Just then the Saynuans came out of their humble abode and were both shocked and awed to see their Cho getting such a high degree of respect that too from the elder of the village elders. Infact they were so shocked that Granthin instantly body slammed Fatass which caused Glow to glow and Po started doing headspins on the spot with a disconcerted look on his face. About Mo, well he ran out of the back door and jumped into the well thinking that it was all a big ruse to make him careless and penalize him for a crime he hadn’t committed.
Dave slowly approached the Saynuan parents, who bowed down on the ground as a sign of respect. He spoke to them in whispers about the purpose of Cho’s selection and what has to be done henceforth. Both parents, with sullen looks on their faces, agreed. Not that Grandthin being on top of Fatass had to do anything with his sullen look. It was all natural, of grief of separation from the perfectly average member of their family, whom they themselves couldn’t recognize often in the marketplace.
Dave summoned Cho to where he was parked beside the parents. He spoke to Cho, all the while looking at the Saynuan household, “Now that you are to walk the path of hardship diluted with oodles of greatness and fame, you cannot live here in this hutment. You shall be allotted a chosen one manor near the outskirts of the city, where you shall be perfectly available for sudden ambushes or confrontations with the shady parts of your past. So pack your bags and take all that you need. But mind you, the combined weight shouldn’t cross 4.33 kgs, the exact carrying capacity available in our MUP(Multi Utility Pram)”, at which point he pointed to a pram standing at the doorstep, being guided by a semi-elder Dave who had battle scars in the form of wet nappy rashes on his left thigh. The pram itself was much different than the regal contraption which Dave used. It had tank treads on all wheels, independent suspension on the wheel bars, Kevlar sunroof, PlayDoh shooter turret on the top with full 360 degrees movement capabilities, and not to mention the ability to retract the wheels and inflate into a floating baby basket just in case a nearby river flooded due to incessant rains for 14 days, all to protect the priceless cargo to be moved in it, Cho Saynuan’s personal belongings, which shall be worshipped as relics some day in some temple someplace else, where some people will charge a lot of some money to see the same relics.
Arnab Mukherjee 