Small Story 651.

 Short Story 651

Karthik, the Amusing Predictor

Karthik visited the office of his friend, lawyer Ramu. At the time, Ramu was busy talking with a client. Seeing Karthik, he warmly welcomed him and asked him to take a seat.

After the client left, Ramu asked:

"Hello, Karthik. What brings you here?"

Karthik replied:

"I met our friend Narendra. He asked me to deliver this document to you."

Ramu opened the document and looked at it. It was his car insurance policy. The policy had expired the previous day. Narendra had already renewed it, as Ramu was one of his clients.

After enjoying a cup of tea and chatting for about ten minutes, Karthik left the office.

On his way home, he met his relative, Nagaraj. The two spent some time discussing family matters and sharing old memories.

As they were about to part, Nagaraj said:

"My new Seltos car is ready, and I'm on my way to pick it up. Our friend, lawyer Ramu, gave me a phone number and said, 'You'll be surprised when you hear the voice of the person who answers.'"

He continued:

"I just called that number. To my surprise, it belonged to our friend Narendra! I was delighted to learn that he has now become a leading insurance advisor with many good clients, including celebrities from the Sandalwood film industry."

After talking for a while longer, they went their separate ways.

Some time later, Karthik called Narendra and said:

"I've delivered the document to lawyer Ramu. Also, I have a little intuition: I think you may receive a vehicle insurance policy today—perhaps for a good car like a Seltos!"

Surprised, Narendra asked:

"How did you predict that, Karthik? Amazing!"

Karthik simply laughed.

This "secret" remained between Karthik and Narendra for a few days. Eventually, Karthik revealed the truth.

"I only told you that you might get an insurance policy for a Seltos as a joke. Just before that, I had met Nagaraj, who was on his way to collect his new Seltos. So it wasn't a real prediction at all!"

he explained.

Hearing this, all their friends laughed and enjoyed the story. Karthik's amusing "prediction" turned out to be great entertainment for everyone.

Moral: Sometimes what appears to be an excellent prediction is actually a combination of sharp observation and a little playful guesswork. 😊

— K. Raghavan

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