ATM

it was 8:10pm and had another hour of work.. I was walking pretty fast.. only to realise the reason later.. rather in time.. my wallet was lighter than ever.. and i was standing in front of the ATM.. this new ATM was very peculiar for the fact that you dont have to keep your card inserted for the entire transaction.. (rest of world might not find this any peculiar though..) but this ATM machine had always left me awstruck.. sounds silly, but thats truth.. neways.. the fact that we just had to swipe our card and the rest of the transaction proceeds real butter soft.. So.. with sparkle in my eyes, i pulled the ATM door (with some difficulty coz of the mat lying outside).. and there stood the machine-fascinating.. the swiper blinking green and black.. the screens changing with number of ads on display.. My hands went to my pocket to grab the card out of my wallet.. it was then that i found something strange from the corner of my eye.. the screen that was flashing ads a couple of minutes ago had come to a stand still.. worse still.. the screen bore my name on it.. Welcome Mr Abhijeet Kesarkar... Please Enter You PIN X X X X. An uneasy cold wave gripped my brain.. the card was still in my wallet.. i wondered if i already swiped the card.. but there was no way i had done that.. not unless my brain had ceased to remember beyond past minute.. all i wanted to know at that point of time was is there any balance left?? trying hard to remember the PIN.. was it 2320 or 2023.. yes.. it was indeed 2023.. before i touched the keypad, the screen once again changed.. i skipped a number of beats.. yet trying to recollect myself.. pondering over all the possibilities for such strange sequence of events.. but every thought returned void.. all efforts were going in vain as the screen changed once again with no involvement of mine, other than the fearful glare at the screen.. Now i was standing still.. i, who had categorically refused to believe in anything other than science, was now feeling the unnatural presence of the supernatural.. yet.. finding it hard to comprehend the monetary interests of the supernatural power.. my mind now had ceased to stretch my imaginations any further.. Finally the dreaded screen appeared.. Enter amount to withdraw.. 1,00,00,000... Total silence.. i was unable to believe what was going to happen right in front of my eyes.. the fear that was prevailing over me was replaced by tremendous excitement.. the sparkle was replaced by dollar signs in my eyes.. i had a shrewd smile on my face.. i wondered how was i gonna carry so much of cash.. yet.. i didnt care how.. suddenly that sound of the counting machine spinning inside the ATM started getting louder.. i knew it was going to take some time to count that sum.. i deliberately tried to avoid thoughts, of how am i going to spend that amount, creep into my mind.. suddenly there was a different sound that interrupted the sweet sound of the counter.. i wonder if the counter got knocked out with the prospect of counting the cash of its lifetime.. but then i realised there was a knock on the door.. someone was waiting outside for his turn.. i certainly didnt want to walk out with that much cash in front of someone.. also wondered if he will be left with any cash to withdraw from the machine.. i gave a closer look who was standing outside.. it was some fellow who looked pretty flustered for some reason.. I looked back.. the swiper blinking green and black.. the screens changing with number of ads on display.. my card was still in my wallet.. there was no other sound.. another of my day dreams i guess.. i swiped my card.. entered the PIN.. and coolly withdrew 300 bucks.. the guy outside was still wondering why it took me ages to withdraw that sum.. I left the ATM towards my building..