My Journey - A Left Right Left Story

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3. Dr. Shalini's drill :

Dr. Shalini : Good morning cadets.

Aaj ke test ke liye aapke first aid skills test kiya jayega. So I want you guys to pair up with your buddy's. Okay now I want each of you to pick a chit and give first aid to your buddy accordingly. 

War time mai aapko first aid administer kar ne ke liye zyaada time nahi milta hai. Isliye aapko dono first aid administer kar ne ke liye 15 mins diye jayenge.

Your time starts now. You may begin.

Meri chit mai clean bullet wound to the shoulder aur Aalekh ki chit mai bruised ribs likes hua tha. 

Toh main ne first aid di ussey. Aur Aalekh ne mere ribs ko bhi bind kiya. Problem yeh thi ki uss ne bandages bohot tight bind kar diya. Ab main saans lene mai aur simultaneously bindings loose karne mai itni busy thi ki ussey kuch bol nahi paai. Aur yeh baat Aalekh ko realise kar ne mai thoda aur time laga. Par tab tak timer mai time nahi tha toh dono ne milkar kissi tarah bindding loose yet acceptable state mai ma'am ke inspection ke liye khade ho gaye. 

Par Shalini ma'am ke facial expressions se pata chal gaya tha ki unhe pata tha ki yaahan kya garbadi huyi thi. Par thankfully unhone sab ke saamne kuch nahi bola. She just smiled and corrected my bandaging and moved on. Par marks toh kaate, hum dono ke. Kher, hota hai kya kare. Kam se kam yeh galati hum ne Mucchad ke aage nahi kari. 

Par iss test ka winning sixer toh Pooja aur Yudi ne maara yaar. Full marks, dono ko.

By God jab iss test ke final marks sab ke saamne baataye gaya na, Mucchad ka chere dekhne laayak tha. My hands were literally twitching to sketch his face, instead I memorised it.

Rajveer ne bakida mujhe mess mai jaane se pehle rok kar bole,

Rajveer (softly) : Mujhe Major Nair uss pose aur expression ki portait chaiye . Aap kya mere liye banegi. 

Naina : Done.

Yudi (creeping up behind me once Rajveer had left) : Mujhe bhi ek chaiye. Yeh mera ab tak ka greatest accomplishment hai. Please, I really want a memento to remember this memorable day. 

Naina : Fine.

Yudi : So you sketch.

Naina : Why don't you see the sketch and then tell me ?

Wesse main ne 3 portait baanayi thi. Ek Rajveer ke liye, ek Yudi ke liye aur ek mere personal records ke liye. 

4. Dr. Mishra's drill :

Dr. Mishra : Good afternoon cadets.

Movies, tv dramas aur stories mai ya aksaar dekhaya jaata hai ki soldiers, especially on undercover missions par aapni identity aur aapne desh ko protect karne ke liye jooth bolte hai aur lie detection test bhi lete hai.

Aaj ka test ussi par based hai. A lie detection test. Par hum lie detector nahi use karenge, kyunki technology ab tak itni advance nahi hui hai. We will be using a heart rate monitor.

Aapka goal hai to keep a straight face and a steady heartbeat through out your lying session. Aapko 5 minutes milling jis mai aapko mujhe convince karna padega ki aap waqi mai aap nahi balki koi aur ho. It could be a celebrity, athlete, relative, someone you know or a totally made up character. Your choice.