Baroda City!

    I didn't knew much about the city except for the GSRTC Bus routes and Alkapuri where I had been to every Sunday since last 2 years for TIME classes. But now it was gonna change!    My room partner Yagna and me who were seleced in TCS, completed the TCS Training at Trivendrum and were placed at TCS, Baroda.

    We both were very Happy as it was Yagna's Home City and 2 hrs from my home. I'd already made a few plans before joining the company and had even accomplished a few. For example, I bought a new Digital cum Analog watch with large Dial on it and a brand new Tablet PC.. Don't remember of which company. Now a new bike and a new Home was left, where I was planning to call my Mom and Grand Parents to live with me.

    Yagna's office time was 11 am and mine was 2 pm. So I told Yagna to join me in search of the new house till 10:30 am and then I'll manage alone. I had an address of a house to see which was near TCS building only. So we decided to go their first from where Yagna could then go to the company directly.

    We decided to walk. I don't know from where we started walking and where we met but we were togather. On the way an Underbridge came. And it was not Baroda's own, it was Nadiad's Underbridge. The same one which is near Shreyas(Cine Max) Theatre. Yagna and me started approaching the Underbridge through the downward slopy road and reached exactly under the bridge. The road was very dirty(as usual) with stagnant water all over and the footpath was too narrow and high. So we prefered walking on road only.
       
    As we moved ahead I noticed two girls walking and coming from the opposite direction. They walked on the left hand side of the road while we were walking on the right side. Both of them looked elder than us. The right girl was fully covered with all those Scarf stuff (the same look as a terrorist girl driving a two wheeler). She was wearing Jeans and T-Shirt. She seemed to be going for a vehicle ride soon. The left girl had just covered her head with her White Dupatta(like the girls do in Temple) which suited the best with her Blue Salwar Kamiz. They were talking and singing some song lines and then laughing repeatedly.

    And when the distance reduced enough that we could see each other, I realized that I've seen the girl with Salwar Kamiz Ssmewhere. She was Shyna didi, elder sister of Lolipop(I call one of the my best friends by this name). I had come in contact with Shyna didi just few days before on Facebook. Lolipop shifted to Baroda after our 12th got over. Last I met Shyna did was on one of the Sundays I visited Lolipop's place after my classes. She and Lolipop were playing Tennis.
   
    I didn't react even though I knew her. But later when they both saw us Shyna didi gave a face expression  as if she was confused whether she knew me or not. Between this we crossed each other and I turned a bit backwards while walking ahead to see that Shyna didi were talking to the other didi in a lower voice. Then thw other didi turned back and saw me. I gave a nodding smile in return. Immediately after my smile she spoke out.

    'Yes Shyna! You got him correct! He is Ishan.'    I heard that and my smile widened. I stopped moving ahead. And Yagna too!
    'Hi! Ishan.', she continued. I just raised hand and hesitated a bit as I couldn't yet recognize her. But I and yagna(who were smiling) moved towards them.

    We reached there and I said, 'Hello! Shyna Didi! How are you?'
    'I am fine.', she replied.
   
    'Hello!',I said to the other didi.
   
    'Hello! Ishan! How are you?', Shyna didi said as the other didi removed all her Scarf stuff from her face. Then I recognized her that she was also Lolipop's another elder sister Aashvi didi. She was elder to Shyna didi also. Last time I saw her was in 5th or 6th standard. Then I only saw her photographs uploaded by Shyna didi in her facebook profile recently.

    'I am fine. How come you here in India?'. Aashvi didi had settled in America or somewhere with her husband.
    'Ya! We've come here for 2 months.'
    'Ok. This is my Friend Yagna! He is a localite and college friend.'
    'Hi!', both didis in Chorus.
    'Yagna, these are my friend's sisters!'
    'Hello!', Yagna replied, smiled and kept mum as before.

    'Ishan, Why aren't you coming home these days?', Shyna didi asked.
    'Didi, my classes are over now.'
    'Ok! Then howcome you are here today?', she continued.
    'We've got job in TCS, Baroda. And today is our first day.'
    'O Good! But were not you going to do MBA first?'
    'Yes didi! But I wasn't prepared for it.'
    'Ok! So having any talks with Rinku?'
    'Yes! Yes! Just few days before when his exams were going on.'
    'Ya! He has become very studious also these days. Hai na didi?'
    Aashvi didi nodded.
    'Of Course! He has to be more serious in studies. After all he is gonna be a doctor soon!', I said and Shyna didi's phone started ringing.
    'Hello!', she said and heard for some time.
    'Arey! Yes Bhai! We are coming! We met Ishan here.', she said and again heard for sometime.
    'Ok! Ok! We are coming!', She said and hanged up the phone.

    'Ok didi! You leave. You seem to be getting late.'
    'O no! It was Bhai! And was telling me to bring you home as he has not seen you since long.', She was talking about their cousin elder brother.
    'Even I would like to come didi! But not now some other time. And tell Bhaiya that he was looking good in the photographs you uploaded.'
    'Ya! Sure! But do come ok! It's not that you have to come home only when Tinku is there. You can come anytime. And bring your friend too!'
    'Ya sure! I will.'
    'Ok then Bye!', Shyna didi said.
    'Bye', Aashvi didi said.
    'Bye', only I was left to say that as you know Yagna(Shy) won't say.

    The girls moved their way and we turned back to our way on the left side of the road. (Before it was right)
    'Your which friend's sisters were they?', Yagna asked on the way.
    'Arey you don't know him. He is my very good friend from school. Ok. I think that you should leave for the company now. It's around 10:30'
    'And you'll go alone?'
    'Yes! Yes! You go.'
    'Ok then Bye! Meet you in the afternoon!', he said and took left for the company after the underbridge.

    I took straight. On they way I saw a board mentioning a flat's name. I confirmed it with the address I had and went near the entrance gate.
    The gate was closed. It was large and black in colour. It was of the house's triangle type roof shape with long vertical iron rods seperated close enough that even Cats can't pass through the gaps. And to my amaze there was a very old Monkey with long beards(which showed it's age) sitting on a chair near the gate in the dress of a gatekeeper. It was more like a human but it was a monkey. It didn't speak anything just opened the gate for me and I went inside.

    Next I don't know from where but I was in the large common Compound of the Flats. There wasn't any living being anywhere there. And I don't know how but I was sitting in a Lorry and roaming in the Compound to search for the address I had. And only God knows who was pushing that Lorry. While I was roaming I saw another Human-Monkey(younger than the previous one) approaching towards me.

    'What do you want?', he asked me.
    'I am searching for this address. Can you help?'
    'O Yes! Are you someone's Guest?'
    'O no no! I am searching for a place to live.'
    'Ok Fine! You have only one flat to see?'
    'Yes! Why? Do you know some more here?'
    'Yes! I'll show you. Come.'
    'By the way who are you?'. I didn't dare to ask about why did they look like that.
    'O sorry! I forgot to introduce myself. I am M. Ramu. I am watchman over here. Come.' While following I was still on the Lorry(it would be controlled by my mind). And on the way I thought 'M' would be for 'Monkey'.
    'Ahh.. Ramu! Why can't I see anyone over here?'
    'Sir, these are new flats. Thats why.'

    Ramu took me to show the address I had. The place was so dirty that no one can say that those were new flats.
    'Well can u show me other flats?'
    'Yes! Come.'

    And I don't how but in the next scene I found myself in a Small Army like Tent, sitting on a chair in front of Lorry, on which my Desktop computer was kept. I was doing some confidential company work. So can't tell you. And after sometime when I heard some voices, I peeped out of my tent to see many Human-Monkeys roaming around in the compound. They were too many. It was like that whole species was there in that compound. They were all of different ages. Some small children too!  There wasn't any single only Human like me. They didn't even bother my tent right in the middle of their compound. But I was very frightened seeing the scene outside...and DREAM OVER..My eyes open!

"The best thing in every noble dream is the dreamer..."

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The names of all characters appearing in this dream are changed. You can figure out who you are if you can.
The names of all characters appearing in this dream are changed. You can figure out who you are if you can.
As it's a dream all the places and events are mixed sitll I've added some stuff for better continuity in reading.

Airport Bomb...Blast?

    We had recently shifted to our new home at Gandhinagar Infocity! It was in the 3rd left C-Shape building from the GH-0 Circle Infocity entrance. The new home was at the corner of the right end of the C-Shape building at the ground floor! My Naana, Naani, Masi, her 8-years-old Son Keval, my Mom and myself had come to the new place just today morning. All were busy in cleaning the new house. Everyone except me were inside. I was cleaning the furnitures and other things outside. My Masi and Keval were doing up-down from inside and leaving all the to-be-cleaned stuffs outside for me. I was very eager to remain inside my new home but knew that I had no chance till the lunch! The outside view wasn't that bad. Of course my Mom had seen the place before and decided to live here.

    There was a 20' X 10' X 6' well in the middle of the central area. The well was same as we had in our village Shergadh in front of our house. I don't know who would be cleaning and filling that at regular intervals but then it was filled with clean water. There were two adult Neem trees at two ends of its length. All the vehicles were parked in line with the well and the trees on both the sides. It was about 8 am and no one was outside except me(and my Tanhai).

    I started cleaning a pin-punchable notice board of my Mom's Beauty Parlour which was packed by Sai Movers and Packers as it is with all the photographs pinned on it. Dust was nicely resting on these photographs. So I decided to clean the photographs with the well water and throw that old notice board as my mom suggested. She was in no mood to continue her Beauty Parlour. I  spreaded a plastic sheet made of GNFC Urea bags just besides the well. Then I washed the photographs and arranged them on the spreaded sheet the same way as our Mom arranges all those homemade Paapads(Reminds me of Khichu! Ummm!). It looked like there was an exibition of my family photographs!

    Just then my Nokia 3110c's Signum ringtone rang! I took out my mobile from the left pocket of my low-waist blue jeans. "Savan Calling!", my phone displayed. (Savan is one of my best friends, though 5 years younger than me. Most of the time we stayed togather in my school days which made some of my school friends think he is my real brother. Plus we both use to have the same Vadilal hairstyle.)

    'Happy New Year! How are you?', I said as I picked up the phone.
    'Hello! Ishan How are you? I am fine. Where are you?'
    'I am at Gandhinagar. We came here today early morning as I told you before. When are you coming here?' (Savan studies here in Ahmedabad and was going abroad to meet his family in the mini vacation after 12th Science Prelims. So we had made a plan that he'll visit our new place first and then I'll drop him to Ahmedabad International Airport.)

    'Yes! I'll reach there in 30 minutes and then we'll have to leave in the evening. I am sorry I am disturbing you. You would be very busy.'
    'See now you started again.'
    'Ok! Sorry! Sorry!'
    'Fine! So you come at Infocity GH0 circle and then call me. Ok?'
    'Ok! Meet you then. Bye! Jai Shree Krishna!'
    'Jai Shree Krishna!', I hanged up.
   
    We reached the airport. Savan was dressed fine and I was in normal routine dress. So was feeling a bit uncomfortable. We entered the Airport. In the dream it was more like 26th January FunFare and we didn't have any of the Savan's luggage in hand. There were a lot of people around. Moving here and there. Children were running around. There  was a large Game Parlour with transparent big windows at the left of the entrance gate. Some Food stalls right in front of us about 100 meters far and the right airport part matched the Imran Khan's film Jane Tu Ya Jane Na's running-in-the-airport scene.

    I told Savan, 'Let's complete the formalities first!'
    'Ok! And then I want to play Bowling!', he said. He really loved it but wasn't good at it. Reminds me of our previous meeting and his bowling at RWorld on SG Highway.
    'Fine!', I said.
   
    We starting moving ahead when three tall and healthy men blocked our way. They were wearing black smoothe jackets with brown cowbow type hats. They were all unshaved. I looked at Savan and he looked at me. It was clear to us that they were either Gundaas or some Terrorists kind of people. I thought if I could identify them why couldn't the security guards?
    We both were nervous. The middle man who was tallest among them said 'You both have to do our work!'
    We both looked at him. 'What work?', hesitatingly I said.

    'You have to keep this bag inside that Cloak room within an hour.', he said and raised a bag in his hand.

    Oh My God! Time Limit? There must be a bomb inside. I thought.
    I realized Savan looked at me. But I didn't look at him and spoke up 'Why?'

    The right man came forward and grabbed Savan near him and said 'You do that or his life will be in danger!'
    Savan was strong enough and didn't uttered a word out of fear.
    I thought I've to take care of Savan at any cost.
    'Ok!', I said. The three of them smiled.
    But Savan tried to say something 'But Ishan..', and the right man shut his mouth by his hand and said 'Quite! Obey your big brother!'.
    'Wait!', I said worrying about Savan.
    My heartbeats ran like anything. I saw Savan nodded and the man left him. Savan came back in normal position. I moved forward and took the bag from the middle man's hand. The bag was very heavy, was of Leather, white in colour with a Black thick string passed though various holes at its top and a knot fastened at the end to lock the bag. I could easily open that but didn't dare to atleast in front of them. I took the bag in my left hand, grabbed Savan's left hand, moved left and then straight to the cloak room door. They turned backwards to see where we were going.
    'Savan, we'll keep this bag there and quickly move away from here.', I was pulling him with force.
    'No Ishan, there can be a bomb inside. And where will we go then?'
    'I know there can be a bomb. But we can't do anything else. And you are not going home today. We'll go back at my place.'
    'Ishan, shouldn't we inform Police?'
    'You just keep quiet. We've to leave this place first then we'll think about that.'
    We reached the door. There was no one looking us. Everyone was roaming here and there. I left Savan's hand and opened the door. It was dark inside so I put the bag near the left wall and closed the door and again grabbed his hand. We both turned back and were searching for those three men. They were nowhere around. 

    I felt releived.

    'Savan, let's get out of here before they catch us again.'
    'Ok!'
    We walked as fast as we could togather, went outside in the parking lot and got into my Silver Wagon R.
    'Shall we call the police first or go?', I said.
    'Police!'. He always wanted that and he got the chance.
    'Ok!'.
    I took out my mobile from the pocket. It was a bit difficult with shevering hands out of nervousness plus was wearing jeans and was sitting in the car. (I've never tried Police's number from anywhere before. And don't know if it works from mobile. But it should work.)

     I dialled 100. It rang and I talked to the Police accordingly. I didn't gave my identity (as if they can't get it if they want) but they agreed to check the airport cloak room. Savan was continuously looking at me.
    I hanged up the call.
    I grabbed Savan's both the shoulders and shooked him saying 'Savan, Yes! We called the police and they are coming soon'.

    That shook was so strong that I woke up. That was the last scene I remember... so DREAM OVER!
    What would have happened then? Would that be a real bomb? Would Police have been able to find that?

"The best thing in every noble dream is the dreamer..."

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The names of all characters appearing in this dream are changed. You can figure out who you are if you can.
As it's a dream all the places and events are mixed sitll I've added some stuff for better continuity in reading.