My Word! The Cat & Mouse Game - 1

His eyes narrowed suddenly as he was watching the moving pictures on the Television screen. Immediately he shouted at the top of his voice “Himalay!”

But like other days, Himalay did not come at the very moment. This made him more irritated. The silver capped lead pencil slipped from his hand. The newspaper of the day which was on his lap hit the ground.

“Drat!” he cursed with anger seething inside.

The eyes again got locked on the television screen.

The brown mouse had hoodwinked the grey tomcat. This is unbearable for him any day.

He had told his personal assistant Himalay that each video should stop at a specific point. But today, the mouse had overtaken the cat!

“Did you call me sir?” then said the 32 year old young man with a lot of obedience.

He opened his mouth to scold him, but somehow the heart did not comply. Hey, what’s happening? His mind is the one which rules his heart. What is happening today?

Why today? Every day when he sees Himalay, it is almost like watching himself in the mirror. Was I like this in that age?

“Himalay! How many times have I told you this? You know very well that in the Tom & Jerry videos which I watch should contain the victory of Tom? Have I not bought the required software to do the editing the way I want? Why did you play the video with Jerry winning?” He growled.

“Sorry Sir, I did not know. I will use the latest software and edit the same” said Himalay and turned to the other side. Now there was a sarcastic smile on his lips. But the boss did not see it.

The servant Ramdeen came silently and picked the silver capped pencil and the day’s newspaper from the ground and kept it on the 4 elephant faced, Belgium glass having rosewood teepoy.

Again the boss started filling the day’s crossword puzzles using the pencil.

Those two are his weaknesses! 

Tom & Jerry Cartoon and the crossword puzzle. He was an expert in filling up crossword puzzle.

“Sir!” he was greatly disturbed by Himalay’s voice. He was busy in trying to find the clue. Intolerance was dancing in his eyes.

“Balabhadra has come” Himalay said looking outside the window.

“Who..” he started and immediately realized “oh, the new Police commissioner! Let us meet him” he said emitting a smile by twisting his lips.

“Hello Mr. Agnimitra! I am Balabhadra” said the police commissioner coming forward and placing his right hand in the extended hand of Agnimitra (AM). AM pressed the commissioner’s hand which was in his grip. His crossword puzzle and the TV remote control were now kept on the teepoy.

The servant Ramdeen who was wiping the invisible dust from the huge sized Padmapani picture from Ajanta Caves, came stealthily near the teepoy, removed a white envelop from his clean white towel tied to his waist. He placed the envelope on the newspaper and removed himself like a cat and went back to the cleaning chore.

He felt no one has seen his deed. But a pair of eyes had seen this! The eyes had also seen that the envelop had one name on it - ‘Mr. Agnimitra’.