Sunday, April 08, 2007

The Pilot's Worst Enemies !!

Far away in the darkest (or brightest depends on how you see it!) moments of history, The Pilot sat at the back corner of a classroam representing all an idiot can stand for (idiot in class of course, he was super cool outside the class, or not, depends on how you see it!) Those days weren't so bad on him; they were normal. Just about a normal day to any person in the world.

The Pilot did not mind the occasional failure of a test, the occasional grounding, the occasional punishment, or the occasional beating (the occasional stand against the world's strongest bullys, depends on how you see it!) as his life was just normal. Same things annoyed anyone did annoy him, and same things pleased anyone pleased him; he was just your average person (or lacking personality, depends on how you see it!) All in all, there was nothing special about him.

When The Pilot got bored, he would watch TV. Not that he is very well interested in TV; it was the only way to completely shut down his brain. It was like recieving a ready chewed up food, and sometimes even ready to digest! Bed time meant hours and hours of never ending imagined stories, starting from how he invades the world to how he beats Hulk Hogan! Even though those stories often brought him scary, spit-three-times dreams, but he never stopped imagining, because they were his only mental activity, and he liked it. Otherwise, his brain was totally wacked.

Then one day, he found himself in his same old corner in the class alone and worst .. BORED .. His desk was full of engravings, therefore, there was no place for one more engraving. He didn't bring any of his notebooks with him, in fact, he hadn't done that in months. Out of pens, pencils, erasers, rulers, or anything that can be played with, he gave up ... he gave up to the teacher, and gave him his attention. It was such a cursed moment, that he will regret forever. Actually, it's the only thing that the pilot regrets.

Sound of metal sqeeking, rusty chains moving, bars craking, shafts breaking and an engineer at the end of the line screaming (or crying, depends on how you see it!) was heard around The Pilot at that moment, and after few moments, a smoke out of his ears was reported!

The next day, everything seemed different to The Pilot. The class looked different. His friends jokes were not funny anymore. The food did not taste so good. But, how come? this is his favourite sandwich. He just didn't know what is wrong. In the class, setting at the back corner as usual, he felt stressed. The Pilot carried his books and moved to the first row. "WHAT .. I cant listen from the back!" he responded to all the eyes looking at him in shock (or disgrace, as he leaves his gangsta group, depends on how you look at it!)

Things started rolling over The Pilot's head from no where. He sat in first row, next thing, he found himself asking questions. Then, he found himself studying for tests ... no, it was worst, The Pilot was acing his tests!

He knew that things have changed, but he didn't know how bad they changed. The Pilot thought that his brain is functioning, and that shouldn't be a problem. That is a good thing ... but little he knew of what was coming with that ..

Days moved on, and The Pilot recieved his first transcript. Incredible, amazing, unbelievable .. he didn't fail anything ... The Pilot rushed home with that piece of paper, expecting an esctatic reception at home ... "MOOOM ... MOOOM .. loook ... loook," he ran to his mom. "wow ... this is good ... really goood ... I hope you do better next time .."

The Pilot looked at his mom, then looked at the horizon ... he saw it .. he saw what he brought on himself ... He was scared, of what was coming .. What scared him more is that he could see what was coming ... The Pilot was scared; he read his mom's eyes ....

2 comments:

Nimisha said...

Did the pilot see all those flight d/measurements lab reports?

If I were him, I'd bolt.
And put up a 'Sorry - We're closed' sign up on my brain.

Corporate Nomad said...

Nimisha, the problem isn't with all those reports ... the problem is with the expectations of finishing them!! and THAT The Pilot saw coming!!

But, you are right, had The Pilot seen those reports coming, he would've still been repeating the 10th grade, cuz he can't get to solve that cosine law !!