As
the alarm clock chirped at the early hour, he jumped up from bed. The date’s
importance remained in the foreground of his brain, and Ajay rushed off to get
ready. Looking in the mirror, he rubbed his stubble, and said to himself, “Now
this is royal! Everyone will be bowled over by this new look of mine.”
“Ajay,
breakfast is on the table, get down fast.”
“On
my way sis.”
Going
down the stairs, he sat himself at the table, and started devouring the plate
of breakfast set on the table, with a speed unmatched by any human. As Ashwini,
his sister, came back in to the room, she shrieked with horror.
“What
the hell is this bro? Don’t tell me you are going like this to your re-union!”
“How
is this new style of mine?”
“It’s…its
horrible! You look like a bear!”
“You
won’t understand Ashu, this is men’s style. Anyways, I’m off. I have to pick Rahul
on the way as well. I’ll be late tonight, and I’m taking the keys so you all
can sleep off without any tension.”
“Fine…ughh,
now go! I can’t bear the sight of you!”
Ajay
and Rahul entered the campus, much to the delight of the rest of the group.
Rahul received all the good words, and all Ajay got was, “Ajay, I hate that smelly
stubble of yours.”
All
he did was scratch his scraggly beard lazily.
