Jas was walking slowly in the Rutland Street with a relaxed
gait wondering how boring his office tomorrow would be. He was in awe why he
had to be a human and immediately wished that he had given up his job.
Suddenly the bustling street fell into silence amidst which,
he was in a world of his own. Two cars stopped in the center out of which 3 men
and 4 beastly men stepped out. One person pointed his finger towards Jas and
the other nodded his head but immediately shook his hand disapprovingly. It was
too late. The beasts were on the leash. Impatiently they drew their armoury;
knife and a hockey stick and advanced towards Jas.
Jas who was unmindful of all this commotion abruptly felt a sudden
surge in his abdomen. A deep surge he had never felt before. In what seemed
like a confusion more than a demolition he tried turning back to take stock of
the situation, when he felt a heavy wooden thud on his skull followed by a power
packed punch in his ribs before he gave up. The beasts were all over his sight as
he laid bleeding and weeping on the road. He then saw their smiles turn to
frown upon hearing a fading police siren coming closer and closer. The goons
were more than dejected and immediately fled the scene leaving Jas lonely and
quizzed. He meanwhile was wondering how his life turned upside down in less
than a minute. Shocked and wounded he could not move a limb. He guessed this is
how he had to die. And suddenly it started raining. He was happy that god
granted his last unasked for wish.
Later when he entered heaven gates, he spoke “God I wanted to
give up my job, not my life.” But at the same time was wondering how he landed
in heaven in spite of all his misdeeds weighing more than the good ones. He
felt fishy and felt the odour of rotten, nasty fish. Something was wrong .Terribly
wrong. All of a sudden he gained conscious and opened eyes to find himself in a
dark room. He was still confused “Am I dead or alive or in deathbed or in the
middle of a night mare and wait “Where am I?””
While Jas was busy evaluating all these options he got the
answer when someone turned on the light. This single satisfying reply cleared
all his doubts. “I am alive” he breathed.
TO be continued....
TO be continued....
