Kindly advise

sridharo — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 12:39:00 +0000

On Moday I forgot my mobile at home.After rushing from office in the evening,it listed an amazing 18 missed calls(from similar numbers…).Skipping a beat,hoping my “l3″ is trying to kiss and make up with me,I checked on the numbers to call back to have one of the most horrific half hour ever in my life!

“Hello …I got many missed calls from this number….to whom does this belong to ?”I say expectedly.

“Sir this is __ hospital.There are many staff,patients and their relatives.Many use this phone.So can’t help you who made the calls”…the chilling voice at the other end replies.

“Ok.Any emergency from 11 am(the time of the first call) till now? Anybody from _________(my company) or Kothrud (the area where I stay)”.I plead for more info.

“Sir,I have just now reported for my shift.Its better if you could come over and check it yourself”.He says.

By now really worried,I start preparing a list of all those to call to ensure that they are fine.Also to check that this wasn’t a dumb(not that my friends are so stupid but still…) prank by my friends,called another number(which was similar to the last digit) to cross check.This time a lady answered(lots of disturbance at the other end).

“Hello,I got missed calls from this number.Yeh kiska number hai?” I say

“Sir, ye hospital ka OP ward hai.Yahan se bahut log call karte hain.Hum aapko bata nahin payenge”..She says irritably and bangs the receiver.

By now,my super brain is charged up with what action to take….whom to call…in what order….could it be my roommate…could it be my previous neighbor who used to affectionately call me bhaiyya…or any of my colleagues at my workplace or my friends?

With a ciggi in one hand(it tremendously clarifies things),start calling my friends,but even before the call was answered,just like a godsend(?), I got another call from the same number.I immediately answer,anxious,nervous,hoping for the best.

After some blabber in Marathi,

“Hello,can I talk to Dr.____?” (I hear wailing sounds at other end)

“I am Sri…this isn’t Dr.____ ‘s number.” I say

“Oh…”.Line goes dead.

In an instant another call from the same number and the same conversation.

As I realise, my number got jumbled with some Doc. I tried to contact the customer care but expecting help from them is like murphy’s law,”The more urgent your request is the longer they would take to process it”.

So spent the whole day wondering whether the Doc could be reached on time…whether I could have done anything in this whole mess?

Any ideas in situations like this?

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