Sunday Afternoon.
Gin and a few other friends (F1 , F2 up til Fn) are walking slowly towards Aaryaas. (Definition: The hotel that got crowded thanks to the wonderful cooks in the hostel mess). R is not to be found anywhere in the vicinity.
As these people aimlessly talk and walk towards Aaryaas, a not so unusual stupid conversation begins.
F1: " Gin Machan... indha ponnungala correct pandradhila nee periya aalu nnu solraanga... apdiya?"
Gin: "Dei .. evanda sonnan... konjamaavadhu yosinga da ... sunday madhiyanam .. sambandamey illama ungaloda suthikittu irukken ... idhukku appuramumaa enna paathu apdi kekka thonudhu"
F2: "Machan...unakku theriyaadhadhu illa..irundhaalum solren.... indha maari vishayathula rendu category la pasanga irupaanga da... oru category peru "chinna vaazha"... unnoru category peru "periya vaazha" "
Gin: "Dei.. yennada, technical terms laam pudusaa irukku.... adhu ennada adhu? chinna vaazha , periya vaazha"
F2: "Simple Machan... thanakku set aagaatiyum vidaapidiyaa mathavangalukku set panna idea tharaaney ...avan periya vaazha... adhaavadhu periya vaazha maram maadhiri.... vetti payalaa irundhaalum mathavan kodukara idea va apdiyey implement panni settle aaraan paaru...avan chinna vaazha...adhaavadhu chinna vaazhamaram maadhiri"
F1: "Machan... enakku oru doubt...Vaazha marathukkum figure set pandradhukkum ennada sambandham? kovilukku pora ponnugala vaazha pazham, poo, draatchai ...idhellam koduthaa correct aagumnu solla variya? Kaasu selavaagumey da"
F2: "Excellent da... unnoda inference skills peak la irukku... aaryaas poi full meals saapidaradhukku mattum unnoda moutha use pannu... theva illama rendu arivaalinga discuss pannum podhu naduvula mooka nozhaikaadha...purunjudhaa"
F1: "Dei...enakku oru mokka joke thonudhu... sollama irukka mudila...sollidavaa?"
F2: "Ayyo...ivan tholla thaanga mudilayey... solli thola"
F1: "Vaaya moodunnu sollittu Mooka nozhaikaadhannu solriyey da...ha ha ha ha"
Silence prevails for the next one minute. All people stand still wherever they are. Finally Gin speaks.
Gin: "F2 ... vittudu... unnoda nelamayila yaar irundhaalum ivana serupaala adikanumnu dhaan thonum... aanaa epdi paathaalum ivan namma settu...so ivana indha oru murai mannichi vittudu"
F2 (after a heavy sigh) : "seri vittu thola... vera edhaavadhu topic pathi pesuvom"
Gin: "Sollu...vera enna intersting matter?"
F2: " aah... un kitta kekkanum kekkanum nnu nenachikittey irundhen...marandhutten.... R enga Gin?" (sarcastically laughs after saying this)
Gin: "ennada sirippu... R kku odambu seri illa...hostel la paduthirukkaan"
F2: "Hostel la paduthirukaanaa.... namba mudilayey" (laughs again)
Gin: "Machan ... R ennoda uyir nanban da... ava eppo enga irupaannu enakku perfect aa theriyum ... aana paavam ippo avanukku odambu seri illa... adhaan paduthu thoongittu irukaan ... enna lunch parcel panni vaangittu vera vara sonnaan ...adukku dhan naan ippo mukkiyama aaryaas varen"
F2 :" Deeeei... anga paaru da" (points towards a direction)
Shock ! Shock ! Shock!
R is seen at the corner walking swiftly back and forth talking in a cellphone with a wide wide grin. (Of cors, it has to be a girl on the other end.... it has to be)
After a few seconds of grave like silence, F2 comments with a loud voice
F2: "Machi ... avan anga aircel service la sincere aa irukaan ... nee avanukku parcel service la sincere aa irukka... arumayaana nanban da nee"
Gins head rotates at tremendous speed !!!!
The world in front of Gin rotates at tremendous speed !!!
echo from north "arumayana nanban da nee nee nee"
echo from south "arunmayana nanban da nee nee nee"
echo from east "arumayana nanban da nee nee nee"
echo from all directions together "nee nee nee"
The trees in front blacken out !
R standing at the othercorner blackens out!
F1 to Fn - all blacken out!
The clouds above blacken out!
The atmosphere around thickens and blackens out !
Everything blackens out !
Everything!
GIn falls down with a thud.
When he wakes up after what it feels like millions and millions of years, he is totally surprised and in a way confused and afraid to find himself in a magic land covered with smoke everywhere around.
He stands up with difficulty, takes a few steps with caution . He sees nothing but empty white space covered with smoke everywhere around ... he walks a few more steps before which he turns around and suddenly finds a red board that reads
"Welcome to Gilmabad... You have reached the spot of self realization" !
(to be continued)
