" Did she just ignore me. " He said to himself. Ego is the top priority, when you have billions in a bank account and change cars for matching shoe colours.
He swallowed his pride and walked toward the charge, and after trying to hide from colours to no avail. He reached to her and tapped his shoulder, and she again ignored him. He tapped again several times and then she turned back to see him. And when she did her eyes widened in realisation. And due to the music she didn't hear what he said, and he didn't hear what she said. And the mass of the crowd was pushing them forward. And then, a sudden music played, and the whole crowd went crazy.
And that song was. ' bharat ka bachcha bachcha. " A super mass song for this kind of rally. It was the michael Jackson of all rally songs, whenever it comes to play, people go wild.
And dizzy in front of him starts to dance, and starts singing with the lyrics. And seeing everyone was vibing with the music . He grabs his hand and says in her ears about why she is dancing like that. And he heard her saying, for fun. And then he starts to feel the fun as well. And then the music suddenly stopped but people kept on singing the lyrics.
And then the music kicked in . And he also starts to feel the beat, and seeing this she grabs his hand and makes him dance, and he starts dancing with the beat with the crowd. It wasn't cool or a rhythmic dance, it was wild without any restriction. It was fun.
Latter that day at the temple where the puja was happening raghav and dizzy sat there near a pond . Raghav has discarded his cort and rolled up his sleeve and washed his face. And dizzy has an orange colour on. And she was clearing the colour off by the water.
" I can't believe I did all of that. "said raghav while smiling, his real smile .
" That was crazy. " She said while cleaning her face.
" My legs hurt. '' Raghav said, clutching his leg.
" We danced and walked miles. What you expect, boss. "
" My phone and coat are missing. " Said raghav.
" That's a common thing, forget about that. Check for your wallet. " She suggests. And indeed, it was gon.
" I dropped everything when I spotted that rally in the house. " And he chuckles.
" Aren't you cristen? " He asked, looking at her.
" Well yes. But that doesn't mean I can't go to a public rally. That's free for all. " And replied.
" Some can argue with that. "said raghav.
" Well I wasn't hiding anything, nobody asked me who I am ?"
" So it's all for fun. " He asked, looking at the crowd of people.
" Maybe, I love to see people,,,,, happy. " She said with a generous smile.
" Then why do you end up as a secretary? " And she didn't look at him and answer.
" Life always didn't give you choices. And even if he gives, you can't always afford them . " She said and tied her hair.
" Glade water is still warm. " She said and was ready to leave.
" I'm going home sir, do you need a lift? "
" You have a car. "
" Yes of course I have. But not hear, I'm gonna take a taxi and since you didn't have money. I'll drop you,,,sir. " She added the last part. He agreed to her and asked her a question when they didn't go to the exit ..
" Well, it'll be great if we visit Shree Ram as well. It'll be really bad if we just only enjoy his party and don't thank him. "
" Didn't you say earlier you didn't believe in God. " He asked questionably.
" I don't, but someone sure did, and I don't call people's beliefs wrong. And it'll take two minutes to visit him. " She said and hurried her pace.
" I don't wanna be in line. " He said looking at the huge line of people waiting for their turn.
" Whose lining up. C'mon. We can sneak into the VIP. " He said and walked toward the VIP section. And Raghav looked at her thinking what she was gonna do. And after some talking she called him over. And they joined the VIP line.
" What did you say? " He asked, and she told him to be quiet. And when they were little far, he heard the VIP line keeper telling her to tell uncle , ' Rama- Rama. ' ( a form of greeting) . And she told him that she would.
" Does he know your father? " Raghav asked.
" No! He thinks I'm the daughter of the organiser. " And he looked at her.
" Are you sure you are related to Britain? " He asked.
" Never been there, my father used to live there. " She said and he looked at her.
" Oh and he told me that they have a food corner as well. "
They went inside and saw the beauty that the organizer had brought . They display the Mahabharata with some wooden figures and mechanics, they have a whole amusement park there as well. And they called it Mina bazar.
" They have carnival rides here. "
" Yup they have, and food stalls. But we're gonna get the free meal. " She said and went to the main temple area.
There where I'm a giant tent, which was covering the huge temple and they just got in the main temple, the garbhagriha ( the place where God's statue was situated.) Raghav saw the line of normal people which was quite large and made like a maze.
" Are you sure there is a free meal? They are charging for prasad. "
" They are not charging for the prasad . They are charging for the sweet that comes with prasad."
" You always see good in people don't you. "
" Maybe, and see they are giving coconut and bundi( a kind of sweet) for prasad, telling you that big ones cost, and rest is free. Maybe they provide a package of prasad for home. " And raghav looked at that place, indeed they were giving them as packets.
They reached the centar, and Raghav saw the statue of Lord Ram with Devi sita and his brother Lakshman, and Lord Hanuman on toe.
They dizzy prayed to God with a namaste and lowered her head in respect. And seeing her doing that, he also did that. And the pujari of that temple seeing this blessed them with a happy married life.
And after hearing that they both looked at him, and Raghav was about to say something when she grabbed his hand and dragged him out the place.
And one particular person sees all of that.
" Aren't that boss and that christian. " Jiya said to her sister jey.
" What where? " And before jey could see them they went away, and jey told her that it's her imagination, why would the boss be here with her, In a crowded temple in all the places .
Then they both went out and Raghav asked why didn't she correct the pujari, and she told him that she didn't want his blessing to go to waste. He blessed both of us, just kept him thinking about what he taught and focus on what we thought.
And after that raghav refuses to eat in the free meal area, thinking it'll be that great, and she tells him that they aren't going to eat, they are going to serve.
And he totally denied that.
And next thing he knows that he was serving in the Bhandara ( a feast for all) .
And dizzy was serving like a boss, like he was the most experienced. And she was talking to people very friendly. And some old ladies even praised her, and in the case of Raghav, he almost forgot his job.
" You know in America, this is called community service. '' Raghav thought.
" Is it bad? " Old man asked in his head.
" No! They gave it as punishment. " He said.
And he heard one man asking for curry, which he was holding.
They all served there for quite a time.
A certain news reporter that Raghav knows all too well was reporting in that area, and for God sake they didn't notice each other.
Dizzy and Raghav both decided to go home, and on the way, Raghav asked her some questions. And she answers them honestly.
" You said that you don't need to believe in God to actually believe in God. You can just respect someone else's belief. I didn't see the difference, it's just like doing the same thing at a second angle. '
" You're right, maybe I do believe in God , and I just don't know it. People don't believe in God because they didn't see or hear about him, I'll people will start believing them once they show up. "
" And what if they weren't like what we imagine?"
" Then we need new ones. " He said and they parted ways.
And in the end, she told him that.
" God's isn't a reality, reality is God. And our reality is in our hands. " And then she lifts .
And he taught.
" What does that mean? "
On that same night, in Sunday morning news some people were editing their news footage of ramnavmi on that date for future references, when one of the men spotted something odd. He looked at the image closely. And he looked at the person closely,
He called his boss and showed him the footage.
And when his boss noticed that, she asked why the cameraman didn't notice him. " And he looked at her cleavage.
" Did supriya know about it? " Asked maya.
And he told him that she didn't say anything to them. And knowing her well , he knew she can't make a mistake like this.
" This is a really big deal. '' Said maya. She taught for some time and then said,
" Release that footage on the internet, make sure we don't get a link. Make it like it's unprofessional. I want this to be the topic of the news, but not by us. And make it sound like he is the bad guy . " And then he thinks.
" They have CCTV right, called them and asked for it, we might get some material."
And the employee noded.
" Ma'am do make it a little religious, Mr Raghav isn't famous on that front " . And the boss looked amused. And the boy got his message.
And the meme was about, can't stay away from camera. And he uploaded it. Maya went outside, and called someone.
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A chinese man picked the phone, and Maya told her speed the meme that she sent him, and the Chinese man nodes in confirmation.
" May I know the reason? " Asked the chinese man.
" He is one of our candidates. '' And the chinese man got serious.
" End is invertible. " She said.
" End is the truth. " The man completed.
Next morning when he reached his office, he saw every eye fixated on him. He looked at them and their expressions. They were looking at him weirdly, he couldn't put his finger on him.
He reached his office and he immediately called dizzy, and called for her . When she entered his office she asked about the fuzz. And she looked at him, and she informed him about the news, and she told him that she wanted to come beforehand. She told him that news channels are going crazy and they want an answer, many are with you, calling you a religious person and a social worker, but most of the pooles are seeing you as a glory seeking person. They called it all an act .
And now he understood everything, he asked about the origin and the person responsible for it..
" Are there any security cameras there? " He asked and she nodded. He looked a little thoughtful and worried . And then he got an idea.
" Response is all negative? " He asked.
" Mostly." She said he stood up and walked toward the balcony, and called for her. He told her to give him her phone. And she gave it to him. He called jee over, and told her to take a selfie, she called her close and took a selfie with each other, where he was smiling looking outside and she was taking the selfie beside him. And after taking the shot he told her .
" Talk to the freelancers and tell our man to arrange all the footage of that rally and the temple, tell them to find me and you, and most primarily the images where we are together. Do you run insta or twitter?" He asked ,and she nodded .
" Great tweet that photo and update that on your insta. And make a fuss about us. Make people think like we are dating, and we are in a relationship, and I went there because you dragged me in. " And then he asked her his phone. And she gave it to her.
" I typed my Insta and twitter ID login and post the same story but in a professional manner, and filed a missing phone case at the police station, if something bad happens that'll be of great help. And tweet about how I lost my wallet and phone in the rally, and you told me that you shouldn't have brought that in the first place. Act like a bossy girl, who dominates her lover. And do it as fast as you can. And make the news team not say a word, and went with programs as usual, we'll talk about it when it was about to die down. And if anyone asks you or anyone a question about the previous night, tell her that we were on a date. And you wanted me to go there, understand? " He asked and she looked at him, and didn't said anything, and kept looking at him.
" Understood? " He asked again, and this time she nodded.
" Please don't nod, you have a mouth, use that Instead. " He told her she was about to walk out when he stopped her and told her to smile when she walked, everyone will be watching you, and she followed that command. Indeed everyone was watching her.
And when she was gone, his inner voice, the old man said.
" You shouldn't have done that. " And he asked what.
" You hurt her feelings .You are using her. "
" I know, but I need to escalate the situation. "
" You have several ways to escalate the situation. "
" But none were this effective, and it'll help me In a long way. "
" And what about her? Shouldn't you have explained her situation in a better way. "
" She isn't a childish old man, she is an adult , and the world works that way. "
" Didn't you read the Bhagavad Gita? Did you just skip the pages or learnt something from it?.
" I did what's necessary. I'll apologise to her later. That's nothing too big, people will forget about it soon. "
" This isn't Britain, raghav. " Old man said.
" Do I look like a person who cares? She'll manage this. " He said.
" Come hear. " The old man said.
He went there by the lift, and an old man looked at him, and his dark blue clothes.
" Sat on the podium, " Old man said and pointed at a circle with ten trigrams.
Raghav sat in the middle, without asking any questions..
The old man starts to chant some mantras, and nine of the tips start to glow, and words start to appear in the air. And the old man counted.
Kama (lust)
Krodha (anger)
Moha (delusion)
Lobha (greed)
Mada (pride)
Maatsarya (envy)
Buddhi (intellect)
Manas (mind)
Chitta (will)
Ahamkara (ego)
This trigram represents the heads of ravana, each containing different aspects of his qualities.
And you have nine of them, you didn't have lobha( greed). Seems reasonable. You have the wealth of Gods. But why you have the envy part, I couldn't understand. As far as I know you have everything a man can hope for. " The old man said.
" That's none of your business. "
" Really, as far as I know, you being worthy of the powers is my responsibility. And your qualities are quite a burden on that front. And I'm seeing you are not motivated enough, so I'll give you motivation. "
" What kind of motivation? " he asked .
" You have wasted enough of my time, if you can't control your feelings, A life of death kind. "
" Wait wha- " He said and felt the ground under his feet vanish . And he was now falling freeway to the ground.