Paanch Minute Sirji

Late Lateef was always late for all his chorus.....his routines were sparsely regular and organized.....his signature dialogue to skip criticisms from the world was "paanch minute"

Be it a dinner date or an official commitment, be it clearing his stomach in the loo...or making the rickshaw wait for him....he uttered "paanch minute...

This attitude of his frowned and highly annoyed those dealing with him....he tried his best to meet timelines yet he always struggled to be on one and excused sheepishly asking sympathetically for just five more minutes..."paanch minute"

One day Late Lateef met with a terrible accident on the highway....his vehicle was badly smashed....he was lying in a pool of blood profusely leaking from his body..... people hovered around.... some pointing at him... some.... trying to revive him...

Late Lateef was partially unconscious... when he saw a black shadowy figure swooning over him...it echoed to Late Lateef..." chal tera time puraa hua"...late Lateef promptly communicated with a sign language and clasped "5-minute Sirji....thoda aur jeena hai"...he slowly murmured...The dark shadow.... contemplatingly smiled...."tu nahi sudhregaa.....it said...."jaa diye tujhe 5 minute" the shadow expressed...and vanished...Late Lateef grinned like a Cheshire cat.... while he was taken for medical help...

Late Lateef winked..... jovially while the dark shadow.... he saw soaring towards the heavens...