Who is the guest coming here today?

Ishtiyaq Joo

Not too long ago music artists from certain government department were assigned that they are supposed to go to a park on certain day for a performance.

Some Mr. Yatoo(Y) or Matoo(M)was made their leader and the team was directed to follow his directives.

This was for the first time when Mr. Y or M was leading any team. Besides feeling honoured, he was super excited to be a part of something important.

Mr. Mr. Y or M was counting days to lead a team of talented musicians. He was sure their performance would mesmerise the dignitary and the other invitees. He was already hearing applause in his ears.

“Who knows may be the dignitary may get so impressed with their performance that he will bestow me with a promotion and some big prize,” Mr. Y or M thought.

Finally the day arrived when Mr. Y or M along with his team went to the park. Seeing a big contingent of police manning the gate of the park, Mr. Y or M felt assured that someone big would be their guest, whom they have to entertain to earn big laurels.

Out of curiosity he thought to know the name of the visiting dignitary. So he with a broad simile, stretching from one ear to another, asked one of the policeman, ” Who is the guest coming here today?”

Without paying much attention to him, the policeman replied, “I don’t know. We are here to do our duty.”

Mr. Y r H felt a strange joy thinking, it’s definitely going to be some big shot, as for security reasons the security people are not even revealing the name.

Meanwhile, while moving in the park he noticed that there was no one except for the love birds sitting underneath the trees doing the adult things.

Mr. Y or M was surprised that despite police’s presence these birds were so bold and were unabatedly carrying on with both desi and vedasi kinds of kisses, and other things. Yet no one was saying anything to them.

With perplexed face Mr. Y r M again asked the cops standing inside the park under the shade,”Who is the dignitary coming here today?”

He got the same answer as before, ” We don’t know.”

Mr. Y or M was now getting edgy for why is police concealing the name?

Eventually, Mr. Y or M along with his party reached where ironically stage was cemented deck.

It was less of a stage more of a mound, where the various instrumentalists were finding hard to balance their instruments.

Mr. Y or M was wondering for when will the invitees come so that he along with his team can start their performance.

Couple of policemen came near him and told him to start.

Mr. Y or M though was surprised for whom will he perform as except for a few of them and the busy love birds there was no one to watch them.

Thinking that probably the dignitary along with other guests would be on their way, Mr. Y or M and his team started their performance.

“Dil Kay Arman Ansoon Mei Beh Gayaai,” was the song they started singing.

After, Mr. Y r H noticed that there wasn’t much improvement in the number of audience, except that some stray dogs were also watching them curiously while wagging their tales. He also noticed that the love birds were also getting bolder in their actions.

Getting irritated with the situation, he called his office to inquire for who is the dignitary coming in the function and what time is he coming?

He was shell shocked to hear that no one was coming to the park, as the function was cancelled a day before and the person who was assigned to inform him had forgotten to pass on the cancellation news.

While the sky had fallen on Mr. Y or M he heard someone shouting, “Dude change the track. Some fast music please.”

When Mr. Y or M eyes searched for the shouting voice, he saw a young man almost on top of a girl, instructing him to change the song.

Furious Mr. Y or M was so frustrated that he jumped from the stage and rushed towards the shouting man.

Pulling him from girl, using some expletives, he screamed, “So you were the dignitary…”