Negligence - a covid-19 short story

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Chapter 1 - NEGLIGENCE

To tell the importance of not having negligence, here is a small trial by telling a story to you(the reader). Hope you enjoy this story. 

This is a conversation between a girl and the god of death.

Once there was a girl named Sarayu. She is very funny and lazy and furious as well. She has a boyfriend and also a best friend. Her boyfriend's name is Nikhil and her best friend is Aditya. Sarayu and Aditya are studying engineering in the same college. While Nikhil is doing his law in law school. One day, Nikhil is going out and he invites Sarayu to come out with him, but she refuses because of Covid fear and tells Nikhil to be extremely careful because he is the only hope for her life like the North pole star for Sailors. She warned him to put on his mask and maintain social distance and sanitize his hands regularly. 

It was a warm night. 

She is sleeping on her bed and suddenly her phone rings and the true caller name shows that it is a call from Yama Dharmaraja from Yamapuri.

She blanked for a second and picked the call and said she was sleeping, just called her later to play pranks and she did end the call. Then Yama Dharmaraja called her again and now with a hesitating voice she said, ``Are you serious, you wanna irritate me? Why are you calling me again and....!

Then he replies that this is not a prank call and I am not here to irritate you and I have very important news for you. She sarcastically replies that oh! No is it that important to me, yeah carry on Mr.X. Then he replies I am not Mr.X and I am Yama Dharmaraja known as God of death(GOD). She was yawning and replied to GOD that it is not a children's play and we are not even actors in it, so please let me sleep. GOD replies you are a small kid for me and I will make something that will help you to believe that I am GOD. She asks GOD why should I even spear you? You are making fun at midnight with a girl, I guess this is not good at all and tomorrow I will give a complaint in ps. GOD replies that you're gonna suffer if you don't listen to me, so to bring a belief I will remove power in your home after you count 3 from 1. She starts counting 1 2 3. Then the power goes off. She starts to think that he may be GOD. Then suddenly she tells GOD, even being out of the home, by removing the fuse I can remove the power, and first of all I don't have an amount in my bank to give you an amount. Then GOD replies to her that he will transfer 1lakh without your number. She tells GOD that I don't need any amount. GOD asks her that, in what way shall I make a belief that I am GOD? Can I tell your dob? Then she replies OK. GOD tells her that 18-7-2000 is your date of birth and 1lakh is already transferred into your ac. She gets grief from shock! But no message on her handset, because it is 12'o o'clock midnight and there is a break of 1hr of bank transactions. She is doubtfully on GOD now, because she had no proof that 1lakh is credited into her account. But GOD has no clue about the closing hours of the bank. So, he left the call. 

It's 5 a.m. and there is a cool breeze with fog outside. Then again Sarayu's phone started ringing. It is from GOD Assistant Chitragupta. Now, Sarayu gets angry. She lifts the phone and then GOD says to recheck the bank balance. She does the same, it is increased by 1lakh and she should think once because of the huge amount in her bank. She asks GOD why should I believe in you? GOD replies that you are a very good devotee to my father and he told me to give a chance. Then with the grief of shock asks GOD who is your father? Then GOD replies that Lord Surya is my father. She asks God, ``Who is Surya? I didn't even listen to the name in my life! Please don't play with me. I am taking a maths periodical test. I need to study for it. Please leave me, sir. GOD replies that SURYA means Sun whom we wake up to see daily in the morning and tell you your problems. Sarayu asks God, `` What is happening here? Who is SURYA? Who is GOD? Who is Chitragupta? I need to have clarity on the scene. Then GOD Replies I am the god of death. And I am the son of Lord Surya. Now I have exciting news about a lifeline. But you need to believe me so that I can explain to you the news in detail and what you need to do about it. For the first thing, I need to make you believe that I am GOD. So what things I need to do for constructing belief in myself. Sarayu replies that You are God of Death, I need to believe this word. But how can I do so? Because of someone calling me through a private number and just named it as Yama Dharmaraju in the true caller. These cheap pranks do not work properly. Please let me study for my Test. Then GOD replies that I am here to give you a wonderful chance but you are telling me to stop everything. Then Sarayu gets angry and replies that well, it's enough now it's the last chance and I will no more care for you. You need to bring me a tiffin of Maggi

(Inner Sarayu voice says that Indian mothers will not let the flour of dosa waste easily unless a big thing happens to that flour.)

Then Sarayu freshens up and will come to the kitchen to have her tiffin and her mom gives her Maggi to eat. Ma what happened to dosa flour, actually you have planned to make dosa for tiffin, but why Maggi is made for tiffin ma? Then her ma replies that dosa flour is rotten and it's not good to eat.

Then she runs to hers and calls the number and then Yama Dharmaraju laughs after listening to her breathing sound and then she asks for a holiday and Yama says granted and a message pops out in the class group that today is a holiday due to some strike. Then She eagerly asks what is happening my lord? Why the Lord Yama Dharmaraju is speaking to me and saying that it is because of worshiping lord sun. Then GOD replies that listen to my sweet girl. You are a charm and one of my father's favorite devotees of my father and I am here to offer a boon. That boon is conditional and all you need to know is the condition. Sarayu replies that why is boon offered to me? Then GOD replies that this boon is given because of your trueness in love and faith in friendship and the boon is a curse for the other. So, you have a boon to save one of your dear ones. Sarayu eagerly asks who they are? GOD replies that you need to make your heart bolder. In this pandemic time, I am having a full day of duty and it is only because of human's carelessness and you humans can't even follow the rules that are given by the doctor just to protect themselves, this negligence has led to the death of many people, but even Indians have lost only a little. You have a boyfriend and his name is Nikhil. Sarayu replies he is my boyfriend. GOD asks then what is your best friend's name? Sarayu replies that he is Aditya, my lord! 

A rapid-fire from GOD to Sarayu

GOD: Who is more disciplined? 

Sarayu: Both are equally disciplined.

GOD: Who is good with you?

Sarayu: Both are equally good to me.

GOD: Who is following the rules?

Sarayu: Both of them are not following all the rules, including myself, I am sorry for it my lord!

GOD: Well, I am impressed with your honesty. Who is more for you?

Sarayu: They both are important in my life.

Then GOD tells her that No, you need to choose one and explain why you have chosen it. She replies that My lord! They both are two eyes for me and without Two eyes we can't see this Earth beautifully. One will protect me. One will fight for me. One will care for me. One will shout at me for care. One will show love. One will show affection. I can't live with any of this missing. But why are you asking this question? GOD says that The boon is that you can save only one of them because soon both of them are going to have a COVID. Sarayu starts crying and asks are you serious, my lord? Why did you choose them? GOD replies that it is their Negligence Sarayu. I can't help you with this thing. She asks why did you tell me this in advance? GOD replies that as I said it is your boon so that you can save only one of them. Sarayu says that I want both of them to be safe and you are giving them a chance to save one of them. GOD says that it is not in my hand and as the order of my father and with his blessings you have gained a boon and you need to tell me a name. Sarayu replies that I don't want to see Earth with one eye and so I need both of them and I can't even decide. GOD asks hers to make a decision. She replies that I can't tell a name to save only one of them, better take my life and make both of them alive. 

Then Chitragupta says to GOD that Nikhil is going to die within a few minutes due to an accident. GOD says that your boon is fulfilled without your decision and hangs up the call. Sarayu tries to call the phone number, but it will tell her to check the number and she cries.

But she suddenly wakes up with her ma shouting in the morning.

Finally, this is a dream of her and still, she needs to check this and open google-pay and verify the balance and it is as usual and asks her ma what is tiffin and her ma replies that Dosa. But still, she calls Nikhil to verify and he picks the call and asks her why she called him early in the morning. Is there anything special or something serious? She answers that nothing like that just wants to talk with you. What are your plans today? Nikhil replies that going to the mall and enjoying it. She warns him to be safe and carries a mask and sanitizer with him, but he tells that nothing will happen to Sarayu. Be cool and then she raises her voice and tells him to do things she says and he says ok for it. 

Moral of the story: Don't neglect mask and social distance, because anything may happen without our influence and be good always.