Finding Pleasure….The Chottu’s way …!
It was 10.30am and Madam’s Honda city car was nowhere to be seen. The special unofficial reserved space for madam’s car beside the Neem tree will be occupied by any ordinary customer …… Chottu was worried and sad as well. His boss, Ram Lal was shouting from behind “now, stop dreaming about madam ji, go and push the white Maruti car further ahead”. Finding a safe parking space behind the high rise buildings of Tolstoy and Janpat Marg ( New Delhi) was a privilege. Every inch of the area was gainfully utilized by the expert parking drivers. Chottu was one such aspiring driver without a valid driving licence. With no sight of his favourite Ma’Am throughout the day, a dejected Chottu was returning back home late in the evening. Half way to his home he encountered a sudden downpour. The un- seasonal rain in the month of May bought about a positive swing in Chottu’s mood. With all commuters running for shelter, the empty Hailey road seemed to him like a cr...