June 19. “Wow, what a cricket match!”

“Button, haven’t I told you in the past that a match between India and Pakistan beats all other matches. IPLs be damned.”

“But this one made me sit on the edge of the sofa.”

“It was nail-biting. You know how badly we started hence gave up watching the match and watched Alice in Wonderland instead. Got back just in time to catch the end and it was worth it.”

“What happened to Sehwag?”

“I don’t know. How did you like Alice? Did you like Jabberwocky or Bandersnatch?”

“I loved Bandersnatch and his teeth. He was so huggable.”

“I was surprised that Dost didn’t say that I look exactly like Bandersnatch when I get angry! Do you think I look like him?”

“I’d rather not comment if I want dinner tonight. Did your daughter watch the match sitting in Goa? Do you recall the last time she and a friend of her’s were in Goa, a series of cricket matches were being played and I had messaged her asking her if she was watching the match. What a coincidence.”

“I remember.”