Ant & Grasshopper Story- New Version

Old Story:

The Ant works hard in the withering heat all summer building its house and

laying up supplies for the winter. The Grasshopper thinks the Ant is a fool

and laughs & dances & plays the summer away.

Come winter, the Ant is warm and well fed. The Grasshopper has no food or

shelter so he dies out in the cold.

Indian Version of this old story:

The Ant works hard in the withering heat all summer building its house and

laying up supplies for the winter.

The Grasshopper thinks the Ant's a fool and laughs & dances & plays the

summer away.

Come winter, the shivering Grasshopper calls a press conference and demands

to know why the Ant should be allowed to be warm and well fed while others

are cold and starving.

NDTV, BBC, CNN show up to provide pictures of the shivering Grasshopper

next to a video of the Ant in his comfortable home with a table filled with

food.

The World is stunned by the sharp contrast. How can this be that this poor

Grasshopper is allowed to suffer so?

Arundhati Roy stages a demonstration in front of the Ant's house.

Medha Patkar goes on a fast along with other Grasshoppers demanding that

Grasshoppers be relocated to warmer climates during winter .

Mayawati states this as `injustice' done on Minorities.

The Geek & The Ghost - 25

Bangalore, India
April 4, 2020 A.D
8.00 pm

“Next Stop CMH Road”
..announced the Namma Metro in its sweetest electronic voice. DJ got up from his seat, while checking Twitter in his ADAM tablet PC.

ShashiTharoor: in bhurj khalifa ..Excited abt today’s meeting between our PM Rahul Gandhi & his Pakistani counterpart

An old uncle who lives nearby DJ’s place looked at it and said..

“these guys will never get it over with ..will they??”

DJ smiled and said in mocking military ton

“No Sir. Never”

DJ reached his apartment on the 12th floor ,let himself in and announced

“Honey, I am home”
“welcome dear”

As DJ entered the living room, He could see the familiar sight of Mrs.Geek setting up the dinner table.

“Hi”
“Hi dear.. how was the day?”
“Well the stocks went down by 2 %, our logistics dept messed up so the shipment will be delayed by 2 days by which our stocks will crash and I almost punched a MBA candidate who asked for stocks options post interview”
“hehehehhhehe just another day in office I guess”
“ you bet…coffee??”

DJ came near to the table and got the coffee cup from her.

“Where is she?”
“She is in her e-class. Have coffee and shower up dinner will be ready soon..”
“hmm before that can I get some sugar?”
“ but I already put two cubes in that”
“I wasn’t asking it for coffee”

DJ settled the cup on the table, grabbed her by the waist , leaned in and planted a wet kiss

“Daddddddddddddddddddyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy”

DJ got startled and quickly let her go.

“Hi Cupcake”

Their daughter was standing in a frock with orange flowers on it.

What were you doing with mom??
Nuthn nuthn just saying hi…come here beautiful

She ran towards him and he took her in his arms

“aah…yes..give daddy a kiss….hmm good…how was school?
“School was good but short”
“had eclass today??”
“yes..Mrs.Nokumara from Japan taught us History”
“really…good wat history world war? India’s independence struggle?”
“ no rise and fall of 8071 Microprocessors…it was history of electronics”
DJ turned towards his wife
“honey are you hearing this…plzz tell me I am dreaming”
“hehehheeh …like father like daughter..she herself opted for extra e-class electronics”

DJ let his daughter down from his arms

“off you go sweety ..mom will call
when dinner’s ready”
He then said “I just hope she does not become a geek like me”
“Don’t worry, even if she did she will still be you sweet little cupcake”
“Hmm ok I will go shower”
“Ok…oh ..before I forget your Ghost had called”

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No I am seriously asking..how are you holding up?

RJ repeated his question. This time DJ looked him with a question mark.

DJ: Is it a trick question?

RJ: no..i really want to know

DJ:of course its a little tough..but I knw its just a matter of time..before I get a job..u knw eventually

RJ: I knw abt the job issue is not a big issue…I was talking abt the other thing

DJ: wat other thing?

RJ: um..DG?

DJ: DG? Y wat happen?

RJ: isn’t she getting married ?

DJ: yeah..u did get the invite rite?

RJ: yeah…but ..

DJ: wat is it RJ?

RJ: aren’t you doing sumthing abt it?

DJ: u mean gift? Yeah I haven’t decided yet let’s see..i am broke already ..contributions are welcome

RJ: oh god!! DJ.. don’t act smart with me…

DJ: wat are u talking about

RJ: I thought u were going to do something about

DJ: uh? Like?

RJ: are you going to delhi?

DJ: no why would I go to delhi?

RJ: uff….everything wont come to you DJ.. sometimes you have to go get it

DJ: wat has not come? Wat shud I go get it?/

RJ: its ok to lie to me…don’t lie to urself

DJ: ok now I am seriously confused…

RJ: have you told her how you feel abt her

DJ: yeah

RJ: u did?? And wat did she tell?

DJ: she feels the same way

RJ: then?? Y are u still here?

DJ: dude ..i think we are having a miscommunication here..

RJ: even I feel the same ..let me ask plainly you love her?

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How long to wait??
5 mins on the way….
DJ was waiting in Garuda. It’s been more than a month since the ‘unusual day’.
1 msg received ….DG

Reached coming up..plzz don’t laugh

DJ was wondering what was that supposed to mean and as soon as he saw her , he knew what she meant.

DJ gasped “OMG”

DG was wearing a sari. He was seeing her wearing a sari for the first time. She wasn’t the DG as he knew her.

Suddenly DJ got reminded of Steve Martin and his movie Father of the Bride. When his daughter walks up the aisle in the wedding dress, she still appears to him as the little girl playing bride. DJ was feeling similarly and he was very much surprised to actually think like that.

DJ thought “wow..if this is wat it feels like …no wonder dad’s cry at their daughter’s wedding”

DG came towards him.

DJ: You look great

In all these days…DJ had never voluntarily complimented her

DG: really? Thanks….but I have to say .u look awful

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y this is in white …shouldn’t it be pink?

It was 12.25pm on hot summer day in Bangalore.

“I will have a Lychee chill”

DJ was in CCD in Forum Mall.

“anything to eat sir”

He usually goes to Kalmane Koffee when he goes to Forum.

“hmm..u have anything sweet?”

“of course, would u like a muffin?”

“nah that won’t be chocolaty enough”

“pardon sir?”

But this wasn’t an usual day.

THE GEEK & THE GHOST -21

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It was another dull day in “SPARK TECHNOLOGIES”

DJ…. Boss is calling you

oh no that cant be good

may be he is giving a raise

yeah rite  we don’t have funds for a new water cooler  how the hell he will give me a  raise

just go yaar  he is waiting

ok ok  ooff here we go

……………….

DJ : ok.. now where the hell is Chatur?

where else ? he’s gone to tirupati 

what for?

you don't know? he goes there every month..

oh no  he is not going to come today is he?

no not till Thursday why?

I need to make these charts yaar.. he is good @ excel

well..enjoy maadi

[expletive]

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on the way will reach in 10 mins
////////////message sent///////////////
RJ Calling.........

DJ: hey
RJ: hi dude
u r back?
yeah reached this morning
how was the trip
yeah it was ok
hmm
so where ?
where wat?
coffee of course
oh......(darn it)
ur busy or something?
um uh um....actually
yeah?
i am on the way to meet DG
oh.......k..........ohkay
thought u r coming tomo
hey no probs man..wats there.. we will meet tomo
sure... done

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DG calling DJ

DG : oye
DJ : hellos
Why aren’t u online
because i am outside
where?
Kalmane Koffee – Garuda
with whom?
RJ
When will you come?
around 10 i guess
ping me
sure
bye
bye

*********************************

I message received - DG

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(rejection)

“Good Morning Sir calling From Spark technologies DJ here……..later sir? sure i will call later”

(regional racism)

“DJ can you get this call.Its one of ur ppl”

(airhead colleagues)

“DJ I haven't got ur mail …

but i have sent it ..

   Are u implying  that i am liar??”

(bad joking obnoxious boss)

“Sir,ur coffee

keep the change  heheheh i am just kidding..

he …he……he  (fake laughter)

eh.. DJ can u get the biscuits too?” 

(cost cutting )

“wat?? no bonus this festival???” 

(sour grapevine)

“did u hear? they broke up. no no that was last week now they are living together

(recession )

“did u hear ?? 2 of the big 3 are downsizing

that's bad , wat abt 3rd one?

worse – bankruptcy”

……………………………………………………

12.30 am   

“ eeegggggggghuuuuuuuffffffffeeennnnnnnnmmmmmmmm”
DJ was  stretching his arms as far as possible,slowly rotated his sprained neck, trying to relax himself..still 8 pages to go in the report. He couldn’t  look at the screen anymore. He got up and started to walk around the hall.

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"Oh no...not again"
DJ's irritation was so radioactive .that even a lizard nearby would have become Mozilla..err...Godzilla. He ran the network troubleshooting wizard again, but it was still showing no internet access.
"Troubleshooting wizard could not identify any problems"
DJ suddenly in his imagination became Quick Gun Murugan wearing yellow coat and green trousers with fringes & a cowboy hat. He could see modems branded "Trouble” hanging on wires in a distance .He took out both his revolvers and started shooting them A la' matrix time slice. After the first round, he blew the smoke from the guns and said
"Ennada Rascalas, I am the ultimate Trouble Shooter.... Nan nenacha...."
His dialogue was interrupted ..........DG Calling...........
DJ decided to cut the scene short and simply said "Mind It" and picked up the call

Happy 2010 Everyone

The stars of my story The Geek & Ghost would like to Wish all our readers a very
Prosperous & Peaceful 2010

John & Sophie

"I promised you Sophie,I will never ever leave you .

And tonight I am keeping my promise"

He held his grip on her. Its been 7 years....7 glorious years...though he has crossed his prime..she still appeared the same as she had looked before 7 years. Bold & Beautiful.That's what he always looked for, that's why he waited and never rushed into things.

When he saw Sophie in one of those famous magazines while waiting in the airport, he immediately booked a ticket to Germany just to catch a glimpse of her. When he finally saw her in the grand party hosted by her family,he was breathless.He kept on gazing her , her curves, the intensity in her looks, her boldness,her charisma which made her stand out of the crowd.

The next day he made his offer,an offer which took their breath away,for he was a man who would not take No for an answer.He didn't want to take any chances with her.The heritage of her family was globally known and even though his friends & family were worried that he took an hasty decision without consulting anybody,once they met her, they couldn't help but to let it go and simply stood gazing at her.

Some of them would say "Man, you are the luckiest man in this world"

He would simply smile and say "I know"

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This story is based on some true events, however it has been fictionalized and all persons appearing in this work are fictitious. Any resemblance to real people, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

They all asked the same questions…………………

tell me abt yourself?

why did u do an MBA ?
wat is marketing?
wat is ur strength & weakness
can u sell me this pen?
why shud we hire you?

bcoz i am damn good dammit

that was exactly DJ wanted to say..but of course he didn't. he told
what was expected...and finally the day came. He started msging everyone.

1
message
received

hi, got thru spark technologies..
will call later
DJ

soon he got replies and rings ..

congrats!!!
way to go dude!!

Super machi congrats!!!

good yaar :)

thats great :) will call u

0804311 8585 calling………..

DJ wondered who it was.eventually picked up

hello
'congrats' - a voice whispered

DJ was puzzled who it was....

"thanks but who is this?"
"hmm ..GHOST"

DJ's face lit up ..it was DG

"oooo..thank you ghost..but why are you whispering"
"I am in office"
"oh ok ok"
"chal i will call later..congrats again"
"thanks dear.. bye"
"bye"

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In the System
OD1 : so how is it going

OD2: pretty good

OD1: really ...?

OD2: yeah the geek and the ghost are still going strong

OD1: the what??

OD2: he is the geek and apparently she is the ghost

OD1: where do u get all these?

OD2: i have been reading their logs

OD1: but y??

OD2: its interesting ..u shud a have a look

OD1: I got other things to do

OD2: uff ...yeah rite

OD1 was puzzled with OD2 's expression. He left the room wondering
what was that "uff" thing?
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2.00 am.

DG CALLING…………………

DJ woke up...

DJ:hellos (why is she calling this time?)
DG: oye u sleeping?
DJ: yeah (not anymore)
DG: can u do me a favor ?
DJ: sure (its 2 AM FOR GOD SAKE!!!)
DG: u will definitely do it na?
DJ: yeah yeah tell me (as if i have a choice)
DG: can you come to library in the morning?
DJ: i can ..but isn't ur viva tomo ?
DG: yeah that's wat..need some help with the presentation..have some doubts
DJ: and u ask me now?
DG: uff ...listen
DJ: yeah tell (oh no... not the uff again)
DG: can you come or not
DJ: of course i will ...
DJ: k thanks

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9.00am
DG was waiting in the library..she was so tense...DJ went towards the table

DJ: hellos
DG: Thank god u came
DJ: why wat happened ? and why u looking so tense?

DG: yaar my viva is today
DJ: i know ..but i didnt know u cared abt it so much.... that too
after getting placed...
DG; yeah i didnt.... thats the problem
DJ: no problem...show me the presentation i will clear ur doubts

DG didnt say anything she kept looking at him

DJ:wat??

DG: yaar....u wont get mad na if say one thing

DJ was wondering what is going on ,but he was sure there is some big trouble

DJ: tell fast wat happened? and where is the presentation
DG; thats wat..there is no presentation..i didnt make it
DJ: OMG!!!!
DG:can u plzz do it for me?
DJ: u ask me now? Oh my GOD....i cant believe this
DG: i thought i will do it myself... but then...

DJ thought for a sec..nothing good is going to come by scolding
her..and its too late..I better start working...

DJ: step aside...gimme ur lappy...dont worry …everything will be fine
DG: thank u thank u
DJ: only the ppt rite..or anymore shockers u have for me
DG: no no only ppt
DJ : hmm ....and wat if i hadn't come?
DG: i knew u wud come
DJ ; yeah rite....

He started on the presentation...he spent 1 full day preparing his
ppt...he quickly pulled his presentation and started editing it .

DG: yaar
DJ:hmmmmm
DG: I am hungry

DJ froze for a second...he cant believe what he is hearing....Food??
..she is talking abt food now?..he slowly turned to her

Like a lil kid asking for a toy she asked him

DG: can we eat sumthing and then start?

DJ couldnt control his laughter ..and DG wondered wats so funny

***************
DG was studying the slides and writing notes...less than 15 mins for
her presentation

DJ was looking at her...wondering "how cooly she is doing this?"

DJ: tell me sumthing

She kept looking at the slides and asked……

DG: wat?
DJ : why do u always wait for the last time...why do u always call in the middle of the night and ask things like this?

she turned towards him and with a sweet smile she said....

DG: i am the ghost na...hehehehe

It was that moment DJ realized ...no matter what she said ,no matter
what she did..and how much ever she troubled him ,,,its just
impossible for him to get angry on her

DJ :hehehehe yeah ...ur the ghost and i am the geek...may be i will write a story one day about all this -
DG: gud gud..do it…wat is the title?
DJ: wat else …. THE GEEK & THE GHOST

To Be Continued...............................................

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thud dud thud dud thud dud thud dud…………………DJ was running again.
It was a long,dark, lonely highway.

Running away from the world…. the world which is “full of practicality” Running away from the so called “reality”……As he ran the same images that used to haunt him kept coming again.he kept running towards the faint light at the end of the road.

The light grew closer…interestingly the light  was getting dimmer as he got close to it…. 

As  he approached the light… he could see the source of light… there was a face…… but it was not the same …it was not her ...it was not the face that stole his sleep…this was different…… .it was someone else…he heard a giggle, the girl was laughing….
DJ couldn’t stop …he ran towards her ….then he felt something different…
zzzzoooooooooopppppp……It was a sudden pull… a gravity pull…he was falling…..aaaahhhhhh…………HUH???
but this time there was no sea,
there were no rocks…
instead he heard

OYE!!
DJ : wat the hell?
DG was standing up on the stairs and was calling him.
DG: oye…come fast
DJ looked around and thought ‘you have gotta be kidding me’
DG: u fool …i am calling u only… come fast
then she continued to walk up the stairs and disappeared in the darkness
DJ: damn..this is not happening

He climbed up the stairs and reached a porch.and a tall building like a church..there was huge door denoting there is a huge hall inside.He saw her entering inside.
He approached the door and he almost froze.His old school watchman was sitting beside it.

 “is it really you uncle?”
“of course its me..now hurry up.. everyone’s waiting”

DJ was utterly confused  “everyone???”
He finally entered the building
and it was a huge hall and suddenly he was hit by loud music ‘AAJ KI RAAT…’was blaring in the speakers
IT WAS A PARTY!!!
DJ was thinking ‘wat in the world is going on here??’
and then he noticed the crowd …it was really everyone …everyone from his life..the very ones he was running from… hiding from….his school friends,old neighbors, college friends,his teachers , girls he had a crush on,..and he heard someone calling…

“ah ! there you are.. we were waiting for you”
DAD!!
“first look wat is he wearing” (he was in sweatshirt and tracks)
MOM!!
DAD: yes u must change now..there’s fresh set in that room
MOM: first wash your face..u look so sleepy
DJ was staring at them blankly
MOM: wat you looking.. go go

DJ went inside the room and changed amidst all the confusion.when he came out he saw a girl passing by in the corridor.He couldn’t see her clearly.he went behind he could see her dressed in a long white dress with white wings she was dressed as an angel..DJ became very curious and stepped up .but she was moving swiftly through the passage..suddenly out of nowhere DG appeared.

oye… where you think you are going?
hey… no ..i…i thought  i saw someone
which girl ur following?
.no ..yes …yeah… i mean ..white dress .. how did u know it was a girl??
you guys are all the same…i am waiting here and your running behind some  girl
it was not some girl..she..she was like an angel
and i look like a ghost to you??

DJ noticed that even she had dressed up…

arrey no ..you look great
hmm …you look good too
thank you.but can you pls tell me whats going on??
cant you see ….its a party!! come come

and she pulled his hand and ran to the hall..they entered and the music dj shouted “look finally the real DJ is here” and spinned off Bon Jovi’s “Its My life”
And the crowd clapped and hooteed “wooohoooo” some shook hands wid him girls waved at him ..friends lifted him up…and then…
BOOM   a banner opened “Welcome Back DJ” and party poppers exploded and the party was officially on…
and his friends   who were carrying him finally got him on the ground and he was searching for DG..but she seem to have disappeared…he looked around and saw everyone..it was everyone he loved and cared about more importantly it was everyone who loved and cared about him…
the dj spinned off “Its the time to DISCO” and the people started joining hands and forming a train…suddenly DG was there and grabbed his hand and they joined the dance train…..and he had to scream becoz of the loud music..

wats all this
you still didnt get it?
no…Welcome back to??
Life
wat
LIFE IS A BIG PARTY MACHA….KEEP DANCING AS MUCH YOU CAN….
huh?
life is short so ENJOY MADI DI DI DI DID IDING DING DING DING DING DI DING DING DING …DJ killed the alarm…it was 7 am

DJ couldn’t believe it was all a dream..he was wondering how come his usual nightmare changed into a big party dream…even then his sleep was not disturbed

hmm so you keep alarm to get up @ 7am??? how lazy are you?

DJ heard his mom’s voice.he got up and realized he was @ home..he had come for a short holiday

hehehehe 7 am is early morning in Bangalore.
get up and freshen up… coffee is ready…
hmm ok..

DJ suddenly missed DG..he realized he hasn’t spoken to her since he came home.He got up,freshened up ,,grabbed the coffee cup and went to the balcony and rang up to her mobile.As soon as she picked she started screaming

oye…you alive ?? you went home and completely forgot me huh?

DJ’s face lit up with  huge smile …then he calmly said

hellos

To be Continued…………..

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This story is based on some true events, however it has been fictionalized and all persons appearing in this work are fictitious. Any resemblance to real people, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.


DG: oye
DJ:hellos
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They were in the last term in college and both them knew that their 24/7 chatting is soon going to come to an halt as they will soon start working and life wouldn’t be the same.
DG changed from hellos to oye and DJ changed from hi to hellos,they said good morning to each other ,reminded each other to have lunch,discussed what happened in the evening and said goodnight at the end of the day.And occasionally they got into serious conversations about the changes that is going to happen in their lives.All the good ,bad & ugly was known to each other and DJ was actually surprised to find him comfortable to discuss many personal stuff with her which he won’t even think of sharing with his other friends.
**********
DG:oye
DJ:hmm
DG:wassup
DJ: nuthn..jus frustrated wid life
DG: y??? wat happen?
DJ: :(
DG:arrey bol
***** 20 minutes later*****
DJ: so thats the whole thing
DG:hmm
DJ:and i don't know wat to do
DG:but what can i do
DJ:thats the point i want to do sumthing but i don't know wat to do
DG: hmm
DJ: wat can one do when they want to help but cant do anything
DG:hmm
****
DG: u dr?
DJ: s
DG:tell me sumthing
DJ: s
DG: if i was in trouble wat will you do
DJ:is this a trick question?
DG:arey jus tel wat wll u do
DJ:of course i will try to help whichever way possible
DG: but if there’s no way you cant help
and if theres nuthing you can do
DJ: then wat can i do
DG: so u will sit simply, watch me cry ?
DJ: i can get u a tissue
DG:stupid don't irritate
DJ:yaar i really don't know… wat shud i do..tell na
DG: i thought u were brilliant..
DJ:oh plzz…there is a diff between being intelligent and wise.I may be intelligent but i am not wise thats y i make stupid decisions and stuck in situations like this
DG:yeh sab bol.. lekin jawab math dho
DJ: hmm lemme think…i will listen to the problem tell you not to cry and try to console you
DG:if its too bad ?
DJ: yaar wats this? y r u asking like this?? seriously i dunno
DG: ok if u had a problem like that …u know what i will do?
DJ:oh tell wise sage…wat thee gr8 thing u do?
DG: shut up u mkin fun of me
DJ:arrey baba…ok ok i wont make fun now tell
DG: I will pray
DJ:??
DG: i will pray to God to solve your problems
        to help you
        to make you smile again
**********
DJ was stunned.he didn't know wat to tell.. how to react.Although he believes in god and go to temple & church..he is not too religious or spiritual..so he didn't think of sumthing like this..
*********
DG:oye
DJ:hmm
DG:where did u go
DJ:i was praying
DG:   gud
DJ: thanks
DG:u r welcome
DJ:i will pray for u too if u get into trouble …which is always
DG:heheheh yeah man …thanks i will pray for u too
DJ:
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In The System
OD2 sighed after seeing the logs and rolled his eyes saying “Kids”
OD2:this is so kiddish
OD1:mm
OD2:they have no clue abt what up here… do they?
OD1 : nopes…bcoz they are not supposed too
OD2:sumtimes i feel sorry for them
OD1:really??
OD2:if only they knew wat was abt to happen to their sweet lives
OD1: they shouldn’t know and don’t you dare to do sum mischief
OD2: no problemo amigo
OD1:and stop watching the television thing
OD2:aye aye captain
OD1:(with a heavy sigh )…i dunno wat i am going to do with you…

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To Be Continued………………………………..

The GEEK The Ghost -11

This story is based on some true events, however it has been fictionalized and all persons appearing in this work are fictitious. Any resemblance to real people, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

"So you are saying this is not a proposal or something like that?" asked OD2

They were all sitting in the Cafe Galactica -OD1,OD2, & HEX1 , the Human Expert who is certified professional in studying human behavior.It is rumored that he was actually trained in earth by living among the earthly mortals.

OD2: but i have seen in the archives ,this is the same words they say when they make or enter a commitment

HEX1:true,but u are taking it in face value.Just because they said doesn't been they are committed to each other plus same words mean different things in different contexts

OD2 : but the context here hold good right? i mean he is a boy she is a girl, both are single ,talk daily.

HEX1: It is not that simple.There are many more variables involved in it.I cannot explain sitting in a coffee shop .You have to study million cases before generalizing.Also i have seen the earlier transcripts and they both have said the same lines to other people too,close entities,biological relations like parents,brothers etc

OD1 stopped sipping his Grande Latte and broke his silence.

OD1: what's your point?

HEX1: they are just Good Friends, Nothing more Nothing less

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"We are just good friends,nothing more nothing less"

DJ said it out loud as if it was a press meet and took a sip of Iced Green Tea. He was surrounded by his friends in Infinitea

"ooo really??" "yeah right " "i believe you man" " "If you say so" " "are you sure?"

His friends responded with many varied answers,but none of them seem to accept what he said.

DJ: i am sure

"hmm ...so how was the date?"

DJ: i told u..it wasn't a date ..i just took her to her aunts place .It was far and she didn't know the place,so i just went with her. It was not like we went to a movie or dinner sumthing

"hmm so u were planning for a movie & dinner?"

DJ: c'mon guys... cut it out

"ooh u getting serious ? you like her... don't you?"

DJ: of course I like her but only as a friend

"hmm actually she 's good .. you can go for her"

DJ: yeah rite......actually she's too good for me

so if she's okay wid u , u wudnt mind right?? do u want us to talk to her?? we will be happy to do it

DJ: oh plzz ...stop it.. nuthn like that..how many times u have seen me speaking to her in class

"thats y we were wondering how come u went out with her"

DJ: OMG!!..... i told u it wasn't like that.Its like ..(DJ's mobile rang)

...DG CALLING......

"ooooo look who's calling"

DJ: ssshhhh, (picked up the phone) "hellos"
"no, tell me"
"infinitea"
"with the guys"
"hmm" hmm"
"sure"
"no problem"
"its k"
"pakka na 6.30. . my bus stop"
"bye"
"hmm"
"hmm"
"yes"
"bye"
He hung up and looked up.His friends were all grinning big time
"one more date huh?"

DJ: Oh plzzz will u guys Shut up

"don't get worked up lover boy... we didn't say anything"

DJ: guys seriously ..there's nothing between us..don't go spread any "hot news"

we know man ..just messing wid you..just don't get in any trouble

DJ: i will take care .. thanks
*************************************
6.20 am

The streets were filled with morning mist..Lazy Bangalore was still rolling under the sheets.

DJ was walking as fast as he could..he felt the his heart was pounding "Last time" he thought "let it be the first & last time....no more dating....no more chatting.... just hi ,hello thats it...have enough trouble already"

As he neared the bus stop..he froze.....

DG was sitting inside the bus stop..She was shivering due to the cold air.

Something melted away from his mind...

"hi"
"hi"
"when did u come?"
"15mins before "
"ooh..but u said 6.30 how come u reached soon"
"no traffic na so reached early"

DJ was feeling bad for keeping her wait in this cold.

DG : one bus went sumtime back
DJ: u could have gone na
DG: i was waiting for u
*****
They got in the bus
******
"How is ur aunt? "
" we were talking all night.... didn't sleep at all"
"Sleep now.. it will be atleast an hour before we reach college"
"hmm"
DJ looked at her sleeping peacefully.He kept looking....His mind was calm , there was no rush..it was good feeling .....he remembered how he when he saw his Dear Dolphin ...this was nothing like that... He was sure ... now all his doubts flew away....

DG opened he eyes and saw him looking her.

"what?"

"nothing go to sleep"

"k"

His mind was clear - She trusts me... I trust her...I don't care what they say, what others think..we understand each other..and nothing else matters....
DJ said to himself "We are friends and Come what may we will be best friends forever... nothing more, nothing less"

To be Continued..........................................

THE GEEK & THE GHOST - 10

This story is based on some true events, however it has been fictionalized and all persons appearing in this work are fictitious. Any resemblance to real people, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.


THE SYSTEM
OD2:the cupids have been deployed
OD1:I can see that…their intimacy levels are increasing
OD2: u look tired may be u need to rest
OD1:Yes but i want to see the initial reactions
…………………….
OD2: this is unbelievable..look at the IFR’s ..we have already level 4
OD1 : i have a feeling it may go even more higher
…………………..
OD2:This is great ……breached level 7
OD1: hmm make sure everything is stable
OD2:don't u feel its going too fast..shouldn't we inform him(info CoV)
OD1:unless it breaches level 10 nothing to worry about
OD2:what if it does
OD1:its highly unlikely..it will stabilize by Level 10
OD2:ok i will take care of this..you take break
OD1: hmm …see that indicator if it goes to yellow be careful ..if it reaches orange call me immediately
it will go up to red also but its highly unlikely
OD2: don't worry i will take care of it
……………………………………….
OD2 was scrambling his pizza ..he loves late night shifts…bcoz it will be very peaceful and only he will be there to monitor the logs.
He was checking the logs of GG..it was rising steadily but did not go above the level 10
………………………
OD1 was in his dorm resting with the slight sound of Buddha trance filling his room.He suddenly got the prompt…its was OD2 “we gotta situation you better come here”
when he reached OD2 was looking pale .He has never seen him like that.He soon got to know why.The indicator was glowing red.
OD1: why didn't u call me before
OD2: i don't know suddenly it jumped to yellow and by the time i prompted you it went to Red
OD1: get me the logs
OD1 looked carefully the logs of GG which records all the interactions between DJ &DG
OD1: wow looks like the cupids are working better than i thought.
OD2:oh yeah, they are on a roll here – Boyfriend , Girlfriend ,u r the best and all the heart ,smiley stuff.
BEEP BEEP BEEP
The indicator went one more level up.
OD2: we better tell him
OD1: Don’t call, just send a prompt
OD2: okay
BBBEEEEEEEEEEENNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGG
BEEEEEENG BEEEEEEEEENG BEEEEEEEEEEENG
OD2: what the ….?
OD1: check the status
OD1 quickly grabbed the intercom called for backup
OD1: This is OD1 from sector 86 . come in Console
Console: Console here, go on
OD1 : need emergency back up,our network is crashing
Console: right away sir ,I will deploy the SRT(System Recovery Team)
OD1:plz hurry thanks.
OD2 was running here n there checking all dashboards
OD1: You are sweating
OD2:really …then give me a tissue…are you kidding me ? what is all this..do something
OD1 smiled like a saint : its an ESS protocol – Emergency System Shutdown.
OD2: ESS? Is it normal?
OD1: its rare , but its internal preventive measure.
OD2;huh?
OD1:don’t worry he won’t screw you .but we have to figure out why the ESS protocol was triggered
OD2: hmm .
OD1: check the final transmission
Since the displays were down , OD2 took a print out of the last log report
OD2: You have Gotta be Kidding me!!!
OD1: what happened ??
OD2:I think we got the reason ?
OD1 cant believe what he was seeing.
LOG F34DTKNE - 2.00 Am EST
“I love u :)”
”I love u too :)”
###@#@#@##@###
Fatal System Error
Error ode 21
Transmission Failed

To Be Continued………………

The Geek & The Ghost -9

This story is based on some true events, however it has been fictionalized and all persons appearing in this work are fictitious. Any resemblance to real people, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

DG: chup kar, don't irritate me
DJ:wat did I do?
DG: how can u say that without knowing sumone?
DJ:I didn't mean it that way
DG:i didn't expect this from u
DJ: u didn't understand what i am telling u
DG:huh? i don't want to understand
DJ:wat do u want me to do?
DG: chup kar.. dn irritate me..go disappear
DJ:k

DJ signed off

DG (omg… this guy na.. uff…)

DJ (all girls are stupid why don't they understand.??.)

………..

DJ normally is silent but sumtimes he talks a lot..way over the line and that often gets him into trouble.He fails to understand that sumtimes its best to leave sumthings untold regardless whether its true or right.When there is a problem he want to talk it through and wants closure asap.

DG is normally not silent but when sumone irritates her she just shuts them out.She doesn't want to talk things through but leave the issue.After some days, she clears it off from the table and things become normal again.

As DJ & DG, chatted a lot,misunderstandings started cropping up and since they had different approaches in solving problems the peace process was more complicated than the actual problem.

Every time they fought ,DJ thought “ok this is it..its going to end.we wont talk anymore”.But he didn't want to end it.  He gave some serious thinking about wat to do abt the matter and how to resolve it.

DG on the other hand,does not talk to him for a day or two,and then again starts the conversation as if nothing had happened. Her thinking was “friends fight.. so wat?..its no big deal”

DJ will be amazed to see her chat without a trace of their fight.on the other hand he was little disappointed to see her take it lightly while he pondered over it for a long time.

somehow their connection survived..

………..

It was a busy day in THE SYSTEM as usual.

The OPS DUO were tracking all the progress of “Project GG”.It was becoming one of the biggest projects of all time.They were even planning to get it added in the A* list which has dedicated lines.But they have still lots to do to get there.Even though the IFRs were steadily increasing,they needed something to accelerate its pace.

  Operations Duo 1:i don't think its a good idea

Operations Duo 2 :do u have sumthing in mind?

OD1: honestly nothing

OD2 : well we have to do sumthing

OD1:yes,but we gotta be careful

OD2:hmm we are in critical position

OD1:i know.He(Info CoV) wants to listed in A*.at the same time i don’t want to ruin the current     progress

OD2:Why do u think it will ruin this?

OD1:don't u see the logs?

OD2:i do see their logs

OD1:every time they fight,the IFR fluctuates than their bloody stock markets and there’s no log for a day or two but they do exhibit frequency signals

OD2: u have been going thru their metadata reports.. aren't u?

OD1: yes.. are u not?

OD2: good heavens ..i am not crazy like you

OD1:sumtimes u have to cross reference

OD2:whatever….anyways wats the plan now?

OD1:(sighs deeply)..deploy the cupids..lets see wat magic love can do?

OD2:u just told its not a good idea!!

OD1:I know wat i said..given the circumstances i think we have to take some risk

OD2:wat abt his approval

OD1:actually he mentioned the same idea very early,i convinced him not to go for it.So he will be more than happy to give clearance

OD2: that's y u agreed? now i get it

..

OD2:U think it will work? i mean will they actually become… u knw?

OD1:no they wont..but it will work alright

OD2:i don't get it..then y are we doing this

OD1:just do it..its like a crash test

OD2:oh…now i get it..

………..

MEMO from Info COV 

I hereby approve the deployment of CU-0456-19-86 –code K1 for Project GG and hereby assign OD1 & OD2 as the Task-Masters for this operation

…….

To be Continued ……….

The Geek and the Ghost-8

This story is based on some true events, however it has been fictionalized and all persons appearing in this work are fictitious. Any resemblance to real people, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

DG:Hellos
DJ:Hellos
DG:sup?
DJ:Assignment
DG:k
DJ:wat abt u
DG:watching movie
DJ:had dinner?
DG:no mood
DJ:K
………………..
DJ:Hellos
DG:Hellos
DJ:wat u doing
DG:searching for a song
DJ:k
DG:wat abt u
DJ:ted talks
DG:huh?
DJ:it has lectures n presentations regarding innovation n stuff like that
DG:kk …don't study too much
DJ:hehehe ok don't download too much
……………….
DJ:hellos
DJ:u thr??
DG:hmm
DJ:wat happen? u sad
DG: S .but hw do u knw?
DJ:i have spies
DG: then ask ur spies itself y i am sad
DJ:i have not authorized them to get to u that close
DG:heehhehe
DJ:tell me
DG:nuthn yaar…
DJ:if u don't want to tell me thats fine i wont ask u but don't tell me theres nuthn obviously sumthing is bothering u
DG:arrey ..Feroz Khan passed away na he was my fav.just seeing his songs thats all
DJ:ooooh ok,,,hmm its sad..i have seen his movie i think…too bad he’s gone
DG:hmm  i have seen all his movies he was my fav of all
DJ:hmm that too at this young age
DG:huh??? young age?? he is almost 90
DJ:90 really?? didnt he act with kareena kapoor?
DG:nahiiiii...stupid he is another guy…Feroz khan was a very old bollywood actor
DJ:me stupid?? every bollywood actor is sum khan or kumar…u stupid the actors all stupid bollywood is stupid..thats y i don't see such lame movies
DG:chup kar..this is regional bias i tell u..lolz
DJ:hahahaha …may be it is
DJ:but tell me if he dies y u feel bad ..its not like u knw him personally
DG:but yaar don't u feel bad when sumone dies
DJ:nt really hundreds of people die everyday i cannot sit n cry for them
DG: u don't understand…
DJ:yes i really don't understand y u feeling bad about some old guy who u don't even knw personally
DG:chup kar dn irritate me..go do ur stupid assignment
DJ:hehehe ok ok..there nuthing called stupid assignment  its the people who give it r stupid
DG:whatever the assignment r stupid ppl who give it r stupid and ppl like u who do it r also stupid
DJ:hahahahhah…..ok ok i accept ur smart coz u don't do any of them
DG: :P
……………
DG:oye
DJ:good evening my lady
DG:hehehehe my lady??
DJ:its how English Gentleman address women
DG:u r so formal..i am very informal with my friends
DJ:gud i like that ..but wat to do i am like this only..
DG:gud yaar..i like decent guys
DJ:yep i am one decent guy
DG:hehehe not all times i guess
DJ:y u saying that
DG: don't act smart I saw u leching at that girl n the second row
DJ:  i am guy cant help it….
DG:hehehehe its k..as long its gal ur leching at
DJ:oh plzzzzzzzz
…………………………………………………..
DG:oye
DJ:hmm
DG: wat is RIP
DJ: Rest in Peace…Jackson is dead
DG:hmm yeah gotto to knw
DJ: i cant believe he is dead
DG: Y? u like him so much?
DJ:ofcourse i used to dance for his songs in school competitions
DG: but u only told me ppl die evryday u cannt sit n cry for all blah blah blah..gave me all that gyaan
…
DG:u thr?
DJ:s
DG:sry didn mean to hurt u
DJ:no its k…i am sorry now i know how u felt the other day
DG: hmm…now cheer up
DJ:hmm i will
DG:
DJ:
………………………………………………….
DG n DJ chatted everyday…all night..in weekends all day & night..they knew exactly what was going on in each others daily lives.They had completely different perspectives of life..different cultural backgrounds very different tastes in almost everything..in spite of all that sumthing kept them connected.. it was the attention they gave each other daily.Over the days their friendship grew strong which eventually brought complications to their friendship…
Will DG & DJ able to handle the obstacles they will come across in the near future…??

To Be Continued…..

The Geek and The Ghost -7

This story is based on some true events, however it has been fictionalized and all persons appearing in this work are fictitious. Any resemblance to real people, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

thud dud thud dud thud dud thud dud…………………He was running very fast.
uh huf huf uh huf huf uh………………He was gasping  heavily.
It was a long and lonely highway.It was dark and the road was wet as if it had rained sometime before.

It was DJ who was running.Running away from the world…. the world which is “full of practicality” Running away from the so called “reality”……As he ran, he could see images of his life passing him, his family , his home, his home town…his school…. his teachers…his first friends…the weird eyed watchman… his classmates…his friends…the temple where he got lost….the small hill he first climbed…..He kept running and the  images kept passing on as if displayed on the stores of windows…the people were waving at him…some calling him…some smiling at him…some yelling at him..some mocking at him….he kept running…..
He was running from them…but actually he wanted to run away from him…his life ..his world ..….he had been trying to escape this “reality” but he couldn’t…..
DJ saw a light up ahead in the road he was running….he kept running towards it as it appeared to come nearer to him. He kept running…he could see faces again…faces he would never ever forget….faces of people who love him…care about him..faces of people who showed him the world…people who showed what friendship really is…people who saved him…he kept running.

The light grew closer…interestingly the light  was getting dimmer as he got close to it…. 

….people who bullied him..people who taunted him..people who hated him…people who laughed at him…people who made him cry …people who made him laugh……people who gave him peace….but he didn’t stop….he kept running.
And then he approached the light… he could see the source of light… there was a face too…a face so bright…it was her face….the face that took his breath away…the face that made him speechless…..
DJ has this problem …he keeps running away from his life …even from others who love and care about him….he just wants to run away…not to be ‘tangled’ in any emotional web….but this face stopped him…her face so bright which was the source of the light…
He stopped running…he kept staring at her face….she wasn’t looking at him..but somewhere else….DJ approached her slowly…suddenly she turned and started walking swiftly in the other direction….he started to walk fast…she started to run…he started to run….she kept running… he was closing in on her….he kept running….
She seemed to slow down…he ran even more faster…..suddenly she stopped…and turned back…
DJ couldn’t stop …he ran towards her ….then he felt something different…he felt that he entered into someplace …a vacuum….there was no surface beneath him..it was as if he was suspended in space..she was floating …smiling at him…he gasped..he couldn’t breathe…she floated closer with her arms towards him…DJ extended his arms too…they were close to a connection……
zzzzoooooooooopppppp……It was a sudden pull… a gravity pull…he was falling…..he could see the steep rocks in the sea…he was going to crash……
AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHGGGGGGGGGGG…………………..

DJ WOKE UP…… he was gasping…his forehead was sweating……he checked the time 2.45 am
He had slept at 12.30 only… “not even 3 hours” he muttered…..DJ got up from his bed…he cannot go back to sleep now.He washed his face and looked in the mirror and wondered how long this will go on..Its been 3 years since he first saw her…his first love…She stole his heart…he didn’t bother..She broke his heart ..he wasn’t surprised…She took away his sleep and from that day he regrets for having seen her.
DJ was hearing depressing songs to ease the pain….LP’s Numb…"I’ve bcom so numb i cant feel u there”..Somewhere I belong …“I wanna heal i wanna feel..i wanna let go of this pain held so long” ..
It was 3.am ..DJ logged on the net..Kevin was singing ‘Great Escape’ in the headphones…
“I was unhappy for so long,
So many times I walked away.
Think I was searching for something,
Not knowing what I had to face.
Until I found…..”
DING!!!!!  DJ was startled by the sound as it blared into his ears….
DG:Hellos
DJ (what the hell…os is this??)
DJ:hi
DG: nt slpn?
DJ: no yaar.. woke up jus now..
DG: same here…cold still nt lettng me slp.wats wid u..y wok up?
(DJ didn’t want to tell abt the nightmare he has been having for 3 years…so )
DJ: had a bad dream…
DG: ooooo wat dream tell tell
DJ: u r very excited to hear the bad dream than scared or sad
DG : tell na
DJ : don’t tell anyone
DG: i wont..now tell fast…
DJ: i had a dream that our eco prof was dancing salsa…..
DG: lolzz…so funny…u got scared for that ???
DJ:  it was a night mare i tell u
DG: hehe even i had a dream about him once.he was wearing salwar kameez 
DJ: lolzz
(after some time)
DG: tell more
DJ: wat?
DG: anything….

And thus they became friends……..

To Be Continued…………