Catch me if you can.!!

8th February, 2010.
Time- 23 hrs.
Characters- Nilava and Subhadyuti

We stepped out of the school gate after a formal photo session with the school security. It was a rather hectic day at school starting from 10 am in the morning to 10.30 at night - making circuits, establishing connections, soldering, tightening screws, sawing off pieces of wood & plastic, giving the 'Cabbage's' differential engine a fresh coat of paint etc etc..  and also sometimes wandering here and there within the school compound or going upstairs and downstairs in search of necessary items. Our stomach never wailed for food all along these hours, and so at the end of the day we were fatigued. But still we had a feeling that we were saturated with zeal and excitement and we could work more. 

Anyways, coming back to the story, me and Subho got out, and took a shortcut to the ITI bus stop- the deserted and gloomy Rustomji Lane. At the end of the bend, we saw two dogs, who were basically in the mood to mate. We brushed past those dogs, little aware that it would disturb their privacy. A split second later we sensed the dogs snarling at us and that we were pursued by them, although at a rather slow pace, but the pursuit could soon turn into a wild chase. I gestured Subho to keep the bottles (of water we carried with us) ready. Then as we approached the second bend with the dogs still growling behind, I shouted, "Cheta.", and we swilled around and splashed those two lover-dogs with out magazine of water. "Bhaag sala.!!!" , was the call from Subho, and then, for a few seconds , deleting every single thought from our minds, we made a dash for the bus-stop, a quarter kilometers  away from that point. Oh , what a run.! We ran as fast as our legs could carry us. And then as we came to halt, panting and sweating, we looked at each other and started laughing at what happened just a few moments before. 

"Sala, kuttar baccha. !! Life-ei first kuttar tara khelam.", Subho commented. 

"Nati -putider giye golpo shonash. Hehe.... Saaalaa.", I replied.

I felt pity for the poor dogs- firstly because of interrupting their private moment and secondly because of  drenching them on a wintry night. But still, it was better than being ripped apart by those canines.!!

Later, I couldnt find a trace of those dogs. I hope they found someplace in seclusion to enjoy their time together.

This is one good memory i reminisced from the dusty pages of the HISTORY OF MY DAYS OF SCHOOLING. It still makes me roll on the floor, laughing and dats why i also find the use of the web abbreviation 'ROFL' to be great invention ..!!!