Mr. Reddy is sitting in his office with his four envelopes of money amounts and letters. He has dissolved poison in a glass of water and has decided to handover those letters to Mrs. Lolita and when she leaves his room, he is going to drink it all. He called Mrs. Lolita.
Mrs. Lolita comes in and looks at him. Mr. Reddy is having a smile on his face and affection in his eyes.
Mrs. Lolita’s doubtful mind alerts her. She gazes at him constantly.
Yes sir shall I start- she says while opening her diary and holding a pen, in short, to write what he dictates.
No Mrs. Lolita, I am not in mood of work today.
Her heart alarms her.
Today, I have to complete some works of my life which I should have completed long ago.
Whhha.. What sir? She asks.
You have obeyed everything I have said so far. Just do one more deed, please post these letters. He gives three envelopes to her.
You have really done everything for me as a secretary. But I have not done any favor to you.
You give me nice salary sir- she answers.
Yeah but… something is missing. Don’t you think that?
Oh, I was right. This old germ has got some dirty intentions. She looks deep in his face.
Mr. Reddy always thought that Mrs. Lolita treats him as her older brother or father. He was thinking that he is having a full motherly look on his face. His eyes were full of love, care and fondness.
He took out the fourth envelope and offers it to her.
She takes it and opens. There were few notes of thousand rupees. She stands up quickly and slaps him directly in the face. PPHHHAAATTTTTTTTTTTTT….
He falls back as when a wrestler gets a punch on his face and he gets over the boxing ring. He was shocked seeing this. Before he asks anything, Mrs. Lolita shouts.
Who the hell you think you are to gift me this???? I have always considered you as a boss only but today, I am witnessing a lusty look in your eyes- her one hand was on her waist and another was dancing with respect to her high throw.
Your eyes are having a hunter’s look…….. I think this place is not suitable for a ‘working girl’ anymore- she keeps on shouting. Her style was that of a theatre artist. She had worked as a receptionist in a local theatre group some years ago, may be that was the reason behind it.
Oh shut up.. Shut up… get out of here- Mr. Reddy screamed.
Yes, I will. Now you have come to your reality. I was right. This is what you actually are. You tried to buy my ‘divine beauty’ and when I refused, you are telling me to get out. I knew it. A leopard can’t hide its spots. I knew itttt…
Will you please shut the hellllll upppppp… get out I said.
She left his room murmuring something.
I will not die…… I will not kill myself.. No.. Neverrrrr … It was the most foolhardy decision I have ever took… why I was planning to die, Just to give away all my money to those three agitating monkey kind of servants, and this 50 year old ugly evil-looking beldame ‘working girl’????
No, it’s over now… I am not going to die. He looks on the table to find that glass of poison. The glass was broken on the floor and the water was spread everywhere.
Haasssshhhh. He took a deep breath. I will exercise daily as it is the best way to solve all the digestion problems and my pain…. C’mon, I am a 60 year old man, so it’s totally natural…
A new shine brightened his face. He set on his chair and felt thrilled by the new hope of life.
Suddenly his mind reminds- Its OK that you have decided to live but what about those envelopes?????????????????
Oh my lord…… I gave those letters and envelopes to Mrs. Lolita… Shittttt…..
He suddenly jumped off his chair to run and fell down on the floor due to the slippery surface, all thanks to the broken glass and spread water. He stood up quickly. His face was scratched by those glass pieces, causing a little bleeding, his eyes were coming out, and his attire was fully disturbed.
He ran out of his office to take those envelopes from her.
It was a cold morning with golden sun rays falling everywhere. Mrs. Lolita was walking. Maybe she was happy that at least once, but a man finally showed some interest in her.
60 year old man!!! No… She spits this feeling out of her mind at that very moment.
She was going road side along with her weird thoughts.
Hey, stop…… he shouted.
She turns back.
Oh my god, this man… He is chasing me…..
Stop, stop please……
Oh my god, this mad in love old man is coming to kill me….
If this was happening in London then there would be chances that people will not give much importance as it is very usual there, but for this little town, it was almost the first time when a failed lover is running to kill his love. Such kind of incident never happened before on this road. Though two years back, the government organized a New Year celebration program here but…. Ok forget it.
Oh my lord, this old predator… will he kill a gorgeous glam doll???? She asked.
She was happy also because she had seen such scenes in movies only, when a beauty queen says ‘no’ to a proposal and the villain couldn’t deal with it and attempts to kill her. But she never thought one day, she’ll be playing the heroine.
To give a realistic touch to this, she started running and shouting for help…
Stop I said- Mr. Reddy shouted his lungs out. He was running fast and was not able to breathe properly.
Oh no, this aged predator will grab me in his hands…
Don’t run, stoopppp… pleeaaseeeeee….
This full of lust man will go blind in love and will stab me thrice in my abdomen… how to save my celestial glory…
A cop was standing there. He saw her running and following her, an old man. He stopped both of them. Some complimentary audiences were also present to see the climax.
Hey stop man- cop said.
He asked Mrs. Lolita- what’s going on.
He is chasing me
Are you?
Yes I was chasing her. Actually…
Actually he is trying to kidnap me- she interrupts.
Oh really? What is this? The cop asked strictly.
Do you know her?
Yes, I just want my envelopes… he said while coughing so hard.
Is he right? These envelopes are yours? Or his? The cop asked her.
These are his envelopes. He gave me these to post.
Yeah but now I want them back- Mr. Reddy said.
Why don’t you give him these envelopes? The cop again asked.
Here you are. I wish this is the last time I see your face- she said heatedly.
He moved his head in yes and kissed his envelopes.
Next morning, he wakes up more healthy and happy. He finds much relax in his digestion today. Though his legs were in extreme pain but overall, he was super happy.
He looks around. Mrs. Reddy was smiling in her photo.
Darling, you have to wait a little more to meet me- he chuckles.
He picked the newspaper and milk packets from the door, prepared a cup of tea and set down with the newspaper.
As he opened the news paper, he saw a big photo of lord on the front page. It doesn’t matter which lord’s picture it was but Mr. Reddy bowed down to it.. He thanked for the kindness. He witnessed his greatness.
I’ll always take care of my health from now on. No oily items, no fat or sweet dishes, only healthy and light fresh food plus regular exercise.
He runs in the bathroom, takes a hot shower and gets ready wearing his favorite shirt and leaves for office. On his way, he is singing songs, the greenery outside is looking way more beautiful today. He gets in his office and searches for the three page deal Mrs. Lolita typed for him few weeks ago. He took it out from his cabinet and makes a call to the deal consignee.
He knew that he is going to live, may be not so longer but certainly happier & healthier.
This is what life is. Nothing is certain. The man who was thought, planned and even attempted to kill himself not once but five times, is now planning for his future to be happier and healthier. Sometimes life gives us a second chance. A chance to cherish each moment, a chance to go crazy for little things, a chance to sing, to dance, to make friends, to love, to care, to share, to trust….. Simply, a chance to live.
All you have to do is to trust… God is there… to takes real care of everyone. He helps them, who help themselves. He has time to listen to your prayers; do you have time to pray?
He gives power to the weak
and strength to the powerless.
Even youths will become weak and tired,
and young men will fall in exhaustion.
But those who trust in the God will find new strengths.
They will fly high on wings like eagles.
They will run and not grow exhausted.
They will walk and not faint.
—After few months—-
It was a random day. Mr. Reddy has signed the deal with the company and he is again busy with heavy work. His pain is reduced up to a great extent and he is living a full healthy life.
His phone rang….
Hello…
Hello, Mr. Reddy???
Yes…
I am your doctor, where have you been for a long time…..
Yeah I was busy in my work.
Oh, well how is your pain?
Well it is very much lowered now.
Actually it was a misunderstanding Mr. Reddy. I mean, I told you that I was not so sure.
What are you talking about? He asked.
I took your reports to our medical hub in Delhi. Many expert doctors and their team studied your report thoroughly and concluded that…
What doc?
You are not having Bone Marrow Cancer…
He didn’t reply.
Mr. Reddy…. Are you listening to me? Doctor asked.
Yes… I am….
He doesn’t remember anything the doctor said afterwards. Actually due to his suicidal mind, he forgot what actually the reason was behind his all attempts. Was it the disease or just his stupidity and wrong strength of mind?
You please take care and if possible, do some regular exercise- the doc advised.
He just smiled……………
Always love your body… it is the only place where you have to live.
And he was convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love. No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God.
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By – Pranay!
