The Pillow's Song

W: The pillow was singing a song
Huh?
W: It was singing “इस बार ऐसी आग लगाएंगे की सब ख़तम हो जायेगा!"
You must have been dreaming dear
W: No no…it often sings
You must have been dreaming that it sings to you
W: You don’t get it, do you? It often says stuff but I don’t bother…but if it says things like this, then, how can I ignore?
Hmm…no really, trust me, it was a fantasy of yours….Achha what else sings to you?
W: Hehe, nothing really…except for that switch board!
Switch board? Which, this one?
W: Ya..this and the one in the kitchen..
My my, they don’t sing to me! They must be having some special preference for you, when do they sing?
W: Hehehe…When I am working around the house…or sometimes when I cannot sleep at night and take a walk
But try and understand, it is not possible! You know, sometimes when I look at the photograph of lets say Kunal Kapoor in a magazine, I have a feeling that he is looking at me and that he knows I am looking at him.
W: Ohho! But a magazine is inanimate! That’s not possible…
Oh really? A magazine is inanimate and what about a switch board?
Hey you! Be careful with that pillow, don’t put pressure on it! You will hurt it!
Oh am so sorry….pillow-di-do!! Heheheh
W: Uff! You guys!! I want to go off to sleep!
Yeah, that’s a good idea…sleep off.
W: Ya so you go now….So I can sleep…

To Be Continued....

Woman: That is harassing me
What?
W: That..(pointing)
The dustbin?
W: (shakes head)
Then?
W: (after a pause)...Blue
Blue?
(fear in her eyes )
You mean......(softly)...U mean...?
W: Nods head vigorously, picks up cloth and wipes the floor
Blue is hiding things from me

Is this how it must feel to sit inside a pit with darkness and bugs for company.....to not know what will bite you next.....what crawls there....dont know how far the sound is coming from.....has it reached you, yet?

To Be Continued....

DRIVE CAREFULLY

J: Now they have started killing journalists, you know.
(Referring to front page news report of Saumya being shot dead in Delhi)
D: Yeah..but we still don't know whether she was killed for personal or professional reasons
J: Aah! As I see it, your personal life is also pretty messed up...

DISCLAIMER: Power of Observation and off-the-cuff accurate interpretations result from broken knees and a month long stint in bed. Drive Carefully.