A letter to Reddy

Respected Mr P.S.Reddy Sir,

I am very sorry that I talked to you in a rash manner the other day, Sir. I had no clue about how much it was going to hurt your infant heart. I should have kept my silly feelings to myself rather than disturbing you. I really forgot that those are so silly that anybody would get pissed off if one gets reminded of them continuously. After all there is a limit to eat one's brain na.. I just paid 18 lakhs to you and bought an apartment from you. I know that it doesn't mean that I can disturb you when you are not handing over that to me on time. When we were about to finalise the deal you promised me that the apartment would be ready in 3 months. Then later after 2 months when we were writing the agreement at the register office your people and your big brother told me not to worry, the flat would be ready in 3 months. I know... I understand your problems sir.. This assembly election.. I know how your workers were excited about that. The entire group went for election campaign. Then they took a week's break for casting their vote, for they had to leave for their native places. Yes yes we should respect their right to caste the vote. We then took a vacation in Kerala and when we came back you said it would be ready in 3 months. I know.. Who will better understand your problems friend? This festival. Dasara and Karthika Masam are most important for your workers and we need to let them go and enjoy. After all employee satisfaction should be our first preference. Then a delay of another month because of the Ganesh Puja preparations etc. Without God's will and blessings whatever we perform will go waste. Everybody know that.

Again after couple of weeks when we noticed that there was no progress of any sort when we visited the site, it would have been appropriate to think from my side that it was natural. Because of the series of very serious issues like the Chief Minister’s unfortunate accident and death and the complex political situations that succeeded which worker will be in a mood to do unimportant works? Nobody, when there prevails such an indefinite situation in the core group that drives the state's progress. But fool me didn’t think of all these as already 6 months were over. The EMI of Rs.20k + the rent of 10K were putting big burden on our financial matters and that was the reason I asked you to tell me an exact date on which you were going to hand over the flat to me instead of keeping the 3 months story going on and on.

Then you said "From today exactly 2 months".

Then I asked you if I can take your words for sure and go ahead to talk with my present house owner regarding our vacating the house.
Then you said "Yes. Please. Except the lift rest of the work will be done and you can occupy the apartment".

As ours is in the first floor we really didn't bother about the lift and happily talked to house owner that on Nov30th we would vacate the house. You also gave us your nephew's contact number and asked us to contact him for any further issues. We contacted him to talk about the design of tiles we want to have in the bath rooms and he sounded very polite and decent over the phone. He said he was going to purchase the tiles and all on that Monday. After all, all builders are good hearted!

Last weekend we went to the site and in the bathrooms what we saw was the same ugly artwork which we’ve been seeing ever since we bought the flat from you, done by one of the plastering worker and not the tiles. Not even any sign of anyone worked there for the last one month. It really bothered us as we were nearing the deadline given at the present house. When we immediately called and talked to your nephew we came to know that the procurement of items had not started yet.

I am sorry buddy that is the reason I had to call you up in your cell number and had to talk to you rashly.

And alas!

Very confidently you denied that you had assured me the occupancy in 2 months. That made me to say that "We have given you due respect thinking that you are a gentle man, but now you are proving that you are not. If you can't keep your words what is the use if you go to SabariMala (You only told us about this when you came to know that we are basically Keralites) every year."

My fault. My big fault.

I should have remembered how big a person you are and I am just a small worm in front of you. That's why you said "Don’t try to fight with builders. If I want to threaten anybody in Andhra Pradesh, I can do that. No one is going to ask me" just to make me understand a worm's life can be ended any time when it stays just a foot away from a giant. Then you continued “Don’t call me again” and disconnected the call. I really got frightened buddy. I think I even peed in my clothes. That much scared I was as I learned that you are such a BIG man. Because I understood that it costs you just a small movement of the corner of your eye which can ruin my life completely. How I envy you at least in my next birth I want to live a life like you.

Once again by this letter I want to apologize for enquiring you about the progress of the apartment for which we’ve paid a very silly amount of 18 lakhs. Take your time Sir. Take your time till eternity also, we will not ask you. Even I’m going to conduct an awareness programme among people who still think that it is their right to know details about the service or commodity they are paying for.