September 9, 2007
The date is really important to me, as it is the same date i landed up the two-storey building of Ambika Nonsense Unlimited Solutions (ANUS). We call it Dadi castle as well…
All puzzled, i entered the pale yellow grilled house (that reminded me of yerwada central jail) with my brother. I saw an old lady who was busy doing evening pooja (with intermittent blabbering about the devils who stay upstairs). She was short and had worn a light pink sari and a big kumkum bindi on forehead. She had smooth white tresses and was carrying a plate with prasad. She smeared some kumkum on my forehead mentioning about my not applying a bindi. I felt myself as Shivaji Maharaj returned after a successful war campaign (who knew the real war was yet to come).
She gave me a long lecture on the strict rules and regulations, the facilities of hot water, soft bed, spacious rooms, hygienic bathrooms and the amazing personalities I’m supposed to stay with. I looked at my bro. He gave me a proud smile as if he had lifted me directly to heaven. She looked upstairs and screamed on top of her voice
Tushi………………………………………………Some creature in dark green salwar top and gray colour sweat pants crawled down. Tall, quite fair, curly hair, which was wet, peeped out of the parapet. She gave me a crooked look. I tried a weird smile on my chubby cheeks. Dadi introduced me her as “Tushi” before I could say my name, she turned her back and walked off!! ( I bit my lips.. elephanto you are so.... dead!!)
I went upstairs.. the stair room had two beds. On the right side of the stair room was a proper bedroom, which was small (contrary to dadi’s explanation) with a double cot. On the left side there was a hall with four individual beds. I entered the hall as one of the four beds was supposed to be mine.
Aila!! I got to see all the devils dadi was talking about. Unlike any other PGs all of them were in that hall. One female (okay we can call her Kavi, not a pandu) seemed to be very upset. She had swollen cheeks and reddened eyes, the very look of a girl, minutes after a long stand weeping. She was sitting on one bed and busy typing SMS (I thought boyfriend but was her fiancé). Did not seem interested in me.
I looked at the other side…. That reminded me of a refugee camp right after a natural calamity. Three pandus on one bed!!
One female was sitting, leaning her back on the wall.. she was goggling at me as if as she saw some alien (though I look like one). She had a very round face with big eyes. She was wearing a tights and spaghetti. Dark thick curly hair was covering her chubby cheeks and pink lips. She was very fair (could have been cast to Twilight), short and had a kohl disaster on eyes that could give her black eyes.. She is our naughty Mullu
Another one was lying on her lap… very lean… the first thing I noticed about her was her big nose that protruding out of her small baby face.. Her thick eyebrows made a question mark when she saw me… with tight lips she was watching what I was up to.. her short wavy brown hair had been left open on Mullu’s lap for drying.. with a green colour night dress ( pyjama and a full sleeve shirt with black printed flowers on it) her whole body made a sudden twist and turned back to me. She is the real Pandu
I could not see her face properly as she was sitting folding her legs but facing down, covering her face with straight dark brown hair.. she was slim, dusky and wearing a white T shirt and leggings. Meanwhile, she was whispering “hmm” “ok” “yeah” “hmm” to an invisible person (well, she was on phone). She is the silent killer, our Babes
The same girl (Tushi) who I met in the drawing room came running there. She announced me as a new roommate to all others. No response!! .
I looked at my bed.. I got a shock! In my entire life I hadn’t seen so many bras and chaddis that also in different types and sizes!!
(will continue if iam alive)
