Story around Money Constraint

Hostel life is always full of constraints. These could include time, money, books and other resources. The constraints are normally overcome by a very important process called borrowing and copying. Borrowing works for most of the constraints but for the time factor. For time constraints we used a lot of topo (copying assignments) and multiprocessing. Multiprocessing means doing many things at the same time. This is normally done when you are attending classes. While attending the class, the students will catch on their sleep, topo tutorials, read newspapers to increase their GK, catch up on their hobbies of reading novels. But thanks to some of the great souls who would always be serious in their studies and always do the tutorials before time so that lesser mortals like us can copy them. Most of the students lived on the mercy of such generous souls to overcome their time constraint in completing the assignements. Now lot about constraints in the engineering college, lets come back to the story which involves a very common constraint called money.
Sometime during the four years of engineering, two students Sindhu and Shanku wanted to eat something in canteen. They were having Rs 10 total and decided to have two paranthas, but a single parantha would cost Rs 6. So with the constraints of Rs 10 what were the options?
Eat something else.
Have one parantha and share it.
Borrow Rs two from someone.

But our Mr Sindhu had a great idea. He told shanku that he would ask canteen caretaker the price of the parantha and then start arguing on it. He would tell him that the Alpahar(another canteen) charges only Rs 5 for a parantha and how come you can charge Rs 6. (Actual price for parantha in Alpahar was also Rs 6). Then after sometime Shanku would enter the scene and sindhu would ask him to clarify the prices and he would say Rs 5 and would get his support to bargain further and it would look as an outsider's support and would have more impact and it may work. Both agreed for the plan
So Sindhu saab went to the canteen. The dialogue starts.
Sindhu: how much for a Parantha?
Caretaker: Rs 6
Sindhu: What? I always take parantha for Rs 5 in alpahar. How come you are charging more?
CT: no there also it is Rs 6.
S: No way.. I eat there almost daily.
CT: No. not true. I know the prices.

The argument goes on ten minutes and a bit heated too. So, time for the entry of Mr. Shanku. Shanku listens to conversation for sometime.
Sindhu: (after sometime) accha lets do one thing. We will ask Shanku. Accha shanku bata yaar alpahar mein parantha kitne ka aata hai? (how much does a parantha cost in alpahar) Isnt it Rs 5??
Caretaker also looking at Shanku
Shanku says to Caretaker (with a big smile) : Yaar, mein to Chhe rupaye mein hi khata hoon, pata nahi ye kiski baat kar raha hai… (I take it only for Rs 6. I dont know which shop this guy is talking )

I call this a harmless backstabbing... Hostel life is full of such incidents which really add spice to the life... Also reminds me of DCH in which aamir khan did something similar to Saif... :)