Part 45: Calm before the storm!

That night I could not sleep at all though there was silence all round. I think it was the calm before the storm. I became a fish out of the water. Somewhere outside there was this song of ‘Alaipayude’ was playing. Of course one of my all time favourite song it is.

“Evano oruvan yosikiran irutil irundhu nan yasikirane

thavam pol irunthu yosikiran athai thavanai morayil”

Somewhere in my diary I wrote a line long back. ‘Our favourite songs are those that express our saddest thoughts and deep feelings!’

I had a strong feeling that someone who was very close to me was trying to stop me at Coimbatore for some more time. I could not understand who he was but deep in my heart I felt so. Someone truly tried to tie me without a rope. I could not stay there, as I had to come back.

I knew that at least for the next six months I would not be able to visit Coimbatore, as my next official tours were almost fixed already.

I had to finish the work within the next day by afternoon. Not my official work but personal work of shopping. I always finish my official work one day before the dead line. So the nest day around 9a.m I visited my regular music shop where I buy the Cds and that’s the only place where I can get the original VCD’s of latest movies. I had a small list of the movie s another list of my favourite songs.

I had included ‘Moongil Kadugale’ and ‘Saamy’ songs but as a surprise the shop owner thought I was fan of Vikram. He told me that he would record the nice songs of Vikram’s movies. I did not deny. I think he was not busy that time and started to give a lecture about Vikram by asking, ‘Do you know which was Vikram’s first movie?”

I nodded, ‘No.’

‘It’s Meera. You must see that movie. Songs are very nice.’

‘Do you have those songs VCD?’

‘No. I don’t have.’

‘Okay .Can you tell me where I can get the old magazines? Is there shop, which sells them?’.

He suggested the shops name and gave me the address. I gave him the advance money for that CD s and told that I would be back within the next 2 hours and by that time my CD s should be ready. He agreed.

I hope you guessed what I did in those two hours. Yes you are right I collected almost thirty various magazines in which I found Vikram’s interview.

If you ask why only those articles related to him, not others, the fact is, at my home I have a big collection of 80% of almost all those celebrities life stories from all around the world who have achieved success in their life. I did not have Vikram’s story of success in my collection and I wanted to include that one too as I have a small library at home. Among all those stories so far I found Hollywood Actor Mel Gibson’s story of success as very interesting and amazing one by which a wonderful Hollywood movie called ‘A Man without a face' was born. The stuff sounds like fantasy yet it’s real and stunning.

How many of you believe that today’s newspaper is tomorrow waste paper? Is it? Think gain. If we follow the same line then last month’s magazine should be in today’s dustbin. Am I right?

No it’s wrong. A newspaper can be considered as waste only after you collect the good points and keep those papers cutting with you forever.

When I came back my CD s were ready. Though I had ordered only for ‘Saamy’ and ‘Sethu’, the shop owner had included ‘Dhil’ and ‘Kadal Sadugudu’ along with them. I did not reject as I had faith on him.

Excuse me. On whom? The shop owner or Vikram?

I just paid the money and rushed back as I had to return back to Mangalore. When I reached Mangalore it was 10pm.I had a thought that at least now I could sleep peacefully but fate had different plan altogether. Within the next one and half hour a storm was going to hit in my life. Without that knowledge I fell asleep. Time was moving...

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