#07

At 4pm, he’s still at home struggling with his bowel movements. It’s not constipation but he feels quite uneasy down there. He gets out of the bathroom, unrelieved and lies down on his bed. He texts his peer that he’ll be a little late. Looking at the ceiling, contemplating whether to have another go or should he just take his shower and get ready for work. He soon chooses the latter. His stomach feels a little better. Not because he’s doing anything about it but because he’s not doing anything about it. And it’s just sort of…go away. 

The bike ride is pretty sweet today. The day is sunny and nice. He feels a lot better with this kind of weather. He’s thinking that this should be the best time to be at the beach. But he needs to work. He resides in this coastal town that is very well known of its clean and white sandy beaches. People from the outside gets a little too excited about these beaches. But they surely are nice. At least to him. And maybe for some outsiders.

As he reaches his destination, he parks his bike at his usual spot, in front of a small vegetable garden that one of his peers had worked on. He notices that the brinjals are getting bigger and grew up beautifully. That is one piece of work. He walks in through the back entrance and finds the usual group with their mobile activities. He joins in only to sit at the same table with them. Checking his phone again for some good news. Still none. Trying to not thinking about it, he asks his peers what would they like to have since he wants to cook for his late lunch. They say anything will do. They are not really answering him because they are more focused on their mobile games. He lets them be and walks into the kitchen...