Wrong Family
comedyEveryoneMy phone buzzed at 9pm. New group chat: FAMILY DINNER PLANNING. 14 people. I know none of them. Wrong number, clearly. I went to tap Leave. Then Grandma texted: "I am bringing my famous biryani Sunday. Everyone say what you are bringing." The replies rolled in. Kebabs. Salad. "The good plates." Then Uncle Tariq tagged me: "And what is this new number bringing?" The whole chat went quiet, waiting for my answer.
Me: "Sorry, I think you added the wrong number. I don't know this family." Uncle Tariq: "Very funny, Bilal." Me: "I'm not Bilal." Uncle Tariq: "This is exactly what Bilal would say to get out of bringing dishes." Then someone called Auntie Rubina gave a thumbs up. To WHICH PART?
What happens next?
2 ways forwardThen Grandma herself typed. The chat went still. Grandma: "Wrong number or not, nobody who has seen the word biryani in this chat leaves this chat." Me: "That's not... how anything works?" Grandma: "Sunday. 6pm. You are family now." Someone sent a location pin. It was 20 minutes from my house.