He walked around the room, as if caged. and every minute, his anger grew.. for the third morning in a row, he had not got the newspapers. he had already called the vendor a couple of times, in the last two days. he had thought that at least today things would return to normal. but it didnt seem like it would. and it was no fun going down two floors of stairs to see if the paper had come, and discovering that it had not. he loved the view from the terrace, but living on the second floor had its own drawbacks. in irritation he called up the vendor again.
‘Sir, we have already sent it” said the vendor
‘well, i havent been getting the paper for 2 days now. tell the paperboy very clearly it is the second floor’.
‘sir, it could be that the people on the ground floor have been taking your paper. dont worry, sir, i have given the boy special instructions.
‘ok. i will wait.’
saying so, he ended the conversation. he decided he would resume his ‘caged walk’ on the terrace,with an occasional peep downstairs to see if the paper had come.
the boy had been getting a beating for no fault of his own, for the past couple of days. apparently some guy had not been getting the newspaper for two days now. he knew the house, and also knew what might be happening to the paper. he had told his boss, and today, his boss had given him some special instructions. he hoped it would work, he hated getting beaten. he reached the house, and took the special bundle, special, because the two newspapers were bound together with a cord. and with all his might, heaved it towards the second floor terrace.
at that exact moment, the man looked down… and hard hitting news got a whole new meaning!!
until next time, this is the lead story!!
until next time, this is the lead story!!
hmm…breaking news and….. 😉
So you hit the headlines today? :-))
that’s what happens to US returned nri’s when they tell their paper wala to drop the paper on the 2nd floor when they actual live on the 1st 😀
hard hitting!! lol……so much for the long wait and caged walk.
the newspaper boy gave it back, somehow….
until next time, switch to TV news!
stone: and many other things too 🙂
pleo: uhuh.. like ‘the rising’, based on reality, but with ample liberties taken..hehe
blokes: very RI here 🙂
deez: no way!! morning tea and newsprint.. they havent made a better combo yet… and wheres the cake!!
🙂
ooowwwwwuuuuuchh!
ooowwwwwuuuuuchh!
haha and why am i a picturing a bald guy?? 🙂
LOL! My god… humorous stories now? 😛
And thats why I would never ever walk in the balcony before the paper arrived…
hey shub… 🙂
pixie: i guess so 🙂
aqua: yes, why r u?? hehe
garfy: a poor guy getting hurt is funny?? hmmmph :p
😛 Yup it is… poor guy???? *raised eyebrow*
was it about me? I mean the breaking news. I broke a glass 🙂
So, back to story telling?
garfy: certainly 🙂
arunima: naah.. just once in a while 🙂
sabse tez…speed coupled with hard hitting news has greater impact. I am sure it gathered speed.
:)…YAY! Manu is back to the story-telling!
Breakin news a broken head?
LOL !
Price of impatience …
the cake is up for grab…..check it out!!!
btw,i serve u chocolate cake all year long……;)
Hmmm..the man sure hit the headlines! good one, manu 🙂
🙂 well you know what Manu short n sweet is just as good for me!!
So much for instant news – online!!
good one Manu 🙂
but why in the world was the man not getting his paper the past 2 days?
*curious*
madan: impact being a function of speed and mass ‘n all..hehe
gabby: nope, sorta semi retired..lol 🙂
cynic: thankfully not that bad 🙂
ash: but on the heavier side, dont ya think?? 🙂
deez: definitely will..and that you do 🙂
phatichar: 🙂
nupur: which is another feather in the cap for technology..:(
parna: the reasoning was right.. since the paper was left on the ground floor, the people who moved in there recently felt it was theirs…
hahahah must have got a helluva shock…