A GIRLS STORY

The day came on, a day different indeed! Somber, gray, rainy, cold, but the little girl was eager to dress herself in her new garb brought by her parents and to see herself in her new outlook of “A school going child”. Eagerly awaiting the day she had set forth all her arrangements including the picture books, arithmetics,Rhyme stuffs ,Color boxes, Crayons , Pencils, Erasers to mark a few, all neatly set in her new school bag. Cuddling her Papa she set forth ahead of her dreams waiving him “A Sweet goodbye” and quickly grabbed her Mother awaiting her in the kitchen with the lunch especially made for her.

Her mother could be called “A world to her” but now she was leaving her mother to see a new world “A World of her own, and a world not known to her”. Taking along with her the umbrella she along with her Mother set forth towards the bus stop, alongside the clinic nearby. Excited over the new adventure, the girl had initially ignored her fear, her joys had known no bounds, but fearing indeed she was! Fearing the unaccustomed environment her little eyes were being subjected to. Boarding the bus with her little feet she took the seat alongside the drenched window and waived her mother “A Sweet goodbye”.

She sighed and blushed when she saw that the other students were looking at her with an unaccustomed approval. She wanted to cry and run back towards her mother but she had to adjust, for the sake of her own self and for the ones who cared for her. Half an hour later after looking alongside the picturesque view of green vale, the bus halted and all the students unboarded along with their burdens including their soaked umbrellas. She too followed the crew and marched towards her class. Her class was painted in green and had maintained the warmth inside.

“May! Maaaey I com….Commme inn mam!!”Said the somewhat quivering little girl

“Come in dear!” was the reply from her new guardian….

“Good Morning, Madam!” restored the little girl half fearing now.

“Good Morning Child! You a new comer! Good, Good! Sit down and be at your ease,

What’s your name child?”

Now gentle warmth suffused her, a natural color came into her cheeks which had got blushed initially, a change in her Countenance indeed.The girl replied with a little confidence.

“Good, take your seat and next time say “Present ma’m” when I call your name. Be ready for the prayer outside in the Playground, quick!” ordered her guardian.

Pointing towards another girl in the corner, the guardian asked the girl to accompany the newcomer rightly to be now called her desk mate. Hardly aware of the outer world she gasped with fear and went ahead. Her "self" saw something new indeed. “Thousands of Students garbed in neat and clean uniform enchanting the hymns of the Mighty Allah, the drenched stage with multifaceted flags all around, the cemented walls soaked in the newly drizzle, teachers with a grim face, commanders engrossed in their duties , the greenery around and the smell of the mustard flowers”. The quivering little girl with her dreams and inspiration in her eyes got a new world infused deep within her heart forever and ever! Now she wanted to share it with someone…someone there for her... !!!

It was eighteen years later watching her old shinning chum from her window that the old memories rushed through her mind. On the window sill garbed in her fancies she looked at the moon, the moon she was fond of and with which she would spend hours listening and searching for her unanswered question. But today she didn’t want to listen and neither to be answered but she wanted to talk……

“Oh! Dear Moon…Listen to me dear, Ye know me and I know thee, more than anyone knows thee and more than anyone could ever know me! Promise me not to leave me for I see the MIGHTY in you … Crept within me and take my soul …OH! Thee why the world is Selfish and not like you??? Life needs me and I need a friend within you…! So listen to me and be there always!!!!