To cut a long tale short #1....

Impressed, inspired and encouraged by everybody's shot at writing short stories, i am following suit and here is my first shot...
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Ramesh Rajan got out of the bar in downtown Phoenix and started his car. He pulled out of the parking lot and turned right at the red light. A cop car was on the other lane and the cop changed lanes, got behing RR's car and turned his flashing lights on.

Unassuming, RR pulled over. It was only when the cop asked for his license RR realized he was a couple drinks down. He didnt have a buzz but still, he wasnt allowed to operate a vehicle or other heavy machinery. The cop had RR undergo a Blood Alcohol Concentration test and he failed it. It was supposed to read 0.08 (what a shame). It read 0.10 (for the sake of making this story sound beleivable - a couple beers do read 0.10).

Anyway, he was issued with a DUI (Driving Under Influence), his license was seized, his company notified and he lost his job. Other companies wouldnt hire him, he fell out of legal status and had to return back home. He tried to pull some strings with influential people he knew but was immediately forced to leave the US to escape charges of trying to influence a government officer.

Crestfallen, he boarded his return flight thinking " If that had been India, a 50 would have done it" when the air-hostess came to his side and innocently enquired "Would you like a beer, sir?"

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This happened for real in my dream. It did and i was amused. I really was.

To conclude, the moral of this story " If somebody asks you to follow your dreams, ask them go hang themselves."
Also, dont worry. You can drink and drive. You wont get caught..