Thought of those gloomy times when some stranger brought a smile to your face??Like the baby on the bus who caught your finger and gurgled off..or the lil school kid who smiled at you promptly..You cant help but smile..and atleast for a moment you forget your worries and smile at life..these thoughts bring to me the memories of a hot august afternoon..I was in office,the work was hectic..I had a number of tasks to do..Top it off I had some work in the bank and I had to leave early..I had come early to office that day..I skipped my lunch and kept working..I left the office around two..Waited around half an hour for the city bus..(Lemme tell you something bout the buses around here..u ought to wait for atleast 30-45 min..offcourse u have bus time tables..but u must be kidding if they come by the timings..)..Finally i got a bus and off i went to the bank..Thankfully it wasnt crowded..I got my work done..By the time the formalities were over my head was spinning..(I could even count stars in that hot afternoon..)By the time i was saying a 'Thank you' to the cashier i was contemplating the menu of my lunch...all possibilies ended up with a board 'Sorry ma'm it's 3.30 we're closed'..so i started walkin towards the bakery to buy biscuits..(how i hate them.aarghhhhh!!!!)..Then suddenly i saw the Pizza hut board..My brain started off "Diet,Diet,Diet.."Now i got a growling stomach and a watering mouth..I asked my brain to shut up and put off my dieting to the next day..I walked in pushing the glassdoor..To my surprise the ever buzzling place was calm n quiet..the ground floor was empty..
This pizzahut guy comes in and ushers me to the first floor..I sit down quietly in a two seater and give my orders for my lunch..He's pretty surprised when i order for one person..he asks me'Ma'm what out your friend??'..i smile at him wearily and tell..'There's nobody else..i'm having my lunch alone..'As i wait for my orders to come..I look around to see a lot of college kids having a blast of a time..i muse over my college friends..yes i miss them..a lot..i miss my friends..i was somebody who hates going alone..i hated walking back alone to my hostel..(i had my best friend escort me to the hostel..)..let alone have lunch alone...n here I am sitting in a corner alone..I already wanted to run..run??to where??probably back into time..wanted to go back to my college gallery..back to the good ol college canteen..be there with my friends and have a nice lunch.."Ma'm your pizza is ready.Shall I serve ??"..my train of thoughts were broken.."No thanks,i think i can manage.."I murmered struggling to go baxk to my thoughts..I finished my lunch silently..My stomach was full and was waiting to push off by the time my bill came..When the change came , i was in for a surprise..Oh..I couldnt help but smile..Off course there was no discount..there was my change and...i couldnt help but smile..it started as a confused sort of grin and ended up in a wide smile...Ya with the bill was a handwritten note for me.."Thank you for choosing Pizzahut..Hope you enjoyed your meal!!!" and a huge smiley.. :-)..signed 'so-so'...Probably he was reading my thoughts and felt i needed a cheering up...I looked around for this guy..but couldnt see him..I climbed down the stairs with a smile on my face...I rung the bell at the entrance..this time with a lil more force,i lil longer..cos this one came from my heart..
Yes he made me smile that sunny afternoon...
PS:I still got that bill in my purse...Even if it goes from there..the memory is gonna be there for a long long time...
1 comment:
hehe..very interesting SI
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