The Betrayal

The time had come finally. It had been carefully decided (as usual), the hour when not many people were around, so they would not be disturbed. Nor were there too few people, as this ensured no suspicious stares coming their way. This was a part of their daily routine, but today was going to be different.

As they entered the room, she saw that their usual inconspicuous seats were already occupied by a group of noisy youngsters, her trained eyes quickly scanned the entire area and found a couple of empty seats in the back, which would have to do for today.

She could see the anticipation in his quick movements, as they crossed the room at a quick pace. They settled in immediately and he placed the container he'd been carefully holding in his hands on the table.

He opened it gingerly, as he always did, and gasped audibly. The initial shock and disbelief quickly turned to anger. It was not what had been promised repeatedly to him since the previous evening!
In fact, it was a betrayal of epic proportions, according to him at least! She didn't agree, but thought it wise not to argue with him.

He was angry, really really angry, seething actually! This was totally unacceptable! And all those promises! He now realized they all were false promises, they had to be, there was no other plausible explanation for a betrayal of this multitude.

What a fool he had been!! What a ride he'd been taken for. All because he blindly trusted his mother when she told him she'd packed Rajma Chawal for lunch, whereas in reality it was cooked green peas and rotis!!!!

*Inspired by actual events that took place on 12/11/2013.