Ananya Premam

1 - My shattered expectations

My wings were clipped but my dreams weren't  ,  For whom you were crying till yesterday , they must cry to meet you tomorrow. People called me weakness , I consider myself to be my strength . People claimed I  am  disabled , I believed myself to be differently abled .

This is I.A.S Rukmani Sri Yadava and This is my story (audience claps)

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"""Flashback""""

AT RANCHI , JHARKHAND.
6:30 a.m.

Bhimsena - Sri , beti, are you done? We are already late for school...c' mon we gotta buy veggies on our way and-

Sri-(screams at a distance) Aiyiieee papal, shoe laces bandh rahi hu rukko,* pants*
Papal... pants*....I am ready, chalo.

I used to call my father as Papal *giggles* I know it sounds weird but , I considered him as my pal ...so pal +papa =papal.

Bhimsena - are meri rajkumari , don't rush about , what's with all the umm ...baggage and all, is there any painting contest around the corner?

Sri - (pfft) hehe he, are no no papal, no such events up till now, didn't I inform you that I.P.S. K .Nelson , our esteemed chief guest , will be coming today , and as one of the office bearers , I decided to make cards and baked hot chocolate candies for her papal. SHe is the Superintendent of Police , currently posted in Ranchi and is on duty but managed to take some time off and I am her die heart follower , it's such a magnificent opportunity for me to meet Her !!!I am so electrified already, eii.

Bhimsena- oh , is that the one you watch on television , everyday ?

Sri - nodded *

Bhimsena- are wa...that sounds a pleasant surprise ,Sri . I am blessed but make sure of it that admiring people will only make you motivate yourself better, it is you who have to-

Sri -labour Hard with commitment .

Bhimsena- Shabash , meri Sri , you do have your Kanha along with you right ?

I used to call my oxygen cylinder as Kanha cause I was and am an extreme devotee of Sri Krishna and I always believed He is around and shielding me always as a brother , a friend and a husband, you have no idea How He guided me through the dense woods of the forest called Life, *chuckles* I had stuck badges of Sri Radha , Jagannath and many more and weaved a peacock design into my oxygen cylinder cover cloth, I was a little bubble of dreams and possibilities who could burst anytime , unknown of the harsh realities of life.

Sri - yes ..yes Papal ..He is always with me ( adjusting the prongs beneath her pink tint nose )

Sri - Calls out * Bhaiyaa darwaza band Karo!

After glancing at my gopala sculpture placed at the platform near my study table , I offered Him a flying kiss and grabbed the hands of my father, entwined it and no sooner did I step out of the threshold and SLAMMMMM!!

Sri - ufff Bhaiya bhi na !!

Bhimsena - shrugging off * Sri 7 :15 Mei bus ajaiyegi, usse pehle humme Sabji le Lena Hai Bazar sei, today I'll be preparing palak paneer along with Kashmiri pulao!!

Sri - gasps* really ?! Yayyyy , my day is soooo buttersmooth today., thank youu papal.

As a 7th grader , I was very much enthralled at the fact that I'll be meeting my chief idol that day , and as a motherless child , I always faked to be euphoric every time ...but little did I know what's waiting for me back in school and in life.