His continued shaking his head for along long time, staring at the phone. Somehow he couldn’t smother the smug smirk that took over. He reached across the table top, and turned the ‘rip-one-page-per-day’ book-calendar that was there. He suppressed the laughter that overpowered hi, and ripped the ‘yesterday’ page. The new date stared at him now. 1st April. Ha ha, the all fools day. God, how Su had fallen like nine pins this time, after what she made me go through least year – just wait madam till you realize what today is, ha ha….Jay was absolutely delirious. Two years in running she had conned him – and made an ass out of him…but this time, this time…ha ha.
In ten minutes the phone tinkled to life.

Jay?
Su?
You moron ! I hate you Jay !!!
Ha Ha, Su, but I had you didn’t I? Ha Ha, what a con, boy I’ll remember this for long girl…I can imagine your face…Ho Ho….
Jay you slime-ball, you sleaze-.. wait till I meet you. I’ll make you pay lover boy. I really will…just you wait
Can’t wait Su, can’t wait….to see your sour face!!!
Meet you at seven after wrrk, same place Jay.
Right madam, seven, and you won’t believe what I’ve got for you Su, a diamond ring……you must see it.
Ring?
An engagement ring girl, and for the wedding that will follow. Su, the ring is so gorgeous…..
What engagement Jay? Who’s wedding?
Ha Ha, Su, don’t you try that stuff now, getting back to me for the April fooling, are you? It will not work girl – not this year Su, in fact never again!!! At seven then, Su, Su? Sooo? Hello??

He tried calling up, but the line was dead. He was counting minutes for the seven date. The final date, today he’d slip the ring on her dainty finger, and call her Mrs. Su Jay.
At five minutes to seven he was at the usual rendezvous corner. The seconds ticked by. Seven, seven fifteen, eight. He stood waiting. He went to the telephone booth and rang

Su?
Yeah Jay?
What happened?
To what?
You’re supposed to be here
Am I? So that I can be stood up eh? You nut. Once a year being fooled is asinine, but you think I’d let you do it to me twice in one day?
Hey Su, no serious, this time I am, I’m not April fooling around again this time, honest, believe me. And remember the ring, the diamond one, its waiting for you.
I already asked you in the morning Jay
What did you ask Su?
Who is that ring for?
You, my honeybunch, you Mrs. Su jay…its got your name written on every facet, this piece of ice here.
But Jay, the problem here is…..
The phone got disconnected. He tried and tried, it stayed dead.

That night he slept fitfully: Did she really reject me? Is it real? Am I being shunted off? Booted? Or is it just Su’s way of getting back to me? Am I being the biggest April Fool. Su always made me feel so, every April. He hoped it was so again. Or am I being told here is where the bus stops pal, go clear off? He didn’t know the answers. He prayed it was all a joke. God Su! Are you serious? Did I go overboard in my plans, God!! What have I done?

And Su, she slept well that night. Deserves that, that Jay, she was smiling even in her sleep.
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