Adventures of the Common "Middle" Man - Part II

(Please scroll down and look over Part I first)

I pocketed the phone and sighed. The comedy film industry would definitely get out of its slump if they made a biographic film on Chi Chi's political career. But atleast he had bothered to remember the date of the vote. That was a start.

Suddenly I spotted a colleague from the organization across the road. Quite predictably he was yapping away into his phone. I waved to him and he waved back, the oral organ not pausing even for a moment. I ran across the lane and waited patiently by him while he completed his call. I could only hear what he was saying of course, but it wasn't difficult to guess what the other party was telling him:

"No sir. That is not possible sir."

"Because you are a minister in the cabinet sir."

"No sir, there have been no funds assigned to pay ministers to vote for the man who appointed them, sir"

"Yes, I agree they should have been. But unfortunately they haven't been."

"Yes sir, you have full freedom to vote against the government in protest of this injustice but if the government falls then you will no longer be a minister, sir."

"No sir, we cannot just change the PM and be done with it."

"Yes sir, I know we should be able to do that, but unfortunately we cannot."

"No sir, I don't think they will allow you to use the official car if you are no longer a minister."

"Yes sir, I know they should allow it but unfortunately they don't."

"Good day, sir."


........................................................................................Still to be continued