Once a very close friend of mine asked me “Why do you almost always write sad?” Well, Huh! I guess writing dull doesn’t always mean that actually you are a depressed soul. It is sometimes just the way your pen flows and even if its the way it seems it is, whats wrong with availing the opportunity to pour everything over a piece of paper that can storm inside. Life is unpredictable but centainly beautiful, I have to agree. As a matter of fact this uncertainity actually adds to the equation to make it more desirable. Anyhow, without philosophying let me try to turn few old pages of my book and recapture some adorable moments.
For this, I dont have to go that far, couple of months back I and Sam had lunch together.It was less of a lunch and more of a gossip session. Long story cut short, together after a geat day Sam decided to drop me back at my place. Fortunately it had not been that long, when she started off with her driving expirence that time. Here goes our adventure..
“Sana do you want me to drop you?” Though everyone in Sam’s family seemed to avoid this question put by her and there was a good great reason that I came to know laterz. I thought no one can ever drive worse than I do. At max, the poor car has to be started twice or thrice in the middle of main road when it will by chance stop with a jerk. What else? And that is perfectly fine. I mean, that we can expect from a beginner. The adventure started when sam opened up her main gate. Before starting the car, it was necessary to check for all do’s and hav’s. So, I used the side mirror to tie up my scarf while she combed her hair well enough. Both of us took sips from our soda bottles. Took deep breaths and checked our time of departure.
Bad luck hit us right the way.Some stupid jerk had parked a car just opposite to the gate. As I expected Sam gave a huge buzz ..another one … yet another one stronger than before.The aim was to remove that very hinderance in our journey. Furious, she kept on buzzing intensely so desperately intense that aunty came outside. She offered us to get the car to main road. But no way, we returned the offer with thanx and “We can handle it”.It took a while when we realized that the guy wasn’t inside.Of course, If the guy was’nt inside how could that poor thing be moved? Food for thought.. o yes.. Now what to do? Sam, got out of car, stood by the gate and yelled, “who is this?” No answer. Of course, a car couldn’t answer back. It was after she came back in car someone removed that object. huh ! Oh relief it was.
On our way suddenly Sam announced that car was out of CNG early that morning. As she didn’t know how to check the CNG meter and so did I, run time decision was to get safe and enter a CNG plus petrol station nearby. Now, this was the conversation that happened between the petrol boy and her. Sam: ” Mera driver aaya tha CNG bharwanay?” Boy was just looking at her and figuring out what could be the possible answer. I almost fell with laugher pangs in my tummy. She looked at me as if “San its not so funny, don’t you see I am trying to have some serious conversation.” While he was thinking if these ladies are serious or making fun of me; she put another one,”accha chalo phir aisa karo, tanky check kar lo. CNG nhi bhari to bhar do nhi to rehney do”. whirls of pangs and I was suffocated.. this time we both looked at each other and a burst of laugher.
Anyhow, got released from that station knowing that we had good enuf petrol and CNG to move on. After a while we realized that everyone on the road was staring at us for no obvious reason. The bike walas, the tractor walas, the car walas, even the donkey walas. Initial reason that could pop up was that I was laughing. Sam: “San, stop laughing everyone is noticing us.” Even after I made a hell serious face the situation remained the same. Reason actually was wherever there were any bikes or objects coming in front of us, Sam started waving “side pe , side pe .”
While the traffic police was around, we were the most serious creatures ever born on this earth.Sam: “inki taref na dekhein..inki taref na dekhein.” Over a turn, sam recalled that there is a down signal to signal right; but this thought came a little late, after she got her hand out for signalling. “Are we on rickshaw Sam?” I thought it was a logical question. Sam:”serious ho ja sana, tu mughe serious nhi le rhi.”
That was hardly a 5 min drive which took around 20 min of continuous laugher for both of us but I just loved that adventure and another one when once we both got lost in streets walking around. Thanks Sam, have a wonderful life ahead. You are my best buddy !! Love you pal !! I can’t forget my good great firends ever 
