ExpertDabbler

Of course I should not have lost my cool. But you should’ve known better. Certain things just can’t be undone. It’s all over now. A fit of rage and it has left a scar in both of our lives. What a shameful way to end my last day in the field!

Here I am mulling over what had happened in those few dreadful seconds.

I was on a hot pursuit of my target. You, one of the nut cases I’ve seen in my life, did not think twice about coming at my back and pulling me from behind. You said something, probably demeaning and laughed. I, in a moment of rage, charged at you like a raging bull, struck you in the chest, flattening you instantly on the ground.

Someone caught me in this act.

Oh, how I regret that now! We never realise the consequences when we do certain acts. My world came to a standstill. It will never be the same again.

A group of men gathered around me and you and separated us by a distance..

A few minutes later my manager came to the spot. He did not even come near me. He just stared at me from a distance. I’d let him down and put him in trouble and he will never forgive me for that.

He went over and looked at you. Talked to you for a few minutes. I’m sure he would’ve got your coordinates.

Then he called one of his assistants and was now walking towards me.
I could hear him since he was closer to me. Perhaps his subconscious was aware of the fact that today was my last day. And so he wanted to come close to me.

“Our Lakshmi had charged at a journalist!. He is the Madurai correspondent of HINDU.
Apparently, he was trying to write an article on stray cows roaming the streets near the temple. And our maadu had charged precisely at him. I told him Lakshmi does not charge at strangers unprovoked. I told him he should’ve tried to catch her tail! But the fellow would not accept. He is making a hue and cry about stray cows being a menace to the people of Madurai, especially near the temple.
Anyway we had planned to sell Lakshmi to Kerala beef vendors tomorrow. Today was her last outing. We’ll do it a day in advance. Just in case the journo fellow creates a big issue, we can say we don’t even have the cow with us now! Okay? Just get a lorry to Kerala as soon as possible!“

What a shameful way to end my last day!. Certain things can’t be undone now.

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