On a Monday

It rained in Chennai after a very long, hot summer.Though it rained after a long time, to nats and me it was not pleasing. We were already annoyed that it was a Monday and that we had to go to office. Annoyed more coz it rained at 8.30 am, exactly when both of us stepped out for office. We were annoyed because we could not enjoy the rain, because we had to watch over our dress from getting wet.

We go by bike. yes yes... nats drives and I sit behind, teaching him how to drive and how not to drive every day morning. We did not have our jackets at our place rather we did not know if we have our jackets at home. We didn’t know where the jackets were lying, at my mom's place? his mom's place? or his cub board? mine?Annoyed again that we should go without rain coats. Since it was only drizzling, we started driving. After a few minutes, it was raining. We had to wait under a shade. Annoyance again...Waited for about ten minutes and started our drive.

Somehow we reached the place where my office car would wait. After staring at the car for a moment, I asked Nats "Should I go?"
Nats: "We have come all the way. If you want, u can catch an auto and get home. Let me go to office. Bye"
I had nothing to do but to get inside the car and wanted the car to drive me home. The car drove me to nowhere but to office. Checked into my office.

Unlike everyday, the security asked each one of us to use the hand sanitizer that was installed at the entry…That was because of H1N1 spread. As a precaution ….we were asked to ensure that atleast our hands are clean… While I was using the sanitizer, I started musing 'Will swine flu spread in Chennai, since that it has started raining in chennai??'…annoyed of the thought..sigh..My Inner being :"J,Will you go and work!"

Checked my mails. Didn't feel like working. Peeped outside the glass window next to my place. It was pouring.I wanted to go home and sleep…Annoyed that I wouldn’t be doing it immediately.

Then came nats call. He said that his manager declared holiday and that he is waiting outside my office to pick me up. I didn’t expect him at my office to pick me home though I would have wanted that… Following was a quick conversation we had

J :you never asked me if i have work or not I have work , I cannot come

Nats: Can’t you ask permission?

J : No.

Nats: I am waiting outsite. I can go without you.Shall I leave?

J : ok. I ll come. Wait

Pinged my manager and left office!!!

Now, it was puring outside, We did not have jacket, nor that we had to safegaurd our attire. It is Monday but we are going home. We got ourselves fully drenched. We did not look for a shade! Not to mention about the stares that we got during our drive back home. we enjoyed that long journey to home happily!!! It was like go to school on a morning and coming back home saying "school leave today!!!"