I hate awkward silences... :)


Silence rains down, like blood in an apocalypse, the poor mortal fears for his sanity, hiding in the vacant expression that he now portrays, looking at the equally vacant far-off expressions on the face of his companions, are they thinking the same, wonders the mortal, and then one of them looks at the mortal and says "did you say something?", "ummm, no" replies the mortal. Silence rains down again, like blood in an apocalypse. Suddenly a voice breaks the bloody silence "Agla station Rajeev Chowk hai, blue line par jaane waale yaatri daayin taraf se utrein"

Yes, my friends the above scene was not cut from a hitchcock movie, it was pure and simple awkwardness of 4 strangers, pushed together by fate, and traveling together because of convenience. The ice is hard as ever, all the niceties have been discussed, families have been discussed, personal lives have been discussed (till that permissible level). Yet the 4 are strangers, different, from different backgrounds, with different friends, different interests and certainly different thoughts. That is what the poor mortal thought, after 4 years of continuous company and now a lifetime of friendship in the bag, does he really need these new friends. Yes, oh hell yes, his conscience answers in a thundering voice, the poor mortal settles down cowed by such a vehement response and bravely tries another stab at conversation, "so have you seen kung fu panda"
"yeah it was a one time watch"
"yeah it was cute"
"no i don't like animated pictures"
and the conversation freezes over again, everyone phases out, so the poor mortal decides to phase out too, at least he can have a two way conversation with himself.....

The characters are completely fictitious though heavily derived from reality, bear this contradiction, or you can just eat my shorts.... :P

Comments

  1. AadiiJuly 23, 2010 at 12:56 PM

    Astute observation, precisely put.

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  2. RaphaelJuly 23, 2010 at 10:34 PM

    thanks aditya

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  3. BEYOND MILESTONESJuly 23, 2010 at 10:59 PM

    well i did see kung fu panda...not once many times...n i knw...try try untill u succeed...or kisi ki badi hi cheesy line hai..."ja jeele apni jindagi"...hum to hai...humesha rehenge...:)

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  4. Pranav R. HundooJuly 28, 2010 at 2:17 AM

    You made me wait long for this one. Crisper and steelier than usual, but then keeping in mind the context, apt! Quote: Silence rains down, like blood in an apocalypse. Unquote, stands out as one of the best lines written by you, ever!
    On a personal note, I completely second Kawa sir.

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