HULLABALOO IN THE GUAVA ORCHARD

CHAPTER 4

The post office was painted yellow and Sampath cycled to it for work everyday and behind him sat Pinky who only attract men towards her. He passes through a shortcut in the main bazaar through the hospital ground and under the barbed-wire fence. The post office stood right in the middle of Shahkot. Pinky was obsessed  with the riding of Sampath and she stopped him and scolded him for the riding so later on she decided to travel by bus. the both were waiting for the bus and meanwhile Sampath drank ice cold water.

As soon as the bus arrived they saw that it was crowed or full. So for her protection Pinky took her hair pin out and started to poke to those people who took alot of space or misbehaved. 

The post office was dark and grimy. Paper clips and forms were laying on the dirty ground. Towers of ancient and dusty letters stacked up into the darkness above.

Mr Gupta who was the head of Sampath was telling everyone to prepare for the Boss daughter's wedding. Mr Gupta and Miss Jyotsana always firted with each other.

Mrs. Jyotsna also share her embarrassing experience with one the monkeys to everyone and to Mr Gupta also. Then, she talks about the tailor and his wrongs measurements and him calling her aunty.

While Mr. Gupta shares nothing but quietly observes them. Then, he tells her that she shouldn't wear green as it doesn't suit her. They continue on pulling each others legs and cracking jokes. Then, they move on to talk about the wedding of the head of the post office that was going to be held at the Badshah Gardens. At that time the office should have been working on the marriage as it was the customary office protocol but it wasn't the case this time.

Sampath tried hard for a while to do the work properly but in vain. He mixes up all the work and get confused. Upon noticing that Mr D.P.S. was gone to check on the jewelers and Mr Gupta and Mrs. Jyotsna's teasing each other, he begins to take a look at the letters and read them.

By evening Sampath realizes that he hadn't done any of the work that he was supposed to do. He was sent home with a warning that bad consequences would follow. Sampath was unable to sleep last night and the night before and maybe not even this night.