Oh Papa!

Sir, when is the train to Bangalore reaching here?

It would come in next 10 minutes…

Thank you sir...

Oh Papa, how many times you would ask the same question to each and every one here. You just listened to the announcement..then.. why..

Nisha, the train is supposed to come at 8.45 PM, now the time is 10.00, they have already postponed the arrival 5 times…so…

All because of this stupid rain… didn’t know it would rain this far this time…

Ya, every time you come to see your parents, it rains…

Oh papa, I am more worried about what my friends would say… couldn’t go out and buy any sweets / namkeen for them… because of continuous rain... don’t know how I’m going to face them…

They are your friends, they would understand…

Yes, they would, but not with the same excuse every time I return from my home town...

Sir, I hope train would not be further delayed…

Yes, yes... it should come in next 5 minutes…

Oh papa, why are you making me feel ashamed in public… have some decency...

Enquiring about train arrival is indecent?

Yes, if you keep on asking for it every 2 minutes... I feel bad, from next time; don’t come to send me off okay…

How can I send you alone to station?

How can you send me alone to Bangalore? In the same way send me alone to the station when I visit you people next time...

Okay, okay, don’t get irritated at the last time, I would feel bad; I won’t ask you anything, happy…?

………

Looks like train is coming, stand little behind… come... come…

Oh papa... leave my hand... I’m not a small kid; I know to handle myself…

No Nisha, train would come in great speed, that’s why... so…

Oh papa, stop it…

Ok, okay… B1 Coach, III AC, 51 lower berth…

Ayo... papa… I know…

Why are you getting agitated so easily these days… you no longer wish to hear your old father’s words…?

Oh papa... definitely not if you keep repeating the same thing again and again like a customer care…

Train would stop here only for 5 minutes… so get to your coach quickly…. Come, come... rush…

We are standing just in the place where this B1 Coach would come, so no issues papa…

(After few mins..)

Ah… It’s fully dark inside the coach... already people have gone to sleep switching off the lights, how can we trace our seat, if these people switch off all lights...

Oh papa, please be silent... I know how to look…

See, this is 44, so 51 should be in the opposite…

Oh papa... don’t you see people sleeping, atleast be silent for sometime... don’t irritate me...

Eh someone is sleeping on our berth... hello Mr...! Mr…? this is 51, and is reserved for us, get up... hello…

PAPA…. Let me handle... tension mat lo… hello! Excuse me Sir... Excuse me! What’s your seat no..?

Train would leave in few minutes, hello, get up... Mr!

Papa… I’m telling you... you….

(After few mins..)

Abba... finally we got our berth... tie the suitcase with the chain, give the lock…

Papa... it’s a overnight journey, nothing will happen, I’ll take care...

No...No... Give the chain, let me tie it...

Papa... I have decided, next time I will come alone... no need for anyone to send me off...

My sweet girl... don’t get angry... see that’s it... just a second to lock...

Thanks for your advice…

Ok, take care ma… Have some breakfast and then go to office... Don’t hurry to office as soon as you reach home … as you might be late…

OK PAPA… now get down…

Your mother has given all paste & ready to cook powders, are all packed inside, keep it in fridge as soon as you reach home.. Otherwise it will get spoiled...

Oh! Ok pa…

Take care of yourself; drink only hot water, till this flu danger gets over…

Hot water-ah... ayo papa... you get down... I’ll take care...

You have got water na.. Or shall I buy you one…

Oh papa… I have got enough... Now don’t shout... get down… train is about to leave...

Okay... ma... Take care... Oh... as soon as you reach call us, okay... don’t get down anywhere..

Oh Papa... get down pa… please…

Ok ma... god bless you… take care… have this Rs.500 as my blessings… bye…tata…

(After few mins)

Oofff… Papa… you really irritate me so much these days... don’t you know I’m grown up and I can take care of myself... let me have some water and refresh myself and go to sleep…

Hi! Sorry madam... to occupy your seat... actually…I was waiting for you to come…

Waiting for me...?? Why?

Mine is the middle berth... People generally can’t sit if we put the middle berth…thought to put it once you get settled…

Oh thanks... but how do you know when will it get occupied?

…through the reservation chart … I knew you would come… so actually I was sitting and listening to songs... since the train was going in a snail’s speed, didn’t know when I went into sleep.. Didn’t really notice that the station has actually arrived…

Its ok... thanks… you seem to be very generous…

Yah... humanity service... Especially for good girls like you nisha..

Oh you know my name... how? Oh...yes... The reservation chart... it reveals more information that we want sometimes… so you are Mr…?

Venkat…

Yes... venkat.. Thanks for your help; you can now put your middle berth…

It’s okay... so was it your father... ?

Oh yah... Why you ask...?

No just like that…

Little old type... so sorry if he has created any commotion...

Eh...no issues... you are very lucky to get such a doted father… who will at this age, would do this much... ! only fathers can do for their daughters…

Oh yah!

So you have bus facility after 10 in your place? It’s raining as well... how will you father go back home? Did he drop you by his car?

………

Nisha... hello!

Ah... sorry...k.. I’m tired, good night…

Oh sorry, gud night... !!

(After few mins)

Oh papa, did I miss something… I didn’t even care, how you will reach home… it’s already raining... we had tough time getting an auto to reach station from home... now how you will go back...? no bus ply after 10 to our place... papa…

Can’t call you as you don’t carry mobile... Our house number is dead… how will I reach you..? Oh papa... I’m very sorry... didn’t realize your plight till some unknown idiot guy had to make me realize that…

Why we fail to understand old people genuine feelings just because they are outdated as we MNC crap generation thinks… after all you only cared for me throughout, but I kept on firing you with my words… it is still raining heavily outside, buses not operating, auto not available, it’s more than 10 km to reach home from the station, where are you now papa?

Oh papa……

Decent Proposal

Call me after some time, I’m in a meeting pa

Oh ok, but...

(donk)

What happened, did you tell her?

No Paru, your daughter is so busy that she doesn’t even have time to hear his old father’s one word…

Yah, she was telling me that there is some client visits & related meetings today, may be because…

So what Paru, I am hearing her nonsense since her birth, now I’m old and she doesn’t want to hear me for a second...

Oh ho… why are you exaggerating this small issue, she will call you back when she is free…

This is the fourth time I’m calling her since morning, do you know that…

Now why are you in such a hurry…?

Paru, they have sent the photo and already called me twice to check if we have seen the photo or not, what will I tell her?

Tell them that our daughter is busy and ask for some time to reply them back; we can’t hurry in these matters…

Paru, remember we have a daughter, not a son… we can’t be so stubborn…

Things have changed, now girls are in demand, now girls father side demand things, it’s no longer your generation, where you & your mother made my father to suffer like anything till his last breath..

What? What? What did you say…?

Nothing, I told you to come and have lunch…

(papa ringing)

Appa, you have called me 10 times since morning, I told you I am little busy, can’t we discuss this today evening at home?

My dear, please just 5 mins, see his profile and let me know if you like him or not…

You want me to open & browse matrimonial sites in front of my clients…

I have to update Venkat’s mother, she would be calling me in some time now... so?

Who is venkat?

You forgot? I told you yesterday night about this new boy that we have seen for you for marriage.

Oh yeah.. so..

I also told you that they would be updating his son’s photo on the profile and requested you to check and tell me if you like him or not..

Ssh..ok… give the profile no. once again, I would check and tell you.

I gave you in a slip today morning…

Missed it, are you giving again or not?

Oh ok, your father is very old now, don’t rush,.. the no. is M 5544321

OK, hang on a sec, I would tell you right now…

……

It says, profile doesn’t exist…

What no. you put..?

M5544312

Oh no, it’s M544321…

Oh papa, leave it, I’m not going to check…

Eh please charu… can’t you do this much for your old father…

Emotional blackmail pa… wait… it’s opening...

Ok ma…

I like him, you can proceed…

Oh.. so..

(donk)

Your daughter, I’m telling you..

If she comes first in school, she is your daughter, if she gets a promotion in office, she is your daughter, if she sings well, she is your daughter, if she irritates you, she suddenly becomes my daughter…

Even after 40 years of marriage, I can’t argue with you…

Leave that, what your daughter is saying..

She asked us to proceed?

What? Just now you gave her the profile no, and immediately she agreed?

That’s what? I am perplexed… I don’t know if she even opened it or not… I don’t know if she said it in haste…

(Night at home)

Charu, how was the client meeting today?

Hmm… it went well…

Oh, why they have come to your branch? For audit?

Papa, what do you want? Tell me…

Regarding that profile, did you see it…?

I gave you my answer in the morning... right…

But you hardly took seconds to see it and you immediately said yes… so…

So what? Are you worried about my decision or the time I took for my decision?

Ok, you sleep…

Papa…

….

Papa… sit papa… what you want to know tell me?

No, nothing, you sleep…

Papa, sorry papa… my Chella papa… tell me… angry with me?

Can you spend atleast 10 minutes with me as my daughter Sarada and not as an MNC manager?

Ahhh..haa..ahhhh

Eh, why are you crying?

You only asked me to behave like your daughter na.. so that’s why ..

No, no.. my daughter is not a “cry baby cry” child… she is bold…

Hehe.. nice papa… tell me, what you want to know from me ?

Did you really like him? Is he looking good?

Who, Venkat?

Yes Venkat?

Did you see his profile?

Yes I saw today evening with the help of your uncle…

So what do you think?

Horoscope is matching..decent job… looks OK…

So, what’s the problem in my 'Yes' to you then...

But charu… don’t you think he is little over aged for you... he is 31…

So 31 can’t marry…

Yes, I mean No… what I mean is, Are we going fast? Can we wait for some other good
profile...

We only have 5 years of difference, it’s isn’t a big deal….

I am afraid charu, we should not make decision in haste... that’s why…

So you think I said yes in a matter of second, without really thinking seriously…

Hmm… in a way, yes…

Papa, I am telling you again, you can go ahead with this proposal…

And what’s the reason for your YES, his looks?

No

His job?

No

His handsome salary?

Of course not papa?

Then?

His age?

Age-ah? I am worried only because of his age, and you say you accept him because of his age? I didn’t get you...

Papa, it’s a logical thinking... I may be wrong, but I would prove it to be right anyway in future…hahah

Amma, I requested you to talk like my daughter…

Papa… papa… my dear papa… tell me, at his age of 31, do you agree with me that he would have seen number of profiles like me before..

Yes obviously, they should have seen many…

So when they are sending their profile to us, it only means that all their earlier searches have gone into dustbin…

…so…

So they are still looking…

Yes, obviously...

Papa, you think from his angle, what’s his name... ah venkat… he is in an age, where definitely his friends and surroundings would keep on pestering him to marry soon either in the form of advise, or by leg pulling or joke, or whatever…

Ok… so

So by this time he would also be in a dire state to get married soon…

So it means what for u?

Don’t take me wrong; tell me what if you find an Apple juice in a room full of all other possible rich variety fruit juices…

I might try if I have other options…

What would you do if you find a glass of water, in a desert where you don’t have any possibility of water anywhere else...

I grab it immediately… and feel grateful for the same…

So papa, I am that glass of water for him at this age… if you look for a 28 year old boy, I might be just like that apple juice for him.. though he might taste me, he would still might regret what if I could have taken the other juicy fruit milk shake…

So you mean to say, he would be more grateful for you and be ever good husband to you than anybody else…

Exactly… obviously I feel, he would in the top of the world to know that I like him… he should also feel grateful…

Can’t you be wrong?

As I said, I can be wrong, but I am sure I would make my thinking right papa… for some reason, he couldn’t get married so far, but that waiting itself would make him more loyal and faithful to the girl he is going to get married at last…

I too agree, by this time, all default expectation of men that they want top of the world beauty women as their wife would have died and he would already be in a sort of compromise because of the same old age factor..

Hehe, yes papa… anyway we are also not compromising, he might not look like Tom Cruise, but still he is my Madhavan… hehe… so go ahead and get me married to him ASAP, got it sir..

Yes boss, got it…

haha...my sweet papa... i love you so much...