Saw a dog last night in our campus and thought of writing this story…..
Gabbar bana SE !!!!!
“Hey its 10, hurry up or else we will miss the bus” yelled Karthiks’ teammate.
“Yah!! It’s almost over…..send…close…Shutdown …Let’s go!!!”
They hurried through the passage and went past cubicles. Their floor was almost deserted.
On their way to the lift his friend said, “Come…Lets have a race…Let’s see who reaches the food court first!!!”
“What!!!! You wanna race at this time!! Are you gone mad? I am totally exhausted by the days’ work”
“Your wish”, replied his friend and gave a quick dash towards the lift, he pressed the button and it opened instantaneously. He got in and closed the door.
Karthik was left dumbstruck, who was still around 50 meters away from the elevator. “Hey…wait…What the hell ….” Karthik took a quick turn and took the stairs instead. He was no more tired. He was getting down the stairs as swiftly as possible.”I am gonna kill him…I have to win this one...Huh...Boy I will show you…who’s the best”. He left the security personnel gawking at him. He ran across the ground floor.. out to the open. The cool breeze made him feel better, but he didn’t give up the sprint. And there he was at the Food court in half a minute’s time.
“Huh….he hasn’t yet reached… I won …oh…that was kool”
After 5 minutes his friend came to the food court.
“Hey…Where were you man...I was waiting for you “
“What?? I took the stairs…When you closed the door”
“Oh God, instead of pressing the open button , I pressed the close….and When I realized I opened it again, but I was not able to see you there….then I went around in search of you…”
“Oh!!!”
“Then I heard someone shouting and yelling at the stairs…I got a bit afraid...And came back to the lift….when I asked the security he said he saw someone running past him”
“Hmm…it was me….I thought you are really having a race…” Karthik started laughing at the dumb act and his teammate joined with his own style of laughing howls.
“Hey Karthik!! Look at that dog…Who allowed him to get in…let’s take a snap and we can publish it tomorrow”.
”Hey we have to catch the bus”
“Wait...It will just take a minute….” And his friend took out his camera.
“There are lots of such pictures...And yours won’t make any difference..Come lets go”, said Kathik.
“hmm.. You are right..Why don’t you put that Identity card over the dog…that will look nice and it will be different?”
“What??”
“Yah...do that man...We will have fun...See …the dog is not moving at all, it looks to be sleeping…come on...Do that”.
“hmmm good idea…but make it fast”, Karthik took his I-Card out and with trembling hands he put that onto the dogs’ neck.
All of a sudden the dog stood up. And started waving his tail, as if he was saying ‘hello’ to his colleagues.
Click...Click…..
He gave a nice bark…
Click…Click…..
His canine was shinning like that of a tiger….
Click…Click….
“Wow..This is great…awesome pics…Dude…I think we are gonna have a great day tomorrow…look at the pics..Man!!!”
Karthik took the camera from his friend and started going through the pics…”Nice one indeed…great …tomorrow we will publish it...ha ha ha…come on lets go…”
When they reached the main gate, the security guard asked Karthik “Where is your card??”
Karthik turned towards his teammate with wide open eyes “Oh God...My I-Card…it’s still with that dog….”
“Oh…No!!”
They both turned back and started running back to the food court.
“We saw him here….but where is he…he is gone…..”
They searched all possible areas…amphitheater…garden…each and every pavement…parking lot….the dog was nowhere. At last they saw a security guard, ”Hello Sir did you see any dog with I-card?”
“Yah...I saw one going into that building”
“Huh…Why didn’t you stop him?”
“When I started to stop him...He stared at me and started barking as if he belongs to this company, I am going to the main gate to get some help”.
“What!!!…Karthik...Come on...Let’s go…”
They searched each and every floor, but the dog was nowhere. At last they reached their floor, it was still vacant. They heard some faint sound coming from a nearby cubicle. When they looked into it…They saw the dog…Sleeping quietly on a chair in front of a system as if doing the work assigned to him.
“Click...Click”
“Now take that I-Card off him dude”
And Karthik took that card carefully. The dog stood up languidly. The shine that they saw earlier in his eyes was gone. His canine was no more visible. He kept his head down. Without making any sound he left the floor.
Next day Karthiiks’ teammate published the dogs’ edited photo, sleeping in front of a system with a Card around his neck saying…
Gabbar,
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