Action Hero Chitra

It was the day when I was scheduled to pick up my insurance money and buy a new phone. Naturally happy, I began to look forward to that part of the day. I got back from my university in a bus and started to walk home from the bus stop. I was wearing a red back-pack and long, up to the mid of my thigh, boy t-shirt, jeans and shoes. I was walking on the side of the road when I saw an old man walk a little ahead of me, he was almost my father’s age and wore a white collared t shirt and white shorts. What was odd about him was that he kept turning his balding head around and staring right at my chest by the 2nd time he did I looked down at my own chest to see if there was something written on my t shirt that he was trying to read (like a message t-shirt) but it was an almost plain grey t shirt with no print whatsoever on the chest. I grew uneasy, but the next time he turned back to look I asked him. “What are you looking at? “ With a SMILE on his face he answered “booooooobs” (yes, with an elongated ooo sound). I was shocked! the first feeling I always get is shock. Shocked that someone can say or do such a thing, hey I thought yesterday was Independence Day! Anyway as he smiled happy with his answer and looked ahead continued to walk. I sprang on him from behind and gave two and a half punches of the back of his head (medulla oblongata) all this time confused whether respect the elders clause would allow me to take such an action. He started to sprint as no old man has run before and continued to walk back home. I wish I could tell you that I went home bought a phone and lived happily ever after, but I didn’t.

I got home and oiled my hair ate a ton of food to counter the rage and decided to go out to buy the God forsaken phone. My lovely sister and a close friend wanted to company me. The three of us sat bundled in the auto. I was hugged my red bag for comfort as I sat towards the exit. My friend lit up a cigarette and started to smoke. I noticed there was a man on the bike following us from the last 1.5kms at least. I tugged closer at my bag, as if sensing my fear the man started to ride with the auto his bike right next to my legs. He kept extending his right arms towards the auto.

I was scared, but more furious I tried to grab hold of his hand so my friend could cigarette burn it, but it was too late and he had speed away. I don’t know whether it was the confidence of hitting an offender just an hour ago or just pure outrage that fuelled my fire. Just as luck would have it ahead was a traffic light and the signal was red. I handed the bag to my friend and asked my sister to get out of the auto; we started to look for the man who thought women were public property. My sister looked towards the right and I looked at the left side. I spotted the biker staring at the signal, before he could even see me I planted a solid, like never before, punch on his face. He fell with his bike scratching a car in the process and causing a loud thud. My sister came running as he gained his balance my sister took the keys off the ignition and I alerted the traffic policeman to ask the man. We were taken aside and I narrated my story as he pressed his hand on his jaw where I had punched him. The policeman congratulated me and asked me to wait as the s I was somehow due to me on the crossroads in a minute (because the governor’s house and office was on that road)

We waited, the offender spoke and in a very how can you do this to me tone, he said “bah… I am saying sorry no.. bah why you are doing this?....... you are so cunning bah” I guess my sister felt good as well when she threatened him that she would punch him this time, maybe it was revenge for all the times she was harassed. In the meantime the circle inspector came in his jeep and I explained the case to him, offender was made to sit in the jeep and his bike was ceased I had to write my name and address in a register. All the offender could say was, “take them also they were smoking” to which the cop paid no attention. I figured that whether or not any action is taken when he reaches the police station the inconvenience caused and the bribe given would be reason enough for him to think twice before he misbehaves. Two down, many more to go!

age at the time of experience: 22

current age: 22

location: streets of Hyderabad

time : afternoon

Action Hero felt shocked