Desk-Top !!!

A short story written by me for a competition held in TCS. The Topic was Calendar and we had to write a story less than 1000 words in less than an hour. This is what I could come up with! And I dont know how... But I managed to bag the 3rd prize :D :) This story is more than a year old. Happy reading... !


New Years Eve [2010], At the Office, Cubicle#1234

8:30AM

CRASH!!! BHAAM !!!

Desk : Oh God!!! Not AGAIN!!! [Suddenly realizes our presence] Hi, I am The Desk. The main element of Pinku’s cubicle. Oops… Forgot to mention who Pinku is… Pinku aka Pinky is the person who sits in this cubicle… Cubicle # 1234… A very pretty , intelligent girl who spends around 10 hours with me in office. And all this fuss you are witnessing now is done by Milton and Brownie who keep vying for her attention. Milton is her Blue colored 1 litre water bottle and Brownie is her Brown colored Teddy Bear who sports a White Tshirt which has Happy Birthday printed all over it. CRASH!!! Oops..There they go again! See you guys later! Bbye!

DHOOM!!! CRASH!! !

Milton : I am the most important person out here. You get it Brownie?

Brownie : In what way? Duh! Just splashing me with water wont do you any good and make you the most important person. I, as always am her sweetheart. The way she looks at me, the way she cuddles me with her cute eyes is nowhere to be seen when she holds you to drink water. Hahahaha!

[Milton throws the paper weight at Brownie]

Brownie : Ouch!!! Here, Take this!

[Brownie retaliates throwing the stapler towards Milton. Milton loses his balance but manages to regain his balance. Looks around for his next weapon]

The fight goes on till ages and soon its 9:00AM.

9:00 AM

A beep sound is heard [of the swipe]. The doors open and Pinky arrives in a light yellow cotton salwar kameez clicking her sandals on the spotless floor.

Milton : Hey… That sounds like Pinky!

Brownie : Yeah you are right… Don’t make any noise now! Ssshhh

She makes way to her cubicle. She is carrying her crimson handbag. She reaches her cubicle and pulls her chair backward and settles into it. She places her handbag on the desk and opens it. She takes out a brown paper wrapped package and keeps her bag into the cabinet.

She unwraps the package and studies it with curiosity and admiration.

It’s a Calendar of the year 2011.

She keeps the calendar in the right corner of the desk, next to her monitor.

Brownie [In a hushed voice] : Err… What is that?

Milton : Looks like a Calendar to me Dude! Hmmm… Yes… He is a calendar indeed… Look at his attractive pages and he has got the dates printed over him!

Pinky is in awe looking at the calendar. She is flipping through the pages.

Pinky : Wow! I haven’t seen such a pretty calendar in a long long time. Mom sure has a good eye for all such things. There are wonderful pictures of sceneries, birds and animals. Also, It has a quote for each month!

Milton : Bro… What is so fascinating about a calendar? She seems to be very impressed!

Brownie : I don’t see anything that great in him!

The Desk : Guys! I see some serious competition for you both!

Milton : Bah! He will be just like the 2010 calendar . Remember what happened to him? Ha ha

Brownie : Yeah… For 2 days he was the centre of all the attention. Soon , he was full of markings of her red pen. Poor Guy! This fellow is also going to end up like him! Ha ha ha. Hey! Ssshh… Here she turns.

Pinky stands up to fetch Milton and to fill him with water from the water cooler outside the ODC.

After they are gone,

The Desk : Hi Newbie, I am the Desk. What is your name?

Newbie : Hi Desk, I am Calendar. Its nice meeting you. Is it generally this cold out here?

The Desk : Yeah. The AC is ON. But don’t you worry, you will get adjusted to it pretty fast! By the way, welcome! Hope you have a great time here!

Calendar : Thanks a bunch buddy!

Calendar turns to Brownie.

Calendar : Hi there, I am Calendar . I am new here.

Brownie : Hi I am Brownie. I am here for the past one year.

Calendar : That’s nice. Hope we can be good friends.

Brownie : Yeah sure. Why not? Only if you don’t try getting too close with Pinky.

Pinky returns with Milton who is brimming with water.

Days pass by. Milton and Brownie find Pinky getting closer and closer to Calendar. She keeps fiddling with him even when she is on a call or talking with her team mates or getting bored.

Milton and Brownie see that Pinky is no longer interested in them and is always with calendar or Miss.Trring [the desk phone].

One fine morning, Milton and Brownie decide to confront Calendar.

Milton : Hey you! Don’t you try messing with us!

Calendar : Hi Guys! What’s the problem? I don’t understand!

Brownie : Don’t pretend as if you are naïve. Okay?

Calendar : Seriously guys, I don’t know!

Milton : Do you think we can’t see what’s going on? You are getting too close to Pinky!

Calendar : Guys…Guys… Relax! Don’t you know she is getting transferred? Today is the last day here.

Milton & Brownie : WH-WHAT???

Calendar : Yeah. She is leaving today to Los Angeles. Here she comes!

Pinky comes rushing to her desk. She has a big polythene cover with her and is dumping all her things into it. She puts in all her documents and files. Leaving Milton , Brownie and Calendar alone on the desk.

Milton : I can’t believe she didn’t take me along with her!

Brownie : Same here Pal!

The Desk : Nobody can take me along with them *sigh* Hey…Wonder who is our new owner?

Milton & Brownie : Who cares? Pinky is gone!

The Desk : Wow! Look! A stunning girl!

Milton & Brownie : WHERE???? Where??

And The Story goes on…