Kaboom - 2

After a long time, I completed the second part. In fact this was for one of the challenge made by my friend who really inspired me to be a so called blogger. At last I feel that I’ve done justice by taking up the challenge, but not sure whether I would win this. Your Comments??
Kaboom – 2 Continued:
I felt that there is no point in asking these questions to myself, because I don’t remember anything right now, and even if I tried it would end up in kaboom. I started following that monk who led me to the most astonishing place which I’ve never seen even in the movies. I couldn’t exactly describe how the place looks like, but on an average note I can describe this as one of the huge palace completely painted in red. I was able to see lot of cross symbols painted in black on the wall. The whole place was painted with such dark colors that, no one will be able to see that for more than a minute. There was something bad written all over it. All of sudden, the doors threw open and I was welcomed by large number of people at the entrance. I could spot the monk standing at the terrace of the palace and watching these surprising things happening around me. As I went inside the palace, I could spot a big throne, waiting for the ruler to take on the proceedings. As soon as I sat on the throne, there was a huge roar among those present in the hall. The people were happy to see me and I really felt like a king, but king of what? Well, I exactly don’t know the answer for that, but a king is a king. I started thinking maybe I was a king in my previous birth and had a big kingdom, and that is the reason these people immediately accepted me as their king. Nah! That’s not possible, these sorts of things never happen in a movie these days, but somehow I got to accept the fact and face the reality. But what’s my real identity, I cannot remember that and the person whom I believe supposed to have known this is that monk.
The moment the monk face struck in my thoughts I started to remember things a little bit but couldn’t really get into any conclusions. I immediately ordered my soldiers to get the monk down to the hall; they were off to search for him in a flash and got him with his hands cuffed. The monk was made to kneel in front of the king (me of course). I enquired about my identity to the monk, but smile was all I got in return. I thought I’ve had enough of the sudden surprises and took the sword to behead the monk. As soon as I lifted the sword, it was kaboom and I was off from that place again in a flash. These kaboom’s started to happen with me at the most unexpected times. I found myself in middle of a dense forest and I was pretty much sure that even if there is no kaboom there are definitely the forest animals around to prey on me, but there was none. I sat under a tree and started to think about by act towards the monk at the palace. How cruel was my attitude and behavior to have killed a man who had once saved my life. Before I could realize, there was a kaboom and I found myself in the same palace with the sword in my hand and monk kneeling in front of me. The people in the palace were joyful to see me again. I’m here again in the same situation, but this time I didn’t want the kaboom to take advantage of the situation and wanted to chop the monks head.
The moment this thought entered my head, even before I could lift my sword I was immediately thrown out of that palace, of course none other than by kaboom. Well this situation is not new to me or the kaboom. I was again in the dense forest, but this time about to witness a hunt of a calf by a group of lions. The calf tried its best to escape but alas it was surrounded on all sides by the lions. I was watching all these from a little distance. My heart didn’t thump even for a moment as I know what was going to happen. All I was thinking for the calf not to try escaping from those lions. Yes people you read it right, I didn’t want the calf to escape and then make the lions hunt this six feet prey who is watching these things closely. Before the lions pounce on the calf, there was a flash of light and the monk appeared in it. The lions didn’t attack the calf rather started to move towards me. The monk was standing holding the calf next to him and was about to witness what I had seen a few moments ago. This was exactly like an action replay except for the calf being replaced by me. This time I rather smiled at the monk and as the lions were about to pounce, I disappeared from that place in a flash.

This time the kaboom was from me and I vanished from that place in no time. I’m sure the monk would be aware of this place as he always knows where I’m right from the sea shore till the forest. My first major attempt in this thesis was to create an catastrophic disaster may be in the form of tsunami, which was devastated by the security guard or the monk, who tried his best to change my identity and made me look like a clown in that suit. As soon as I disappeared from that place, into a no man’s land trying to think about causing something, I was hit by a truck and thrown out of the mountain. When I landed safely on the ice, I was made to experience the volcano eruption. Each and every time when I was trying to use it, I was either completely prevented or thrown out of place. I didn’t want this to go in vain and that is the reason I reached my palace where nothing can go wrong and everything is in my control. This place and the people are my own who believe in me and my ideology. It took me ages to convince people and convert them into this belief. The place, where things would happen as I wished, but somehow things were not going according to plan even there. I couldn’t chop the monks head on both the occasion, for a moment he totally took control of me and my thoughts and made me realize that I was about to commit a mistake, but I was quick to come out of that mind set and tried to behead him once again but in vain. The monk who happened to be the good spirit I suppose tried his best to get me out of this, but he couldn’t. Every occasion he made me to disappear from the place by his kaboom, but I always used to use my kaboom to get back into my own state of causing something evil. Well I revealed this time; I’m an evil spirit and tried to make use of the best I acquired through black magic. But there is always good spirit to prevent it from happening. All these while the monk, who made me to avoid from causing any of the evil activities couldn’t remain the same till the last, especially when he directed those lions towards me thinking that they would kill me. Everyone has evil spirit in them, even the good need to use them to win over the evil. My long journey of learning black magic and creating an empire under me cannot be rattled in one kaboom. This battle will go on and it’s never ending.
When you have the powers of black magic, don’t believe in it rather use it like this kaboommmmmmmmmmmm.
~ THE END(LESS) ~

Kaboom -1

Well! The title is true. This is based on a true, adapted, inspired, heard, untold and what more a copied story. Well should I call this a story? Maybe I should or maybe not. Anyways whatever it is, I need to convey this to someone, who can interpret this as a story or just a piece of crap. It’s getting cold in here, but I can still see a lot of people around who look really strange. I was sitting too close, that a big wave could have easily taken me into the sea. I’m not sure whether that was my intention, committing suicide. Perhaps if I had then definitely the mermaid’s (if exists) would have come out of the sea. Am I so frustrated with my life that I hate it to the core. Wait a second, even in that case it should be me who has a choice to make whether to hate the life or not, not the other way round. “It’s not safe to sit so close to the sea at this part of time, the tides are pretty rough here, so please get back to the shore” was the call from one of the security guys. I got back my senses (yeah sometimes I do, believe me) and was wondering what I’m doing there sitting so close to the sea. I’m unable to neither realize nor remember what had happened to me. Is this some kind of dejavu?
I looked myself in a mirror hanging on a wooden pole, and I was surprised to see the clothes I’m wearing. I’m dressed in a suit with the tie which is little loose now. “What the heck has happened to me, why am I dressed like this? Did I ran from a wedding or Am I a CEO of a bankrupt company.” Whatever it is, this attire would certainly earn me some respect unless and until if I don’t open my mouth. I was standing on the footpath which seems to be totally unique to me and tried by best to remember where I should go now, but I couldn’t. I can see a few people here and there but I believe they won’t be of any help to me. Doesn’t it sound weird, when you are in such a kind of situation? Of course it does. I suddenly felt the earth shaking under my feet, but before I could react there was a big flash of light from the sky like a lightning, rather I should say a 100’s of lightning together which struck me. I used to wonder when people say “I was off in a flash”, but today I realized it, in fact I was really off in a flash from that place. I found myself in a highway (freeway), where I hardly could find a soul. It was like someone would have laid this road in between a desert. It was so hot here; I couldn’t find any camels or Brendan Fraser, because he is the one who can be found in any desert these days trying to hunt “The Mummy”.
No one would survive in this place, obviously because there is nothing here, but why did they have a road here? I wished the previous place was better, at least there were people. I looked up and stared at the sun, expecting the flash of light with “kaboom” and I would be out from this place, but it didn’t happen. The sun was shining really hard that I could see 100’s of mirage. I started walking in the road, the place was so silent and all of a sudden I could hear a honk of a truck the moment I turned back, I was hit by the truck. No “kaboom” this time only bangggg…... I was alive, which was a big surprise to me; the branch which I’m holding protruded from the mountain started developing a crack. I looked down and it took me a while to see the ground, it was so deep. “Did the truck hit me so hard that I was thrown out of the mountain? But there was no mountain in and around that place” by this time the crack started to develop in a rapid rate. But to be honest this place was really amazing, I wish I had my camera. Even if I had no one would have been able to see those photos ever. Flying in the air is a great fun and I’m all set to experience that fun, the branch broke completely and I’m off set to have a memorable journey if I survive this, but I don’t think so I would.
As usual I was wrong; I survived and had a safe landing, would you believe that, of course you need to; else I wouldn’t have continued my so called story. I think I would have landed probably in one the coldest region in the earth. This place was freezing and I immediately started to hunt for my sixth finger. Alas! I couldn’t found my matchbox. I somehow spotted two stones amidst of this snow and started to rub them to get the fire, back to Stone Age. As soon as I rubbed it against each other, the whole place started to shake, I was expecting a “kaboom” to happen this time, but there was a sudden volcano eruption. The place which was supposed to be the coldest zone became the hottest in no time. I didn’t try to escape, even if I had thought it wouldn’t be of any use. I should have been died long back, but I didn’t, is god trying to show me how close I can be to death or it’s me and my super natural powers (if exists) trying to cheat death ? From where did I get these powers? Even I was a normal human being if I remember correctly, what would have happened all of a sudden. Am I an alien? I don’t think so, because when I saw myself in that mirror, I didn’t had any antenna’s on my head nor did I look like new Vodafone creature. I don’t believe in black jack, oops sorry black magic or any evil spirit, but why would I experience something like this. By this time the volcano eruption was at a rapid rate, and I was thrown away from that place.
This time I found myself in a better place; it was completely lush green all around, no sudden surprises that’s what even I believe after seeing this place. I suddenly spotted a monk (not the one who sold his Ferrari) walking towards me. I asked what place is this and what he is doing there all alone, because I could hardly find a soul within my eyes reach. He smiled and bowed to me and walked away from that place. This situation is getting worse and complicated. I was in few places where there were no living beings, but here I found one who is of no use to me. I didn’t tried stopping him, because there was something unique about him and I vaguely remember his face. One thing that was really haunting me was; his action towards me. ”why did he bow for me? Am I god? Or I’m something special? I don’t think so I can be god, but there should be something unique about me. I really tried my best to recollect that monk’s face, and of course I succeeded. He was none other than the security guy who asked me to step back from the sea, but what is he doing here in no man’s land dressed as a monk and what I’m doing here ?. All I can remember is I was sitting close to the waves and after that it’s only Kaboom. Is he the one who is responsible for whatever is happening with me?
To be continued…..

When I Saw A Murder...

I know if I miss this chance to escape I would definitely get caught. I should leave this place before someone gets hold of me. So I escaped from that place and reached even a darker place. I know there is something wrong about this, I’ve even heard people telling the same, but I didn’t pay much attention to their words. I always had the feeling that something bad might have happened and once I reached the place as expected all I can see is only blood. This was not something expected to happen so soon. It was a pin drop silence all around and I can just see a small light glowing in one corner, but even that went off. I don’t get scared that easily but the situation that was prevailing here made me hold my breath. I guess she was killed and the guy who just went out of the house should be the murderer. Even I thought of going out from there, but just as I started I could hear the police sirens from all directions, so I decided to stay rather than moving out from that place. The cops reached the place and they started their investigation. I was in one corner and I remember seeing this inspector somewhere in my life. It was hard for me to recollect because of the tense situation here.
There was loud noise from the terrace from one of the constable and in no time everyone was present there. There were 2 more dead bodies at different stages of decomposition lying in the terrace. I started sweating all over my face and I didn’t even blink my eyes. The police officer was looking at all the corners and so was me. This is one of the horrible incidents I’ve seen so far and I don’t even know who is responsible for all this. When I listened to one of the guy closely, he said that only one of the murders should have happened that day and the remaining should have been in 2 days time. I was completely shocked on hearing that, in a span of 3 days 3 people have been murdered, all the three being girls. This would definitely create a shock wave in the city. The police inspector came down and started searching for evidences in and around the girl’s body. All of a sudden I noticed something shining in the ground, before I could look closely, the inspector took that out. It was a coat button and to my surprise it was looking exactly like my coat button. While I was rushing to come in here, my coat got stuck in the doors and one of my coat buttons fell down. I didn’t notice that since my focus was on something else. I really got suspicious now, but when I looked it out closely it didn’t look exactly like a button, but it was something different.
The inspector took that button and had put in his pocket. A few steps from the body, there was a black parker pen lying in the ground. I immediately checked my pocket, but even my pen was missing. I was telling it to myself, there can’t be a better coincidence than this. All of a sudden it started raining and the power went off and the situation was getting worse. The power came back immediately and this time I could spot the cop taking out something from the girls hand and tucking into his pocket without anyone’s knowledge. I knew that the cop was very honest person, but this time I really started suspecting him. “Was there any link between all the three murders and this cop” this was the only question running in my mind, coz within seconds after the murder took place the cop was at the spot. All these things were causing only doubts in my mind. The cop was known to be one of the straight forward cop in the city and there would be no ways that he would be been either committed or connected to this crime.
The whole place was completely filled with silence apart from those slight rain sounds, suddenly there was mobile ring. I immediately checked my mobile and the call was not for me but for the cop. The cop didn’t attend the call, rather took his mobile to a hide out and attended the call. No one was aware what he spoke and with whom he spoke, but one thing was clear this cop was somehow directly or indirectly related to this murders. Once he hung the call, he immediately went inside the house and started to search for something right from the hall through bedroom. The search was so intense that he could even spot an ant carrying a small sugar cube. This time he found out a similar button like the one he got earlier and he did the same act by tucking it in his pocket. When I observed closely, it was not exactly a button it was small star shaped metal piece which happened to be a police badge. Now all my doubts are confirmed, this cop is definitely involved in these murders.
I’m in the same tense situation for almost more than an hour and nothing has changed. As soon as the rain stopped, the cop removed his rain coat and I can see his badge on his shoulder strap. This is getting too confusing, so this cop is not involved in the murder or else he is helping out some other cop since the badge definitely belongs to a cop, in these murders. Hold on! The guy who went of the house was also wearing a similar kind of boots as this cop. Again there were thousands of doubts in my mind, may be this cop would have killed all the three girls and would have come back to check whether he has left any evidence, or else this would have done by some other cop who should be his counterpart or by some other guy just to create an doubt should have worn similar kind of boots. I was watching him closely with my eyes wide open. Again there was a mobile ring and this time it was my mobile. As I saw the number, I was so tensed, but I have to attend the call. The voice from the other end said “The plan is on; you need to be here in another half hour.” This is what I don’t want to happen but it certainly did. Alas! I’ve lost my parker pen and my coat button and the climax of this thrilling movie to which I came running without cancelling my meeting.

How To Get A Girl In 5 Weeks Dad

The sun has just started to rise, but I can feel those rays entering my bedroom. I don’t feel like sleeping after that, it was already 8 in the morning. I woke up from my bed, brushed my teeth and sat in the garden with the newspaper my hand. There were couple of additional papers, just because it was Saturday, the start of the weekend. I always love weekends, that’s where I get time to spend with my family. It was not even a minute before I started reading the newspapers, my wife (Chellam) came with a hot cup of coffee and biscuits. I took a sip of the coffee and asked her “hey where’s our kiddo?” she said that he had gone out for a walk with my dad. My son (one more Chellam) is just five years old and he is one of the sweetest kids I’ve ever seen next to my wife. “It’s good to see him getting so much attached to my dad right? My dad would teach him everything in his life”. My wife winked at me and replied back saying “Hope he doesn’t start training him now”. Well I should say I didn’t think in that way. My dad is the best person to seek advice from, no matter whatever the decision I need to take in my life. I still remember my dad saying this to me “Kiddo, you can get 1000’s of advice in your life on a decision you need to make, but remember the final decision should be yours, coz you don’t have blame someone else even if you go wrong.” But I always took my decision based on his advice and it hasn’t gone wrong.
I kept my newspaper aside and started to think on what my wife had just said (“Hope he doesn’t start training him now”). I know she didn’t mean it, but even if she had I’ll accept with her, coz she is the one I should say who is mainly affected ;). Ours was a love marriage which took place 7 ½ half years ago. It was one of the most memorable and beautiful day in our life and if there is someone whom I need to thank for making me get this sweetheart, it would be my one and only dad. It was almost 9 years back when I saw her first time in my life. We both were working in the same company and I newly joined her team. I should say it was love at first sight. I don’t know how to express my feeling of seeing such a beautiful girl in my life. That day I came back home early and told my dad “dad, I happened to see a girl in my office, she looks so beautiful, gorgeous and I think she is the best, you know what dad from tomorrow I would be working her , Thank god, I really love you”. All this while my dad didn’t even utter a word but was staring at me. “Dad, you know what I really feel shy to say this, but I love her dad.” My dad immediately went into to kitchen and got some sugar. Before I could speak another word he stuffed the sugar in my mouth and congratulated me saying this was my silver jubilee girl with whom I had felt love at first sight.
My face frowned on hearing that, but to be frank what he told was true, right from my 3 std class mate shalini, to this one I had always fallen in love at first sight and I always tell the same thing to my dad, to which he got used to I guess. After that I didn’t speak to him about this topic for a week, but again I started the same thing, “dad, you know that I’m matured now and I really feel that I’m in love with her.” My dad smiled at me and said that he got to know that I was seriously in love with her in this span of one week and asked me to go ahead. Of course he was right; no one can understand or love us better than our parents. I really felt happy on getting his nod and I always knew it for sure that he won’t oppose. So far never in life he has objected me in doing something and even I’ve never misused that freedom. I told that I’m scared in proposing her since we don’t know each other properly and it’s with only respect to work we speak with each other else we don’t. I told my dad that I tried to talking to her, but it was in vain and I was fully worried that how I’m going to approach her.“Kiddo, if you can be a little patient, the same way you were for the last 5 days, I’ll make sure that you will win her heart in just 5 weeks”. Well that was really a boost to me, if my dad is with me who can be against me and that’s how I always used to think.
First Week: “Look this is what you need to do for this whole week, listen carefully and try to do the exact way I tell you…”, oh man I can feel the intensity in his voice as I continued listening to him, “The first thing you always need to do is to smile at her whenever she looks at you..” well that was quite easy for me “and don’t show your teeth when you smile…” that’s difficult anyways I’ll try. “The second and the most important thing kiddo look into her eyes whenever you speak with her and the third and final one for this week is, observe her routine day to day activities but do concentrate on your work as well and just confirm whether she is single”. Well that was a pretty huge task for me on the first week itself, but dad has told me if I succeed then it would be my stepping stone to success. I’ll somehow try and make this happen.
First Weekend: “Dad, I did as instructed and these are my observations and her reactions towards me, first up I need to thank god, she is single ;), she is very soft spoken and humble. She always comes to office at time and leaves a bit late unlike me :P, everyday around 4 pm she goes to the pantry for coffee and that’s where I feel she is completely relaxed and alone at times unless and until flocked by some of my teammates”. My dad appreciated me told that I’ve done a great job; well it really feels great to get an appreciation from a master. “Dad I forgot to tell you; she told me that my smile looks beautiful and I look better when I smile, I should really thank you for this, coz I even copied your smile.”
Second Week: “I guess you had done a better job son, but remember one thing always don’t try to impress her on every other opportunity, just be casual but when you really get a chance to impress, make sure that you leave your impact as well ” My dad is one big university for love I guess. “Dad how about speaking to her during her coffee break?” My dad immediately responded saying “No, but instead start five minutes earlier before she goes to the canteen, get a cup of coffee and sit in a corner seat looking outside, don’t even try to look at her….” I couldn’t control my curiosity, so I asked “then …”, my dad just smiled at me and said I would get to know that in reality. The second week’s task seems to be a bit easy for me, but don’t know how will I impress her. So off I went to work, I was waiting for my clock to tick 3.50, I immediately freshened myself and went to the pantry and did as my dad instructed. Nothing happened for the first two days, but on the fourth day, she came and sat opposite to me and started to talk. I was telling it to myself “dad you are simply a genius”. She started asking about my family, education etc. All of sudden, I told her that her voice resembles my mother who is no more, this was not something told my dad, neither it was my idea to impress her, but I somehow felt my mom’s warmth in her voice. She was really moved. That day I came back home a with a little worried look, when I told my dad the reason for that was mom’s voice, he couldn’t control his tears. First time in my life I’ve seen him crying, but he was equally happy that my decision of loving her was the best. I really did felt a motherly affection from her words which made me say that. From that day she always used to take me with her for coffee.
Second Weekend: “Dad guess what, I’ve got her mobile number as well, so from hereon I can call her up any time and speak with her…” and before I could continue my dad stopped me and said “Don’t ever do that kiddo, the way are progressing is too fast but its steady as well, I can see all the positive shades from her side, which is favorable to you, so better don’t let this chance go out your hand”.
Third Week: “Dad what’s the task for this week, you didn’t tell me anything”. “You are grown up man, you should also think on what needs to be done next.” I was completely puzzled and as my dad said I don’t want to screw up anything so I asked my dad again. “Don’t worry champ, all you need to do is progress in the same direction steadily and I’ll definitely let you know when something has to be done”. I somehow felt there was a meaning in what he said, so I continued my progress for four days. On Friday it rained so heavily, I immediately called up my dad and asked whether I can this chance and drop her home. But as usual my dad’s answer was simple and straight “No”, and he even asked me to come home immediately while she was still in the office. I didn’t have any clue what my dad is up to, and I returned home. I told my dad that I had missed a golden opportunity; he replied back saying there is a platinum offer awaiting me. He asked me to text her saying “hey, you reached home safely?” rather asking me to call her. But this time without having any second thoughts I did as instructed. I got a reply back after 20 mins; “hey I just reached home, thanks for asking, actually I was looking for you when I was about to leave, but couldn’t find you”. I immediately rushed to my dad with this message and asked him what should I reply now. The reply which he asked me to send made me feel that she is going to stop talking to me. “Oh Okie, anyways take care good night.”
“Dad why did you ask me to send this message, I think she would certainly start ignoring me, at least I should have asked her why was she looking out for me? “ My dad calmly told me that even I know the answer and it was she wanted me to drop her back home. I jumped out of joy, but told my dad that if had got to know that from her, then I would have been even happier than this. My dad retorted back saying not to get carried away with short term pleasures rather aim for long term happiness. And he was right, that night she called me around 1 am, I immediately woke up my dad who was fast asleep, and asked him what to do, he asked me to put the mobile on silent and sleep. ”Dad that was rude, just because I spoiled your sleep you are asking me to do this or else…” I couldn’t continue as my dad stared at me, I immediately put the mobile on silent and slept.
Third weekend: The next day morning when I woke up I saw 11 missed calls from her number, and told that to my dad. He replied back with a blissful smile saying she has started to like me. “Dad how can you be so calculative in all this, are you sure about this?” “I’m 100% sure kiddo, if not for all these strategies your mom wouldn’t have fallen in love with me”. Well that was a comprehensive answer and I didn’t bother him by asking any more questions. That day evening she had sent some 4 messages asking for why I didn’t call back even after seeing her missed calls, but my dad had already trained me on this. I didn’t reply to her that day but on Sunday night I sent her a message “Hey I happened to see my call logs and inbox flooded with your numbers, what’s up? Is it something important?” I really felt so pity on her, if I had called her once, she would have been definitely fine, but now she is angry, broken etc and I can easily make out from her messages. I didn’t receive any reply for the message I sent and this time it was me who was broken.
Fourth Week: “Dad I don’t know how I’m going to face her in office today, she would be in full rage on me and I won’t even be surprised if she slaps me in front of all”. My dad started laughing when he heard me complaining and asked me face everything with a smile, coz that’s what she likes in me the most. That day she didn’t speak to me and she left home early as well. I was completely dejected the way she reacted; of course even she would have felt even worse with my behavior. My dad asked me to wait patiently for this week. A day after she came and spoke to me and I could easily make out from her voice that she was badly expecting a response from me. We spoke for some time and she told that coming Monday was her birthday.
Fourth Weekend: So on Sunday night I kept my alarm for 12 am in the morning and even asked my dad to wake me up if it fails to ring. But he simply ignored my words and said “You don’t have to keep proving it kiddo, she already knows that you are interested in her and remember this, never ever in your life you would come across a girl who would reveal her birthday to guy, and if she had done that so purposefully then it shows how much she is interested in you.” Dad you have good logical reasoning skills as well, “Of course dad even I understand that, and that’s why I wanted to be the first person to wish her on her birthday…” but before I could continue on that, he stopped me and told that “don’t wish her tomorrow until I’ll tell you. Hmmm no comments, dad will definitely make this happen I said to myself and slept.
Fifth Week: “Hey Champ! This is going to be a important day, so you need to make it happen, the other day I saw you in tears when you told that she didn’t even looked at you, but now the ball is in your court, act wisely and moreover please don’t get emotional, you need to be strong today.” I understood what my dad said, that day she was wearing a dress of my favorite color. I desperately wanted to go and wish her but I couldn’t, she came with a sweet box to my cubicle with a big smile. I took a small piece and smiled at her and said “Thank you”. Oh man it was so hard for me to control all my emotions and just say thank you, I wish I had hugged her there and proposed her, but I didn’t. The whole day I didn’t wish her, we went for having coffee together but still I didn’t. I can see those desperations in her eyes, and I felt really sorry for her. That evening she left home early without telling anyone and I got a doubt at the back of my mind whether it’s going to be the end of road for me. That night it was around 11 0’ clock at that time my dad asked me to message her “Hey I completely forgot, Happy Birthday.” My dad told if I get a reply back I should immediately call her, but to my surprise I got a call from her number and she was crying at the other end. I don’t know how to console her, and I started crying. She told me that she wanted me to be the first person to wish her and she wanted to propose me today. I was so happy on hearing this told the same to my dad. “And dad I’m not going to wait anymore, tomorrow I’m going to propose her…” by this time my dad was emotionally moved and said “Never make her wait or cry for you ever, you immediately go and see her once.” I was shocked to hear that coz time was almost 11.30, but I somehow managed and went to her place, called her out secretly and proposed her. I should say that was the best moment in my life. The next day in office during the coffee break I told her the entire episode and she was completely shocked hearing that. She wanted to meet my dad immediately.
Fifth weekend: That weekend she came to our place. She was angry as well as surprised that why did my dad make her wait and restricted me even from replying to her messages. I couldn’t see her questioning my dad like that, before I could intervene, my dad answered her “ I’m really sorry child for troubling you especially in the 2 last weeks, but at the same time I’m proud that my son has won your heart. You already knew that his mom is no more, but the day when he told me that he felt his mom’s warmth in your voice, I decided at that moment, there can’t be a better life partner for him than you. He was not blessed to live with him mom for a long time but I felt that he would be blessed completely if he ties knot with you. So far whatever he has got in life are the best things that’s available, when he told about you, I felt that you are one of the best, that’s why I helped him to the core.” She was completely moved after hearing that and rather than asking any questions further she took my dad’s blessings and went home. It was the fifth weekend and she is mine now. My dad was responsible for everything. After a year, that was the time required for convincing her parents we got married.
There they are, my dad is back with my son. “Don’t worry kiddo, it’s ok tomorrow morning we’ll again go for a walk, that time I’ll get you a bigger chocolate, hand it to babli and tell her sorry, she would be perfectly fine with you.” As my wife he has started the training for his grandson as well ;). Love you dad.

She Made A Difference

“What is Love?” Well that’s a difficult question to give an answer for. It’s not something that you can explain with an example nor teach in a practical way, you need to be in love to understand love. Hmmm so I replied saying “Love is a beautiful feeling, Love is something divine and godly”, I guess that sounded like an abstract to her, so she again asked me “I didn’t understand what you mean, tell me clearly what is Love.”It was always a challenge and difficulty for me to explain certain things to her, and this is one of the major things. I tried my best to explain her but she was not convinced with my answers. She was sitting exactly in front of me looking directly into my eyes and expecting a reply. I need to accept the fact that I’m not that good in explaining love unlike this Balamechanical. I was trying hard to search an answer for her question, but I couldn’t. Before I could give some other answer, she retorted back “Do you Love Me?” this one was so easy for me to answer “Of course I do Sweetheart, I Love you more than anybody in this world.” Her face lightened up and I could see a blissful smile on her face. I thought that might have answered her question, but it wasn’t. “If you do so, can you prove it?” Well I really need to think of something to answer her, else surrender. Hmmm I got an idea. “Sweetheart time is already 5, and we need to start to our favorite destination.” Without asking one more question she immediately got ready and we headed towards our favorite spot.
We reached our place. This was one of god’s greatest creation and a place where anyone would love to enjoy. Everyone becomes kid once they come here, of course me too. Many refer this place as ‘heaven for Kids’, ‘Relaxation point for students and workers’, ‘Romantic spot for lovers’ and many more, but on whole everyone knows this place as ‘Beach’. We both went into the beach and started walking in barefoot on the sands. We walked for a while and sat at a place away from the shore. There were some little kids playing in sand, she was admiring them. “I’ll play with those kids for while; in the meantime find out an answer for my question.” I thought she is not going to leave me until I give her a proper answer. I started to think, how I can explain my sweetheart about love. It was almost 6 years back, when I realized what love is, and now I’m in a position to show it. Life was beautiful at that time, I got everything needed and there was not even one instance where I could complain about life. I did my masters in business from a reputed university and joined a company. I really loved the work over there and was so much committed to it. After 4 years, I thought its better for me to have a change and I shifted to this new company in which I’m currently working.
The job over here was easy for me; I was made to work in team of 8 and moreover there were some couple of good looking girls. The working environment over here was on par with my old company. This is where I met my first sweetheart. She was as well working in the same team. She was one of the nicest and soft spoken girls on the floor. She always used to keep everyone within limits and that’s why it was quite hard for me to get close with her. I sometimes used to wait for her to complete her work and then walk along with her till the bus stand. She always used to give a precise reply and never get herself engaged in any kind of talks or arguments. I was exactly opposite to her, I was a chatter box and I always keep people engaged with my talks except her. There was an audit which has to be prepared from our team and we both were involved in that work. I felt so lucky, and thought now that she has to speak with me frequently and I can get to know her better. But everything was on the opposite side; she spoke to me only when necessary and that too hardly in a day.
It’s been only 7 days since I had worked with her, but she had a huge impact on me. I was completely changed in these 7 days, I hardly spoke to anyone without any reason, my lunch time and break time talks got completely reduced and people even started thinking that I was on leave. I started replying to certain things by just giving a smile in return rather than opening my mouth. This was one of her character to reply back with a smile, but I was affected by it big time. I really wanted to break open from that impact which was a bit hard for me. I started almost reflecting all her actions which was something unusual for me. Well this is where I realized that I was in love, she didn’t try to change me, she never asked me nor she won’t, but she was of something which had a huge impact on me and I felt that impact as love which might sound something weird but it is true. When you are in love with someone, you try to do certain things which they do, especially the way they speak, laugh, and even their looks, that’s what this silent killer had done to me. One evening it got so late and she had no other choice apart from coming with me in my bike after big time pleading.
I guess this is one of the incident which I felt shouldn’t have happened. She invited me in and offered a cup of tea. I heard some sound from the other room and she immediately rushed to the room and came back with a kid in her hand. All my dreams got shattered that very moment. I didn’t even speak a word to her and walked off from her place. The next day I asked one of my colleagues about her, and my doubts got confirmed and clarified. They said she was married and had a kid. I was cursing myself for having feelings towards her. I started to maintain a distance with her which she noticed, but didn’t care much about it. That Friday we had a party and everyone was asked to come with their family. I was so curious to see her husband and wanted to meet that lucky person. But to everyone’s surprise she came only with her kid. There were hardly people who asked about her husband, but this one was something killing me. No one had seen her husband in these two years and that weekend I was only thinking about it. On Monday I decided to ask about her personal life. I took her to the canteen and started asking her. I was not sure whether anyone would have seen her speak so much, that day she spoke to me for more than an hour and I couldn’t believe my ears.
After that evening, it took me almost seven days to recover back, she was still the same in office, but I was completely taken aback after speaking with her. These seven days was a rough phase in my life and I need to take a major decision in my life. I had made my decision of marrying her and she was completely shocked on my decision. We got married on an auspicious day and got moved to a new apartment with our only daughter. Life was really so beautiful for me especially after our marriage. Every Saturday evening I used to take both of my sweethearts to beach and she used to rest her head on my shoulder and admire our little sweetheart playing. She used to say that she was never of the impression that I would marry her, but I proved her wrong. I should say I didn’t had enough time to love her the way I expected before marriage, but I’m showering all my love to her on a sharing basis, since I need to show the same amount to our little sweetheart. She loved me especially for the way I’m taking care of our little sweetheart. It all just happened in a flash and one day she completely rested her head on my shoulders and departed from us.
It’s been almost 4 years since she passed, but still every Saturday I used to take my little sweetheart to the beach and even feel that my darling is sitting next to me resting her head on my shoulder. I guess she is almost tired of playing now and she came back running to me sat next to me resting her head on my shoulder like her mom. “Dad, did you got the answer?” she asked me. I smiled and replied back “Yes Darling, It’s your Mom.” Tears ran down those innocent cheeks, as I wiped it and kissed her. Of course she got the answer and I’m right, there can’t be a better person than her. I was always blessed with everything in life, perhaps that’s the reason why god has cursed me this time. I enjoyed every moment of life in those two years with her. There are only few people who make a difference in our life; she was exactly of that type. The first seven days she created a huge impact by hardly speaking to me, the second set of seven days she again left an even bigger impact by talking to me that evening. I couldn’t control my tears when she told she was sterile, and no one would be ready to marry her. But for me my love towards her and her character was more than enough. She was one of god’s best creations on earth, maybe that’s why he called her back so soon. She doesn’t deserve this; sometimes I wonder why god created some people like this, whether it is to make a difference in someone’s life? She created a huge difference in our little sweetheart’s life by adopting her as daughter. She felt the motherly feeling after adopting this little angel and started carrying on her life on her own. I really doubt whether I would have even given a thought like this if I had similar problem. Wish I had a few more years with her.

A Perfect Stranger

It’s not quite often; we get to see some known faces in a train. Everyone is running as if their legs are tied to some wheels, and I was one among them as well. I used to commute to my workplace by train and I was not certain that I would meet someone who I knew in this train. It’s once in a while people do get to meet someone very important or else someone who had made a difference in their life. It was just 5 pm in the evening and the train was almost flooding with people. I should say that this was the crowd that was bigger than the one we get to see during an india-pakistan cricket match. In amidst of this big crowd I tried to spot a face, whom I felt like had known for ages. It was a pretty face which any one could have easily spotted in that huge crowd. She was sitting in a corner seat without causing much of disturbance to anyone. Of course she did to most of them in the train without her knowledge. I guess everyone would have liked it and obviously they have to, because it’s once in a blue moon miracles happen in our life.
It was during the month of June; I got a job and shifted to this place. I didn’t apply for a job for 9 months since I completed college; I was enjoying my life staying idle at home. It was altogether a different experience for me now, staying away from my parents, doing things on my own and living life almost independently. My first day at work started with training and filling forms. I made some good friends during my training. After a month of vigorous training, I got allocated to a project. This was something completely new for me; of course everyone has to go through this phase. Again there was a training phase, this time about the project and domain. I was trained by different people in the project, of which some were really good and good looking as well. Weekends were really blessings to me; I used to sleep the whole day. Suddenly there is an alarm sound indicating the start of train, almost everyone in the train had earphones plugged in and even a huge explosion would fall only in those deaf ears.
She just closed her eyes and made herself comfortable. I tried my best not to look at her, but my heart didn’t listen. She had a baby’s face, trimmed eyebrow, plain cheeks of course with a space for a dimple when she smiles, rosy lips, and on top of that she had a bhindi on her forehead which was really beautiful to look at. This was just a piece of description that I had made about her. Soon I got involved in my work and started performing really well. I was appreciated for my works and soon got recognized well in the team. If I happen to perform in such a way, there is only one person responsible for it and she was the one who taught me almost every bit of my work. I should say she was the most liked person in my entire project and floor. Everyone used to see her smiling, because there was something unique about her smile. The first women after my mother with whom I was a little bit comfortable was her. Soon we became very good friends.
It takes almost an hour for me to reach to my place and my journey was always boring but not this time. I thank god that at least I have one of his marvelous creation by him to see and admire, even though I avoided to do so. It’s been almost 6 months I’ve started to commute in this train, and not even once I had seen her in this train, perhaps she might be in some other compartment. I always used to make sure that she leaves on time, since she needs to travel quite a distance from office. I was staying close to office so I used to leave late. The best thing according to me in life was email and the office messenger. We used to chat, gossip, and make fun of each other through messenger. Once she reaches home, I used to start messaging her on her number. This was happening for quite a while and I loved it. I used to assign special tone for her calls and messages indicating that she was someone special to me. There were times when I’ve forgot to call my parents but I couldn’t even imagine a day when I’ve not spoken to her. It so happened that once she did not turn up for office for 2 days and I was totally down. I couldn’t reach her on her number which was like a curse to me.
It’s almost 15 minutes since the train had started and suddenly I got a message in my number and as usual it was from the mobile networks new plans. She came to office on the third day and I was in full rage with her. I didn’t even speak to her nor replied to her message for that one whole week. She was really feeling bad and I knew that, but I didn’t realize there should have been something more important that’s why she might have not thought of informing me. I always used to realize my mistakes late and even in this case as well. I called her after a week and we went out. Before I could start with my apology she started crying which was something I felt never should have happened. She said that these 7 days were like hell to her without speaking to me. So far I’ve never thought that I would be someone so important in one’s life, but I’m glad that I did. I had feelings for her but didn’t have the courage to convey. All of a sudden the train stopped on top of a bridge and there was no signal as well, it was a chaos situation there but no one moved since we don’t have any option. There was one such chaos situation in my life and I didn’t know what to do and whom to tell. I don’t whether someone else could have understood me better than her, she made it from my face reaction and she pacified me saying that “I’m going out with my parents to a temple this weekend, don’t worry I’ll pray for you and your family and things will be fine soon.”
I’ve never ever thought about praying for someone apart from my parents, but she was so bighearted. She had always been by my side whenever I need her and she used to remind me of most of the things which I should do. She used to speak with my mom on phone and my mom liked her. I don’t know whether I’m a complete person or not, but I would be definitely incomplete without having her in my life. She always used to make sure that I eat and sleep at the proper time which sometime made me feel that she was on par or one step above my mother. She took care of me like I was her child which sometimes made me remind of my mom. There was problem in the track and it was rectified soon, the train started moving again, but she was sitting there undisturbed. One fine day I asked her out and proposed her, she was so happy and her eyes were filled with tears. She thought if I hadn’t proposed her she would be definitely done that on my birthday, but she was glad that I was so affectionate than her which I believe was not true. From that moment I was everything to her and even a small thing, she used to share with me. I’ve asked her why she was in love with me since she would have definitely got a better person than me, to which she replied that was a girl thing and I won’t be able to understand that.
There had been quite a few talks going in the office that I was so lucky to deserve her, because she was one of the best in terms of character and beauty. She informed her parents about her wish of marrying me to which they accepted. She was the happiest person on earth till that time until a huge explosion came into her life from my words that evening. I’m almost nearing my place; I just have two more stops so thought of looking her continuously till that time. I called her that evening and told that I want to break up with her. She couldn’t believe what she just heard from me and she was completely broke. She was continuously asking me for reasons which I couldn’t give, and said I don’t feel like continuing the relationship with her. She broke into tears and I had no other choice apart from that. I left my job and moved to a different company. To be frank I almost started completely ignoring her. I also made sure that she didn’t know the whereabouts of me.
I sat all alone in my room and was finding answers for the only question which she asked, “why do you want to leave me? “ well the answer was not quite simple, that I could have easily told her, it had been in there for a long time. The only reason which I can find was “love, love and only love”. So far in my life I’ve never seen someone so caring, affectionate and loving towards me. Each and every small act made me love her even more. I felt I was not taken care like this in my life before. She had given her entire love and life to me for which I feel I’m not worth it. I started feeling that I don’t deserve to be someone who is capable for receiving love from her end. I sometimes doubt whether I love her to my fullest because she always used to be better in every possible way. She had always made me feel the best person, but I was under the impression that I was not even the right person for her. It was a struggle for me to cope up with her love to which I came into this conclusion of walking away from her life. One thing I was sure that, she would definitely get a person who would be as loving as she was. I’m almost to reach my destination stop, now she’s awake, there is huge temple that we just passed by and she closed her eyes and prayed for a moment, I knew she definitely would have prayed for me as well. I wish she is blessed for her entire life.

A Different Album

Teen ni teen ni teen ni , yeah that’s the sound of my vehicle and people used to get terrified on hearing this sound, but this was my horn making my entry as well as which would make me bypass all the traffic rules. I was alerted of a case and I’m on my way. It’s not ambulance but yeah it’s my fellow comrade vehicle because that’s the second one for people who I save. My medium of transport is so big, comes only in one color and no one can afford to buy it. It’s always full of water. I love my vehicle and yeah it’s my Fire Engine and I’m a Fire Fighter. The two colors I like are red and khaki, one the color of my automobile and the other being my uniform color. Whenever we were alerted of our very close friend ‘Fire’ we always used to be there in no time but this time due to heavy traffic I was a bit slow. More than extinguishing the fire, my view was only focused on saving people who my fellow companion has captured and kept as a hot hostage. I should say that we are the people who have used 3 out of the 5 elements. We use WATER to blow out the FIRE and jump from the top floor in AIR and land almost safely in EARTH; except for the sky we use the remaining 4 extensively in saving lives.
I need to make it as fast as possible before there are any casualties. I thought of becoming a service man, but ended up being only in fire service for my education. I didn’t even have the minimum qualification to attend the military selection. Sometimes I feel dejected for not making up to the military but as and when time went I’ve realized that this job is on par with military, even a step ahead of military in one aspect. There they used to fight with anti social elements or terrorist whom we can capture or put an end to. But controlling this big time beautiful hot devil was not at all easy and at times he used to blow us off just in a flash. We always used to refer him as a visible-invisible man, because he can burn you from anywhere and turn you out into ashes in no time. I reached the spot and the fire was at its best attempt trying to blow off the whole floor. It was on the 11th floor and we wasted no time in climbing to it through the ladder. This time it was so intense and yeah the reason for that was blast of 2 gas cylinders. I somehow managed to enter into that house through the balcony entrance.
Well, I should say that was one of the horrible scenes I’ve seen in the recent past, everyone in that family including a small boy was killed in fire. It was one of those unluckiest days for me where I couldn’t save people. I started shouting to check whether there is anyone alive in that place even though I knew the answer. I could hear someone crying, maybe I got used to it always or it’s someone really crying. I can really hear someone shouting for help, I broke into one of the room where my close friend has just started to enter. There was a girl in mid 20’s crying out aloud. Before the fire could occupy the room I carried her by lifting her in my arms and was rushing towards the ladder, when she jumped out of my arms and rushed inside again to the same room. I was scared thinking that she might go and fall in the fire, but she was searching for something in her room and pulled out an album from her shelf. I couldn’t wait for her to get her belongings and pulled her like a horse which is unwilling to move even after it’s whipped else we would be burnt into ashes in no time.
The fire was getting intense, I can withstand it for a while just because of the protection I’m wearing, but in no time it would burn her, so I threw her from the 11th floor into the safely tied net at the basement. I took a cigarette from my pocket and lit that in the fire had 2 puffs and got down in my ladder. I always used to do that after every successful accomplishment. She suffered a little amount of major injuries in her hands, shoulders and little bit on her face as well. I should say she is till now one of the beautiful persons I’ve saved in my life. Till the time we were extinguishing the fire she was crying sitting in one corner and not getting into the ambulance to get treated for her burns. Once everything was done we had to again pull her into the ambulance to take her to hospital. Even I was in the ambulance along with her, to get myself treated as well. All the way to the hospital she was crying and cursing me altogether.
She was made to lie on the bed next to me in the hospital, where she continued her cursing which was totally unusual for me. It’s the first time someone is cursing me for saving their lives. I still remember the small boy whose whole family I saved including his puppy and who sends me rose on every month from that time. He is the one who prays for me whenever I was on such a mission and I used to call him back just to ensure that I was safe. And there was this 70 year old lady whose life I saved after 4 continuous hours of struggle who treats me like her son. But she was totally on the contrary side cursing me all the while and said that even she was supposed to die with her family and why did I ruined her life by saving her. She wanted herself to be burnt into ashes in the same fire because she was responsible for not turning off the gas, she has no one to go in this world and at least I should have made a little bit earlier to that place so that I could have saved her family. I couldn’t hear her keep on cribbing about what had happened. She cursed me saying that I would soon die in a fire like her family had and she was non-stop. In an utter desperation I replied back to her saying, “If there is fire anywhere next time I would take you there and throw you into it, don’t worry”. I should say that completely silenced her.
I couldn’t sleep properly after those words and wanted to apologize to her, but she was fast asleep then holding that album in her hand. I slowly took that album out of her hand and started to have a look, the first few pages were full of her family photos, there was a little gap in between and then again there were a series of photos, this time not her families. It was of the great men, who died while serving the nation; it was mostly military officers and policemen. My respect for this girl rose like our fire engine ladder and was so proud to save such a patriotic girl. I wrote an apology letter and kept that inside her album. The next day morning when I woke up she had left from that place and no one was aware of her whereabouts. There was a letter by my side indicating her gratitude and told her that my letter has given a new meaning to her life. It was a small letter from my side but with lot of positives in it, “Life is like you; I mean life is beautiful, and it’s just like my cigarette, I mean its short so enjoy your life. Its just coz you have lost your family you have got a negative shade on life, but imagine about people like me who doesn’t knew what family is. In that way you are really gifted. You are born to live and I was born to save you as well, its destiny that we met and we are, more than you I’m still alive. Every time in my life I win the battle against fire, but you don’t have to battle against anything just need to live your life. Don’t worry time has an answer for everything, so move on with your life. God Bless you.”
From then on after each mission instead of a cigarette, I used to read her letter in which she had even mentioned to give up smoking. A few days later she came to see me when I was badly injured in a life saving mission and I was admitted in hospital. She was in tears and felt really felt bad when I told that her curse has worked on me. I just winked at her and said that I knew this was going to happen right from the day I joined, I’m happy that I was alive for such a long phase saving many lives and even saving one of the beautiful person in earth. She completely broke that moment but was just amazed of my positive energy even at that moment. I don’t know whether we were in love at that time, coz I haven’t realized it anytime. I opened her hand and kept something in it and closed. Hmmm… you people wanted to know what it was, just check out her album.