The doorbell rang. I looked at the door surprised. I was not expecting anyone. I went up to the door and opened it. I should have looked through the peephole but I did not have the habit of doing so. Besides the lens on the outside of the peephole was scratched and I could not have seen anything anyway. As soon as I opened the door, I found myself staring at a paper bag. The bag was held by a person who said “Your delivery sir”. I felt confused and said “what delivery?” “Your food sir” was the response. I was perplexed. “But I did not order any food.” “Isn’t this 206?” he questioned. I felt disoriented and looked at the number plate on the door. It said 206 and so I had to admit “yes” but I was also force to add “but I did not order any food”. He was perplexed and shoved his mobile at me as he said “look at the address sir. It says 206.” He was right. It said 206 and then I realized the mistake. “Not in this building but the next one.” I said in a sympathetic voice. Embarrassed he looked at the address and asked “Is this not Raj-something?” I said “No! This is Raj-something-else. The next building is Raj-something”. He apologized sheepishly and walked away.
I had targeted watching nine movies in four days. I mean I did not target it at the beginning but it became a target at some point of time. I was in the middle of the eighth movie when the doorbell rang. I looked at the door surprised. I was not expecting anyone. I went up to the door and opened it. I did not bother to look through the peephole. As soon as I opened the door, I found myself staring at a paper bag. The bag was held by a person who said “Your delivery sir”. I did not feel confused and asked “Can I check the address” He showed his mobile phone to me. I smiled as said “This is Raj-something-else. The next building is Raj-something”. He did not understand and asked for clarification “but isn’t this 206?” I explained patiently “This is 206 but this apartment is called Raj-something-else but you have to deliver this package at 206 in apartment Raj-something, which is the next building. “The next building is it?” “Yes, the next building.” “Sorry!”
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