The Legendary Rs 5

It all started with a rainy evening, traffic jam and Harry Potter, ok ok that’s not enough so let me elaborate..

It was D Day, 15 July 2011, the day Potter fans all over the world were waiting for? Release of the much awaited movie. So like all crazy wannabe magicians we planned to watch the last of the series.

So now coming back to the rainy evening and the traffic jam, the objective of the mission was to reach the theatre on time to watch the show (missing even a minute of the show is a crime of the highest level u see, a Potter fan will definitely understand that) so anyway armed with our bags, umbrellas and imaginary wand we headed out of the house to find a rick to take us to the movies, we find one immediately and we think the wand’s working!

We sit in the rick and are zooming towards the theatre, the driver suddenly turns around and declares ‘Madam 40rs is what ill charge’ and I think 'WHAT'!! 'Should I turn him into a frog?? 40rs is he insane?' So we argue and negotiate and argue again, i'v lost my temper and so has he, getting out of the rick isn’t an option so I finally agree wanting to shove the 40 in his mouth, Aqil asks me what happened and so I sign the story to him, the driver keeps staring from the rear view mirror… n m thinking what does he want now?? Another 10? I ignore him, after a while he asks me … so can your brother not hear? I tell him yes he is deaf, he asks another question and slowly I tell him the story of LEED,

He seems shocked and suddenly the bickering rick driver disappears, he says that he has heard a lot of people talk about helping society and very few do it…. I think ya ya that’s what everyone says… I tell him give us your blessings so he asks, how many kids do u teach , we say 20 so he says u have blessings from 20 families m no one to bless you….... I’m touched..

We’ve reached our destination, I happily pay him Rs 40 and he returns Rs 5, I look at him quizzically and he smiles and says that’s all I can do for LEED today but tomorrow is another day!!