Where Have You Been?

That’s the first question I was asked by one of my friends today. I have just come back and I was expecting a polite Hello. But what I got was a very enthusiastic “where have you been so long?” and a tight slap on the back that almost made me trip over a few potted Cacti. Considering the friend in question is a former body builder and pretty muscular at that, I am feeling quite lucky to have not lost a tooth or got perforated in the process of exchanging greetings.

Next time onwards, a distant wave of the hand will be affected before I can come in the range of the muscle man’s long arms, so as to calm down his animated approach to receiving people.