Today's ajeeb story is about how one thing, one decision, can change the entire day and can mess up a lot of plans...Today, I went with Katie to go to the tailor (yes! I get my clothes tailored! It's so much fun). As we left the house, I thought to myself, "Self, do I want to take everything I need for the day or just my wallet?" I decided on the wallet. Little did I know that I would not make it back before we were running around for the day. After the tailor, I asked if Katie needed help with the scooter (the tire was flat last night). She said yes so we headed to the scooter's last destination. Still didn't register that we weren't going to make it home before we left for the day. So the tire on the scooter was dead. They were going to patch the last patch, but we just asked for a new tire ($3 to replace the tire vs. $.50 for each patch). And we waited...Next thing we know, the scooter walla is taking a pair of scissors to our scooter tire and we're like, "Whoa! What is this???" Long story short, there was this wire stuck in the outside covering that was most likely just going to puncture the new tire if it wasn't fixed. So, it was fixed. But in the process, we ran out of time to go home. So, we headed for the market. I texted Kimberly and asked her to bring my camera and purse. When the purse arrived, here is a list of what didn't make it with me because I didn't make it home: a pic for friends at the market, a newspaper clipping, my camera's memory card, a pen...and my keys.
I realized I didn't have the memory card and begged Katie if I could use hers. Then, I met my friends and had to explain to them (in an Indian language because they don't speak English) why I didn't have the picture for them. Then, after the market, I went home and my roommates went out. This doesn't happen often because I'm usually the one running around and never home. But today I was excited...some language time, a nap, some computer work before going out again in the evening...and honestly this extrovert needs some introvert time every once in awhile. So one of my friends took me home. I took all my roommate's packages with me because I was the one going home...including a bundle of more than 80 peacock feathers my roommate had just purchased.
I got home and realized that I had no key. It's in my other bag which is locked inside the house. So I sit for a moment and feel sorry for myself before I decide to go to ccd, a coffee shop near my house (because coffee makes everything better!) So, I set off in a trusty auto rickshaw, feathers and all, and make it inside the coffee shop right before it starts to pour...and it's monsoon season so it can pour. And I sat there....no pen, no language book, no book, no nothing...(so yes, I might have written this blog post on my cell phone notes...don't judge! I was bored!) A coffee drink and a veg pizza later, I decided it was time to go...but where could I go with multiple bags and two bundles of feathers?
I decided to go to Crossword, one of the bookstores in our town. When you go inside shops in our town, if you have any bags from another store, you have to check them at the door...so I thought, "I'll just check my bags at the door," and crossed my fingers that the store would accept and check my peacock feathers. Long story short, they accepted my feathers and I got to spend an hour or so looking at books, movies, and music. Then, I had to get my feathery package and get back into a rickshaw...go back to our flat...get into the elevator with 10 people...and I definitely almost dropped the peacock feathers..but I'm happy to say that they made it home safely and unscathed...and I am also in my flat, glad to be inside!
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