The entire
mission was planned as if it were of the utmost importance to national
security. Both the ‘soldiers’ chosen out of the group of six were known for
their bravery, their skill in climbing to awkward places, and their steady
nerves under fire.
The best time
suggested by the strategists in charge of planning was between 11 and 11:30 pm,
when there was a lull in pedestrian traffic along the busy streets of the capital
city. Stealthily, over three days, all
the required equipment was smuggled to a central departure area which was close
to Ground Zero, the site they had decided to target.
The night they
suggested saw a large yellow moon hover low on the horizon, with no clouds in
sight! The mission was on!
Rucksacks secured
on their backs, the two commandos started out after the ceremonial fists bumps
with every member of the team. They approached the row of small shops, each
with its shutter locked shut. The target was the largest, most ostentatious of
the lot. Outside the shop, they stopped, and upon a mutually arranged signal, the
team went to work!
Cans of
fluorescent paint were uncapped and expertly, in three minutes exactly, the
front of the shop was ‘re-decorated’! Two names (Savita and Ravi) separated by
a large pink heart appeared on the shutter, and before anyone around raised the
alarm, Ravi and his bestie melted away into the night.
The next morning, at
9 am, Savita’s father was bewildered when he arrived to open his tyre shop. (256
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