Birthday confusion

It was a regular Thursday for me. I started working. I checked my inbox and responded to the emails. When I was checking the worklist, I saw the date 22 October. I paused and thought, "is it Meghana's birthday today?" I could not remember.

That one thought prompted me to investigate. I had to find out if it was my friend Meghana's birthday. I thought ways to find it out and put my investigator's cap on.

First I went to my trusted app, Facebook because Mark Zuckerberg never forgets birthdays. I visited Meghana's profile to see if it was her birthday. No reminder, no post, no photo, no tagged post, no evidence. Not a single wish. I went through the old posts too, but found nothing.

Then I decided to move on to the next app, Instagram. I did the same investigation there too. I found nothing there too. Her last post was from August and the last tagged post was from May. I was disappointed to see that these apps were not helping me.

Then I visited Google photos. I was hoping that I would find photos of one of her birthdays which we celebrated in the office. But nope, Google photos decided to disappoint me too.

The next move was traditional one. I called one of our common friends Shubha, "is it Meghana's birthday today? I found all social media apps and found nothing. If you have any clue, please tell me".

Shubha was worse that I thought, "I have no recollection of it. But isn't her birthday in July?"

"No darling. My birthday is in July, the only one from the group born in rainy month. I am certain that her birthday is towards the end of October, but I cannot recollect the exact date", I confessed.

Shubha added another friend Priyanka to help but she could not help at all.

"Girls, my instincts are telling me that it is her birthday today. But I don't know what should I do?" I told my girlies.

"Then you should follow your instincts. Call her and ask her. Or wish her," Priyanka suggested.

"And if it is her birthday, tell us too. If it is not her birthday, tell us how she bashed you," Shubha's witty remark made all of us laugh.

Then, I took a deep breath and dialed Meghana's number. She picked up on the 5th ring, "Hi Meghana. How are you?" We began with small talks. Meghana told me about her life updates.

Then I put forth the burning question," Meghans I was somehow thinking that it is your birthday today," my social skills gave in at that moment and I had no clue what to say next. Confused and embarrassed I waited for her to speak.

There was a pause and then Meghana responded, "you are a little late buddy. Yesterday was my birthday. But my daughter's birthday is today. Would you like to wish her?"

I wished her daughter Priti. Meghana was delighted. More than she would have been if I had wished on her birthday.

My friends were eagerly waiting for the update. I posted on our group, "belated wishes could have never been better for her".