Yesterday - 2

It was back to Madras and hostel and studies. The war got over and Dad was posted in Delhi, and we used to stay in Kirby Circle, I wonder if its still there!! Holidays, came at long last, and I was dying to go there, to be with Rani, Bahadur, Dad and Mom …Back to Grand Trunk Express, and finally as the Train chugged into New Delhi, it was the most welcome sight to see my folks waiting for me. It was the happiest moment of my life!!! By then Dad had bought a Convertible Morris Minor Car … which reminded me of the Car in Noddy’s world!! It was cute. Home to Rani and Bahadur. It was a riot for a kid just 12 to be home after all those lonely nights, and the food. All day long there was something to eat, then play, then cuddle up with Mom and wake up with Rani licking my face and tugging at my pajama to throw his ball!! Evening came with Dad and visit to the Mess, where the kids got together till 6 PM strictly, back home Bahadur and me played Carrom until 8PM for the All India Radio News … and to BED!!!

An uncle of mine was the Comptroller of the Rashtrapati Bhavan. Imagine the thrill to live there and see the place like no other. Every day brought new surprises and loads of laughter, with Bahadur being the comic!! Days went by, and finally it was time to leave…. It was lonely and I did not want to go back to school. Mom cried and pleaded to Dad that I could study in Delhi … it was a flat “NO”…I hated Dad at that moment!! Maybe he guessed It.!! Told everybody to stay home and for once came to the station to drop me. On the way, Surprise, he sat beside me and held my hand!!

It was enough, words were not necessary... I knew he loved me!! I was back to my chirpy self and his smile was like lightning…….. that lights up the sky!!