Unforeseen Sweetness: A Really Short Story
‘Unforeseen Sweetness’ is a short fictional story/anecdote that I wrote for an English activity last year. Since this is my first post of the year 2022 I thought of posting something different. I hope you like my story!
Unforeseen Sweetness
I was wandering in the city to seek some mystery. There, I saw a dark-skinned Jalebi vendor, with a round face, grumpy mustache, uncombed hair, a big haunch, and a ‘sweet’ heart. He was standing inside his little Jalebi Dhaba under the scorching heat of the afternoon sun. He made Jalebis, those round sweet swirls.
But these were no ordinary Jalebis, they were as red as the rhododendrons, 10 times sweeter than the good old cotton candy, with an unbearable odor. My mouth started watering, my stomach started rumbling, my nose was about to leave me and jump into the pool of Jalebis! I ran to the Dhabha and got myself 5 gigantic Jalebis. I munched on them with sheer pleasure and joy. They were scrumptious!
Determined to make a conversation, I asked the Jalebi Vendor.
“How is it going?”
“Good, but the business is not going well” he replied
“Why?”
“The Pandemic, nowadays I only make money during the festival seasons"
“Then, why don’t you look for other means of sustenance?”
“Because there is nothing like making Jalebis, they make your life sweeter and sweetness is always greater than wealth!” said the Jalebi Vendor sounding a bit like a hermit.
“Oh,” I said and sat in a chair and started thinking about ‘Sweetness’.
It just so happens that he was true, sweetness is greater than wealth but mind you, not the kind of sweetness that you get from the whining cotton candy nor the young and tender ice cream. In addition to its distinct sweetness, jalebis make your life sweeter. How is that possible? For that, I don’t know. But one thing is for sure Jalebis are magical! Feed some Jalebis to the Covid 19 virus and I bet you, they won’t cause any more havoc to mankind. Albeit, too much of Jalebis might reverse the effect!
Jalebis, the sweet from heaven,
The Saviour Swirl,
The Sweetness of Life
Oh! A good Jalebi, I crave for!
-Rajat KR