Meera is normal teenager with pretty normal teenage problems . but for her , her life is nothing less than a mountain of problems . being the second daughter in an Indian middle class family is not easy. she has thanatophobia (fear of death) and H...
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I put my bus ticket in my purse carefully making sure not to let it fell of my hand . I take a sigh of relief after closing the zip of my backpack after putting my purse inside. I lean my head near the window as cold air blew my hairs and sunlight makes them look golden brown.
I go over my mental check list for the Hundredth time , no I didn't meant it hypothetically ,I am meant it literally.
My tenth DMC check
My identity proof check
Voter card Check.
Mm...
My birth certificate check.
MMM.. what else . I shrug away the faint taunting voice of mother making its way. 'you are not a smart , cunning kid who can travel alone'. 'You can barely remember name of place you want go to'
Aaa....
Ok what else . Ya! Two pen check
My mobile check.
Food & water check.
Destination- passport office Chandigarh .
Clapping my hands and patting my back in accomplishment (this one methapoically) I close my eyes in peace.
I can do this.
I can travel alone without no one looking out for me like mother hen , not my parents ,not my siblings.
My passport appointment came way after my siblings did , leaving me alone to travel to Chandigarh. I was fine with actually I was really happy for once maybe I can convince my parents that I can travel alone .
Much to my dismay,my mother made my sister agreed to go with me taking a leave from her work. I had than thrown a big fit about it all .
I am 19 for god sakes I can travel alone like normal people at least to a place only three hours away from home and which I have visited like ten times till now .
So I had decided to sneak out of the house early morning and catch the bus to Chandigarh against my parent's wish. No I am a bad girl ok ! Like a good middle class indian girl with highly protective parents , I have left a small note regarding the reason of my sudden departure.
My parents have been fiercely protective of me , my recent dip in the health department has risen their worries to the level of exosphere.
But enough is enough . I can survive on my own .So what I have like zero sense of direction , I have Google map now so that is nothing to worry about.
So what I some time forget to look on all sides while crossing the road which has lead to a few tiny accidents in the past . I am much more smarter now.
