That mid night "phone call"!
The month of MAY.,, It was dead of the night , I was just about to catch my wink of sleep when the silence of the night was suddenly disturbed by the shrill of the telephone bell ringing in the drawing room. I got up from the bed and like a robot walked into the drawing room to pick up the phone. As I lifted the receiver and brought it to to my ear, I heard a voice from the other side that said...Hi Bala. The voice was very familiar, so I said hi and got into conversation. The phone conversation went on something like this: The voice from the other side: Bala what is this "Corona Virus"? My Voice: Hey don't tell me you don't know ...I chuckled The voice from the other side : You stupid if I knew that I won't be asking My Voice: How could some one on this damn earth remain so ignorant...I quizzed The voice from the other side : ...