Tilan and Tiria enjoyed many of the same things in life. They were both devoted to traveling, book clubs and volunteering their time and expertise to give back to their communities. Tilan and Tria took pride in working with organizations in low income communities in Chicago and New York. Tilan and Tiria rotated cooking together at each other's house every Friday night. Tilan is a sound engineer. Tiria is the youngest law professor at Columbia University Law School in New York; at the age of 29. Tiria is no ordinary young woman. She published 67 books, she speaks 5 different languages, she mentors the young people in her family and she’s a fashion model. Tiria is also a seamstress in her spare time.
Tilan brags a lot about Tiria to the world; including to his friends and family, tirelessly. His parents can’t wait to meet Tiria in light of Tilan acknowledging how amazing she is to his family. All of Tilan cousins back in Chicago think Tiria is clothed in prettiness. Tilan parents interrogate him with questions about Tiria all the time. They want to know what Tiria likes to eat. They ask him what activities they should have for Tiria when she visits. They even asked Tilan what her favorite colors are. Mr. and Mrs. Durand are very pleased with their son being so happy.
The day of the family visit finally comes to past. Tiria articulates to Tilan how nervous she is to meet his parents as they pull up in the driveway. Tiria notices how huge his parents’ home is. When Tiria walks in, she is greeted with a foison of love. She thought it was her birthday, but it wasn’t. Mr. and Mrs. Durand had asked all the aunts, uncles and cousins to purchase a gift for Tiria. They all knew how special she was to Tilan and they wanted to maximize their love towards her. Every person in the family prepared a dish that Tiria and Tilan liked. As they basked in a delicious feast, Tiria forgot about her diet; how she could not eat certain foods. She drank way too much pop, ate lots of spicy food and she overindulged in the deviled cheese eggs. All the food she ate did not agree with her digestive system. Tiria started passing gas but it was soft gas, not the hard loud farts that everyone could hear. She was thankful for the soft gas.
The next phase of the visit was like a Keith Sweat song. Tiria certainly wanted to make it last forever as she sat around the table with Tilan and his family. She was so thankful for all the soft gas that came out of her. Importantly, she was rather embarrassed. The entire family smelled the gas. They all had puzzled looks on their faces trying to figure out who was passing the gas and why the person in question did not excuse their self from the dinner table. The smell of Tiria’s gas was pungently thick in the air. She wanted to get up out of her chair but she feared if she moved, a loud fart would come out. She also thought if she excused herself everyone would know that it was her. It was her after all! Tiria didn’t want to make Tilan look bad, like she didn't have good manners. She knew how much effort his family had put into making her feel welcome as a first time guest in their home. All the gas kept coming out of her. She could not control it. Tiria felt miserable. She looked extremely uncomfortable. Tilan saw the look on her face. He knew it was her passing all the gas. He immediately acted like it was him and publicly asked Tiria to escort him to the washroom. He told his family he wasn’t feeling well. He stated he needed Tiria to look out for him while he rested. Tiria was saved by the love of her life.
Have you ever been saved from a situation by the love of your life when you really needed them? :0)