Saturday, August 10, 2013

Car talk


'Hey Mr', my car boomed at me while I was driving frantically to work. 
'What' !! , I exclaimed and totally taken back. 'How come a car talking to me', I thought.

'Surprised ? eh ! ' , car said. It danced its salsa ways through the traffic taking me ahead among the sleepy and coffee sipping  drivers.

'Absolutely. I know this is Detroit, the car capital of the world. But I never thought a car can speak to me. I pinched myself just to make sure that I am not dreaming in my sleep. The pain was real and the current reality was giving me a goose-bump. ' Are you some avatar ghost of Siri , the iPhone talker ? How come you got installed in my car ?' I asked my car as it trying to make sure that I reach my office on or before time.

'Ha Ha ha', it laughed and it gained more speed as it laughed. I looked at the speedometer to make sure that I am within speed limits. You never know when the blue car with red top of Michigan State Police will start following you to hand over a racing ticket. And then insurance bloodsuckers will increase the premium.

'No, I am not any distant cousin of Siri. However, I am inspired by 'Cars' animation movie.  There the cars talk among themselves. Here I got upgraded by manufacturer to talk to you. Everyday you and me are together for long driver hours. I make you listen news, music and I listen you talk to your wife and I hear all the crying sounds your baby makes. I know lots of things about you and I know you are a good guy', car informed me.

'Thanks for the compliment but you are invading my privacy. Please stop observing me and listening to me. You are spying on me', I complained.

I have reached the parking lot by then. There were other cars too and I wondered whether the other cars are welcoming my car to the parking lot. Do they talk among themselves and share the secrets of the driver of the car? Hell !! hope not.

'Sorry for that', the car responded, by coming to halt on a parking spot. 'I do not spy on you but care for you. We are friends, don't you see? Anyway have a nice working day'. Somehow it reminded me of my wife. She knows everything about me yet I cannot call her a spy. Anyhow, I gave my car a good-bye and headed towards my office to write some software for the car.

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