I grabbed my Calvin and Hobbes book which I was reading earlier. I stuffed it inside my backpack thinking of how to impress Nusie, my dominant next door girl. I don't like her much but unfortunately, she is pretty. She likes brownies and ice creams as much I crave for. She even reads Calvin and Hobbes who are supposed to be my favorite comic character. I feel awkward twitchy feeling inside me whenever I talk to her, for I don't know why.
Two days ago when I saw her walking out of her home, she seemed to be a bit moody. I said 'Hi' but then she turned her face away saying nothing. Something was surely wrong. Is that because I teased her the other day? Oh God. She will scream like anything if I talk to her now. I better keep my mouth shut. I couldn't see her since then and I don't feel it right. The last thing I wanted to be seen was looking for a girl. So I better stick to my own imagination being a Superman flying above with a binocular in hand searching for her.
Nusie was all over my mind, all day.
'What do I do with this girl, Nusie? She is pretty and her big eyes are ufff. She always argues with me, but I can’t keep myself from talking to her. She is mad at me and now I want to do something to impress her. This is really crazy. Oh God! Come on help me.'
I took my backpack and bike keys to head out. The backpack was suddenly heavy. I kept it on the table and opened it. And there popped Calvin out of the bag in front of me.
Me: Hey Calvin, is that really you?
Calvin: Yeah. Is there any impersonator like me?
Me: No, not that I know of. But how did you come into my backpack?
Calvin: I was playing with Hobbes in the park. Susie was walking towards us. Hobbes jumped into the bushes to hide. I prayed to God "What do I do with this girl, Susie? Oh God! Come on help me" and the next thing I know is I’m here.
Me: Oh, so our prayers got sync-ed. Now you help me impress my girl.
Calvin: Hey, hey don’t treat me like a genie out of a lamp. I would like to see my lawyer to talk.
Me: No! You are my best buddy right? I just need some advice. Would you please help me out,
Calvin?
Calvin: *He seem to be desperate* Okay make me an offer that I can’t resist.
Me: I will take you around the city in my bike, buy you junk food and pizza, make you watch a zombie movie and hide you here until Susie goes back to her house. Deal?!
Calvin: Deal! Let’s go.
Calvin hopped on to the fuel tank of my bike and I gave him my small helmet for safety. As we drove around the city,
Calvin: You know I would have got my hyper-jet with me, we can go around the city in sonic speed.
Me: That would have been really helpful. What happened to your hyper-jet?
Calvin: I was planning to shrink it and carry in my pocket. But this Susie, accidentally broke my shrink ray. She was not even agreeing that it was a shrink ray. It’s really hard to argue with a girl.
Me: That’s unlucky. And yeah, indeed it’s hard to argue with a girl. I know. You got any idea to deal with that?
Calvin: I called the County library the other day, asking if they have any book on why girls are so weird. But no they did not have any.
Me: Are you serious? You mean there is no research done on this at all.
Calvin: I bet the library just doesn’t want anyone to know. Would you like to co-author a book with me on this?
Me: Well, gladly.
This post is a part of Write Over the Weekend, an initiative for Indian Bloggers by BlogAdda.
A very interesting conversation :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Purba. Wait for the rest of this conversation.. Hope you will like that too. :)
DeleteThis sucks. Work on your writing. How odl are you?
ReplyDeleteI appreciate your criticism, Arunima. But still curious to know what made you feel sucked in this post. Btw, the way you took the post, I wonder how old you are. Anyways, welcome to my space.
DeleteHahaha this is something... a spin off calvin and hobbes :D
ReplyDeleteGlad you enjoyed the post, Richa. Calvin and Hobbes never fails to amuse. Keep visiting! :)
DeleteHa ha ha..that's really funny!! I wud really love to read the book with ur research work on "why girls r so weird. :)
ReplyDeleteI will definitely send you a copy if that book gets published, ever. He He. Thanks for the read Tina. Welcome to my blog. :)
DeleteLoved it Meera :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks Archana. Hope you like the next part too :)
DeleteIt's funny to see some harsh comment above
ReplyDeleteM deftly enjoying this series
Bring it on
Lol critics :P Thanks for the read, Afshan. Hope you will like the rest of it too :)
DeleteHmm...Make me an offer I can't resist. That's so savvy.
ReplyDeleteCalvin knows how to take advantage of the opportunity.. :P Thanks Somali :)
DeleteSuch a cute blog! And I love Calvin and Hobbes as well!
ReplyDeleteThank you Sonia. Welcome to the Calvin and Hobbes club. :)
DeleteLovely!
ReplyDeleteGreat attention to detail including making Calvin wear a helmet!
Even I want the real Calvin in my bag :) Have to be content with his book...
Thanks for the attentive read Anita. Hope you find Calvin in your bag too :P
DeleteInteresting conversation...there can't be any book covering 'Understanding Women'. I bet!
ReplyDeleteThat's a worthy bet Alok. Thanks for the read :)
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