Sweet nothings

During school days kids were fascinated towards many things like an ultra modern cycle, power shoe, a stylish school bag, etc but you know what iam fascinated against, it is nothing but madras eye. Sounds weird, but I liked it, one is reason is that I can get 4 or 5 days leave, I can simply lie down in home & doing nothing, second reason is that I can escape from my home work. It is really amusing to see the reaction of other people when they met with a person affected by madras eye. Some people will close their eyes, turns their face, running away from the place and so on, they behave in a funny way as if they met with a bomb blast or something. The act of frightening people and making fun of them always amuses me. Even my class teacher Mr.Janarthanan a worst nightmare whom everyone will afraid of, will also jump on his feet with utmost fear when he see a madras eye person. So for all these or one of these reason I want to get affected (powered?!) by madras eye. But the sad thing is that, the madras doesn’t love me in the way I love it, not even turning its face to me.


I’ve asked consulted many of the experts to know ‘how to get affected by madras eye’ to learn technical know-hows. One expert told me to put eye drops (in specific, six drops in each eye). I got angry and asked him, these drops will prevent me from that, you are spoiling my whole plan. Then he consoled me saying, see ram these drops will really cause infection to the person who is not having the madras eye, I’ve tried it once, he added further.

Immediately I went to medical shop, got the medicine and poured 10 drops in each eye (see I’m very enthusiastic and committed). But next day morning I was excepted some fantastic results(?!) and slowly opened my eyes, suddenly rushed towards the mirror……oh……oh……….my eyes…………..were as clean as a slate ,looked very bright and white…….nothing worked out in my favor. I’m totally depressed.

Then I stopped seeking others advice, started to believe in my intellectuality (?!), When I saw any infected person and I looked very closely their eyes more than ½ an hour with out winking my eyes. My eyes started watering and became red, thank god my plan worked out atlast……….i want to should loudly………..hurrrraaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh, like when Edison invented the bulb after his 999 failures. I went to my eyes and slept early by closing my eyes tightly………in an attempt to preserve the infection (?!!!). Next day morning also came………I felt some irritation in my eyes…..rushed through the mirror……..unfortunately……..nothing seemed too improved.

I never disappointed….i don’t want get bogged down by these things…..these failures made me to strive more that ultimate success. It pushed me like rocket, the desire of getting madras eye pressurized me …..to get the result. Atlast I went to the extreme…….i got the kerchief of an infected persons kerchief (he use that to dry his infected watering eyes) and touched my eyes with that kerchief and held it for a long time. I went home and closed my eyes tight…………next day morning I rushed towards the mirror and I seen……wow……….my eyes were red……reddish like blood……godddddddddddd, I have achieved it atlast…….immediately I went to my dad and shown him my eyes…..he also frightened by seeing that and confirmed it is madras eye……my also frightened and started avoiding me……..she told me not to come out of the room so that other family members wont get affected. Yooooo!!!! Finally I became one of them……I made it true..it was like dream come true for me. Immediately I called my class teacher and informed him with pride ‘sir I got madras eye’ as if I got state first in my public exam, he replied, oh ram I feel sorry for you, please don’t come to school till it is cured, take your own time, the fear in his voice made me more happpppppyyyyyyyyyyy……

The whole day I was staying in home and started enjoying (?!) the madras eye. That day evening my dad came from office, and took me to the doctor, he felt that it was very bothering for him to see me with it. We both went to doctor, most of the patients were turning their faces when they saw me, it made me very happy, obviously. The doctor made me to sit a table, looked at me saying, he seems to be terrifically affected and started to examine my eyes…..after that……….he said……your sons eyes is affected because of sorry not because of…….madras eye………….it is due to too much of heat, offer him some fruits and coconut drinks…….make to take oil both, then he’ll ok. That word totally broke my heart to the core. My father smiled at me and said….oh dear….you got good immune system…so don’t worry nothing will affect you… he added….you are going to school tomorrow alright……..i went totally down……felt very weak…..shook my head un willingly…… I was totally frustrated and said to myself…..i never going to try it here after………..and I followed………….

After that…many years have passed……………and today morning I felt it very hard to open my eyes…..my eyes lashes were stuck together….with the semi-liquid state of eye waters. I rushed through the mirror and seen……….hey It was redd…..an mild happiness spread through my body….but I controlled my enthusiasm…..because of my poor past experiences……With that problem……I came to office…..people were commented that my eyes were red……talked each other that it may be madras eye…….again I’m controlling my enthusiasmmmm……….my mind said…..wait till evening if it gets worse further…definitely it is madras eye………….i’m waiting……….stilll…………lets see how things gets worked out.