It’s been three and half years I'am in this beautiful city. I have heard a lot about nightout in Pune from many of my friends..something good and something fishy. I was more interested in the fishy part. But never had the balls sorry guts (that’s better literary and factually) to wander around at night. But yeah I made an attempt when I was in college.. my first night out.
My friend invited for a night out and a bike ride all over the city and a movie as bonus. My heart pumped with excitement. I got ready in a minute and was waiting for his phone call.
Oh god, it started as usual! Before taking any decision, my internal souls fight. I don’t know who is right and wrong. But I listen the winner always. My internal personalities were literary wrangling just to rack my brain. Ok, for your convenience we can call them Ms. Good and Ms. Evil. The girls were on full swing! Listen,
Ms. Good: Hey Elephanto, did you ask him where is he taking you?
Ms. Evil: Shit! You don’t have anything to do with it. He is trustworthy.
Ms. Good: oh yeah, he is your boyfriend, so you can trust him blindly
Ms. Evil: No he is not! and you know it. Why are you smothering me?
Ms. Good: Have you asked your dad?
Ms. Evil: Grow up man!
Ms. Good: Do you think they will allow you if they come to know?
Ms. Evil: I’m not doing anything wrong.
Ms. Good: Then why didn’t you ask? This is not good for you.
Ms. Evil: Iam matured enough to decide what is right and wrong
Ms. Good: Only bad girls roam around at night. This will create a bad impression. Above all it’s not safe.
Ms. Evil: Get lost man! I am a bad girl. Is that enough?
Ms. Good: No… You can’t be a bad girl. You are brought up in a very good family, which trusts you a lot.
Ms. Evil: F*** o**!…Stop emotional blackmailing. I hate it.
Ms. Good: You won’t enjoy a bit Elephanto. Take my word.
Oh! Ms.Good kept quiet. So I can go now. I got down. I met him and said hi. I shook hand with him. We reached big bazaar at 8 o’clock. I asked him “when will you drop me back?” He smiled and said, “Are you scared? I told you this is a night out.” Ms. Evil in my heart was uttering all the bad words that I know in English, Malayalam and Hindi to Ms. Good, as it struck back again with a last warning.
Ms. Good: “What you are doing is wrong. You are not safe. You are not comfortable. You lied to your friends. Go back home!”
Ms. Evil did not get time to retaliate as my friend awakened me from my internal trance.
“You look pale, are you ok?” he asked with popcorn in his hands. “Drop me home right now” that was an order more than a request from me. He looked confused, “Is everything ok?” “ Not ok. I’m not comfortable. I want to go back” I said. ( I was under the control of Ms. Good) He said, “I never forced you or did anything that can get you upset”. I replied, “That’s why I feel sorry for ruining your night. And please for heaven’s sake don’t call me for a night out ever again”
Without any delay he dropped me back home. He said “sorry, I did not mean it, if you felt anything unusual about my behaviour”. I replied “Never mind. I’m crazy as I have to tame two internal animals at the same time”. He blinked at me openmouthed. I did not wait for an explanation. “Good night” I could hear him say when I was on stairs.
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Ms. Evil: “You screwed up…. you fool . You will never get a chance again. He was a very good friend. You ruined the relationship.. You mad, lousy stupid!!
Ms. Good with a smile: I know Elephanto you are not that bad. You will get the chance if it is meant to you. If the friendship screwed up because of this reason, it is not worth having.
I shouted at both of them…. “Go and sleep now crazy gals”.. I turned the light off and lay down on bed thinking of a nightout which my dad and mom had 24 years ago, when they were asked to move out of the house at midnight with my baby brother.
My friend invited for a night out and a bike ride all over the city and a movie as bonus. My heart pumped with excitement. I got ready in a minute and was waiting for his phone call.
Oh god, it started as usual! Before taking any decision, my internal souls fight. I don’t know who is right and wrong. But I listen the winner always. My internal personalities were literary wrangling just to rack my brain. Ok, for your convenience we can call them Ms. Good and Ms. Evil. The girls were on full swing! Listen,
Ms. Good: Hey Elephanto, did you ask him where is he taking you?
Ms. Evil: Shit! You don’t have anything to do with it. He is trustworthy.
Ms. Good: oh yeah, he is your boyfriend, so you can trust him blindlyMs. Evil: No he is not! and you know it. Why are you smothering me?
Ms. Good: Have you asked your dad?
Ms. Evil: Grow up man!
Ms. Good: Do you think they will allow you if they come to know?
Ms. Evil: I’m not doing anything wrong.
Ms. Good: Then why didn’t you ask? This is not good for you.
Ms. Evil: Iam matured enough to decide what is right and wrong
Ms. Good: Only bad girls roam around at night. This will create a bad impression. Above all it’s not safe.
Ms. Evil: Get lost man! I am a bad girl. Is that enough?
Ms. Good: No… You can’t be a bad girl. You are brought up in a very good family, which trusts you a lot.
Ms. Evil: F*** o**!…Stop emotional blackmailing. I hate it.
Ms. Good: You won’t enjoy a bit Elephanto. Take my word.
Oh! Ms.Good kept quiet. So I can go now. I got down. I met him and said hi. I shook hand with him. We reached big bazaar at 8 o’clock. I asked him “when will you drop me back?” He smiled and said, “Are you scared? I told you this is a night out.” Ms. Evil in my heart was uttering all the bad words that I know in English, Malayalam and Hindi to Ms. Good, as it struck back again with a last warning.
Ms. Good: “What you are doing is wrong. You are not safe. You are not comfortable. You lied to your friends. Go back home!”
Ms. Evil did not get time to retaliate as my friend awakened me from my internal trance.
“You look pale, are you ok?” he asked with popcorn in his hands. “Drop me home right now” that was an order more than a request from me. He looked confused, “Is everything ok?” “ Not ok. I’m not comfortable. I want to go back” I said. ( I was under the control of Ms. Good) He said, “I never forced you or did anything that can get you upset”. I replied, “That’s why I feel sorry for ruining your night. And please for heaven’s sake don’t call me for a night out ever again”
Without any delay he dropped me back home. He said “sorry, I did not mean it, if you felt anything unusual about my behaviour”. I replied “Never mind. I’m crazy as I have to tame two internal animals at the same time”. He blinked at me openmouthed. I did not wait for an explanation. “Good night” I could hear him say when I was on stairs.
**************
Ms. Evil: “You screwed up…. you fool . You will never get a chance again. He was a very good friend. You ruined the relationship.. You mad, lousy stupid!!
Ms. Good with a smile: I know Elephanto you are not that bad. You will get the chance if it is meant to you. If the friendship screwed up because of this reason, it is not worth having.
I shouted at both of them…. “Go and sleep now crazy gals”.. I turned the light off and lay down on bed thinking of a nightout which my dad and mom had 24 years ago, when they were asked to move out of the house at midnight with my baby brother.
