All the characters in this story are fictitious…any close resemblence with any personality living or dead is purely coincidential.
Every night after work Thopomapas would have dinner in UP and sleep over in Delhi..He stayed with his friends from work in a close knit(literally) happy malayalee colony in Delhi that was right across the border… Cross the road and you’d be in another state.
The day Thopomapas and friends moved into the newly rented house was one tedious day b’cos it involved a lot of cleaning and staightening up.
The electrician had come to fix the newly purchased fans.Everything went smooth under the scrutiny and guidance of the “walking,talking (pretty loud too) guide book to any task under the sun” Mr.Apanapandupu.The other inmates lingered around the house wondering what task did the guide book leave out, which they could pretend to be interested in, before the guide book himself would take over sooner or later.
Supurepesh was obviously confused when he asked ”hey yopogepeshwaparapan,those VIP frenchies u bought today were not for me???”
Yopogepeshwaparapan tactfully avoided the question by pretending to do his daily push-ups..”hey did anyone see where i left my dumbbells?”
Supubrapamapanipiapan ambitious as always said “I’m gonna buy a cycle rickshaw..we cud save a lot on travel expenses….moreover I’d be proprieter cum driver cum cleaner cum manager cum travel agent cum finance manager cum what not????Added benefits-no tax,no registation formalities,100% fuel efficient,eco-friendly,traffic friendly,stylish and ethnic…Old is Gold!! yeeha! and the best part is I could be a hero to those late-for-work hitch hikers* everyday….sigh!! “
After fixing the fans and the so-called switch boards, a long piece of hanging wire catches the attention of the skilled electrician…with flawless expertise and intuition that came from years of hard work as the colony’s highly sought-after electrician he suspects that someone in the neighbourhood could be drawing power from our supply..Evidently proud about his latest discovery, Hero cuts the wire and turns to the in-mates to acknowledge the expressions of utmost admiration and awe brought about by his heroic display of courage and confidence in his job.
Everyone in the room lets out scornful smiles when Thopomapas comments “someone’s gonna miss today’s tv-serials”
With content minds and weary bodies the roomies decide to call it a day.
Scene 2-next day morning.same place.
Supubrapamapanipiapan wakes up to the not-so-soothing tone of Apanapandupu’s alarm clock.He does the Zombie walk to the loo and takes a leak.Turns the tap on and TA DA!! “ayyayo kadavule!! Thanni illeyaaaaa?????????” In sheer disbelief he tries the other taps next to it and the one at the wash basin. “CODE RED !! CODE RED !!” The rest of the house hold wakes up..hmmm except Supurepesh of course.
“That jackass electrician cut the wire to the water motor!! ” Supubrapamapanipiapan exclaimes with an emotion pretty incoherent…was it rage?grief?pain?agony? or just the sense of loss over the 100 bucks we paid the electrician last night…”power theft!!!my ass!! thiruttu payyle!!! “
Eventually four of the machans sought solace with the girls next door who came to the rescue with buckets of water…”I want my money back” demanded Supubrapamapanipiapan…”I’ll kill that rogue” Yopogepeshwaparapan grunted flexing his rippling muscles.The guide book wasn’t late to come up with his next instruction “I’ll show you what to do…all i need is a tester, a plier and some insulation tape” bubbling with enthusiasm. Thopomapas just drooped his head and mumbled “Me and my big mouth”
After about an hour the group spent, contemplating and finally tackling the crisis situation..Supurepesh wakes up and sleepily turns to the group “Hey macha…wats up?”
*conditions apply-offer open to only the female gender.age specifications : 20-25
