There I was sitting in front of the computer seeing and enjoying The Big Bang Theory in a hot summer evening. I am always amused by the explanatory statements of Dr. Sheldon Cooper. I was trying to imitate his style of knocking one's door for the past few days.
("[knock knock knock] Penny! [knock knock knock] Penny! [knock knock knock] Penny!" being the most common).There was a similar on my door then."[knock knock knock] Hari! [knock knock knock] Hari! [knock knock knock] Hari!"It was my mom. I asked her what it was. She replied that she had some errands to run and that she needed me to take her out. I prayed God that that should not be another dress-purchase job. I had never felt anything else so awkward, dumb or idiotic than go to a textile shop. I switched off my system, put my shirt on and came out. I asked her where we were going. She said that she would tell me on the way. I then had little idea that a collateral damage awaited me. We were past the familiar streets of our neighborhood.
"Drive to Seeman textiles!" said my mom.
"What?!! Oh My Holy God! Shit!"
I applied sudden brakes. My mom gave a hysterical villain smile. I knew somehow that that was going to be yet another dumb dress-purchase.
"Why didn't you tell me before starting?" I asked."Drive!" A monosyllabic reply.
We came to the shop and yes, I have a fear of shops. For Goodness' sake, I did bring my headset. I put it on and started listening to some music.
"Aren't you coming inside?""No Way!""Okay!"
[It's too late to apologize... Its too late... hoo-hah... ]
I noticed the shop opposite to which I was standing. It was a snack shop. There was a customer standing and complaining about the size of the samosa. "It is too small and so I'll pay only Rs.2 for each and not Rs.3" and I started laughing.
[Kodana kodi athil kulipom...]
"Please move your vehicle sir. I need to park mine."I got down and lifted it and moved it aside.[Waka waka eh eh...]"Please move your vehicle sir. I need to take out mine.""Shit!" I got down and lifted it and moved it aside.[Marugo marugooo...]It started drizzling which was in resonance with my mom's call from the shop. I went in cursing the rain.
"Select one shirt from the ones I have put down!"I did one without even noticing."Now don't go out in the rain. Stand here itself."[Paal poleh pathinaaru... enakoru girlfriend venumada...]I went and stood near a mannequin (male, of course!). The shop was crowded and I was watching people shouting, laughing, talking, whispering, musing and everything. A lady was looking every section for the past two hours and ordered the people there to take and show all the clothes. At last she bought a small handkerchief. [Aal izz well... ]"Hey don't stand in the path!" A boy from that shop said in an awkward tone seeing my headset. I moved. It had been two hours since I had started from home. I went near my mom and asked if her purchase was over. She said that she still had to. I started becoming peevish. I just wanted to run from that place. [Anjana anjana... ]Suddenly a voice."Enada dress vanga vanthiya inga?" (Did you come here to buy a dress?)"Illa paal vanga vanthen!" (No, I came to buy milk!)"Ippovum athe mari thamasa pesra da!" (You are talking amusingly like always)I gave a grin."Amma engada?" (Where is your mom?)"Anga!" (Over there)[Beautiful... beautiful...]This aunt increased my duration there. She talked a two-month story to my mom. I was red. Mom, it's getting too late. At last she came out."Pathiya evalo seekram mudichuten!" (See how quick did I finish my purchase?)"Romba seekram!" (So fast!)I started my bike making a firm decision in my mind that I ll never come out without asking about the place! There was a sound in my head."[Bang bang bang] Hari! [Bang bang bang] Hari! [Bang bang bang] Hari!"P.S: While I am writing this, my mom is knocking my door and asking me to get ready to take her out. "Oh shit!"
