My Journey - A Left Right Left Story

VII

26th January, 2006.

Subhe hote hi I rushed out to make sure everything was on schedule.

1. Dividing the batch in four groups based on decoration, food, flag hoisting and entertainment. Check

2. Make sure people don't fight or kill each other over tasks appointment. Check

3. Make sure to divide the food committee into three groups. Check

4. Finalize the menus for each meal with Suri ji. Check

5. Breakfast on schedule. Check

6. Make sure the decorations are done on time. Check

7. Make sure the flag is prepared for flag hoisting. Che.....

Aaj mere haathon se Huda ka khoon ho jaaye ga. Seriously kal puri shaam main ne uske sath flag, flag pole aur flag pole ke aas paas bricks set kiye the. Aur aab har ek brick ek alag hi pattern mai set hai. 

Agar usse pehle waala patter accha nahi lag raha tha toh tabhi bol dena chaiya tha na ? Beech raat ko change karne ki kya zaroorat thi ? Aur jab B.C. ne khud kha tha ki flag pole ke aas paas 30 bricks lagne the toh usne 29 bricks waale pattern mai kyun set ki....

Wait a sec Huda ko toh essa koi pattern nahi aata. Infact kal bhi majority setting main hi ki thi. Aur itne finesse ke saath setting karne ki patience Huda mai toh nahi hai. Wo toh by nature hi energetic aur fidgety hai. Mujhe usse decorating committee mai dalna chaiye tha par sirf entertainment aur flag hoisting mai hi jaghe baki thi. And I really didn't want to risk putting him in entertainment so flag hoisting it is. 

Anyways back to the problem at hand. Where the fluff was that god irritating ticking noise was coming from ? It wasn't my watch since it didn't even had a second hand and no one else was there. Closer inspection par I noticed it was coming from the bricks that Huda had placed around the flag pole. Oh please let it not be what I think it is. But bricks hata te hi my thoughts were confirmed.

It was a bomb !!!

Not a bomb bomb, but one of those that were used to create panic and chaos rather than harm. I mean to say that these type of bombs just creates a lot of smoke and maybe a little bruising and push back if you stand really close to it.

Which must be why it was timed for when the flag hoisting was to take place. Crap. 

Haaye bhagwaan, Bade papa aur Chote papa ne mujhe duniyaa bhare ke bombs aur unke characteristics ke baare mai toh sheekha diya, bomb diffuse karna bhi sheekha dete.

Shit sab ke aane se pehle kuch toh karna padega. Kisi batchmate ya fir senior ke pass nahi jaa sakthi, unnecessary panic create ho jaye ga. Aalekh ke pass inn bombs ko lekar pata nahi experience hai bhi ya nahi, mujhe nahi pata. Plus wo Ali ke saath lunch ki tyaari kar raha hai toh uske pass bi nahi jaa sakthi. Kya karun ? Breakfast bas shuru hi hone waala hai aur sab yaanhi se mess ki oor jayenge.

Rajveer Sir, that's right, Rajveer Sir ke pass jaati hun.

I practically flew towards his room and barged in without even bothering to knock, no time for that. Rajveer Sir and an orderly looked towards me in shock.

Naina (not heeding his surprised and disapproving look): Flag pole ke pass jo bricks lagni thi uss mai se ek bomb hai jo flag hoisting ke liye timed hai. Kal curfew tak nahi tha aaj subhe hai. Sab breakfast ke liye aane waale hai.  

That got their attention and they wasted no time in running towards the assembly hall. Once there Rajveer Sir took a quick stock of the scene. 

He replaced the bomb with the brick, jesse yeh unke liye roz ka kaam ho.

Rajveer (in a serious tone) : Kissi aurko iske baare mai pata hai ?

Naina : No Sir.

Rajveer : Pata chalna bhi nahi chaiye. Act as if nothing was out of  the normal Cadet. 

Chaubey jo brick main use kiya use replace kar do. Kissi ko pata nahi chalna chaiye. And sweep the area for any and every evidence that you can find. 

Main zaraa isse dispose karke aata hoon. Naina go back to your check list. Higher authorities ko inform main kardunga so you don't have to be worried about it or this incidence. Clear.

With that all three of us dispersed to do our respective duties. 

The rest of the day went without a hitch. Although Dr. Mishra did have a curious expression on her face at the time of flag hoisting. Which was weird considering the flag she was the one to do it.

Seriously meri toh samajh ke hi bhar tha. I mean I appreciate what B.C was tying to do and it was really monumental gesture to show that he and by extension the academy is ready to accept the change in times where women are seen as equals. Par Dr. Mishra ko bula ne ki kya zaroorat thi. Considering her seniority and history with the academy Lolita ma'am was the obvious choice. Maybe Dr. Shalini but Lolita ma'am should have done it. 

It was sad to see her coming forward only to move back when he called out Dr. Mishra's name.

Par aab jo ho gaya so ho gaya.

The food committee had done a brilliant job, breakfast, lunch and dinner were absolutely delicious. Seniors to khanne par fida hi ho gaye the.

The entertainment segment of the day was here and we all were low key freaking out. The entertainment committee headed by Aarnav had decided truth or dare in a slightly different style. Instead of spinning a bottle the we will be divided into 2 teams consisting of faculty and students. Each team had a bowl filled with chits of the other teams name. The person sitting on the left most corner picks a chit goes through the normal drill. Drop the chit back in the bowl and passes the bowl to their right.

After dinner all those who wanted to participate had gathered in the hall.

Let the fun begin.