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Saturday, 15 September 2012
PUZZLED AFTERNOON
The dusty road,
filled with perennial path holes, which was in the desperate need of repair at
least patch work, scorching rays of the angry sun. One o clock and fifteen
minutes in the afternoon struck the watch in my hand “Raiyya, Raiyya”.
(Which means ‘all right’ go) said the conductor of the bus that housed almost
sixty passengers. The bus was past the small town, about to halt for the
commuters of forthcoming hamlet. I had boarded the bus with my better half and
young one; on the way to district headquarter to see a pediatrician for my
junior’s (my youngest son Nishchal) unending agonies and encounters with cold
and cough.
“The milk is
boiling on the gas in locked home!”Said my wife. Turning off the regulator is
one of the things that haunted me like an undead limb especially, during my
journeys with family. My wrath knew no bounds. No sooner the bus stopped, I was
the first passenger to get out of it. It was not only the dreaded news but, the
beginning of my prolonged plight. No conveyance to ensue the parade to my house
(the government quarters) to set right the blunder that my wife had committed
and, the presentation I was given with. “Lift, lift” my hand raised to
the biker coming from the opposite side. There comes and halts gleaming
‘Passion Plus’, he was superman of the moment. The words of introduction
exchanged. The man told me that he was a supervisor of the road patch work
going on in some places, he was happy to drop me after he learnt I am a
teacher. My persistent and endeared efforts lastly brought me my home. The
prediction that went through my mind said, my abode, my house; my everything
might have blown up in the air for the fury of LPG flames. “At certain times I
get scared more than the necessity.” I told myself.
Mustering
all my courage unlocked and opened the door. My hurried legs took me to the
kitchen to see what had happened. I took a deep sigh of relief, when I
discovered that neither the gas was on, nor the milk was boiling.
Thanked the almighty from the core my heart for no untoward had happened .Thought
of chiding my ‘better half ‘and ‘lapse of her memory’ to my heart’s content!
But I couldn’t, thanks to my temper .Then I was on my heels to attend the
unfinished business of consulting the child specialist for my son in the district
headquarter. This is the way how hectic day for nothing that puzzled me
in the sunny afternoon ended.
Mr.GAJANAN B
WADEYAR
TGT English
JNV
Devarahalli
Dist:
Davnagere
gbwadeyar456@gmail.com cell-8088763290
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