"Yenri, Nayina sariyagi hathotiyalli ittikollodhu thane", said Venkanna, who
was in his late 50’s.
"Soooory uncle", said Pooja, a young girl, who was managing her ferocious Rottweiler.
"Sorry andre noovu hogbidutha", came a spontaneous reply from Shankramma, brushing
her hands on her little Pomeranian.
Pooja’s Rottweiler had just pounced on the couple's Pomeranian. The couple
took turn in expressing their anger while other pacified the hurt pet. Pooja
halted on one of the benches of the park and started giving gyan to her dog and
instructing him not to do the same.
The couple continued to brush their hands over the hurt Pomeranian. What’s
interesting to notice was the dogs exchanged some pleasantries while their
owners were in no mood to do the same.
“Aaa hudigiganthu budhiilla, nimbuddhige enaayithu?,
neevaadru naayina sariyagi hidiyoodhu thaane??’ Blamed shankramma.
Venkanna had no answer to his wife’s query and more over after few years
of marriage, husbands generally for sure would be dumbstruck. The charisma and
magic of words would just fade away. Venkanna was no different, with over two
decades of so called companionship, the inevitable has enwrapped him too. Probably he was worried about the aftermath
of the incident.
The couple reached home with a limping dog.
............... After 10 min.
Venkanna texted his friend Ramanna to join for a thateidli in a nearby
darshni.
[If you still wonder, what happened in 10 min??.... Pretty simple, he
was made to skip breakfast at home].
Ramanna was updated on the incident and
Venkanna blamed Pooja and her dog for his wife’s beast like behavior for the
day.
“Prarabdha, beega idli thagondu baarooo”, yelled Venkanna. Soma, who was
multitasking on a Sunday morning with above par footprints in his darshni
couldn’t take up the ill words. He did retaliate, and served him the
substandard chutney with hot idlies.
“Raayare, neevu en thagoltheera??”, questioned Soma glaring at Ramanna.
“Ekadhashi…. Swalpabisi sugar less coffee kodappa”, replied Ramanna.
"Eega, mundhina kaaryekrama??", asked Ramanna.
"Raakshasi, hurudhu beelthaale, innu Ramayana mugdhirolla, nadi,
Surappana manegehogi, swalpa cards haadona.", concluded Venkanna
Rummy began, the score cards too reflected how Venkanna began his day, he had
two books, [i.e, a score of 80] in the first four games of play.
"Yeno, Venka, this is unlike your natural game of play", hummed Surappa.
“Yaakoooo…….,Venkanna started puking without even completing his sentence.
Venka, venkaaa enaayithooooo venkaaaa???? Ramanna and Surappa expressed their
concern.
Venkanna drained all that he had in his stomach, and was gasping. He
choked, his eyes blurred. He was on the verge of collapsing. He was rushed to nearby nursing home.
"Yendha Prashne??", uttered a maleyaali nurse, by looking at the other two.
“Doctorna karireee………….. call the doctor please”, screamed Ramanna. He was
really worried and had never seen his friend in such a state.
Doc was given the patient history, and when questioned about Venkanna’s
intake that morning, Ramanna duly updated. Dr. Farooq, prescribed an I V [Intravenous
fluid] and Tigan to be injected along
I V.
Shony, got the medicines in the tray, and tapped on Venkannas hand to find
the nerve to pierce the needle. The doctors have the habit to divert the
attention of the patients, Shony too imbibed the same. While she was doing it,
“cheta, malayaaliyaano??” questioned Shony, looking at the almost unconscious
Venkanna.
“Reeeee, iroore swalpakannadigaru, avarannnu neevu maleyaaligalannna maadikondubidi???”
said aghast Ramanna.
I V began its assimilation with blood. Tigan too has started its reaction
on Venkanna. Surappa regulated the speed and wanted his friend to recover faster. While
he was doing so, he discovered, the nurse has just injected the expired Tigan
along with IV.
He howled, cried and wanted some immediate action to be taken. Dr Farooq
was called, another couple of doctors joined and, Venkanna was rushed to another
room for treatment.
The doctors couldn’t save him, Venkanna was declared dead after an hour
and half.
The expired Tigan had its effect on him. Shony was questioned? and asked the reason for injecting the expired medicine. Shony had her own story, but the life was lost.
Now, who is responsible for Venkanna’s Death??
Is it Shony, who otherwise is meticulous and would check the medicine but
dint do the same because she wasn’t allowed an off on Sunday?
Is it Venkanna himself who was rude that made Soma behave the way he did?
Or is Shankramma who denied the breakfast at home?
If you think its Pooja and her dog……what a fate??, a dog has a say in you
being alive or dead.
If our life are driven by the circumstances, isn’t it as
good as being dead?
