I could not keep my eyes open. I blamed the time I spent under the hot sun for my tired state. I dragged my feet as I entered my hotel room and flopped on the bed. The TV went on automatically and an enthusiastic young man started raving about a not-to-miss kill deal. I lay on the bed listening to the man go on about one of the greatest mobile phones on the planet. From time to time he interjected a sentence or two about the lower than the lowest price of the mobile. I was informed that the big wow of this mobile is the big screen usually found on expensive mobile made available on this lower than the lowest priced mobile. I raised my head to see how this incredible product looked but my sight was captured by the sincere expression on the guys face. I put my head back on the bed and continued to listen.
When I woke up, I realized that I had slept at some point of time. The excited guy was no longer heard. It was a pious voice telling me about Rudraksh. I continued to lie and listen to this new voice. The voice informed in pious earnestness about the wonderful powers of the Rudraksh. He claimed that the Rudraksh is a direct connection between our heart and Lord Shiva who resides in the high regions of Mount Kailash. For that reason we should wear it close to our heart. It gives us peace and the Mount Kailash connection helps us cool down after a day’s hard work. I decided I needed a Rudraksh. I decided the pious man and put my hand into my pocket to get out my mobile. I did not find my mobile there; I had thrown it somewhere as soon as I entered the room. I decided to memorize his mobile number, which he recited ever so often. After hearing the number a few times I had it safe in my head.
When I woke up, I realized that I had slept at some point of time. The voice had changed again. It was back to enthusiasm and excitement. There were two voices – a guy and a girl. Both their voices were in the shriller regions of excitement. They were talking about some clothing that made a person look slimmer. As I continued to listen, I understood this wonderful product was only available for men. Specifically for men like me who had lost their confidence in life due to their “U” shapes and desperately needed a “V” shape to get back their confidence. And this confident “V” shape resulted when one wore this clothing made out of a perfect combination of cotton, nylon and spandex. Unlike the earlier two episodes, I was only saddened by this one. This product was not for me. It required a “U” to start off with rather than a “O” that I possessed. Oh no!
When I woke up, I realized that I had slept at some point of time. I had enough of this cycle and decided to get up. It took me a few seconds to stabilize and in this period a sultry voice was informing of some ayurvedic drug that would help a person to beat lethargy and turn on the heat. I reached out and switched the TV off. The only light in room went out and I was enveloped by darkness. I cursed and switched on the TV again. “She deserves it. So buy now” said the sultry voice. I moved with surprising quickness to switch on the lights and turn off the TV before another word was uttered by the sultry voice. I looked at the table and found my mobile and wallet lying there. I walked up to the table and picked the mobile. Four missed calls, two from my boss. It was too late to call back. This was the moment for the Rudraksh. I started dialing the number. I got as far as the 4th number. I was not sure if the 5th number was a 3 or a 7. I picked 3 and then wondered if the next number was a 5 or a 2. I locked the mobile, threw it back onto the table, switched off the light and went back to sleep.
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