Day we met

Chapter 1 -Introduction

Saakshi Verma

I was welcomed by the enchanting smell of hot dogs at the entrance of the children's park. This was my first time coming to the children's park, and I heard from my classmates that the children's park is the only place to have endless fun. Out of curiosity and enthusiasm, I came out without informing my granny or my dad. When I stepped into the park I saw a Jungle gym, Merry-Go-Rounds, giant ride, monkey bars, see-saw, Roundabout, swings, slide, and spring riders. Not everything was there, this park was beyond my imagination, After admiring its beauty I moved further, there was greenery on all sides, It had a self-contained fountain, and there were many types of flowers and many beautiful plants that enhanced the beauty of the park.

Children are playing, and a girl is making a painting of her baby sister who is crying a lot The painting looks very funny I let out a chuckle looking at the pain when she turned back she hid her paint from me, one 2 boys are playing with a football, another boy climbed on the tree after teasing a puppy, a girl is on the swing, everybody is looking happy, Elder citizens are having conversations in Bandstand. two boys are playing tug of war, some of the girls are fighting over the hula hoop, and some of them playing hide and seek.

One of the parents teaching his son to cycle on the path, I felt bad looking at the scenario and thinking about my misfortune for not having such kind of life.

A girl was playing skipping, when I asked her for skipping she was about to hand it to me but soon another girl came saying they were only allowed to play and told me to play boys' games. Later she taunted me again with her words. Nothing can hurt more than the sharp words, each word of hers stabbed my heart into pieces.

"Hey friends look over there who is coming" a group of kids shouted. I know they were shouting at me, but I didn't care about them and marched towards the swings. In this vast world, we need a companion wherever we are alone for survival otherwise some people won't let us live peacefully. The one who has everything doesn't know the situation of others who have nothing coz I still feel incomplete without my mother

"look tomboy you're not allowed to play with us go away" They shoved me. When I was 2 years old my mother died so my father raised me as a tomboy. They're happily playing with their mother, Even if we have everything we need still we think about the things we don't have in our life that is my mother so I left without arguing because I didn't want to Create a scene otherwise my dad would know that I sneaked out of the house without his acknowledgment.

After a while I reached my home, my granny was busy doing house chores, so I tip-toed silently and went to my room which was engrossed in silence, rays of sunlight gently peeping through the curtains. Lighting the darkness of my room. walls wore a gentle shade of celestial blue and white color adding brightness to my room which was lacking in my monotonous life and my desk was occupied with books of my undone work that I left earlier. I sat on the corner of the bed looking at the portrait hanging on the wall of my nuclear family, and again I drifted into thoughts.

After some time granny came into my room."Dear are you alright" my granny asked me peeping through the door she always caught me when I was worried. I always try to maintain my posture when I'm sad but I don't understand what magical powers she got to know my emotions. May the one who loves us know everything looking at us without listening to a word.

"I'm fine granny why do you ask?" I asked her without losing my posture and I was trying so hard to hold my tears not to let fall off. Nothing is more painful than hiding what we are truly feeling"Nothing dear, you're looking pale I thought someone bullied you," she said. she knows the best of me. Even if I don't tell anything she'll find the reason behind my worries. That is what it feels like to have a caring person who cares for us and understands our unspoken words.