After what happened this Sunday, I have become a strong believer in destiny. I decided to leave my phone in my house owing to my boring life. Who would call me on a Sunday anyway?
When I came back in the night, I was in for a shock. I had received 23 calls. Wait! That has never happened from the time I have been using a phone, that’s like almost eight years. What was even more shocking was it was from one person.
It was from a female friend of mine. Just when I was about to return her calls, I received a message from her. It was a hate message. It conveyed that I was exhibiting some really unexpected behavior and I was morally wrong and if I had any face left, I would return her book.
Yes, I happened to borrow a book of hers two months ago. She had called me a week ago asking me to return it. I immediately said, I will return it. She had told she will get back to me with the details of time and place to meet and decided to call me on a Sunday, and as destiny would have it, I had left my phone on the same day. She assumed that I will never give her book and managed to call me 23 times and send me hate messages.
There is more. I called and told her to calm down. After explaining why I didn’t pick her I just made one statement – Have trust in people. That seemed to make her wilder. She told me, “It’s I who has done you a favor, you should be grateful for that and return the book by calling me continuously not the other way round!”
I totally understand the concern and the overly possessive attitude she displayed. What I don’t understand is her assumption. How on earth did she assume that I will never return her book just because I didn’t pick her calls? I don’t think I would have called anyone 23 times. Even if I did I would be terribly worried for that person. The first and only thing I would assume that s/he is in some serious danger!
Well, I am extremely possessive about my books. I have even cursed many people for not returning my books. I don’t know just how I borrowed someone's book and didn’t have the decency to give it back before that person asks. I guess this was indeed one of those life’s costly lessons!
But, I say this again, even if someone has to give me thousands of books, I would never call them 23 times and send four hate messages!
