I was already half asleep when suddenly the rumbling nosie of the wind outside woke me up at around 11:30pm. The thunders and the swaying trees outside made it hard to sleep. Unable to help, I lazily woke up and pulled up the bedroom blinds just to see wats going on out there. The sight was worth seeing with the lurching trees and the sweeping wind. I cud not hold myself from opening the glasses just to feel the breeze outside. But the sound was so disturbing that chandu asked me if I cud close the glass for heaven's sake so that he can lay back and catch a good night's sleep....After all he needs to go to work tomorrow....Ufff....But wat do I do.... I was instantly feeling awake from heart to soul and so decied to walk downstairs and sit in the patio for a while.
Hardly had i adjusted the chair and sat than it started to pour down. The mid summer breeze swiftly turned cold and i had to roll in and clutch together. Just thru the patio I cud see the small lake with its 2 fountains still running and the awry rain making angles at the bollard light. From a distance I cud get wind of the booming thunders and striking lightnings. I was just feeling faint drops of rain on my face thru the wire mesh and a smile came across for no reason.The weather was just perfect for a round of pakoras.....All of a sudden my childhood memories began to flash by....
"Dont u get wet in the rain n cum inside wit al ur clothes drenched! I hav to sit and clean the mess u do. U will catch cold and will hav to skip school tomorrow. Come inside and get ur brother along as well...u notty children. U cum in rit now and i shall make a very spl dish...its up to u; now or never!" Mom used to shout out at us playing in the verandah from the kitchen. I remember catching the rain drops in the hands and throwing them at my brother who cud hardly get his hands at the rain for his age...7yrs younger to me..!! Sliding and jumping in the water after blocking the spout and letting it to pool up till mom cums and clears it off saying that it wud seep and spoil the ceiling downstairs...I also hold dear the boats that myself and my elder sis made for r li'l brother to play....Finally v used to set in to our moms appeals and run inside to savour the hot pakora's tat were awaiting....Gud old days..!
Back in school wen it rained towards the evenings the whole school used to pool up by the recess bell at 4pm...the location of the school was so and i remember trying to jump on to every available stone so as to not to get my socks drenched; I would hav to wash them myself and this is a thing that i hated the most....look around and u see al different colors of umbrella's; those days a very few used to have umbrella's that were worn directly around their heads and those few used to boast off to the rest. Children looking out for their rickshawala's and auto wala's; a few for their dropped down bicycles and the rest looking out for their father's and mother's to cum pick them up.....The whole school in utter chaos....Luckily my house was just in the adjacent street n so i had no one to luk upto...!
Whenever it started to rain in the mornings I remember praying to God to let it rain soo heavily that the school closes for the day n v can play the entire day....Not that we hated school; but once in a while an unexpected holiday was not bad. Most of the times the prayers went in vain...but quite a few times I was heard to...;)....Part of the day mom used to make us read sum lessons luring us that v can play the rest of the evening but finally wud let us go seeing our depressed, gloomy faces ; moms na.....never leave a day all for fun just like that..;( Dad used to get us mirch bajji's on his way back from college as it was sumthing that our entire family luved and we used to chat over it for some time....Slowly the day used to fade off watching a little extra TV and going to bed early.....
I was going down my memory lane when all of a sudden i heard sumone calling bujji (my N.N) and I woke up to the voice of my husband. It was chandu standing at the door....He was wondering what i was doing there all alone; "Its not gud for ur eyes staring at the lightnings n all...Also its raining heavily out hear...Its already late in the night, Now cum upstairs and try getting some sleep"....So off I went leaving my memories there again....
The great wonderful days....Now shud I pray to God I will not ask for a heavy rain but certainly ask for my childhood back.....Evidently knowing those days wud never come back...;(
So all i can do is Wish....The wis h that "I were still a kid......"
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