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Baby on board - Chapter 1
I'm going to use a colour code for the dialogues as below.
Geet - Purple, Maan- Blue, Muskaan - Green, Pinky- Pink
It was yet another tiring day. I returned back home after rotting inside a crowded bus for freaking 2 & a half hours. The evening traffic in Mumbai gives me wonders of the developments in the roads. Whether it is because the roads are so perfect & everybody chooses the same road to travel in order to reach their destinations soon or everybody travel in the same road because of the lack of alternative routes. Unfortunately the public transport here, never ever satisfies me.
I was standing on the bus without a seat for nearly 2 hours. The unpleasant odour of the near by men who had been sweating after a tiring day made me almost nauseatic. I was unable to cover up my nose even. I felt like I was handicapped, difficult to move due to the large crowd inside the bus who were probably deceived by the bus conductor on availability of the seats. I literary felt that my lower body is not functioning anymore, as it was crushed between the passengers & I had lost all my senses.
Everyone who was standing up was waiting to grab a seat. Finally I could grab a seat next to an old man. He was falling alseep. His snore kept me disturbing for a while. I could sit there barely for 10 minutes, I had to give away my seat for a pregnant lady.
'Can't you see. I was cleaning up my room.'
'Thanks yo!'
'You know what? Your room gives me a headache.'
(Muskan grins)
'Seriously Muski. Why can't you stay clean & tidy? Seems like some kind of a hurricane or an earthquake has hit your room.'
'Whoa what an explanation. I'm so honoured sistah!'
I grabbed her earpieces.
'Hey! just gimme it back.'
'I'm gonna discard these stupid gadgets. You are too addicted to them, listening to nonsense 24*7. I think it has decreased your hearing too. These are really harmful.'
'Don't act smart didi. Don't underestimate my taste of music.'
'Underestimate? Hell yeah! your taste sucks. It is trash! All I can hear 'Ooh & yeah baby' in the entire song. So meaningless. Yuck! '
'You don't have a right to say like that.'
'Of course do, I'm your sister.'
'But they are thousand times better than all the stupid hindi songs you listen to. You can't even dance for those slow music.'
'Let it be Muski. But those nice lyrics always soothes my mind & doesn't give me headaches unlike your hard metal music.'
'Stop giving me lectures. You are wasting my time.'
'I can clearly see who was wasting time. Cleaning up the room for like 3 or 4 hours may be? Still haven't managed to discard atleast a piece of paper.'
'Don't keep me wait outside next time. I was so tired.'
'You could have took an extra key with you.'
'I forgot it, but it is not necessary. You should have opened the door on time.'
'No it's all your fault. You could have come inside easily without calling me.'
'Muski! are you testing my patience?'
'Whatever! just get the dinner ready. I'm hungry.'
What a wonderful company which gives you home work like school. 'School home work' was my ultimate enemy back then. I believe that a child should have freedom to play & stay freely after coming back home from school. I used to copy all those homework most of the time from my friend without even checking the errors. I didn't care about them. Neither did they. They were kind enough to lend their books. Nowadays it is even worse, parents have to stay up all night & study along with children to complete their pile of home work. The kids have already transformed in to some kind of machines & I fear for their future.
My best friend Pinky called me out. Shit! my morning has already been ruined & my entire day is gonna be ruined too.
I stormed in to his cabin in the next few seconds. 'Sir I'm sorry. I'm really really sorry. I know I'm late again. I'm sorry sir. Please forgive me!'
He was facing at the opposite side. I couldn't see his face. I know what happens at the next second when he turns around.
Shit! I knew that he is about to erupt like a volcano.
'Please go out of my cabin and re enter after knocking the door politely.'
He spoke in rather a calm tone. But I know it wasn't that good. He is like the deep blue sea which can create a tsunami in seconds.
I stepped back & entered the cabin as per instructions.
I started trembling in fear, I was totally helpless.
Maan sir was staring at me like a wild who had just found its' prey.
'You are 20 minutes late. I have to take a serious action if you become late once again. Keep that in mind.'
'I promise sir. I won't be late again.'
'Okay. Get me those files of that journal which is yet to print. Did you proof read it & corrected the errors?'
'Umm.. sir..' Oh god please help me. I'm already in a big trouble.
'Don't waste my time. Get the files here.'
He glared at me angrily.
'Sir.. can you please give me a half an hour please? I will get them completed.'
'Get them completed? What? don't say you haven't done it.'
'I'm sorry sir.'
'Geet you are supposed to complete it! I have to send them to the printing section & get them printed before the evening. My clients will come in the evening.'
'Sir, please..!'
'What?'
'Sir unfortunately I couldn't complete them because..'
'Shut up! Stop bringing up false excuses.'
'Sir please I will get them done soon.'
'Enough! the day since you joined you have never done anything productive here. I think it's time to find a new secretary.'
'Sir? what are you talking about? Please sir! I'm sorry.'
'Miss Handa! you are fired!' He roared.
'No way sir! How inhuman is he. He could have hired some robots instead of human employees who can work non-stop 24*7
'Yes! you are good for nothing Geet.'
'Please sir. I can't leave my job. I have lots of responsibilities ahead.'
'Just get out from my cabin.'
'Sir please you can't do that. I have a little sister, how can I stay unemployed?'
'I don't want to hear your excuses.'
'Sir please I.. I have valid reasons.'
'Will you please leave my cabin now?'
'Sir please listen.'
'What? Just go.'
'Sir.. sir I..'
'Geet!'
He stared at me as if he is gonna shoot me in the very next second.
'Sir I'm PREGNANT!'
'WHAT?'
To be continued...
Edited by -Roch- - 10 years ago
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