The Mad House Series XIX

Sleepless on Mosque Road.

There can be a number of reasons to have sleepless nights on mosque road. The reason can either be your love or your loving boss. But this time its the boss who is having sleepless nights after he heard Mr. P.  

The boss is increasingly worried about the growing bellies of Mad people. There are two types of growing bellies the pregnant ones and the beer bellies. So you can see some like Mr. AA and the Mad writer having the beer bellies. And then you can see the guy in yellow shirt on third floor and Mr. P with a new kind of male pregnant bellies. Wonder who is carrying the kid? 

Well the Boss is overly concerned and leading by an example by not having either of them. Well he cant do anything about the beer one but thought to do something about the pregnant one. 

So when he met Mr. P recently and asked who is pregnant? Because it seems Mr. P is giving a good competition to his better half.

Mr. P replied if I can , I would raise an Indian Cricket team of my own , so that I can go on paternity leave everyyear.

The Boss looked hasseled at the answer and said poor me. 

Mad House Series XVIII

Confession of a Shop -o- Wala

A lot happens over a cup of tea: 

My shop is two shops away from the Mad House. Though I provide tea to everyone on mosque road my biggest sale is smokes to these Mad people. They work and party so hard that they need them, i cant even deny looking at their deplorable condition.They work like a gadha and smoke like a monkey. I see them coming at odd hours and never going back, i feel my shop is only place where they come to refresh themselves.

I can proudly say I am the only person who is not scared of their Boss. But i see and hear alot about him. They come here when they are sad, they come here when they are happy. I get to hear it all. I hear politics, laws, love, break ups and everything and anything. You dont want to hear what else do i know.

Funny women come here and share things, forget that funny men also come here and share everything. My shop is a place where love happens. So if two people are falling in love they will sit closely on the bench opposite and talk softly and order two tea, special one. When somebody is gossiping they sit on the side bench and order soft drinks. To discuss politics  they come in group and sit where ever they find place. 

They eat, drink, smoke and forget the bill. When it comes to paying the figures add upto the address of the Mad House in a week. Its only after paying that make promises to quit smoking. But the resolution lasts even less than 24 hours. Who are they fooling? when they start with one drag and one drink and the story remains the same.