NEVER HELP A WOMAN (SHORT STORY)
I used to visit my friend’s Internet cafe frequently as I have no net connection at home. I had been there for quite some time day before yesterday as I couldn’t check my mails for a week cause of Tomato fever… what all fevers! God!
Right on the desktop, a MS Office word file was kept open… It was the bio-data of a woman named Lakshmi of age 28… She holds a Masters degree in Malayalam…Currently doing a course in journalism…Selected as best citizen journalist by a local TV channel… Winner of several literary awards and beyond all, she was a nearby girl… Her photograph revealed her lovely face! I noted down her mobile number and deleted the whole.
Later, in the evening, I told about her in our family… My mother-in-law was very much interested as my brother-in-law (37) is still unmarried… He too is a screenplay writer… She forced me to call her and I did call…
‘Hello Ms.Lekshmi, I am Premji, calling from so and so place…. I come forward with a marriage proposal for you…’
‘Mr.Premji, from where did you get my phone number?’
‘I got it from a bio-data left open in a net cafe’
‘How can that be possible? I deleted that immediately after typing it… You might have done some fraud…’
‘Excuse me miss… mind your words…’ I slammed my mobile…
Everyone home were laughing at me…
‘Idiot, better fall in love with some woman’, I shouted at my brother-in-law.
My mobile started ringing after five minutes …This time her uncle was on the other end…
‘It seems you called my niece?’
‘Yes’
‘You went through her bio-data?’
‘Yes’
‘See, she attached that to an e-mail and deleted. If you got it means, you might have downloaded it by hacking into her e-mail id. See, even I too use computers for years… What you have done is a crime according to Indian Cyber law’
‘No way… your niece doesn’t know how to delete a file permanently….tell her press shift and delete next time’
‘Then why did you call her?
‘For a marriage proposal for my brother-in-law…’
‘I don’t think so…Young men like you, never allow young women live peacefully… We are not going to leave you anyway. Be careful…’
My mobile got barred on the very next day…Citizen journalist played her trump card! She can write and give anything as complaint… Like verbal sexual abuse or anything! Women have several cards…
My wife handled the matter with such an ease like plucking a flower bud… She called her uncle from a local telephone booth and told him: ‘Sir, you are going to spend your life time in jail…’
‘Why?’
‘The mobile number that got barred is in my name and you talked 7.5 minutes to that number yesterday. Even I have drafted my complaint. Have a happy, jobless life!’
‘Madammmmm……”
Citizen journalist pulled back her complaint in no time. We laughed a lot after moments of tension.
‘Premji, a man can pay and enjoy a beautiful female body… But, none can pay and get a beautiful mind… True woman is a beautiful mind… You tried to help her with good intention…. See what happened…. Why educated women are acting like this? God knows… Now, promise me…’
‘What promise?’
‘Never ever try to help a woman!’
‘Promise…My woman of substance’, I hugged her.
Oh my Premji, you were too forward. your wife is a wise woman. listen.
really interesting sir.
I enjoyed this tremendously..a great write-a funny write & a lesson well learned...simply awesome Premji :)
Very impressive story great poet but all woman are not alike so please withdraw your second last sentence.....you request a stranger for a marriage proposal for your brother in law which was not incorrect manner so any woman will act like this. Again your wife is a woman too who help you out of problem. ha ha. well God created woman out of man rib so all cards played today by woman learn through man .... so help woman in a right way..... very interesting and enjoyable story.... make me laugh and angry too...... when reading second last line. Promise to help woman in right ways . Superb.
Women,indeed,have many cards but men have a few.We have a saying in my place,and here it is," A gift to a woman is like a material used in burying the dead which can never be recovered but a gift to a fellow man is a saving." A very beautiful write.
very impressive ,i must say.you r required to use a similar weapon for getting rid of yhe trouble shooter.
prem.. ji , no shukriya.. you can 't jump for sacred bond immediately..nice lesson.. hhhahahah.. good verse too
Premji, I missed your dedication of this wonderful poetic anecdote to my poem..women...so nice of you and thankyou.
Now Premji, you go too far to live up to your name. Thank God for wives- do you know how lucky you are. The incident is an eye opener. I am delighted to read the last line.
Very interesting. I could'n help but chukkle.
My dearest friend! What happened to you is incredible. Be more careful. And prize God you have such a wife! :) Yours, Vessy
hahahh you fellow why man you are like this...anyway a nice evening haha for me. YOU SEE NOT MANY CAN UNDERSTAND YOU AND ME.
Poor girl her loss.... both your brother-in-law such a wonderful guy and also in not being able to distinguish between good people and the rest... But, Prem, I also pause to think, when will the dawn arise when I don't have to teach my daughter not to talk to or trust a strange man or reply an unknown caller. Maybe she has had some bitter past experience which made her blind.... Any way your wife is the best.... great thinking and guts too! Lovely real life incident told so well, enjoyed reading and it also gave much to think and laugh about!
Lol! These days being a good guy does not help.
lol, nice story and good lesson too...sorry what happen, better you have a very intelligent wife
Prem why am I laughing so loudly at this ? - A really telling account of what can evolve out of being kindly nevertheless.
Poor you, what an awful experience, but there is a funny side to this too, and your wife is so wise, brilliant !
Trying for a friend a date...the tables turned on you with good intenton but the world is full of coooks and from a stranger a caution kicks in ..makes a funny story to read...regards
LOL ok, so i'd probably have hung up- and kept a close eye on my credit score and debits. but only because there is no telling what'll be found behind a stranger's kind voice and friendly offer. Made me smile in the telling. shame tho that the world is not full of people we can all trust. enjoyed.
Oh Premjii! I'm so sorry you suffered for an act of good intention but, like Sandra this had me in splits too! It's so funny!!!! :) kath xxx
Your wife seems to be a very wise woman ," ... a man can pay and enjoy a beautiful female body .. but ,none can pay and get a beautiful mind " Absolutely love it! ,tfs
I sympathize with you Sir, all i know about you is that you are a very good gentleman, these things do happen in life, specially when some one knows that you are from the film world, they think all people connected to entertainment business are people hunting for girls, you did this in good faith , but your good intentions were construed as something else, Keep the good work going after all we need people like you very much.
very interesting write...as i already told you, you excel in creative prose-writing...liked the phrase immensely- women have several cards
What a story....I am in splits
your wife is wise, she knows better nice write, and congrats for having a wife as good as her haha