The cow, the scooter and the Pink envelope...

– A Not-So-Normal Morning

It was 7:45 AM in Chandni Bazaar, and Raju was still in bed.

Outside, the streets were waking up—vendors shouting, “Aloo le lo, tamatar le lo!”, pressure cookers whistling from every kitchen, and the sweet smell of chai drifting in through the window.

Raju was halfway through a dream about eating unlimited jalebis when a strange noise woke him.

“Chomp… chomp… pop!”

It wasn’t the usual street noise.

It sounded like someone was chewing gum… loudly.

He groggily looked out of the window—

and froze.

Right there, in front of his scooter, sat a cow.

Not just any cow—this one had golden sunglasses, was chewing pink bubblegum, and had one hoof resting casually on the scooter’s seat as if it owned it.

Raju rubbed his eyes. “Arre… am I still dreaming?!”

The cow blew a giant bubble. POP!

Then, in perfect Hindi, it said,

“Good morning, Raju. Nice scooter. Mind if I borrow it?”

– The Conversation No One Would Believe

Raju stumbled down the stairs in his chappals, still not sure if he was hallucinating.

“Wha… you can talk?”

The cow tilted her head. “Obviously. What did you expect? Silent mooing? I’m not that kind of cow.”

Raju’s jaw dropped. “And… why the sunglasses?”

The cow smirked. “To protect my eyes from all this garmi… and also because I look fabulous.”

She adjusted them like a Bollywood hero in slow motion.

Before Raju could recover from the shock, the cow pulled out a pink envelope from under her collar and handed it to him.

Raju: “What’s this?”

Cow: “Your invitation… to an adventure.”

Raju: “Adventure? I have office at 10!”

Cow: “This is more important than your 10-to-5 job, trust me.”

Raju looked inside.

The letter read:

“Meet me at Chatori Chaat Corner at 5 PM sharp. Mission details will be revealed. Wear comfortable shoes. – SWC”

“SWC?” Raju asked.

The cow winked. “Sunglasses Wali Cow.”

– Bazaar Gossip

Before Raju could ask anything else, his neighbor, Mrs. Gupta, came out to water her plants.

She spotted Raju talking to the cow and gasped.

“Ay Raju beta… you’ve finally gone mad, haven’t you? Talking to animals now?”

Raju panicked. “No, aunty! She’s… she’s…”

But the cow had gone back to chewing gum and pretending to be a normal cow.

Mrs. Gupta shook her head. “This is why you shouldn’t stay unmarried for so long. You start talking to animals.”

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– The Day Gets Weirder

The rest of the day, Raju couldn’t focus.

At office, he typed “Why would a cow wear sunglasses?” into Google.

The results were useless—just random cow memes.

At lunch, his colleague Bunty said,

“Bro, you look stressed. Girlfriend trouble?”

Raju sighed. “Worse. Cow trouble.”

Bunty choked on his samosa. “Arre, what?”

By 4:45 PM, Raju decided to go.

Curiosity had beaten common sense.

He wore his most “adventure-ready” outfit—jeans, sneakers, and a T-shirt that said "Don’t Mess with the Best".

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– The Meeting at Chatori Chaat Corner

Chatori Chaat Corner was buzzing with life—pani puri overflowing, bhelpuri being tossed in giant bowls, and people shouting orders.

And there she was—Sunglasses Wali Cow—standing next to the golgappa stall, sipping sweet lassi from a glass, her sunglasses reflecting the neon sign of the shop.

Raju: “Okay, I’m here. Now tell me—what’s this mission?”

Cow: finishes lassi, wipes mouth with a tissue “Raju… someone has stolen my sunglasses collection.”

Raju: “…You have a sunglasses collection?”

Cow: “Of course! Over 50 pairs. Aviators, wayfarers, even one with disco lights.”

Raju: “And you want me to…?”

Cow: “Help me get them back. The thief is dangerous… and loves samosas. That’s our only lead.”

Raju stared at her. “This… is the weirdest Monday of my life.”

The cow grinned. “Oh, Raju… this is just the beginning "

where Raju and Swc go undercover at a samosa - eating competition to catch the theif....

let's see

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