Loosing Scooter key ...

After a long trip of paying bills, buying vegetables, grocery, finally i went to library to return books (which Anil and Esther had taken). To tired and exhausted to think which book to look for , and surprisingly there was no ‘pharmaish ’ read book request from Anil or Esther i was completely off the track ... guess the librarian observed me , but did not say any thing . I finally managed to pick a Agatha Christie and went to the counter , after issuing me the book , the Librarian smiled and asked - ‘Hope you have your Scooter key !’

I laughed and then quick second thoughts checked my handbag -- it was there - relieved I replied ‘Yes its there’ . The libarian then said - ‘The other day you were really off your balance - when you lost your scooter !” ...Oh that day , I am sure he still remembers my expression and helplessness ... That day was another hectic day of going around getting things done, and to make it little more tiresome both Esther and Ezekiel were also with me. I was planning to get kurta for him and getting his size was becoming a challenge . So That day after all the shopping and going around went to Library to pick books, Esther selected her I picked up book for Ezekiel and myself , and then went to the counter to get it issued ... thats wheni Realised that i dont have the Scooter key !!

I would have entered 3 different shops in that shopping complex before entering the library again in tha same complex, i went to the last textile shop i had gone to did a quick look , but they said there is no key ... then in clciked to me that i would have left it in scooter, while keeping the helmet ! I ran to the parking lot , its a open parking lot and realised that my Scooter was not there ... Gone !! I told myself . OMG call up Anil and tell him about the theft , i dont even remember the scooter’s registration number, oh i have not even taken my mobile ! Franticly i go back to the library and ask the Librarian if i could use his phone (its Land number) .. looking at my pale and anxious face he gives , i call up Anil , but then as it always happens when you want to call somebody urgently that person will never take the call, so it happened with me , Anil did not pick up the call . I gave back the phone looking disparate ... Librarian - Sajeev asked what the matter was, and after hearing he came out with me and asked me to show where i had parked the bike , I pointed told him I had parked at the Car parking area there , he looked around, and asked what was the colour of my scooter I said White and it has got PRESS sticker ... he again looked around and pointed at one scooter asking is that your Scooter -- I had no hopes , but going towards the scooter I realised -- Indeed it was my scooter !! Someone had probably moved my scooter to the Scooter parking area since the Key was in the scooter itself ... Surprisingly nobody took it away .....

Coming back to Sajeev’s question ‘Hope you have your Scooter key !’ - I said ‘I do have the key , and you know what,  more than the shock of loosing the key it is the thought of Husband’s scolding which made me gopale that day!” He smiled and i felt someone else was also smiling, turning back i realised there was another middle age guy looking for books who had heard my comment and was suppressing his laugh :)