‘ഫ’യങ്കരന്‍

ഞാന്‍: “Hi, I called in to cancel my 11 AM appointment today.”

ഡോക്ടറുടെ ആപ്പീസിലെ മദാമ്മ: “You have to cancel at least 24 hours before the appointment. Since it’s less than hour to go now, we can’t do that unless you want to pay $25 cancellation fee.”

ഞാന്‍: “Hmm... Can you, then, please reschedule it to tomorrow?”

മദാമ്മ: “Let me take a look. What time tommorow will work for you?”

ഞാന്‍: “Anytime after 11 AM is fine.”

മദാമ്മ: “Let’s see... (Long pause.) OK, I have rescheduled your appointment at 3 PM tomorrow.”

ഞാന്‍: “Thank you so much!”

മദാമ്മ: “You’re very welcome! Is there anything else that I can help you with?”

ഞാന്‍: “Yes, ma’m! Can we cancel my 3 PM appointment tomorrow?”

മദാമ്മ: “What...?”

ഞാന്‍: “Yes, since I called in more than 24 hours before that scheduled appointment, it should be a breeze!”

ഫോണ്‍ വച്ചതിനു ശേഷം ആത്മഗതം: “എന്നെക്കൊണ്ടു തോറ്റു. ഞാനൊരു ‘ഫയങ്കരന്‍’ തന്നെ!”