Scene 1: An extremely hot Sunday afternoon, middle of a road to God-only-knows-where … I sort of got lost while shopping … ssshh!…
After walking for ages, I finally find an auto.
Me: T--?
Autowallah: Shakes head.
Me: J- Foundations?
Autowallah: Shakes head, again.
Me: How much?
Autowallah: A hundred fifty.
Me: No… Fifty.
Autowallah*looking at me like I am an alien* : Hundred.
Me: *too tired to argue* OK.
Got into the auto.
Scene 2: Highway near my flat.
Me: Uncle … No, I haven’t got around to calling them Anna yet! … Pliz take left.
Autowallah: *Tamil*
Me: Uncle, J- Foundations, left.
Autowallah: *More Tamil*
and stops auto
Me: *gesturing wildly* J- Foundations, left.
Autowallah: *Even more Tamil*
Aggravated, I got down from the auto and gave him a fifty rupee note.
Autowallah: *taking the note* Hundred.
Me: *give him my most confused look and start walking*
Autowallah: Madam, you said hundred
Me: And you said you will drop me to J- Foundations. *triumphantly*
Needless to say, he dropped me to my flat.