It happened one night...

11-30 pm on a Saturday night.

I had just switched on the kitchen light to heat my very late dinner.

And that is when I heard that knock on the door.

Thinking it must be one of my housemates who had forgotten to take their keys, I opened the door...to find a stranger woman with a smile on her face.

Needless to say, the only emotion on my face was a question mark.

My first thought was "Ghost!" (Side effects of having seen crappy Bollywood movies while growing up!)

Before any more of such corny thoughts could take form, she spoke..."Hi, do you have a bottle of beer I could borrow?"

Silence.

Question mark on my face turns to bewilderment to disgust.

Me: (forced smile) No, I am afraid not! *shuts door with lightning speed*

I was a li'l rattled and also pinched myself a couple of times to check whether I'd dreamt it.

Later, the incident reminded me of an old commercial...remember Aishwarya Rai showing up at Aamir Khan's door asking for a Pepsi?? :D

Before you start getting any judgemental, lemme assure you that I'm no Aamir (I'm taller!) and my nocturnal visitor was sure as hell no Ash!!

What was funnier was the feedback I got from some friends after recounting the incident. Atleast two male friends reacted by saying, "Wow! A naked lady turns up at your doorstep asking for beer and you turned her away?"

Me: Err...WTH! Naked??? I didn't say that, did I?

I got exactly the same reaction from both of 'em : "No, you didn't! But that's just an enhanced version playing in the brain. Please don't spoil it."

* Puke *

Bah...men!!!!

* Rolls eyes *