Reminiscence

It was a bright.. busy morning.. I and my brother were waiting for school bus which will be before our house usually by 8.30 was late that day. And both of us were standing with full load at the back and a lunch bag in hand, with no interest to go to school.. :(

We were missing our cousins who came from Curacao and were with us for the past two months. They just left a day before and we were feeling the emptiness that crept over us after they left. I was just thinking about how we all bid bye with tears in our eyes.. Thinking that my eyes were ready to water.. Suddenly a loud horn.. Pam.. Pamm.. Pam.. Pamm.. Bus had come and we got in to the bus.. I just saw the sit out in front of my home where my cousins used to wait till our bus reaches the end of the street and sat quiet in the last seat..

Soon next stop came and my friend brinda.. cute girl with dimple in her cheeks climbed up with a big smile and hurried up to my seat to sit with me.. I felt little relaxed and she started the conversation with homework.. I was totally disinterested and was passive.. Then I interrupted her to say that my cousins has left.. almost all my friends know that my cousins have come from America.. When I said her, our conversation started with her asking about them & ended up wit her questioning me, "If I would go to America one day?".

I.. Myself had this question to me many days.. But I never ended up with answers.. I have always forgotten my thoughts and continued with work whenever I thought about my connection with flight and america.. But that day, all the emptiness and sadness were forgotten immediately, I dwelled deep in to thoughts..

Bus reached school ahead of prayer time and as we got down my brother and his friend mohan were waving their hands.. I was seeing them, but dint react back.. I was trying to find answer to million $$$ question, I always had.. I put the bag in my place and stood up in line and went to prayer.. all the time I was thinking if I will have a fortune to go in flight to America.. There was regular prayer song, news reading, flag hoisting, national anthem and finally a disperse signal.. But I was undisturbed by anything..

I dunno who got light in the prayer, but I felt a strong light getting in me and pushing me forward.. I turned and saw.. But it was my friend who was pushing me to walk from prayer ground, as the line before me has moved quite a distance.. Then only I realized that I was in my own world and started walking fast.. As our line reached staircase, I rushed to brinda and said that, "One day I will definitely go in flight to America". She stopped and smiled at me and we started walking to the class :)

Today I was just lost in reminiscence after completing the shopping for my travel to Philadelphia next week :)