Wednesday 5 February 2014

The Mistake ( a short story)

 THE MISTAKE  ( a short story)
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The train started moving.

Hi going to Mumbai,” he asked. He looked a rough and tough guy though smartly dressed.
Yeah,” she replied sternly resenting that he chose only her to talk to.
I too” he smiled but did not get any further response.
She was toying with her mobile chatting on ‘whats up’ when she heard him saying to a couple seated opposite birth.
I am in Air Force”
Wow ! Are you ? she asked him suddenly.
Yes.” He was pleased and exhilarated by her attention.
Civilian or uniformed ? “
Uniformed”
What rank?”
Sergeant, I am commanding a squadron”
Which one ? You see I have a great fascination for men in uniform”
Maratha squadron” he said priding himself.
So you are in Air Force, a sergeant and commanding a squadron” She started fiddling with her mobile pretending not to be attentive to him. The couple remained cosy within themselves oblivious of others in the coupe. He started listening to his IPOD.
At Baroda station, the compartment was crowded with Air Force and local police. His bags were searched. RDX was found alongwith pistols and ammunition. He was taken into custody. He was totally bewildered, confused, surprised and perplexed.
“ Hey Mr. I am Nishi. Squadron Leader Nishi of 29 Squadron, Indian Air Force. AF squadrons are christened by numbers and not by names and a squadron is never commanded by a sergeant. She said to him while  he was being whisked away by the police.

Her last words were ringing in his ears in jail and he was cursing his masters/handlers who had trained him across the border.
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14 comments:

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    danda008 4 hours ago
    Interesting till the end.

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    Babu
    If one is smart another is smarter...

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    VAS
    Very interesting and intelligent short story.
    Muscle power is nothing in front of masterly minded women!!!...

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    rameshsinghal
    Happy to see that Tribhawan Kaul is back in action .

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    drukgupta
    A true guiding story that one should always be smart enough to identify and put such impersonator to task and punish them. I trly appreciate and wish to read such story again ,thanks sir
    Dr Umesh Gupta

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    esskaygee6
    What a beautiful piece of writing

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  7. Promilla Qazi Wonderful story! Short and crisp! (via facebook)

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  8. Shobham
    Masterly!
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    Hari1941
    And I thought these guys are trained to keep to themselves. But then there are short time delivery boys who want to show off.

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    syamala
    When telling lies one has to do a lot of homework!

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    rampy1951
    Is the story frictious or real. very informative

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  12. Abdul Wahab
    read and enjoyed , lovely story ....
    (via facebook)

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  13. Bhuvanpati Sharma
    बहुत अच्छा लगा आप की बहुमुखी प्रतिभा से साक्षात कर
    (via facebook)

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  14. viswas Yesterday, 12:41
    good one
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    krishna46 Yesterday, 14:59
    Good short story by TK Sir..
    TVK

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