My possible villain origin stories

In movies, when something bad happens to someone—like being bitten by a radioactive spider or losing a parent figure—heroes are born. They take the sh*t life throws at them and make compost with it.

But what about real life? By conducting extensive research on 30 drunk people I know, I have realised that we are more likely to be villains than heroes. Honestly, it is more fun being the villain because all you have to do is not curb your natural instincts and become the horrible monster that you would have been if society had not clipped your wings with its rules.

Here I'm discussing a few seemingly mundane situations, but for people who have been in the peopling business for a few years, this is the straw that breaks the camel's back.

It is a dark, overcast afternoon, the kind where Indians like to sip on a cup of spicy ginger tea with the biscuit dipped in it till it becomes like a cake for a toothless gourmand. But your boss stops you as you're on your way out and expertly offloads his work on you...

Your spouse, to whom you have promised seemingly unrealistic things like everlasting love, is working from home while you're out in the wild. The spouse decides to watch the next episode of the show you've been binge watching as a way of bonding and starting a conversation after 10 years. Alexa, what is worse than cheating on your spouse? ...binge watching your show without them.

You are on one of your diets, but to reward yourself, you bought a chocolate hazelnut macaroon with a Nutella centre.You have hidden it in the corner of the fridge, under the broccoli. The truly terrible person who happens to be your sibling finds and pops the macaroon in their mouth in one go...

You are standing in a line that is moving like Monday morning traffic. You are about to finally reach the front of the line, and the person in front of you begins their show. They first search for their wallet or dive deep into a huge tote bag to find something. Then, they decide they have to use all their loyalty points or coupons. But the cashier tells them they don't have any. An argument ensues. You get sympathetic looks from the people down the line. Just when the customer grudgingly starts paying, the cashier remembers an offer they can give them instead of the non-existent loyalty points...

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