Friday, March 14, 2008

A brawl. The perfect dessert.

Tummy full to the nostrils with a rich staple of ghee smothered rice and chutney, the cool night air gently enveloping you with its chillness and the moon peeping out of the clouds every now and then provides for the perfect setting after a good dinner.
This scene is suddenly interrupted by the hollering of two people shout some gibberish which I don’t think either of them understood. In a matter of seconds a huge crowd forms around the two people, using their fists to get the point across. After a few minutes the whole scene becomes quite clear to everyone gathered around. Apparently one among the two did something that actually offended the local and the local was beaten up really bad.
The local played upon the sentiments of an equally hot blooded local and together they start beating up the other person who incidentally happens to be a malayali. A malayali alone… not the case. Pretty soon his friends to join in and it becomes a drunken brawl. The malayalis flying is directions previously unheard off, thrown on parked bikes and pinned under bikes. Pleading for sympathy pretty hard to come by they get trashed left, right and center.
This brawl actually provided quite a number of passers by to actually vent their days frustrations on the unsuspecting youth who happened to hurt the sentiments of a local. Noticeable among the whole fight was this huge built person armed with his helmet belting the day light out of one of the youths.
Suddenly as if on cue the whole scene stands frozen in time. It takes a few second for the overseeing crowd to understand why these people have stopped. The scene relaxes with the blast from a police siren. One short burst and the whole area becomes civilized and one starts to wonder why he is actually standing there.
The police cruiser moves along and just as it turns around the corner one of the locals notice the main character of the malayali gang talking on the phone. This infuriates the local like a stone thrown at a beehive and the fighting continues with even more vigor.
Pretty soon the energy levels and the blood preassure of the participants drop several notches bring the whole scene becomes one of hugs and pardons.
Well having seen this whole scene and actually staying away watching the whole drama unfold was like taking the balcony ticket to an action scene from some movie. Now the scene getting boring by the minute has lost its charm to hold the attention of people, who were slowly filtering away going on to catch a bus, ride or drive on and walk back home.
This brawl provided for the perfect dessert to a whole some dinner. Now maybe this is what dinner with a show means.

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