Returning to your ancestral home after a long time & taking part in a marriage ceremony there can be a frightening affair. So many new faces, and even scarier, the faces you recognise but can't attach a name to. Such faces can pull you into embarrassing situations. Sample this- Someone is standing in your group. You just can't recall what her name is. You inch towards a cousin and whisper, "Who's that?" Her reply,"That? That's Prameela. Don't you recognise her?" Then she marches upto Prameela and says,"Hey, you know, Nisha didn't recognise you."
Now you are left alone to face Prameela's wrath. She's dumb with disbelief. "You didn't recognise me??" And then you mumble something like "Oh my, how your looks have changed!" All the while seething at the cousin who let the cat out of the bag. You had whispered "Who is that?" so that no one would know about your ignorance . And now, the whole world stands knowing.
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