.:: RUBBER ::.

Yes, Let me tell you this straight, even before you read further. This story is about a bunch of guys who went to help his friend buy a rubber. Now this rubber is not that kind of rubber you think is the rubber. I mean..rubber..the American style of speech. For our rubber they say eraser. The rubber I am talking about is to prevent erasing.[ Hope you got my drift]. Before, you jump into conclusion and call it another 'one of those' posts, let me tell ya, every guy has to go through this embarrassing decision of buying a rubber. There are those who acknowledge it, for some, it was *gulp when he brought it the first time

and

then there are those who says "Whats so embarrassing about it?"

Err...Ya know Mr.Thick hide. I do take bath every day and my skin is soft and on top of it, I got a sensitive mind (Note the sarcasm) and I am an eligible bachelor [I confess..I don't know the meaning of what I just blabbered.]

I mean, every guy will have a story when he brought rubber for the first time.

This is how the chaos began.

Nav gets married and on top of it, his manager gave him a whole week off. We, guys, that means, me and 4 others, who are still single, was enjaaying our bachelorhood, teasing and bugging this newly married guy, actually scaring him with horror stories, about vampires. [Buaahahahahahaha....Its so fun..you should try it too]

A little background info on Nav. He is one fine guy. Innocent and on top of it, knows the least of swear words in our group and has less human anatomy in those swear words. He never had a girl friend and he was using Google, heavily 3 days before he got married.

I know, I did a bad job of not telling him about all the wonderful things in life. Yes !! heavens would be angry at me.
*sigh

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Nav: Can anyone buy rubber for me?

We: HAHAHAHAHAHAH!!! [High decibel laugh]

Nav: I will buy you all a wonderful dinner, when I come back

We: HAHAHAHAHAHAH!!! [High decibel laugh]

Nav:So that's friendship?

Rana: Hey!! You got married, you buy what you want. Look at us, we are all single.

Nav:Please *puppy eyes

Sorcy: Yeah! Bangalore is 'where I am a good Mallu Annkutty ;) ' So....
[Now where have I heard that before?]

Rana: I will get it, but somebody has to come with me to the pharmacist.

Nav:Sorcy!! Will you?

Since I have a soft and sensitive heart, also, I get this awesome chance to "learn" how Rana buys it. I agreed to be his wing-man on this shameless(Read:Brave) mission.

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Finally, the REAL BOYS!! took up the challenge based on this theory that..
"Such people should never be allowed to contribute to the gene pool."and the business deal that he would pay the 'Broad Band ' Bill for the month.

Sooper Sorcy and Sooper Rana was now on this mission.
[Heal the world, Make it a better place..in the background]

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Rana: We got a problem..2 guys can't go and buy a rubber. It will give a completely wrong impression.

Sorcerer:Yeah! right. you go buy.I will go back to your room and watch T.V

Rana:NO!!! You are coming with me.

Sorcerer:So you want the pharmacist to question my orientation? Excuse me I have a life !!

Rana:You buy something else.

Sorcerer: We will pretend we don't know each other in front of the pharmacist.I will ask your name and all.. ya know..just put an act.So that...

Rana:Nope..You just buy some stuffs like...errr.. Migrane tablet or something.

Sorcerer:Roger That!!

The walk to the pharmacist's shop feel like an eternity. We were not really happy, but we had a huge GEE grin on our faces.
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We waited for the Chicks to clear out of the pharmacy. Rana places the 50 Rupee currency at the counter and goes errr..

uh!!oh!!! Situation getting out of hand..

Pharmacist: What do you want?

Rana:err...
He was silent like cat got his tongue.

Sorcerer: Hajmaola Candy. 2 of them.
See..I need to act. right? To get us out of this situation.

Pharmacist[ Looks at the 50 Rs currency.]: Don't you have change?

Sorcerer[Digs in the wallet]:Err...Nope. I think I will go and get the change.

Rana:Yeah!!
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We moved a little away from the pharmacy.

Sorcerer: Eeeediat!!! What the Heck!! Now how we gonna get him pay the broad band bill?

Rana: Err..How do we ask him.

Sorcerer:Go there and ask like in the advertisement : Rubber please...

Rana:Okay!! Watch and learn.

See!! I am always good in encouraging kids do the darnest things. A born motivator..I am.Muaahahaha..Muaahahahahaha...

After some time, we go back shamelessly to the same pharmacist.

Rana: Rubber Please.
*phew

I was standing admiring the beautiful pictures of..errr..tablet and vaporizers and prickly heat powder on the walls of the pharmacy while Rana does the "Watch and Learn"

Pharmacist: Which one?..

Rana:errr...
I could read his face: It said..WHAT? Get me anything..please help me get out of here before the chicks from the ladies hostel pops up.

I was thinking, God!! what if he don't know the medical term for the type. Pharmacist was really helping guy, trying to embarrass us with his help.

Pharamacist: You want thick, thin, long, short, flavored?
"What is this Wall mart of rubber? Get us anything..pleeeeeeeeeeasee," shouted my conscious.
There was a situation brewing up, Sorcy to the rescue...

Sorcerer:[ Yeah!! I am always a life saver] : I think we should phone and ask NAV what he needs.

My statement was to, prove our innocence in this situation. It's indirectly telling the pharmacist guy that " It's Not for any of us, but for a shameless guy."
Ya know!! I really had a sigh of relief when I said that. Only then I knew the true meaning of what authors mean by "Sigh of relief."
"When you are in situation like mine..You will experience the sigh of relief"-Sorcerer


Rana:Errr.. Don't phone him..You have anything called "Normal."
*phew

What if Rana ask me to give him a call. Then I will have to wait till he Googles, measures , change it from Cms to Inches...

Pharmacist:Yeah!!

He gives us the rubber.
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Nav:Did you get it?
His face lighted up like Paris Hilton seeing pink Color.

Rana:yeah!! YEEEAAA!!!

Nav:Only 3 for 30 Rs?

Sorcerer: You're deth-picable!
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That's how the mission came to an end. I think many guys out there has some similar story to share. [Please say.."yes"!! My conscious is not keeping quiet.]
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