3G - Gas/Gandhi/Gowri

“****     ** ***** *   **** idiot!!” Vinod cut the call and almost threw his mobile out of frustration.  He dropped himself in the couch and wondered what to do next. You eagerly wait for 5 long miserable grueling days for that one perfect Saturday morning, and this is how it has to start, curses!!  If this is how it started, imagine the rest of the day!! Imagine rest of weekend!! Vinod started feeling helplessly depressed, as though his dearest possession – WEEKEND - is being taken away from him by force.

Gowri walked in with a hot cup of tea, for herself and Vinod and comforted herself in the couch next to Vinod. Vinod took a sip of tea, “Wow!!” he let out a wholehearted contempt. “How can this beautiful female get this perfection each time and every time”, Vinod’s male ego ensured that these words won’t follow the earlier ‘wow’ successfully. After all it has been doing it every day for last 3 years. Gowri also took a happy sip of tea and asked What’s irritating you V? Vinod’s mind instantly came out of ‘Wow’ and went back to its previous irritated state. “********** Idiot” a mumble came out.

What’s irritating you V? this time a more assertive sound came out. Vinod’s let out his irritation “Owner is not agreeing to sign rental agreement”. “Why?” another question immediately popped out this time less assertive. “That idiot does not want to show the rent we pay in his income  ... ‘chor saala’ does want to pay more income tax!! For him nothing has to be on papers or legal and moreover tries to give me bhashan on trust between fellow humans and strength of a word given” Gowri knows they need some residence proof to get the address for domestic gas connection changed and they are running out of domestic gas. She let out a deep sigh “What now?” Vinod shook his head along with a lot of curses whirling in it... “Let’s see, there should be a way around, perhaps a self-declaration with an advocate attestation should be enough.”

“It’s actually ironic”, Gowri exclaimed, “that we being educated, having awareness still end up either doing nothing or encourage people like our owner evade taxes.” Vinod did not comment back. He knows Gowri’s passion for dreams like 100% justice, pure white money, responsible governments etc., and she can talk/ argue/ for hours on these. “What do you think V? Isn’t it an irony” She tried pushing her passion. ‘Don’t fall for this Vinod’ his inner conscience urged ‘it does not matter what you think – this irony will go on at least an hour and does not stop until it touches PM, Anna, Modi, Sonia, freedom struggle and even to an extent if Obama becoming president again controls these fraudsters in India .’

“May be its Ironic, but this time it’s going to get you gas at home” said Vinod calmly. 

“What do you mean?”

“I mean that am going to forger owners sign on whatever affidavit am getting done and submit it” Vinod kept his calm.

Gowri did not know what to respond and what to choose between - Gas or Gandhi, picked up tea cups and went back to kitchen. Vinod smiled at his calm Gandhian victory and quick changed his clothes to get gas home.