PickMe නංගී - DO NOT ANSWER

My girlfriend (let’s call her ‘Doni’) asked me yesterday, ‘Who is saved as PickMe Nangi - DO NOT ANSWER on your phone?’ Here’s the backstory.

Last Friday, I was rushing. Booked a PickMe bike. A bike pulled up, rider had the expected helmet color. I asked ‘Shall we go?’, rider nodded, I got on. We’re cutting through traffic… Suddenly a bus cuts us off. I thought the rider would just smoothly dodge it. Nope! The rider stops the bike, takes off the helmet to yell at the bus driver.

Holy shit, the realization hit me in that exact second: This is a girl. This is not my PickMe. I just hijacked some random girl’s bike.

The bus driver is yelling. Doni is on the phone line. The girl is yelling at the bus. I’m stuck in the middle. I tell the girl, ‘Sorry, I thought this was a PickMe.’ Meanwhile, Doni is on the phone asking, ‘Hello? What’s that noise?’

The bus eventually leaves. The girl and I are on the side of the road. I explained the whole situation. She was pissed at first, but then got it and started laughing. Turns out she thought I was her friend getting on. To apologize for making her late and for my stupidity, I had to get her number.

Then my actual PickMe rider calls. I had to tell him, ‘Sorry machan, I got on the wrong bike.’