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#11, Polytechnic Quarters,
Sandur Polytechnic, Yeshwanthnagar.
Sandur, Bellary. Karnataka 583124
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events and incidents are either the products of the author's imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.
BURGER BLAST: Timidity towards strong action costs.
This story is about what's the impact on lives, if strong action isn't taken at right time.
!!! I am Burger, Yeess you got it right !!! the same one, you went crazy and rush to nearby bakery. This is about an incident that turned my life from stardom to dust. It were my peak days, I was the want of every tongue and belly, whether hungry, party or just for fun. I had my very good friends, together we rocked whole world. My day would start when I sit on that prestigious display rack of the store. It was so amazing to see when guys and gals come and wait for my arrival. Cheers and petty fight to have a bite. Crazy for that first aromatic and the last blissful bite, gave me so much pride and honor. So much that rest of my rack mates got volcano ooze out form their stuffing.
I was always stuffed with my besties: Bun, Cheese, vegi and pack running around me. We loved all happening around us. One day a small kid, held me on his table throwing tantrum to remove vegi from me, then alone will taste me. mother tried hard but could not make him have me with vegi. She ruthlessly separated vegi from me and the kid had it all.
With that incident, I wanned to know, why am I so sought of? Why am I liked by all so much? I , Bun , Cheese and vegi decided to go in different directions and ask people why they liked burger so much. Let us meet after a month here and share our experience I said and all agreed for that.
I traveled a lot but a strange thing repeated every where. As I was on streets trying to talk to people, they were not even looking at me, I tried every thing commanded, asked, request and even shouted and cried. It was like people were too busy in their own world not even bothered who's around. I was like “ HELOOO!!! SOME ONE AT LEAST SEE MEEEE. I AM RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU!!!. One whole month went on like this, the day came when I had to go back and meet my friends and headed back home.
All had come, I was bit late. I found that all had changed a bit, I thought may be because of long journey. Pack started first, " You know people love burger because of me I keep Burger fresh protect it form pests and also form dust and most importantly I am very attractive."
To this Bun started " Ah!! I heard, that is for very short span, only till you are touched, It my softness what people want later, If I am not soft people wont like. "
" Ah Ah AHAAA" Laughed cheese " You two are fools, I will tell you the secret, It is me why people like burger the most, many people said that if pack is not so attractive and bun is bit crunchy, it is my freshness and aroma which make people fall in love with burger."
To which pack and bun also agreed. Vege started, " I don't understand people are not much bothered about me, they say its OK if i am not in burger, rather less of me more liked. But every one accepts that I am of great use. Some even said I am the most important as I clean and also give most of nutrition to them but still do not like me as much as Cheese, Bun and Pack."
All of us laughed and left to rest and to have some fun. While leaving I saw that Cunning cake was also listing to our conversation. I just ignored as he was also my rack mate.
Next day we all met and suddenly vege shouted at every one and called, I WILL NOT JOIN YOU. I asked "what happened ? are you OK. Vege said "NO I AM NOT, YOU ALL HAVE CHEATED ME". All of us were shocked and went to ask what was the matter?.
Vege said “ People don't like me because you all have put in the deepest place, I am the last one to be seen. More over never given importance at all and nor I am processed like cheese, Bun Pack. I am just cut and stuffed in. I am given the least priority. So I will not join you, as I am not one of you. I wish to be away form you and create my own identity. “ For which Pack said, “What!!!? Come on don’t be foolish and childish we never did any thing like that. More over you are in that place because you best fit their”
Vege: “ What do you mean? I am fit for least and low place. How dare you abuse me like that.
Cheese: “ Come on friend vege, we never thought low of you in any way, you have your own abilities and I have my own, and every one has his specialty.” Vege: “ You mean I have least ability so put me least place. Before you come here you are heated, place very close to Bun and Bun is heated, pack is printed with so much of colors and then alone you are given special treatment before you get your so called qualities.
I felt that this is going too far and intervened and said, “ Ve I understand your problem, so we will fix it no need to leave. It is better not to go on rack today. Evening we will decided what will be done next.
That afternoon I saw Cunning cake and vege discussing very close. I sensed some thing fishy and tried to approach them. Sensing this Cunning cake left. I reached vege and tried to speak to him. Vege, why are you so angry?
Vege : “ I have said it all in the morning, do you want me to repeat it.” No, But the same could have been discussed with calmness. Vege: “ You all have been cheating me for so many days, I was very innocent and you cashed over my innocence and now you want me to be calm and relaxed, so that I fall again for your tricky games, it will never happen, I have come to know all your foul play. Thanks to Cunning cake who enlightened me about my rights and capabilities.” Saying this vege brisked away.
I was wondering why is this vege taking Cunning cake so seriously. He was never a part of us and never understood our ways. Neither I understood what was Cunning cake’s interest in vege. With all this thoughts running, I strolled here and there waiting for twilight.
All of us gathered again to set right the crisis. Vege started, “ Look all of you, I have had enough, I have come to know that you all do not belong to my clan. You have exploited me till now and if you want me to be with you, you need to accept to some terms and conditions to get back my identity.”
Cheese: What a bull shit, cant you see we all are at right place and that is the reason people like burger the most.
Vege: “ That is the problem, you feel that because of your place and position burger is being liked and is KING of rack and you have put me into such a low, tight, suffocating place. I will never tolerate this any more.”
Bun: OOKAY NOW, what you want vege? put it straight. So that we will be back on rack.
Vege: “ Because of present positioning I have not been exposed to people, Though I am the one having all the nutrition, I am ignored and thrown to dust bin like other day, the kid made his mom to remove all of me. If I was in the place of Bun, then people would have felt me first and have recognized me as well”.
Pack: WhAT!!! It will be a blunder, I would be wet soon and people will feel wet once opened. Vege intimidated and said “ NOW NOW, You have the problem with my juices, you do not want to touch me. See this is how you belittle me. I know very well you never wanned me to be like you.”
Pack: “ No vege I never meant that, but ….” vege: STOP IT, I know you are good at use of colorful words and that cannot trick me now.
I just wanned all this to rest without even a slightest hic to anyone. I knew very well, that with out any one of them, I am incomplete. So I said, “ Now let us not altercate each other, we all know, here no one wants to hurt each other, let us listen to vege and see what can be done. Vege now you say what can we do for you?
Vege: “ I want more space and no one should occupy that space. I should be treated like cheese, I know cheese, before you come here you are allowed to enter into that shiny cabinet and then cabinet is put on Blue Golden bright flower for some time and because of that you get all your flavor and aroma. No one else are allowed to enter that cabinet. Why?
Cheese: “ But you are not supposed to go there, It is …..” Vege: “ Why is it only for you, you alone want to dominate others. Bun gets all his flavor because of you and he obviously supports you. I have come to know all your tricks.” “ Ok Ok Cheese let us listen to vege now ” I interrupted again.
Vege: “ I should given place just beneath the bun and cheese will go under me”.
Ok vege agreed, is that all. This will not at all be any issue. What harm can these small rearrangements make. If it helps you, I will accept and all other also. What do you say friends? I asked.
Every one agreed with reluctently. But vege was having a feel of accomplishment. He gave a bizarre look at us and went.
Next all the terms agreed was to be put in place, as it was being carried out. “ YOU HAVE CHEATED ME AGAIN, YOU CUNNING, RUTHLESS, WICKED CHEESE YOU HAVE TRICKED SO BRUTALLY I WILL NEVER FORGIVE YOU.” I wondered who was shouting, and turned back, I saw a sack of pale puree, Who are you? I asked. You idiot burger, cant you see, I am vege, this is the trick of cheese to burn me out in that cabinet. But cheese was here all the time, how can he trick you. Oh! Now you too are involved with them, if you want your place in rack with me then you need to fix all this right. Oh hooo !!! Come on vege now, What can I do ?
I will be just placed as I am in the place I choose. I will be sent in the cabinet but never be the cabinet will be put on Blue Golden flower. I know that cheese and blue golden flower have planned to kill in there.
I agreed to this fearing to loose my seat in the rack. Cheese, Bun and pack also reluctantly agreed hoping that vege may realize and also a thought had crept in every ones mind that “unknowingly might have hurt vege”. As vege was persistently blaming all of us.
I often saw cunning cake meeting vege. I very well understood that it was the cunning cake which was seeding thoughts against us. But I felt helpless as I wanned to go the place of rack so badly. Because of all these developments it was long time I sat on the rack. I never informed the meeting of cunning cake and vege to any one else.
AAAW, what are you doing cheese? Cried bun, Bun was astonished and asked what happened to you cheese, you are so sticky not flowing into my pores as early and what is this yellowish stain on you.
That is because he wants to prove that he alone is sup ream and just because my ideas burger is no longer the King of rack. Vegge said grim.
Oh stop it and lets get ready. It has been long time since we sat on rack, said Pack
Vege was just put in shiny cabinet and every care was taken that cabinet is not put on blue Golden flower, given more space, placed just below the bun, Cheese place reduced and replaced the extra cheese at the core, pack got wrapped up and I was all set to the rack.
People were amazed to see me back on rack, the store was filled with joy, every one were cheering and glory was back. Suddenly I felt the jerk and woke to know I was still on the trolley and was on the way to rack. I just was day dreaming. I was never anxious as now, never know why though.
As I entered the rack, the bright lights and vivid arrangements of stores appeared to be same. But I saw that people did not rush towards me as earlier. I thought may be cause I was out for long people did not realize that I am back. I saw that cunning cake was being more sought for. Cake was looking different their was some thing covering him.
After some time I was taken form rack and was placed on a beautiful plate and set on the platform. I saw the same excitement in the people around and understood that now the came to know I am back. All the excitement suddenly reduced and people started walking away form me. As days passed people I started people coming less to me and more towards cunning cake.
Later one fine day, when I was off the rack, all of us met again. People are not liking me as they used to earlier. I never dared to say a word next. But vege raised up and said, “ It is because of bun, he only want to let in cheese and not me. It is better you do not depend on them and do as I say. Let the pack be at the bottom any how he do not want to touch me. I will be on the top of the bun and cheese let him be at core.”
Come on vege, I just spread what ever flows in me all over burger. Now a days I am not finding even small amount cheese which is under me flowing in me.
OH!!! you are not doing your work properly then, you lazy bugs. So let us reduce the bun and cheese than. Commanded vege. I hopelessly agreed. As I had disagreed many time to the suggestion of cheese, bun and pack to stop vege and crack down the nexus of cunning cake and vege as I felt the idea was very insecure to my seat on rack.
As time passed I only very tiny amount of cheese was left, bun reduce pale and thin, vege occupied most of the place and pack still at the bottom. But people hardly looked at me any more. But the cheese and bun in the store suddenly started reducing. I wondered where were they as I was using very little of them and often met most of them.
One fine day a new companion arrived on the rack. He started getting most of the lime light. Cunning cake also started loosing on him. I was not able to see him as I was pushed to a corner of rack and seldom called by people. After some days, I was totally broken and almost felt as lump. I was put on a trolley to be dumped in stores as I was not asked for. I never understood even after the best effort to put back my self to glory where did I lose, how did loose to cunning cake who had no idea of what is juicy cheesy aroma? And how did that new comer garbed all the lime light in short time.
As I was pulled for last time to the store room, I knew I will never see rack again, I happened to see the new comer. He was mostly brownish like me, I saw cheese on him, the cheese I did not use I think, and pack, but with some different shape and color. His shape was similar to me but sleeker than me and was shaped differently on plate, pointed at one end and broad at other end. I wanned to know his name, as I was just passing the last door beside the rack of exhibit room, some form crowd cried “ ONE CHEESE PIZZA WITH SPICY TOPING PLEASE”, I saw the new comer being picked and served with smile.
I was dropped in to dull lit store room. This was the place were old and unwanted ones were kept. I wondered how did I land up here. My stardom blown into dust. Feeble and weak, I looked at a picture of mine hanging on the wall, it was of my hay days, so brown, plum, soft and full of cheese, vege and beautiful pack.
After some time I realized that there was some on else sitting on the front, I could see him in dim light, Green and white watery stuff on him, pulpy and soaked wet wrinkled skin. He was very bizarre, and awkward. I smiled at him, he gave a feeble smile. Sensing the dull light I slowly went near him, and I was shocked. I never expected this. No one was sitting there but there was a mirror standing tall. It was me.
I then realized why people did not recognized me when I went is search of answer as to why they liked me most. Bun, vege and pack were not just my friends but all of them made me. People liked me and all my stardom was because of them, all of them giving their best in right place and right amount. Every body and their place in me were perfect, until is saw them as different form me and started giving away to the complex in them. I should have convinced reality to all. My inaction and timidity towards taking strong action, Burger blasted.
With these thoughts running in me I laid in the cold store room hoping some one or some time I will find my way back. Plane to fight back the odds in me. I rest and HOPE TO AWAKEN AND SEE YOU SOON AS KING OF RACK IN.
By: Agrahara Sreeharsha.
