Orange Cup Cake

Though I can't describe myself as a person who is into chocolates, cakes, and pastries as I am not a sugar person, but whenever I have a craving for pastry, the particular incident of 'Orange cup cake' cross my mind.

On that fateful day, I rode with my ex lover for a long drive during one particular weekend. As we drove by, a fancy bakery shop came to our sight and suddenly I had a craving for pastry. I yelled, 'Babyla! There is bakery. I want to have a cake'. He questioned me, 'Since when you eat sweet things?'. As it was quite unlike me to pamper my taste buds with sweet food and snacks. Anyways, we made an appearance in the shop. As always, he decided to have an ice cream and as expected I was scanning each and every pastry item in the shop. He was getting restless and irritated with this silly habit of mine. Since he was eyeing me with dangerous look, I had to randomly pick the one which was nearby. So, I selected an orange cup cake.

Later as I narrated the incident to my lil' cousin at home. She was taken back. She could picture me, even in her wildest dream, having cake. As I always ensure that every food item that enters my refrigerator contains salt instead of sugar. I realized as I narrated her about the orange cup cake that I actually liked the savor of it. I went to bed with a promise to her that I will get orange cup cake for her as well, next time if I happen to travel towards that place.

After a couple of months, my ex had some work to be done on Sunday at that place and he decided to take me along to avoid boredom, I suppose. I was thrilled to accompany him as I thought it will serve dual purpose: to spend quality time with him as well get an orange cup cake for my lil' cousin.

As bad luck has it. Few strangers were in front of bakery shop. He knew them. So, he wasn't willing to get the hell out of the car. I was so excited to get a cake but he won't move an inch. I was so frustrated that I tore all the money that I had placed firmly in my tiny hand.

Since then my dislikes for pastries has increased though at times, the sweet taste of an orange cup cake lingers in my mind for quite a long period of time. I had it once and that was all. It was like a fling but with an orange cup cake :)


Now, after my break up with him, when I ponder about that incident of him not willing to be seen with me by those people from his workplace, I get the message clearly but how could I be so blind and foolish. I really was naïve.

Note: He played the role of antagonist in my very brief yet mouth-watering affair with an orange cup cake. My lil' cousin never got to taste it. She still mocks me about my promise to get her an orange cup cake.

Marriage

Its a universal fact that when we are in 20s, we will be surrounded by curious people who will  ask non-stop questions related to marriage. It is very hard to take the thoughts of settling down off from my mind. As I had been repeatedly questioned by my loved ones about my so-called plans about my marital status and interest. I had been turning deaf ears to their plead to get married. I feel uneasy to get in touch in my friends who are happily married as they talk about their husband and babies. Then they will try to convince me to give a second thought to get married. I don't see a point in calling up a friend to catch up. I simply can't talk over with them. Can't I call up a friend just t to engage in a normal conversation?

Now, the question is, does it really matter whether I marry? Is marriage the only important thing in one's life?


Just because I have a stable job doesn't mean that now it is the right time to get married. Marriage, I suppose, is a personal choice. So, people stop bothering me with questions related to marriage.