it took 45mins for them to realize that I'm not a terrorist

being a premature baby, my lungs have always been weak.....coughing and i share a very intimate relationship since my birth





but never in my life....i thought it'd teach me a lesson ...such lesson..hah!





10:30 am dadar station(w) :::


it was raining today..i was planning to go to thane to meet my mom


who was about to leave for Ajmer tonight


yesterday was tiring..a friend of mine injured her leg and sprained it


i was with her at Hinduja hospital and then her place at night





i left her place and was rushing to dadar station


i was coughing as usual...all wet after geting down from the cab


i was walking at the nakshatra mall lane


when i sensed that someone is following me





i coughed and spat the cough when was outside the ticket counter.


a cop held me by my collar, and said "tum saale logon ne mumbai mein kachra karke rakha hai!! chal chowki mein!"


i was happy to know that mumbai mahanagar palika is so keen to clean.


i smiled and said sorry.





he asked me to pay 200/- fine


i knew i cudnt afford it then but still i knew it was my mistake and my hand reached my wallet automatically





but suddenly when i looked around, i saw n number of people spitting on the road , throwing cigarette butts(filters) etc infront of the clean-up mumbai people..


my hand stopped...i realized....why i was targetted


i realized my look made me the target





and now i got what he meant by saying " tum saale logon ne kachra karke rakha hai"
and what exactly was the clean-up for

i smiled, coz i knew this is coming....
i told him "sir....i cant afford it"
he said"kya??"
i said " sir main nahin de sakta 200 rupaye"

"purse check karu kya???"

" sahab main ye nahin keh raha hu ki mere paas paise nahin hai..main keh raha hu ki main paise nahin de sakta...main student hoon..hostel mein rehta hoon..mere khane peene ke vaande ho jayenge"

i knew i exaggerated...yeah i did...but i wanted to know what this man is up to...
i asked him, what if i cant pay the fine???
he said that if i cant pay the fine ....i m supposed to do community service for an hour

i agreed ...time was running..i gave it a try ,,"sahab..pacchas chalega kya?"
he said .." 199 mein bhi nahin chhodunga"
i said " theek hai ...main community service karne ke liye taiyar hoon"

he asked me to wait
i told him " aapne bola ki ruko ghadi lagao aur ek ghanta jhaadu maarna padega...sir time toh chaalu ho gaya hai"
he asked me to wait...
i obeyed...after 10 mins
a cop passed by saying " isko chowki leke jaana hai"
i smiled again....i went to the guy i was talking to....."sir ..abhi mujhe kahin bhejne ka plan hai kya"
"arrey nahin re...jo ulta baat karta hai aur fine nahin bharta hai...usko chowki mein daalte hai"
"sir...lekin main toh ek baar bhi kuch bola nahin...community service karne ke liye bhi ready hu ..ab aap hi jhaadu nahin de rahe ho"

he shrugged...neha called me
while i was talking to her...he said " pacchhhass de ..mokla kar"

i said" sahab..jab bol raha tha 50 mein chhod do...tab aap keh rahe the ki 199 mein bhi nahin jaane dunga...ab aadha ghanta rukane ke baad main fine kyu bharu?...do main service karne ke liye taiyaar hu"

he took me to the pan shop nearby
it was raining...he asked me to collect all the filters scattered there and to pick it up and throw in the dust-bin
he said " jhaadu nahin milega ..haath se kar..."

i smiled and started doing what he said...did it for 15 mins

he called me...and said " kachra failana band karo tum log mumbai mein....ja ab"


i didnt feel bad to do community service....but a question popped....why me? why today? why it never happened earlier when i threw chewing gums on the streets....why only me??"

there was only one answer
IT TOOK 45 minutes for them to realize that i'm not a terrorist.......