It is 11.45 am, I grab my
house keys, quickly adjust the strap of my hazel brown satchel and in four long
strides cover the distance from my apartment on 2nd floor to the ground
floor. I run my fingers through my dishevelled hair, trying to neat them up a
bit, but I am not convinced so I tie my hair up in a messy bun.
Outside the main gate, there is chaos everywhere, both the sides
are chocked up with tightly packed vehicles. I don't want to breath in the
anger, frustration, and range of the commuters so I move ahead as fast as I can
even though it is hurting me in the right foot, still I move on....I
don't want to imbibe this negativity and chaos on the road, negativity is
contagious.
The normally calm and serene boulevard is messy today, there are
land diggers, cranes and concrete mixers all working simultaneously....I
get miffed , I was not expecting this totally uncalled for change in the
otherwise calm surroundings, I drift my thoughts, actually TRY to do so.....glance
upwards and see a beautiful balcony decked with flowers, chic planters
and dangling climbers, freely floating in the air....a wind chime going
swish-swash....somewhere my mind travels back to garden in Delhi, how
beautiful it used to be, my mornings and afternoons spent in those days, flowers, fragrances, bees, butterflies.....and I sigh deeply....I pick
my pace up and enter the building....habitually press the 1st floor and wait
impatiently....it opens up, I move out ....press the doorbell....and when the
door opens up, I see my cheeky monkey grinning , he rushes towards me with
excitement and joy, throws his arms up....I pick him up and two of us return
home all giggling and smiling :)
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