Thank you Azee

The first two weeks of the lockdown went off like a holiday. We had sufficient provision for a week and could easily manage them for a little more than two weeks. But when new locks down were announced one after the other we had jitters seeing the almost depleted storage. Going out was unthinkable. Convincing the police of the purpose was impossible.  Also, the scare of the virus had multiplied disproportionately.

In distress I called up Azee of the K A Stores. I gave a list and told him to keep everything ready so that I can come, pick up and go back quickly without getting noticed by the police. To my huge relief Azee replied “Don’t worry Sir, police have given us permission for home delivery”. He kept his word. I took the freedom to ask him to get some more things from elsewhere, which he did with no fuss. Anyone would have bought some medicines for us in times like these. But his willingness to find time to go to the Ann’s Bakery to buy sweets for us really moved my heart. To understand the greatness of this act, one should know how much busy he is managing his shop. During the extended locks down Azee helped us a few more times also. He did all these with no air of doing a favour. In fact he did all these with that characteristic smile, radiating love.

Now a little on Azee. I had described him in one of my earliest posts (K A Stores, dated 11-28-2013). He has gone a long way since those days. Now he is a very hard working young man running the K A Stores with good business acumen.

Until a special news about him appeared in the Malayala Manorama daily none of his customers including me knew that he is a national level winner in bike racing. If he is not seen in the shop for more than two days, now we are sure that he is participating in some competition somewhere in the country. And to top it all, this fashion freak changes his hair style every now and then with one avatar having no resemblance to another. The long and short of it; he is an eligible bachelor.