standing naked trying to do something to me. Don't you worry mom, after all he is my husband and I cannot divorce him?

I packed up my bag, kissed my grandson, called for a taxi and went home not to return to that house again.

Years later my daughter divorced him and now she enjoys a happy life. Susanka married another young girl and who knows what. My eldest son Godfrey left the Airlanka girl and is having an affair with another married woman.My second son Chuuti malli is continuing his gay stunts and seems to be happy. Kesari lives with her pilot son Ruwan. Selonie is a citizen of the UK and living with her two sons still working for Harrods of London.

06.11.2022

November 2022 Meetup

The group met at 9am at Dr Vimala's residence down Jawatte Gardens in Colombo. The following attended:-

Dr Vimala
Saku
Neela
Amar
Peter
Elmo L
Satchi
Angela
Fazli
Dr Carmel
Angie S
Nafisa
Asger
Madhu

The meet got off to a great start with the members introducing themselves as some had not met each other before.

Angie S kicked off by introducing her childrens' book "Cuddly & Poppy's Tea Party" explaining the background of how it all began and now the outcome of the publishing. She read out the first two pages from the book and the work was much appreciated by the members. Several chose to buy a copy too, which she had available with her.

Dr Carmel read out a thrilling account of  how an accident victime was found dead in the back of a Tuktuk when the driver reached the hospital.

Fazli gave an interesting account of, "The Ballad of Aunt Cee" who fell in love with him when he contracted the Covid-19 virus and grappled with her for three long months, finally seeing her off for good in November.

Elmo Leonard read out a few pages from his forthcoming book about St Benedicts' College and Good Shepherd Convent.

Peter, as always, exploded the group with his tantalizing story "Caught Naked in the Dark",about the sensual escapades of a family whose mother was relating her saga in dismay.

Neela gave a crushing account of how a daughter was coping with the anxiety and concerns of a devoted mother who didn't want her to touch water for fear of catching pneumonia.

Amar [to be added once I receive his transcript]

Dr Vimala shared her exciting exploits as a young woman in Trincomalee surrounded by the bombs and blasts of WWII all around her.

Saku wrote a story titled "Talking to the Toques" about how a bunch of monkeys had taken shelter in the roof of a Church.

Asger read out Chapter 36 from his book and how "Revenge is Sweet"

Medha read out two poems that she wanted the members to advice her on their suitability to be published singly or separately.

The Ballad of Aunt Cee

The Ballad of Aunt Cee

Aunt Cee was here!

Covid-19, as she is officially referred to by the WHO, while I try to showcase her as a female in this story just like weathermen do with hurricanes, has been with us since the latter part of 2019 and taking a huge toll on the health of people across the divide.

Many are the people who have been afflicted with the virus and now, three years on, more than 6.5 million people have succumbed to the lady. Out of a total of 635 million cases detected positive, the good news is that, 614 million have recovered and are back on track, restarting their lives today.

Initially, it was claimed to have been set off by the Chinese with links to eating infected meat. Later it became known that there may have also been man made laboratory reasons for the creation and spread of this lady. No one still knows the real truth, to date.

The disruption to normal human life, economies, trade, businesses, and human healthcare has been phenomenal, never seen in our generation before. Many are the lessons learned during this visitation, too.

Then came Dr Fauci, from the USA, with hopeful news of a vaccine that had been made ready for deployment, to prevent non infected people from embracing the lady. Initially, many people were a bit skeptical about taking the jab, as all kinds of stories of what may be inside it, the many possible outcomes that it would bring about, and some scary old wives tales, spread.

I had already taken my first two shots of the vaccine, followed by the third, booster, and was feeling quite comfortable that I am reasonably safe now. A fourth booster was then announced but I didn’t feel the need to take it as many fancy rumors of expired vaccines were floating around the country.

And then in July of 2022, she got me by the scruff of my rhino, lock, stock, and barrel.

At first I felt a little fever, followed by a nagging cough and runny nose. Then the body started to ache as if I had been digging wells all day, in drought stricken areas of the north central province. Then my sense of taste disappeared. She was definitely visiting.

The usual Panadol, steam inhalation, Kottamalli, Pas Panguwa, Vitamin C 50mg, daily throat gargles, and even a medically recommended cough syrup came into play. A month passed. Everything disappeared except the nagging cough and runny nose. Two months gone, three months gone. Still the cough and cold are struggling to leave. Aunt Cee is in love with me, I thought. Finally, the fact that I am here, now, speaks well for my health today. It was a rough ride I tell you. Aunt Cee has left now! – Fazli / Nov 5 2022