My perfect Sunday has 3 parts. Biryani for lunch, a nap after, and one old movie
in the evening. That's it. No plans, no shopping, no relatives. Phone on silent from 1
pm. Nobody is allowed to ask me to go anywhere. It happens maybe once a month,
if I'm lucky. The other Sundays get eaten by weddings, errands and my cousins. But when
it works, it's the best day I can think of. The biryani has to come from outside.
Nobody is cooking on my perfect Sunday, that's the whole point. I order at 12:30 so
it comes by 1:15. Mutton, extra raita, 1 double ka meetha that I pretend to share. Then
the nap. Fan on full, curtains closed, 2 hours minimum. The deep kind where you wake
up confused. I've woken up thinking it's Monday morning twice. Panicked. It was 4 pm Sunday. Evening
is the movie. Always something I've seen before, so I can half watch it. Hera Pheri
usually. Tea at 6, the movie at 7, and by 9:30 I'm already sad that it's ending.
The last time I got a full one was months ago. Then came 3 weddings
and a house shift. I'm owed about 4 of these Sundays now. Nobody seems to care. What's
yours? Tell me your perfect lazy Sunday, from start to finish. Does it have food in it?
A nap? Or are you one of those people who goes for a run? If it's the
run, I respect you, but I don't understand you. This Sunday is mine, I've told the whole family.
Wish me luck.