It was the monthly lunch with my besties. It was a hot, sunny afternoon and we went to this lovely place in the bylanes of Bandra. We ordered for some fresh mint, lime iced tea, mini veg burgers that came on top of chai glasses and settled for a chat. There was lots of goss that I got, but I can't reveal names, because I will get into too much trouble. So all I will say is: Guess Who ?
So there she was this beautiful actress telling me about this woman who has been accusing her of having an affair with this actor, who she is working with. She was so pissed because the girlfriend kept telling the whole world, "Tell that b***h to stay away from my guy." My friend said, "Can you believe it? He looks like a truck driver'. Would you ever believe I could have something to do with him?" After the main course was served, another friend chirped, "This actress who is having an affair with a top star but spreads rumours that she is having an affair with a lesser-known star (ironically both have the same last name) just to divert the attention, so that no one can suspect her. What a strategy!"
Then the dessert arrives " fruit summer pie with coconut ice cream. I tried to resist and then dug into it even as my third friend served us a even more delicious bit of gossip. "A recently-divorced small-time actor is dating small-time model (they recently appeared on a reality show). The affair started when he was a married man and she made his wife's life miserable. She went and told the wife, "I am having an affair with your husband and he is an assh**e because he is with me, married to you and also seeing another model. So leave him."
By now my head was reeling and I am new to the feeling because I am a teetotaler. I must confess, I wanted to gulp down my friends vodka tonic, just so that I could divert my mind that was furiously trying to figure out who was who. And I couldn't ask because we'd made a pact right at the beginning that we would have to guess. I wanted to strangle my friends. I have still not figured out. But if you do, email me on @ashley_rebello1 because I am dying to know.