I Never Thought I Could Fall in Love by Chanchaldeep Singh Sandhu

Author:Chanchaldeep Singh Sandhu [Sandhu, Chanchaldeep Singh]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9788184755176
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Published: 2011-12-22T00:00:00+00:00

Mickey’s Escapades

Sunday was the day when we cleaned our rooms. I would go home on alternate weekends and on the weekend that I stayed at the hostel, I would clean up the mess in my room. There would be a thick layer of dust everywhere and a number of insects, including spiders with long skinny legs and lizards, inhabited the neglected corners of my room, knowing well that they would be undisturbed till cleaning day.

Cricket and the movies were also as important, if not more, during the weekends. Friendly cricket matches between various batches were usually scheduled over these weekends and would be great fun. Weekends also meant some much needed alone time.

Mickey woke up late and came to my room to get his toothpaste and soap. It was eleven in the morning and Mickey returned looking fresh and considerably more awake. He asked me to accompany him to the hostel canteen for breakfast as the mess had closed by then.

While drinking his tea, Mickey told me he was planning to visit Sasha’s house at Amritsar that night as her parents were out attending a wedding. I was surprised that Mickey had still fixed up a date with her despite what had happened the last time. I warned him and urged him to be more careful. Mickey seemed confident that all would be well. He asked me to drop him off at the bus stand. I got ready and armed with the bike keys went down only to see that a tyre was punctured. We looked at each other in dismay and since most of our batchmates had already left for their homes, we could not borrow a bike from someone at the hostel. Most of the mechanics’ shops were also shut on Sundays. Mickey was getting late and seemed truly out of luck.

Suddenly, I saw a scooter approaching. It was Mr Malhotra, our hostel warden. Pasting a smile on my lips, I went up to him and requested to use his scooter so that I could drop Mickey off at the University gates.

‘Well, you could have taken my scooter but I will be out for lunch at the Vice Chancellor’s residence and am getting late now. So please excuse me,’ said Mr Malhotra politely.

‘It will hardly take five minutes sir. His sister is unwell and he has to reach home as early as possible. If the situation was not so serious, I would not have bothered you, sir. You are our guardian at the hostel in the absence of our parents.’ I was just being myself. I couldn’t help it.

Mr Malhotra’s facial expressions changed and he looked at Mickey with pity. He thought for a second, then took out the keys and handed them to me. The bunch included at least half a dozen keys. I didn’t bother to enquire about the rest as I could easily recognize the scooter’s in the pile.

I kick-started his scooter before he could change his mind. Mickey jumped on the pillion seat and off we sped, shouting at the top of our lungs when we felt we had come a long way from Mr Malhotra.

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