I was busy
listening to my favorite song on my iPod. The mellifluous tone just was
creating a sense of harmony in my all senses. My tattered body cells seemed too
coalesced. It felt so nice after getting soaked in the rain. The best part of
it was I had been playing football with my neighborhood friends. Consequently
there were brown mud patches spread all over my red tee.
After removing
the grit from my tee I had come back to my room. My room is small, but I keep
it well organized. I make it a point that my things don't lie here and there
scattered. But that day, I still marvel what went wrong. My books were lying
here and there. I forgot to place them in the rack after studying in the
night. I felt someone yelling my name from outside. But after few seconds it
was gone. After a few minutes, Mom barged into the room.
'What you have
done?' she asked at the top of her voice. I could see the anger in her red
eyes.
'What?' I was
driven with frisson from within. I switched off my iPod and sat there
dumbstruck.
'Whole house is
stained with mud patches because of your shoes, you dimwit.' she said belligerently.
'Huh?' I
pretended as if it was no big deal. After all in what age I will play
football, my old age?
'And look at
your dress, it’s all covered........in mud.' She was outraged.
'Gosh! When
will you listen to me?' she strode out from the room.
I was feeling a
sense of relief. Just I was about to close the door, I saw her rushing into my
room.
'Do you know
how much time it takes for me to wash your mud filled stinky clothes?' she said
frantically. 'It's decided, if you want to wear your favorite white tee
tomorrow, you are going to wash this red tee today yourself.'
I stood there
agape. Earlier also I had played football in the rain, spreading mud all over
my clothes, but mom hadn't behaved like this before, washing clothes? Me? It
was like giving a guitar in the hands of Sachin Tendulkar to bat! First of
all you have to soak them for hours!! Nah!! Not my piece of cake. But I had
only three choices with me, whether to wash the tee or revolt for the decision
of her or the best say sorry to her meekly. I chose the last one. I was
rambling in my thoughts, and then I heard her speak.
'Change your
clothes! You will catch cold.' She ordered. I changed my clothes throwing
away my muddy tee in the pile of clothes to be washed. Turning back to her I
looked apologetically to her with pleading eyes. I hoped that might melt
her heart.
'Last time...!'
she admonished. I hugged her tightly after hearing those words. Yes I made
it!
'Thank you!
Mom' I said with a childlike glee.
Thank god! Now
I don't have to wash it!!' Mom will take care of it.
A sense of delight rushed in my bloodstream. Tomorrow I will wear my tee! Yippee!
With this affirmation I went to sleep.
Next day was
very bright sunny day. I woke up at usual seven in the morning. Performed all
my morning chores and was ready to go to college. The best part was I wore my
favorite white tee!! I remember how hysterically I had fought to by that tee.
Firstly mom was reluctant, but afterwards she had agreed. Everybody was staring
at my new tee which gave a sense of immense pride to me. I remembered the words
enunciated by the shopkeeper. Don't soak it! Otherwise it will
shrink!
Raghu and Vikas
made a plan for playing football in the college as we had two hours free. I
reluctantly agreed as I didn't want to spoil my new tee. Fortunately it was not
raining that day. But ground was slightly wet still because of the last night's
rainfall. The weather was perfect for a football game. I was playing with
all my attention towards the ball only. I didn't want it to spoil the tee.
But a gaffe happened. The Ball had bumped into me unaware leaving a big muddy
patch on it. I vamoosed from there bunking my last class and went straight to
my home. I marveled what Mom would say about it. But having no choice, I had faced
her.
'So again you
have done it?' she said frantically.
'I told you not
to play football with that tee on! But you don't want to listen to me!' I
stayed their quiet changing my tee.
'Now give it to
me. The only thing that can be done about it is to soak it, and then you will
understand what I am trying to say to you!'
Hearing those
words literally drove me to nuts. Did you say Soak? I remembered the words said
by the shopkeeper. Don't soak it! Otherwise it will shrink!
I was lost in
my thoughts then I realized that my Mom had already taken away the tee with the
other pile of clothes. I ran behind her pleading her to do whatever except to soak
it!!
'Mom! No.....
Don't soak please!' I continued screaming.
'Mom, No Please...'
I kept running behind her just to stop
her from soaking it. The words of the shopkeeper were echoing in my ears.
I told
everything about what the shopkeeper had told to Mom. To my surprise, she did
not say anything but smiled. I was bit confused about this reaction. After
about 10 minutes of prodding she agreed to tell me the secret. She introduced
me to a new product that day. 'Surf Excel Matic'
The Surf Excel
Matic, available for front load as well as for top load washing machine,
contains the power of vibrating molecules that deeply penetrates the
embedded stains removing them effectively.
The most
important point that she said is 'SOAK NO MORE.' Those words fell like a
soothing tone in my ears. I was completely relaxed.
So just don't
waste your so important and depleting resources, water, electricity and most
importantly your energy and money. Don't wait just go for it!!
This post is
entry for Soak NoMore Contest hosted by Indiblogger.
Juzz loved ur style of story telling...
ReplyDeleteaww thanku Neha :)
Delete:) It brought a smile on my face... Nice indeed
ReplyDeletethanks a lot :)
DeleteWe both think on the similar lines. I like the touch of football player to it. And yes, t-shirts do shrink if we don't take care of them.
ReplyDeleteVery nicely written. All the very best :)
thanks a lot Saru :) I am overwhelmed:) and all the best to you too :)
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