#100WordsOrLess The Professor looked up at the departures board and cursed silently. His flight was delayed by a further three hours. His irritation was somewhat lessened when a petite lady queried, Indian?. He replied yes and they chit chatted for the better part of an hour. She was a tourist from Jodhpur who had backpacked through Europe and was on her way back home. The Professor was not a ladies man, in fact he was quite the opposite. But her melodious voice, fleeting touches and riveting face meant his heart was galloping quite a bit faster than normal. As she talked she fiddled with her backpack and uncomfortably hefted a large duty free bag from one hand to another. Driven to curiosity, he asked her what was in the bag. She pouted her lips just a tad. The Professor who was in serious risk of a heart attack due to the gesture listened as she said, I got some Johnny Walker for my brother in duty free. But I just learnt that he has left for the U.S. Its going to go waste. But what else to do? The portly Professor smelt a chance. Good Scotch and a chance to be a gallant knight. He offered to buy from her for her cost. The look she gave as she heard this would have melted a rock. Oh! Will you? Im really glad! I was so guilty about wasting 80£ on this. You can pay me 50£, Ill be more than happy to give it to you. A knight does not skimp on Scotch. Particularly when theres a lady selling. He insisted on paying the full 80£. She squeezed his hand in gratitude. The Professor felt like he would have to consult a cardiologist. She chatted a few more minutes suggesting they had a lot to catch up about in Bombay before excusing herself to the loo. In his 42 years, the Professor hadnt experienced a longer ten minutes. But soon, ten minutes became twenty and then thirty. He didnt want to believe it, but when the final boarding call for his flight was announced, he had no other option but to. He had been taken for a ride. The Professor of Marketing was a man of good humour though. He at least had a bottle of Scotch and a twisted example on relationship based selling to quote in class. 22 hours later he settled into his couch and poured the Scotch neat and turned on the telly for some election news. He had a sip and almost flung the glass onto the T.V. His Scotch neat was Coca Cola.
Posted on: Sun, 20 Apr 2014 12:32:01 +0000
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