My CP Connection

 I have lots of memories associated with CP – happy, sad, painful, and sweet. Oh, by the way CP stands for Connaught Place and inspite of the fact that it is Rajiv Chowk for decades in official records; it remains CP in the hearts and memories of the people. This is called Connection - Dil se.

• This place has given me one of my sweetest friends – Ridhima.

• It houses Bercos, one of the most frequented places of my group so much so that we were almost tempted to call it USMSos.

• I rarely get any shopping done from here though it is called Shoppers Heaven.

• Great book shops both big and roadside and I can go on and on…

Still, I can’t understand my painful association of late with CP. Every time I visit the place I hurt myself. And I would have actually been laughing at these incidents, had it been happening to anyone else, other than me. This connection goes back a few summers, in 2007 to be exact. I still remember that trip, when Ridhima , Arun and I went to CP. After our regular round of the Inner Circle, we went to British Council coz the agenda of the trip was to get the membership of the British Council Library. On our way back to the Metro Station, joking and pulling legs, this was one of our normal outings when suddenly my right leg went down... into a mound of leaves. Instead of finding ground beneath it , it found a pit!!! Thank God, for Jeans and Sports shoes (which still bear the scars of the incident), the impact lessened. But, still I had to bear the pain and limped for about 3 weeks…..coz the stupid pit was actually an uncovered sever hole beautified naturally by fallen leaves. And, its edges had almost scratched my right leg ,from knee down.

And this incident was just the beginning, and for the last 3 .5 years everytime I go to CP, I get a new painful experience to add to my list – a twisted ankle, a fall, broken nail, and so on. So much happens in CP, each time I visit the place.

The latest in the series happened last weekend, this time I actually spent 5 hours there without any incident. And, thought that maybe I have finally broken the Jinx. Ah! my poor optimistic spirit was in for a shock. How? I was walking down the stairs of the Metro Station , wearing about 2-3 inch heels(do not question my heels) which were clicking loudly. I got distracted and started thinking how to walk in a manner that can reduce this noise. And Whoosh…..My cell phone in hand and my right foot lost its footing…. The saving grace was that I was holding railing that saved me from falling on my face. But impact when I stopped myself from actually falling caused severe jerk to right side. And it is still hurting. Plus, my ego went for a toss in front of all the people around.

Can someone please explain -  What has CP got against my right leg?