The Adventures of Harry

"I saw him in the pale moonlight.He ran swiftly, and I followed him.The burglar was more than 6 feet tall, well built.He had a scarf around his face so that none could recognize him.He jumped the fence effortlessly and turned back.I could see the cruelty in his eyes.I ran towards the fence.I could see the burglar searching for something beneath his boots.
As I climbed the fence, I had lost my eye contact with him.I could sense some object flying towards me.Even before I could react, a pen knife struck on my right toe.Before I could remove it the inertia had pushed me forward.I jumped with the knife struck to my leg.I screamed in pain.Blood was gushing from the wound on my toe.I remembered my blood group.AB +ve ,I felt the blood is telling me, 'Aye, Be Positive'. 'Yes,  I have to be positive', I said to myself.I pulled out the pen knife and threw it away and again ran towards the burglar who was just a few steps ahead of me.He did not expect me following him again after he saw me scream in pain.He thought I would withdraw.As I approached him, he pulled out a sword from somewhere and swayed it towards me.My reflexes helped me move backward, but the tip of the sword tasted flesh and blood of my left hand's little finger.I again sensed pain and closed my eyes for a moment, biting the pain.As I opened my eyes, I  saw the burglar disappearing in the night.My sorrow overcame my pain as he escaped..."
As Harry stopped telling his adventurous story, we looked at him awestruck!

"But the wound on your finger looks like it happened from a nail cutter", I said, and we all laughed.
"No no, Harry, this is a good story.You tell this one to everyone", as usual Simi encouraged Harry.
"Thanks Simi", Harry smiled and stood proudly with the little finger of his left hand held up, just like any kid would signal if he wanted to pee.
"Okay, finger is atleast bandaged.What about your toe.I can't even see a rash on your skin" I asked.
"Dude, immunity.My body quickly responds to wounds.In this case, because of 2 wounds, the immune system became confused which one to heal.So they selected the first wound.And this one healed quickly.", Harry explained
"Ha ha, excellent explanation", I appreciated Harry.
Everyone in the house were back to the lively mood which was present in the house couple of hours back.

2 hours back.May 26 2012
This was a special day, Our wedding day (For those who don't know, Me and Simi)

Harry had got the citizenship of the cousin's group of my house, because he has come more times to my house than he has gone to his own house.He had come to my house 5 times in the past 1 year, whereas in the same time period, he had gone to his own house only once.
Only Once to his own house, during that 'one' instance, even I and Fino were with him... That day, we teased him saying that he even forgot the way to his own house, and he to seemed to agree to it and blamed it on many new houses which got built in that area since the last time he had gone there.
"Trivandrum has changed a lot, Lot of progress after I left", he said."Maybe your absence itself is the reason for progress.", I replied that day.

Back to the topic, all my family members knew Harry due to his frequent visit to my house.And on my wedding, he was there for a week and was involved in all activities, from fun stuff to any chore in the house just as my own brother.

This day, after all the wedding ceremonies, the large family was playing some games, having fun time in the evening.We, the cousins group were playing 'Name,Place,Animal,Thing'.The game in which a random alphabet is told and every one should write a name, place, animal and thing starting with that alphabet.After one person finishes writing the 4 entities, he/she can count till 10 which denotes time up.Then each person read aloud whet he/she has written.Every unique entry fetches you 10 points, redundant ones get 5 points and 0 points for not writing anything.

'V', someone shouted loud.We all started thinking name, place animal and  thing starting with 'V'.
Within a few seconds, Harry started the countdown after having finished written all 4 entities with 'V'.I hardly thought for any animal which starts with V.Before I could think of anything, Harry completed counting 10.

'Okay , Let's start reading', Harry announced.

Each person read the Names they had written aloud and points were distributed  accordingly.'Place' was also done.'Animal' was next.

'Pass', I said.I had not got name for an animal starting with 'V' in the limited time.The next 2 participants also passed.It was Harry's turn next.Harry being the first person to have completed the round, we knew Harry has written an Animal.'Genius Harry', I thought.

Harry happily read out aloud,'Vulgar'.

"What?", we asked
"Vulgar", Harry continued,"You know its the bird with curved horn"
"Bird with horn??", we started laughing
"Sorry, I meant beak", Harry clarified.
"ha ha, dude, that is Vulture, no points for you"
All of us started laughing, and Harry tried to find excuses and somehow gather the points,"Actually that is what I meant, it is a small spelling mistake"
"Bird with a horn, Vulgar, ha ha", the laughs continued.

"AAAAAAAA", Suddenly we heard a scream from within the group.Harry stood there, shaking his left hand and blood spilling everywhere.Subhi chechi had screamed seeing this sight!

In between the whole discussion, Harry just moved his hand backward and the little finger of his left hand entered inside the frame of a table fan and the blade of the fan had cut his finger.Blood continued pouring.Someone ran for ice cubes, someone went for water and someone for cotton.After couple of minutes, the blood stopped, but the silence within us remained.

Harry's shirt, trousers and the marbled floor were designed with drops of AB+ blood.

"You know what, sometime back, Harry had gone to the kitchen to drink some water.The glass fell down from his hand and a piece of glass graced through his right toe and he got injured..This is the second time today", my sis told me.
"Oh! Is it , which toe?"
"Right one.That's not a very big wound, but..",I could feel the disappointment n her words.

'Harry's little finger'  was a trending topic in the house now.We had a look at Harry's finger.The end of the finger was split in such a way that it could be opened like a window.Still Harry was smiling."No problem, there is not much pain, I am fine", he said.

The elders stepped in and after lots of discussions, it was decided to take Harry to the hospital.
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Harry came back from the hospital with 4 stitches in his finger.
"If anyone asks, don't tell that this happened due to the blade of the fan.",Harry said,"I have come up with a story"
"What story?"
"The story of a burglar, which tried to enter the house. I saw him in the pale moonlight.He ran swiftly, and I followed him......"Harry continued the story.
As Harry completed his story, everyone in the house were back to the lively mood which was present in the house couple of hours back.

"Harry, I really doubt whether you did this deliberately", I said

"Why would he put his finger inside a table fan deliberately?",Simi asked

"Since the day our wedding was decided, Harry has been telling me that he is going to ruin our wedding night.And you know what, for Anish's wedding night Harry even went to the extend of giving an idea that we shall burn crackers and throw those to their bedroom through the ventilation outlets.Luckily for Anish, the idea was rejected.You never know, Harry comes up with such weird ideas"

"No yaar, this one, he has not done deliberately.Doesn't he know that it will pain.", My sis asked

"He doesn't have enough intelligence to think that",I replied

"Ha ha, poor Harry, already he is in pain, and you still teasing him?", sis asked

"Okay stopped.", I said, "By the way, Harry, which hospital did you go to?",I asked

" 'Mother and Child' Hospital"

"Are you the Mother or the Child in that",I asked as we all, including Harry laughed.

Teasing Harry never ends.Just like Harry's similar other adventures!


Harry not just rocks, Harry hills, Harry mountains!! :P










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Harry's love for football and his patriotism can be read here.Enjoy!  :)
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(Spain VS. Italy) VS. INDIA ;)

"No Spain, Just Pain' for Germany", Fino expressed his disappointment as I said these words..
"Ha ha..good one", Anish supported me,"I had already told him that it's Spain who's gonna win this Cup."
Anish had become a die hard Spain fan since...since I don't know when, but he was supporting Spain in the last World Cup.Until then, the only relationship I saw Anish having with any soccer match, was when he used to play Pro Evolution Soccer in his official laptop.Just like a sudden rush of adrenalin, something had struck him during the 2010 Football World Cup, that he declared, that Football is THE sport to be followed, and all other sports come not even second to it, but third or fourth to it.Since then he started following Spain, not because he liked Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, but some reason which not even he knows.
"Just see how the Spanish boys are gonna beat Italy and grab the Cup", Anish was overwhelmed for having been able to corner Fino, our official German fan.Fino, has one of his aunts working in Germany, and through her, knows a lot about Germany and Germans and that might be the reason that since childhood, he supports Germany.

"Spain are not going to win this time....Italy has its name written over the cup",for a temporary relief from Anish, Fino had to desperately take sides of Italy.

"Dude, All the stars are in Spain", Anish shouted aloud

"Stars are required in the sky, In a football match you need good players", Harry announced his entry with a quotable quote, smile attached.

“Hey Harry, have you been following the Euro Cup?”,Anish aked to Harry.

“Ha ha, that is a story”, stated Fino and got ready to describe that.

“Harry did not watch a single match until the semi-finals and during the first semi-final, he woke up at 12 getting ready to watch the match, with a half kilogram packet of banana chips which would help him be awake throughout the match.’It’s been quite some time since I saw a good football match’, he announced as he sat in front of the television and started eating the chips.Forget the match, he ensured that the chips was over even before the match began!.And after about 15 minutes of close analysis of the match, Harry asked a ‘genuine doubt’,’Can ‘anyone’ score a goal, or is it mandatory that a striker has to score?’ ”

“Ha ha”, I interrupted Fino,”..and you said he came to watch the match saying he hasn’t seen a good match since some time… what is that some time Harry, 27 years??”, I asked Harry

“Hey, I am just 26 years old”, replied Harry

“..which means you haven’t seen a football match since last 26 years, whatever, finally did he see the whole match”, I asked

“After about 30 minutes of the match, I couldn’t even listen the commentary because of the noise of him snoring ! ”, replied Fino

“This Fino is simply saying fake stories, This is due to disappointment of Germany’s loss.He is feeling thatI have said things, that I have not said.This is a desease known all amlesia.’

“Amlesia”, repeated Anish “ha ha”

Harry continued his medical science knowledge, “You have to start treatment now itself or this will spread and reach a later stage called multiple personality disorder”

“My God, UNREAL…. it’s you who need treatment”,said Anish,”I can’t take it anymore…by the way, Harry,  which team you support in Euro Cup?", Anish asked to decide whether to stay sides with him or be against him in the further discussions.

"Harry supports India", I said as we laughed.

"I am true Indian, I support India even if we are not playing..not like you guys..", Harry showcased his love for the country.

"Okay, how many states are there in India, let me see your love for India", Anish tried to question Harry.I was almost sure that Harry wouldn't know the answer, I was also sure that only Fino among the group would be able to answer this question without using Google.

"I don't like creating barriers, I love India as a country, not as multiple states", when harry replied this, I sang, 'ChakDe, o ChakDe India' in the background..

As everyone decided to accept and forget everyone's ignorance, We started attacking Harry again.


"Hey, did you know, Harry got a legal notice from our previous internet service provider", I broke the news to Anish

"Really, for what", Anish inquired

"Of course, for not paying the bill", Fino promptly replied

"Arey, what is this Harry, you earn lots of money, own a 2BHK flat in a village which you say is in Bangalore, no one else agrees though, and you can't even pay a bill "

"It is just that the connection was in my name..It was a shared connection...",Harry tried to share the legal complications with me and Fino, as we 3 were the room mates, sharing the internet connection.

"ha ha..so they sent the notice to you only..good time Harry", Anish burst into laughter

"Actually it was a crap connection..", I started explaining the story,"..and we raised a call to cancel the connection.Still they kept sending bills, that too even after multiple mails and calls to cancel the connection.Finally we decided to ignore them.And we did not pay the bill also"

"Oh! Then it's fine I guess", Anish said

"Ya, but the problem is they might have a good legal team and all", Fino said.

"So what are you going to do?Gonna pay the bill?", Anish asked

"No way, we are not gonna pay the bill for that crap connection..As a last option, let them take Harry and jail him!", I said as I looked at Harry's face for his response

"Hey, get lost, Even if they do that , it will be a boon for the Central Jail", said Harry, "even Mahatma Gandhi has gone to jail", with the so called patriotism he said he was having, he did a un pardonable mistake by comparing himself to the father of our nation.In the first place we did not even  understand why he was even talking about being in the jail !

"Hey, Mahatma Gandhi has not gone to jail for not paying internet bill", Harry smiled as he know he was just countering our statements with whatever came in his mouth first.He then understood that it's better to change the topic
"We are deviating from the topic, when is the Euro Cup final?"
"It’s tonight",the Spain supporting Football enthusiast in the group replied.

"You support Spain, right?Spain will lose", Harry said to Anish

"Oh you support Italy?", Anish asked

"Yes I support Italy because....hmm...... I like Idly, and it sounds similar", whatever came first in his mind.

"ha ha ..whatever, I got a company against Anish", said Fino.

"If Spain wins, party by Anish, and if Italy wins, party by Fino and Harry, unfortunately I supported...hmm..o, Portugal, and they are out of the tournament.Else I would have given party", I said.

"Oh, I forgot, I don't support Italy, I support India ! ", said Harry as we all laughed aloud together.

"Harry, trying to escape from giving party...?", I asked?

"Dude, Life is all about Give and Take..You Give party & I'll Take it !", saying that Universal philosophy Harry opened his laptop and Googled 'number of states in india', as an attempt to increase his patriotism...Thirst for knowldege , they say...

Hail Harry!








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