"I make no difference to this world." he complained fidgeting with the 'kosambari'( Indian salad) container which they had bought from Ko-danda, the local snacks provider, situated on the road, just around the corner. "Why do you think so?", Chinnaswamy inquired rather tired of the walk, the snack and the walk-companion-who-cribbed. "My work has no value, in this bloody world. Almost like the world can go on without me !", he said throwing the newspaper-container-for-the-kosambari onto the footpath. Light breeze bought the other papers together, and they leaped in joy as they got together, like long lost brothers/sisters.
"You don't?!?!" Chinnaswamy answered questioningly!
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Tuesday, June 03, 2008
The others lives
August the 15th. Three cities, six people...
Delhi. 0930 hours,
"I don't enjoy that kind of a book. History, nah, lets not get that. You should read this." he told his wife picking up a book from the self-help section. "You got to change, and open up to newer and useful things in life" he prophesied. The wife smiled to herself.
Mumbai. 1145 hours,
"But you need to take the job. The money seems to be good and you said that you don't mind the work" she almost squealed obviously irritated. "But the travel is too much and the work hours will be hectic." he replied calmly. "It is your call.", "I will back in an hour", she told him as went shopping.
Hyderabad. 1500 hours,
"I wonder if he likes this stuff", she talked to herself as she looked for curtains for the new apartment they just had bought. "Get me a sample"she told the salesperson pointing towards a dull, creamy cloth. "This whitish brown makes a grand curtain but, isn't this too dull ", he said to himself looking at the shades at the office lounge.
Delhi. 0930 hours,
"I don't enjoy that kind of a book. History, nah, lets not get that. You should read this." he told his wife picking up a book from the self-help section. "You got to change, and open up to newer and useful things in life" he prophesied. The wife smiled to herself.
Mumbai. 1145 hours,
"But you need to take the job. The money seems to be good and you said that you don't mind the work" she almost squealed obviously irritated. "But the travel is too much and the work hours will be hectic." he replied calmly. "It is your call.", "I will back in an hour", she told him as went shopping.
Hyderabad. 1500 hours,
"I wonder if he likes this stuff", she talked to herself as she looked for curtains for the new apartment they just had bought. "Get me a sample"she told the salesperson pointing towards a dull, creamy cloth. "This whitish brown makes a grand curtain but, isn't this too dull ", he said to himself looking at the shades at the office lounge.
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