A Strange Morning

I remember that day. I walked out of my house early morning. It was the month of July, hot, humid, but yes early in the morning it was definitely pleasant. Bright morning, as the day also turned out to be hot, especially for me. Took a bus and was to visit this place. (I shall not define this place). I felt asleep in the bus, not because i was tired nor that i did not have a good sleep at night, but i slept in this bus.

I saw this guy, he was injured, I guess. I thought he was doing well till i analysed him thoroughly. He was carrying a few files in a plastic, he had one hand, or may be two, no i guess one of his arms was amputated, no it was there tied to his chest. Yes it was there tied to his chest and i cud see his palm near his neck when he waved it to me. He knew what was going on in my mind.

He was in ..... hospital ??? What !! I thought i was in bus, how am i in hospital ???

Okay fine I am looking at him and he is in hospital, but he is calm, his eyes are stable, his voice is strong and sharp, he looks confident. (Is he in hospital??? I asked myself now) He had comfortably placed his left hand inside his shirt and was smiling at me. I did not want to offend him so i took off my eyes.

He could not see me anymore and I was following him all this time when he was moving around in the hospital from doctors to the clinical lab to the x-ray dispatch to canteen to outside hospital.

"What ! he is outside hospital?? What is he doing here?? The doctor told him to meet him with the reports... okay lets see"

He was a bit nervous now. But why was he nervous now? May be he was worried about the results of the reports. A red swift car came and there was this lean girl in red top. I don't think i really remember that or I do. Yes it was a red swift, a lean girl, fair indeed and in red top and a blue jean capris. Now i knew why he was nervous.

He went ahead, a few steps and then stopped, waited for some time and then took another step forward, pressed the rear door open put the plastic in his hand at the back seat, closed the door and moved to the seat right next to the diver, the girl. I could not believe it, but i guess i had no choice. He could not see me while all this time i was looking at him. They did not know it but i was there in the car. It was absurd for me. Am i dead??

"Hi, how have you been?" he said. "Fine, how are you doing? I cannot stand hospitals, its really difficult for me." She responded. Was he nervous because of this!!

"I know it and its fine" he said with a calm voice. No he is not the person who gets nervous for such petty issues. He does not look nervous now, he is composed and smiling again. Was he ever nervous. Yes definitely he was, i saw the shrill in his movement while he was waiting for the car to come. I saw his eyes were unsteady. He was nervous but why, and now he is not, what is happening???? I was confused.

We three, two for them because i was not visible to them and i was confident about that now, went to CCD. This guy has not failed to surprise me since morning. Coffee!! (God he had to be there in hospital with syrups and doctor)

Gosh!! Okay, suddenly he got nervous again. In his nervousness he spilled the milk all over himself. He realised that and suddenly was calm again. His eyes were saying, I cannot be bad, nothing can make me less than what I am. Nothing shall lead to incapacitate me. He was looking at the girl and was saying with his eyes "You are really beautiful and its getting difficult for me to hold myself". I saw the girl, and i knew she understood nothing. She was sitting there with almost nothing to say and this did not look vocal to me. I liked his eyes they spoke everything and I knew he was not nervous because he had known that Nothing could incapacitate him and she would not understand anything.

The coffee was over and they went back to the place where she picked him up. He got down took his plastic and said a "bye" to her. Car moved away and he turned around took firm steps towards the doctors hall.

Here, ticket... Saheb kya hua??

I was shaken back to life by the bus conductor. Oh!! I was sleeping, started dreaming, god its funny sometimes I can finish a few movies in a nap of 20 minutes. I hope that guy is doing well.

~ Lutarai