Balcony in a house is such a place, from where you can see people on the road in front but the people can’t see you till they make a special effort to look at you.
Another point that is that balcony is an ideal spot to enjoy a cup of tea with or without wife…..it depends how cordial relations are still there.
Anyhow, you might have noticed that in morning hours people hardly waste their time looking here and there but today again for the third or fourth time I noticed a boy standing on the road in front leaning to an electric pole. He must be of 13-14 years in white bush shirt and a knicker. He was watching the movement of people, suddenly he kicked a Cola can which flew in the air that hit some road side vegetable female seller but she was not really hurt and she was not sure who had done it.
I called my servant to bring this boy up stair.
The servant asked him that my master is calling you which he blankly refused, he again persuaded and the boy glanced at me and followed my servant.
I called my servant to bring this boy upstairs.
The servant asked him that my master is calling you, which he blankly refused, he again persuaded and the boy glanced at me I signalled to him to come and he followed my servant. He came but he seemed unwilling.
I know my voice is commanding but I tried to be soft and very peacefully I asked him, which was not polite or even soft you know if you try to become soft hearted then you have use soft words which are always in short supply as far as I’m concerned.
“I noticed that for last four five days you have been standing here with this electric pole is there any specific reason?”
The boy was little offensive…” I can’t stand there…?” You can stand but not daily. I told him. He asked “Is there any problem to you or else…?” See, this is not a place to stand with no specific reason for hours together….do you know? The boy …. I am going….by the way who are you …. are you Police…?
My Boy……talk properly…. are you school going? where do you live? Yes …. school going. What is your father?
Yes, school boy……. but the Principal has thrown me …….fees ….?
But in school there is no fees, it is all free?
I had a scuffle with two boys and girl Rinti. I am in tenth class. They were teasing me and I gave a blow on the face of Shiv Raj, and another on Rahul and Rinti jumped and I threw him on the desk, he started bleeding… teacher caught me and then took me to the Principal a Sardar… without listening anything he threw Shiv Raj and me out of school. Rahul and Rinti are in school.
I asked ….”Are you hungry? I called my servant and asked him to bring tea and some food stuff.”
No, this is not required I am fine.
What is your father?
He is a Tailor….dress designer.
What about the other two boys?
Shiv Raj’s father is in Hospital…..in the lab and about the other one I don’t know.
Yesterday, you were loading some lubricant bottles in a tempo near Hanuman Mandir what was that?
Sir, his tempo broke down, so I helped him in shifting some material to the other tempo and he gave me fifty rupee a note…..which I was not taking.
What is your name? Ashwani ….
Why don’t you go to school and ask for apology to the principal?
Sir, we all four have not paid dues of school, we misused that money in gambling in Okhla Basti to earn more money on advice of this Shiv Raj. He took us to that joint. They were goonda type badmash and by tricks they looted our money. Initially, they gave us upper hand so we won but later they looted all four by twenty thousand. In case my father comes to know he will drag his scissors inside my tummy. He is a very furious person.
Oh….I see ….so this the story…. beta tum to bahaut aagey nikal gaye ho…..to mamla yeh hai. …. you want to become rich in a day…. aur koi nasha bhi shauk hai. Drugs, Smack, Bottle, Ganja….abhi Das bhi pass nahi …….
No sir no nasha…….! I am sorry sir
Such people are always active around schools, colleges, universities to lure young boys and girls offering fake money and glamorous life style, drugs. Even in our times about forty years ago these people used to catch innocent youngsters. Ok, Ashwani you go and bring your friends if possible that girl also in the evening, I will try to help you all at school and that gambling adda. Don’t worry. Things will then be under control.
