Aaj Main Khush HuunIt gave rise to a post called 'Aaj Main Khush Huun'....... Puneet and Amit shared the H.C.F prize at guessing........ why was I so happy as to put out such a tagline?????
Lo Tum Hi Bolo Main Huun Khush Kyuun
Jaldi Jaldi Bolo Chalo
Here goes.....
I didn't know I had it in me, is what made me happy...... a deed that never got a thank you made me even more happy cause I wasn't looking for the thank you...
u think I'm cuckoo in the head... read on.
8am - got up, rushed to get ready...
8:30am - leave home for a pit stop at Dr.Dangs pathology lab for a blood test [ U ask why? that is a separate post, not relevant rite now.. later] before getting to work.
Hopefully, won't get stuck in any traffic... else boss will get another message.... 'Stuck in crazy jam'... LOL....
9:am - reach Hauz khas, park the car... thank god, got parking across the road and not 2 streets away[as is the norm, this doc's place is very crowded], else would have been charcoal walking in the sun.....
9:10am - got a slip and waited for my turn. most of you would know by now that I'm dead scared of needles.... would still like to take my mom along if I could [I know ure dying to laugh... go on laugh else u'll gag up].... still cringe at the sight of a needle.... even if it's not for me....
9:12am: kid in the doc's chair is wailing.... loud... it get's louder..... n I'm squirming in my chair.... why the heck does she have to do this n make me want to run to the nearest door n out of here....
oh hell.... this is really gonna be tough... shut up kid... shut up before I have to go out.....
she's done with the test n come away hitting her dad n wailing even more loudly.....
9:15am: lady calls out my name..... I gulp n gasp for air... still have time... can tell her that I'll come back later....
my legs drag me to the doc's chair.... I'm screaming in my head... No....No.... Not right now... later... later.... I'll do this later..... Not now.... Pleeeeeeeeease.......... Pleeeeeeeeease..........
am seated in the chair.... [seems like the gallows to me...]
I tell the assistant to please hold my arm as I'm very liable to shake it ......
there's a scream stuck in my throat.....
I close my eyes n stretch my arm...... [n the world is gonna collapse..... I purse my lips, so that the scream stuck in my throat doesn't escape...]
I'm poked, I gulp. A of blood must have been taken out as it seemed like an eternity before he withdrew the needle.....
Ahhh... it's done.....
I come back to my senses.....
Walk away from the horrid chair.... Thankful for the guards on my lips which didn't let the scream thru......
The kid is still wailing..... n sniffling away in a chair in the waiting area.... her neighbor in the next chair, sweet aunty tries to tell her it's over... everyone is getting it done, see noone else is crying... it's ok....
No avail.. even loader wails..... Now the dad's nowhere to be seen on the scene....
Wondered if I had a sweet or chocolate in my bag.... Oh hell.... I'm suppose to be on a diet... just finished the last bite of chocolate yesterday night....
Then I asked her... what happened why are you crying...[as if I, of all the people, I didn't know, what has just happeneI] ... it's ok it's over now... see even I got a poke.. show me your's.....
No reaction.....
Where's your papa?
She looks at me and snaps back in the loudest of voices..... 'Tum angrezi mein kyun baat kar rahi ho?'
am a bit taken aback.... n quickly switch languages....
[can't type so much in hindi... so I'm doing a translation of the conversation that took place....]
Do you watch tv? no answer... only sniffles....
Do you watch cartoons...
I DON'T WATCH TV AND I DON'T LIKE CARTOONS....
Ok tell me why are you crying?
JAB DARD HOTI HAI TO RONA AATA HAI.... AAP HASTE HO KYA [ok I'm amused... wanted to smile, but kept a serious face... u all know how difficult that is for me.... I can see amit saying Oh Hell Yeah....]
Should i take you you out in the sun then... it's very hot.....
GLARE BACK..... NO I WON'T GO OUT WITH YOU......[atleast she's talking now, still tears pouring down, let me change tracks.... rack my brains on what should get a kid talking other than sweets and cartoons......]
Do you go to school?
YES [ looks at me and answers]
So what are you doing here? Why aren't you in school yet?
CHUTTI HAI.... [sniffles dying down]
chutti kyun hai.....
PATA NAHIN...[pause, looks and me n says] SHAYAD TEACHER GO GARMI LAGTI HAI....[ wanted to burst out laughing by now..... she smiles]
My poke stops stinging... I chuck the cotton n say... see nothing happened to me....
show me your hand....
she holds it out diffidently....
I take her by the arm n to the nurse before she could protest....
Arms held out.... 'please put bandaids for us'.... she puts it on.....
We come back to the chairs and now that the kid is quiet, the dad appears from no where.....
Look at my watch 9:40am... Oh crap will be late for work.... Runnn........ rather zipppppppp..... n hope for no traffic snarls..... Thankfully got to work just in time.....
Just had this huge smile on my lips the whole day..... and even now......
So now you know... :-)
