Short Story || The call

It’s a regular habit of Mr. Jalal to enjoy morning sun from his balcony. As an early riser he used to do it since last twenty years. Theophrastus says that the sun is new every day. So Mr. Jalal wanted to start everyday with new hope. Hope can be turned to actual achievement if our body works well without any obligation. That’s why Mr. Jalal, as a chain smoker, also used to smoke every morning at same time same place to get a must call from nature to make his body fit to work properly!! Usually everyday he consumed one piece of cigarettes to get his most expected call morning. But today there was something wrong. One cigarette was finished. He started to smoke second one. But nothing was happened. Oh God! What’s the problem! Mr. Jalal became angry. He shouted and called his wife Majeda Begum, who is a complete housewife and very much interested of cooking various dishes day to night in order to satisfy her family, Hello, Majeda Begum, listen. Listen!

-Why are you shouting? What happened dear? Majeda Begum came to him running.

-Why do you prepare rubbish every day?  I told you several times not to make any beef item at night. But you never follow my order. Mr. Jalal replied in an angry voice.

-Ah ha! I see. Your stomach got locked down, right? Majeda Begum replied comically.

-You will never cook beef in my house.

-This is not the matter of beef dear! I ate, your son Jahir & your father-mother, all, we ate beef last night. We are not facing any problem yet. Only you’re in trouble. Why?

- Yes! My question is same, why? This is the last time I am telling you please don’t cook beef in dinner. I feel pain now.

-Definitely you should get pain.

-Why?

-You are smoking as like as eating rice. Then you can never expect that your body will work smoothly.

-Don’t talk rubbish!

-Yes! When I say anything logical you tell that rubbish as usual! Ok. Let your stomach be locked down forever!

-What! What are you saying you bad woman?

-How dare you! You scold me! Useless banana!

-Stop! Heartless lady!

Situation got warmer time to time. Mr. & Mrs. Jalal were rebuking each other serious competitively. Suddenly the anger went out of control as annoyed Mr. Jalal had run out to his wife. Majeda begum was not a lady to be lost in fear. She also shouted, Come! I will see you!

Mr. Jalal ran to her wife in cruel body language as it seemed that he would physically hurt Majeda Begum. But no! Strangely he changed his way to washroom crossing beside his wife and closed the door of washroom in twinkling of an eye.

After sometimes!

The storm was over!

-Majeda! Dear Majeda! Hey Maju!! The tone of Mr. Jalal had completely changed to sweet loving voice then. When he felt love for his wife, he called her in a short form “Maju” instead of full name.

-What happened?

-I forget to take towel. I need shower. Would you please give me the ….

Before completing total sentence by Mr. Jalal, his wife gave the required towel that she already arranged for him.

-Thanks dear! Love you.

-Dhong!!!

Majeda Begum replied ashamed.