PCO
This is a story of frustration, romance, celebration, victory etc. A story based in a PCO.
A Young boy in his mid twenties comes and dials a number and on getting a response from the other side he starts speaking:
BOY 1: Hello sir, ji main rakesh bol raha hoon..ji rakesh verma..ji achha aap so rahe hain?...theek hai theek hai, aap aram se uth jaiye main baad me phone karta hoon.(hangs up, pays a rupee to the PCO attendant and goes)
Boy No. 2 comes and dials a number and speaks
BOY NO 2 ; Hello, Sigma Software ?.Madam could I speak to Mr. Mukherjee?.....yes Madam, HRD Dept.,.......Thank you ma'am. Hello Mr. Mukherjee..I am Sandeep Bose speaking...Sir I had appeared for a interview for the post of Marketing Executive, remember?....Yes Sir, it was a walk in interview...Yes Sir for the post of a Marketing Executive.....Oh really..I am selected? Thank you Sir, Thank you very much....I needed this job very badly..when should I come to collect the appointment letter?....Day after tomorrow?....Alright Sir, I'll be there..Thank you Sir once again. (Hangs up. pays a rupee to the attendant and sings to himself..I could have danced all night...)
(A young beautiful girl comes anddials a number)
GIRL : OH..Hi...this is Diana...are you sleeping?....oh just woke up...what?...now what does this ATFY mean....Oh Anytime For You.....You are very naughty....you have become naughty because you have joined D Company?....don't tell me... you have joined the underworld? ......Oh by D company you mean Diana's company?....Come now, dont try to flatter me....No.. I can't say it on the phone..arre baba this is a public phone....Achha listen dont call me on my mobile between 2 and 4 .....of course pm.....you want to know the reason....because during that time my mother carries my mobile with her....She does'nt have a mobile of her own.. she is miser no. 1....Alright forget it... can we meet at CCD Lokhandwalla at 6 pm today...Alright done.....no I told you I cant say it on this phone...this is a public phone... I ll say it when we meet....see ya at 6 bye.(Hangs up, pays the call charges and goes)
The first boy comes again and dials the same number on which he spoke in the morning.
BOY 1: Hello Sir.....abhji tak so rahe hain? aadhe ghante baad phone karoon?..theek hai Sir.. aadhe ghante baad phone karta hoon. (Hangs up the phone and while paying tyo the attendant he grumbles...) Yeh bade log doosron ka problem samjhate hi nahin...ghar se 20 rupaya lekar nikla tha...3 rupaya cutting chai me gaya.....aur 3 rupaye phone karne me...lagta hai aaj station paidal hi jaana padegea
A pathan like man comes and dials a number.
MAN : (shouting) Helllo, Kaleem khan bol raha hoon......Arre baba tumhara jumma kab aayega?....3 mahina ho gaya par tumhara jumma aata hi nahin.....Kal agar mera paise nahin diya to tere ghar ka saamaan utha kar le jayega...Ky ? Ghar me lafda hoga...arre to hone do...kal mera intezaar karna..(bangs the phone)
Boy 3 comes and dials a number
BOY 3 : Hello...Ho..this is Fardeen here.... What are you doing? .........Nothing?....Oh great...let's meet at Barista .....let's spend some time together......in half an hour.......ok...I'll wait for you.....see ya.
A Gujju lady comes and dialsa number and speaks :
LADY : Hello...Kaun.....Hun Kamlaben bolu choon....Haribhai chhe?.....Zara Hair bhai ne apo ni...Hello Hun Kamla boku choon....Ketla vaage aavsho tamhe?...Tame yaad chhe aaj doctor saathe appointment chhe....Vele thi aavjo...Ratre dinner maa dahi curry ane chokha banayu choon....mithoi...tame motho khavanu chee...hun lai ne aavoo..Jay shi kishan..(Hangs up, pays the money and goes)
BOY 1 comes again and dials the same number on which he sopoke in the morning.
BOY 1: Hello..saab hain...nikal gaye....aare tumne to kaha tha ki aadhe ghante baad phone karna...maine to 35 minute ke baad phone kiya hai......late ho gaye the isliye nikal gaye...unka mobile number dena...(notes down the mobile number and dials) Hello Sir...main Rakesh bol raha hoon...Ji Rakesh Verma.....aap Bandra pahunch gaye....shham ko phone karoon..kitne baje...5 6 baje...theek hai sir (frustratingly keeps the phone and addressing to the attendant he says) Mobile par apna to location pata chal jaata hai....lekin saamne wale ka nahin..pata nahin log ek din me kitne jhooth bolte hain....chalo Rakesh bhaiya aaj ghar paidal jaana padega.....saare paise phone me aur cutting chai me chale gaye....poora din satyanash ho gaya...(Goes)
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A Young boy in his mid twenties comes and dials a number and on getting a response from the other side he starts speaking:
BOY 1: Hello sir, ji main rakesh bol raha hoon..ji rakesh verma..ji achha aap so rahe hain?...theek hai theek hai, aap aram se uth jaiye main baad me phone karta hoon.(hangs up, pays a rupee to the PCO attendant and goes)
Boy No. 2 comes and dials a number and speaks
BOY NO 2 ; Hello, Sigma Software ?.Madam could I speak to Mr. Mukherjee?.....yes Madam, HRD Dept.,.......Thank you ma'am. Hello Mr. Mukherjee..I am Sandeep Bose speaking...Sir I had appeared for a interview for the post of Marketing Executive, remember?....Yes Sir, it was a walk in interview...Yes Sir for the post of a Marketing Executive.....Oh really..I am selected? Thank you Sir, Thank you very much....I needed this job very badly..when should I come to collect the appointment letter?....Day after tomorrow?....Alright Sir, I'll be there..Thank you Sir once again. (Hangs up. pays a rupee to the attendant and sings to himself..I could have danced all night...)
(A young beautiful girl comes anddials a number)
GIRL : OH..Hi...this is Diana...are you sleeping?....oh just woke up...what?...now what does this ATFY mean....Oh Anytime For You.....You are very naughty....you have become naughty because you have joined D Company?....don't tell me... you have joined the underworld? ......Oh by D company you mean Diana's company?....Come now, dont try to flatter me....No.. I can't say it on the phone..arre baba this is a public phone....Achha listen dont call me on my mobile between 2 and 4 .....of course pm.....you want to know the reason....because during that time my mother carries my mobile with her....She does'nt have a mobile of her own.. she is miser no. 1....Alright forget it... can we meet at CCD Lokhandwalla at 6 pm today...Alright done.....no I told you I cant say it on this phone...this is a public phone... I ll say it when we meet....see ya at 6 bye.(Hangs up, pays the call charges and goes)
The first boy comes again and dials the same number on which he spoke in the morning.
BOY 1: Hello Sir.....abhji tak so rahe hain? aadhe ghante baad phone karoon?..theek hai Sir.. aadhe ghante baad phone karta hoon. (Hangs up the phone and while paying tyo the attendant he grumbles...) Yeh bade log doosron ka problem samjhate hi nahin...ghar se 20 rupaya lekar nikla tha...3 rupaya cutting chai me gaya.....aur 3 rupaye phone karne me...lagta hai aaj station paidal hi jaana padegea
A pathan like man comes and dials a number.
MAN : (shouting) Helllo, Kaleem khan bol raha hoon......Arre baba tumhara jumma kab aayega?....3 mahina ho gaya par tumhara jumma aata hi nahin.....Kal agar mera paise nahin diya to tere ghar ka saamaan utha kar le jayega...Ky ? Ghar me lafda hoga...arre to hone do...kal mera intezaar karna..(bangs the phone)
Boy 3 comes and dials a number
BOY 3 : Hello...Ho..this is Fardeen here.... What are you doing? .........Nothing?....Oh great...let's meet at Barista .....let's spend some time together......in half an hour.......ok...I'll wait for you.....see ya.
A Gujju lady comes and dialsa number and speaks :
LADY : Hello...Kaun.....Hun Kamlaben bolu choon....Haribhai chhe?.....Zara Hair bhai ne apo ni...Hello Hun Kamla boku choon....Ketla vaage aavsho tamhe?...Tame yaad chhe aaj doctor saathe appointment chhe....Vele thi aavjo...Ratre dinner maa dahi curry ane chokha banayu choon....mithoi...tame motho khavanu chee...hun lai ne aavoo..Jay shi kishan..(Hangs up, pays the money and goes)
BOY 1 comes again and dials the same number on which he sopoke in the morning.
BOY 1: Hello..saab hain...nikal gaye....aare tumne to kaha tha ki aadhe ghante baad phone karna...maine to 35 minute ke baad phone kiya hai......late ho gaye the isliye nikal gaye...unka mobile number dena...(notes down the mobile number and dials) Hello Sir...main Rakesh bol raha hoon...Ji Rakesh Verma.....aap Bandra pahunch gaye....shham ko phone karoon..kitne baje...5 6 baje...theek hai sir (frustratingly keeps the phone and addressing to the attendant he says) Mobile par apna to location pata chal jaata hai....lekin saamne wale ka nahin..pata nahin log ek din me kitne jhooth bolte hain....chalo Rakesh bhaiya aaj ghar paidal jaana padega.....saare paise phone me aur cutting chai me chale gaye....poora din satyanash ho gaya...(Goes)
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