The wedding shoes not bought

It was late. Mommmy Giraffe was rushing them into the car. But Gif had to run back and take one last look before the shutters rolled down on the windows at the shoe store. Hmm... that white sparkling pump shoe would do good for her wedding and with that white gown she would wear at her wedding it would do marvelously! Little Gif dreamt of a wedding with white gown just like they did in the fairy tales, just like the barbie her friend had from Dubai and just like the cartoons on television and she vowed to buy her wedding shoes from the shoe store. Whenever she passed the shoe store, she would check out the models, the glitterring ones and finalise one for her wedding. It was funny, but she did that finalising each time she passed the store, like she were getting married within the following one month. But for now she eyed that tiny white boot with pink dots on it.


Ten years later. Tif and Gif were rushing to be on time at home for mommy Giraffe's birthday party. They have the gift in hand and must be at home as soon as possible when Gif notices the shoe store alongside. She stops at once and glances slowly through the models displayed. Tif is surprised, jokes about the power of window shopping on Gif and tries to get her back to rushing back. But Gif has to complete the task. Finally she decides on a silverish sandal. She is older now and no longer dreams of fairy tale weddings. She now dreams of a knight in shining armour. Well not really, but thats just cliched-ly putting to you the dreams of a dreamy sixteen year old! She dreams of marrying this tallish, thinnish, sauvish, smartish, humourous, moustached Man! No matter what, the wedding shoes must be bought from the shoe store. And maybe if Tif didn't hurry her just as much as he was, she would actually step in and buy that branded floater all her friends wore.


Ten more years later. Gef and Gif were walking down munching popcorn after sitting through a very stupid movie about robots. She didn't really care, she just wanted time with Gef, with Gef next to her. And suddenly she realised the shoe store is alongside. The temptation of years has not worn off. She must decide on her wedding shoes from here. Hmm yes, that sleek red stoned slipper would do just perfect especially with that Red saree she planned on buying for her wedding. She now dreamt of marrying Gef and noone else. So the lack of heels on that slipper would make more sense given the lack of height difference between them. Hmm... she just hoped that the slipper would be available 4 months later as well, when she planned to begin her wedding shopping.


Ten months later. Gif and Gef are laughing about a terribly inconsequential thing and walking down the street, behaving not very different from how they did before they got married. And suddenly Gif spots the shoe store along side. She stops laughing and something just hits her with a huge thudddddd. She had not bought her wedding shoes from the shoe store!!! After all these years!!!