I fell for a guy
*Twice * and it was worth it !
So, Assuming you have read my previous post
to know a little story behind ( Link here) & hoping you are prepared for one-of-those long posts ( Again ! ) , I
am going to tell you a happy-ending story.
What do you do
when you have lost a precious good looking phone, you run behind
who-you-think-is-the thief, you fall on
your face twice and hurt yourself & still don't get your phone ? You cry,
you feel betrayed, you blame on yourself & you start thinking “why me??”
*There have been times when I used to ask
myself *Why not me* . This certainly din’t qualify for one.
What you usually
do is - keep the faith on & start hoping. I was
not very high on hopes because I have seen a lot of people lose their phone
& never get it back, even after they blocked the sim immediately &
complained right after. I have heard their stories but I never could empathize
! As much as I wanted it back, I was
hurt that I couldn't catch hold of the guy who made me fall…..
What else do you do ? You start
eating lots of ice-creams, you watch season finale's of all sitcoms & you
try to feel better by talking to friends who keep the good old lines in tact like
– "that phone wasn't worth it"," you are better off without
that one" , “ Tell me, the detailed version of the story again?” & the best " You did the bravest
thing by running & all, but try not to do this again" ! As much as I
feel calm by those, I knew I couldn't just sleep it off! I had to keep the lights on for
so many nights after the incident because every time I blinked, I had the
entire scene pop in front of my eyes. No
amount of motivational/cheerful speech could keep me happy or normal.
And
guess what (else) I did ! ? I volunteered for this amazing TCS world 10K run on Sunday. I decided if there's anything that
will help me at times like this, it would be going out on a limb and being
around a bunch of excited enthusiastic people who are running for a cause. When
you’re working in an IT company, you hear plenty of such events but not
everybody gets to be part of such huge & well- organized events. I had heard several good things about this
marathon & now I got to be a part of it. I was part of Elite Athlete
Management team where we took good care of the International & Indian Athlete
- winners after they finished the run. I wasn't sure if I was up for it after I
fell & hurt my legs & hands & knowing that this kinda event would
require a lot of running around but you definitely can't sit at home & keep
thinking its gonna b O-K ! My family was
more than happier to send me to be a part of this Marathon. *They even saw a
little of me, LIVE on TV * ^Eeeeeeeeeeee^
After
heavy rains on Saturday night, it was time to run & make others run for the
money. We started our prep at 4.30am. It was a Sunday like never-seen-before.
From 10year old's to 70 year old, I saw them all. Active, Enthusiastic, Cheerful,
full of Energy & they were all ready
to give their 100%, to participate., to
run & to spread the word around. Apart from these, I even saw some amazing
international runners. And then I felt, what more could I have asked for, on a
Sunday morning. Live cameras, so many photographers, families, beautiful crowd ,
day-after-rain & there I was (along with some youngsters) - getting all the
athletes ready to feed to the starting line. The feeling was great, to be
around some international & national great atheletes, to be taking special
care of them & having one hell of a good time too. The event was successful
& as soon as I got back home, I could sleep it off. 16hours of sleep & I felt like a fresh new
person this morning and there was no memory of losing a phone, running around
or anything for that matter.
And next day, it
was time to face the people. It was my first time at office after the phone
Incident & it was scary. Scary - mainly because I got to hear some
not-so-good things as I ran & made the office bus stop & for creating a
scene in middle of road. But they have their reasons, so.. it was one of those
Auto-Deaf moments for me. As I was getting back to my normal self, trying to
realise few things about myself & my things, I receive a call from my
father asking for sim details as he couldn't block it over weekend. I
repeatedly keep getting calls from him asking for tiny details and one last
time I receive call from him & I decided that I was gonna tell him that its okay if he's not able to block the
number and that is exactly when he
decides to break the news to me
"Hello
Madam Sindhu Rao, This call is regarding your lost-phone. When are you coming
to pick it up as the police have found
it"
This was definately one of the most
powerfull calls I have got! And I jump
with joy & the leg hurts again *Ouch*. But yes, *Happy dance* continues
& I can't believe what I hear. Yessss,
there's hope after all :)
After what
seemed like ages, I was standing still at the police station. Few more hours of
wait din't seem like a problem for I, who was about to get my phone back, I
fought for it & I was gonna see my precious lil one. I used
to creep out when few of my friends said they name their car/laptop/phone &
etc etc..but after today, after this incident I think I'm one of those too. It’s
just got too many memories attached to it, starting today. OKay, not taking you off the track, it had
been more than an hour or so & its pouring cats & dogs outside - Is it true when somebody says " it
rains for a reason" ? Or " If it rains,something good is about to
happen or happening?" . Rain
was definitely in my favors’ for the day & I was feeling pretty happy about
it. Finally, it was time I showed my face to the Sub Inspector of that station & he
went on & on about how bad of a criminal that guy was & because of this
incident, they found 10 more mobiles from him & he be sent to jail for 6
months! This thief along with one more ( who is yet to be caught) are both
involved in this theft.
All that guilt
trip I was having for maybe catching the wrong guy went one last round &
never came back. I felt happy. Strong. Courageous. I felt like I could take up on anybody or
anything in this universe again ( Back to my self) .
Another day in paradise comes to an
end. Calm. Composed. Peaceful sleep at
night. Fresh hopes. Fresh mind. Clear thoughts. Orgranized. Life
truly was a circus for me for past 4 days & now its time to take on
another adventure life has to offer.
Basically my situation was very very
simple.
Usually, someone asks for something, you
give it & then they return it with a thank you. but replace this with a few
things,
You have my situation i.e
Instead of asking for phone, He just took
it. I wasn't given the time to respond ,
so I start screaming. Instead of returning it, I had to forcefully take it from
him with police complaints & running around. As simple & as stupid as
it is :)
Some steal little things, some steal your heart, some steal your phone. You get some, you lose some !
Lots of love & till another one of my unusual adventures,
Sindhu
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