Day before yesterday post lunch time I fell sick. Within a few minutes of groaning and moaning my temperature shot up to 102 F with terrible body ache. Though I had Theraflu it made no difference. I tossed and I turned till Aaman came in the evening and sent the servant to get some proper medicine from the chemist.

To top it all we had a bad thunder storm and there was a power shut down that lasted the whole night and came back early afternoon today. We spent the night sweating and muttering to ourselves. It was one of the worst nights of my life. I was drugged to my eye balls but couldn’t sleep due to the heat factor.

Three medicines to bring my fever down and two powerful painkillers for my back and butt ache. And to top it all there was a mouse running around the house which jumped over my feet and gave me the fight of my life.

Two of emergency lights blinked out and we were at the mercy of candles. We have yet to buy a generator (we’ve been talking about getting a generator since we came back from the US which was last year. Talk about being procrastinators).

I’m feeling much better though my poor butt continues to ache as if it had suffered a bad shot at the hands of careless doctor!

Thankfully I hadn’t caught the viral; the fever was my body’s natural reaction to some crass actions on my part.

My maid had warned me not to take a bath with cold water since the weather was changing but I was in a hurry to go out so I held my breath and had an extremely cold shower.

The kids had left the television on in our bedroom and Post Man Pat was coming on it. Next mistake – I came out all wet and in my birthday suit. The fan was on at maximum speed and I found myself watching the damn kiddie show and laughing at Ajay because of his bad Indian accent.

Got ready, got into the car with the air conditioning at the coolest. The day was becoming increasing hot so by the time I reached back home I was cold but the temperature outside was simmering.

Within two hours I felt as if I had been hit by a train and left twitching and dying. I paid for my stupidity. The day was ruined, the night was a nightmare and today I continue to have a butt that is sore and painful.