Ringesh felt his head spinning. He was never ready for this shock. He felt that the entire world had come to a stop. The only movement he could see, was of his friend, who was handing over a piece of paper to him. It was no ordinary paper from a tree, it was the message from the Devil himself. Gathering a deep breath and hoping that what his friend had told him, was just a prank, he took the paper with the message and glanced at the contents in it. It was indeed true. It had happened.
What would he tell his mom , dad and his siblings? How would they react to this? Won't he be seen as an outcast by his girl friend? All these thoughts were driving him mad and in the process triggered a drop of tear to trickle down from the corner of his eyes. Just then, he felt someone patting on his shoulder and trying to cheer him up. He looked up and it was one of his friends telling "We tried our best Ringesh! But.." and he handed over another bit of paper to him. Ringesh recoiled and muttered to himself "Only 2 % discount!!Bloody hell! After all the hotel has done business for an entire week. "
He again checked the paper in his hand, carrying the statement of charges. The 5 figure total marked at the bottom of the statement aka bill, danced before him. The three zeroes at the end suddenly turned into the three famous nephews of Uncle Scrooge from 'The Ducktales'. Were he becoming a dyslexic like Darsheel Safary from Tare Zameen par? Or had his mind gone empty just like how his bank account balance would be, after paying the bill. The three cutely colored ducks suddenly turned into the dementors (from the Harry Potter books )and sucked all the happiness in him. He felt crestfallen. With an agitating mind, he paid the bill and checked the account balance. The money in his account won't be enough for the remaining days of the month. He ignored the plastic smile from the hotel security and exited the hotel. His friends were smiling from ear to ear and telling, "Thanks for the anniversary treat, Ringesh! It was simply superb. See ya in office tomorrow". "How could these people smile at all? Won't their stomachs ache? Or were they having a black hole in place of stomach?", he was talking all this to himself while looking at the dispersing crowd.
He started to walk along the pavement. He was returning to his home. How did it come to this. He tried to think hard on what caused this. He was just recollecting the seconds before the disaster. Yes, getting bankrupt is indeed a disaster. It had all started with the scene of his friend Nijay, wearing a dejected look at office in the morning. Ringesh had learnt that his friend had popped the question to a lady in the next project and she had rejected him. There were people trying to console Nijay. Ringesh, unable to control his mixed emotions informed Nijay and the group as "Even I asked the same girl, the same question the same day, last month. Didn't I simply move on? Cheer up man!" Ringesh could just remember completing this sentence which led to puzzled looks around him. After that somebody shouted like Ringesh-Failure-month anniversary-salary day -treat". The last word "TREAT" reverberated more. It was a chorus. He was baffled at this idea of giving a treat for the specified event.
Ringesh had to yield to his colleagues and they went to a nearby restaurant. He had thought that Nijay could atleast forget his misery in that get-together. Then started the action. From paneer to pork, he saw everything being served at his table. Ringesh was now at his bus stop remembering all these and also how his heart had skipped many a beats when the bill came . He looked at the Heavens and thought 'God! Please take an avatar and Slay this demon habit called "Treat" before it consumes every other innocent individual like me'. His biggest concern was how would he inform his girlfriend and parents that his entire salary was spent on treating his friends in remembrance of his former crush. 'Shoot!'. Just then he heard a screech near him.
It was a share auto and the driver asked 'Sir!Get in'. With emptiness all around him including his pockets, he nodded in negative to the autowalah and started walking with the famous Thalaivar dialogue "Naan nadakka pazhagikren(I will learn to walk)". His mobile vibrated then. It was a message in his group where the message read "Don't bring lunch, tomorrow! Nijay has agreed to give us a treat for his love failure. :) Get ready for the 'Treat'ment Spartans :D". Ringesh was feeling a different emotion in him after that. He didn't know whether it was sympathy on Nijay or happiness that someone else would incur a similar fate like him , but he knew one thing for sure. It was revenge time. Like the Panchali from Mahabharatha, he took an oath of revenge that till the mission of making Nijay to pay more than what he did that day, he would not stop ordering. He then looked up and told "God!Please delay your avatar at least till tomorrow evening. Let me check the capacity of the black hole in my belly :P". Ringesh started waling briskly to his home. He was getting ready for the 'Treat'ments in the forthcoming days. The conch had been blown and a new warrior was born.
What would he tell his mom , dad and his siblings? How would they react to this? Won't he be seen as an outcast by his girl friend? All these thoughts were driving him mad and in the process triggered a drop of tear to trickle down from the corner of his eyes. Just then, he felt someone patting on his shoulder and trying to cheer him up. He looked up and it was one of his friends telling "We tried our best Ringesh! But.." and he handed over another bit of paper to him. Ringesh recoiled and muttered to himself "Only 2 % discount!!Bloody hell! After all the hotel has done business for an entire week. "
He again checked the paper in his hand, carrying the statement of charges. The 5 figure total marked at the bottom of the statement aka bill, danced before him. The three zeroes at the end suddenly turned into the three famous nephews of Uncle Scrooge from 'The Ducktales'. Were he becoming a dyslexic like Darsheel Safary from Tare Zameen par? Or had his mind gone empty just like how his bank account balance would be, after paying the bill. The three cutely colored ducks suddenly turned into the dementors (from the Harry Potter books )and sucked all the happiness in him. He felt crestfallen. With an agitating mind, he paid the bill and checked the account balance. The money in his account won't be enough for the remaining days of the month. He ignored the plastic smile from the hotel security and exited the hotel. His friends were smiling from ear to ear and telling, "Thanks for the anniversary treat, Ringesh! It was simply superb. See ya in office tomorrow". "How could these people smile at all? Won't their stomachs ache? Or were they having a black hole in place of stomach?", he was talking all this to himself while looking at the dispersing crowd.
He started to walk along the pavement. He was returning to his home. How did it come to this. He tried to think hard on what caused this. He was just recollecting the seconds before the disaster. Yes, getting bankrupt is indeed a disaster. It had all started with the scene of his friend Nijay, wearing a dejected look at office in the morning. Ringesh had learnt that his friend had popped the question to a lady in the next project and she had rejected him. There were people trying to console Nijay. Ringesh, unable to control his mixed emotions informed Nijay and the group as "Even I asked the same girl, the same question the same day, last month. Didn't I simply move on? Cheer up man!" Ringesh could just remember completing this sentence which led to puzzled looks around him. After that somebody shouted like Ringesh-Failure-month anniversary-salary day -treat". The last word "TREAT" reverberated more. It was a chorus. He was baffled at this idea of giving a treat for the specified event.
Ringesh had to yield to his colleagues and they went to a nearby restaurant. He had thought that Nijay could atleast forget his misery in that get-together. Then started the action. From paneer to pork, he saw everything being served at his table. Ringesh was now at his bus stop remembering all these and also how his heart had skipped many a beats when the bill came . He looked at the Heavens and thought 'God! Please take an avatar and Slay this demon habit called "Treat" before it consumes every other innocent individual like me'. His biggest concern was how would he inform his girlfriend and parents that his entire salary was spent on treating his friends in remembrance of his former crush. 'Shoot!'. Just then he heard a screech near him.
It was a share auto and the driver asked 'Sir!Get in'. With emptiness all around him including his pockets, he nodded in negative to the autowalah and started walking with the famous Thalaivar dialogue "Naan nadakka pazhagikren(I will learn to walk)". His mobile vibrated then. It was a message in his group where the message read "Don't bring lunch, tomorrow! Nijay has agreed to give us a treat for his love failure. :) Get ready for the 'Treat'ment Spartans :D". Ringesh was feeling a different emotion in him after that. He didn't know whether it was sympathy on Nijay or happiness that someone else would incur a similar fate like him , but he knew one thing for sure. It was revenge time. Like the Panchali from Mahabharatha, he took an oath of revenge that till the mission of making Nijay to pay more than what he did that day, he would not stop ordering. He then looked up and told "God!Please delay your avatar at least till tomorrow evening. Let me check the capacity of the black hole in my belly :P". Ringesh started waling briskly to his home. He was getting ready for the 'Treat'ments in the forthcoming days. The conch had been blown and a new warrior was born.
