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A day with my little cousins

I was in my aunt’s home, cause a day after that I had to attend a naming ceremony of my little nephew. Since my aunt’s home is nearer to the temple where the ceremony was planned to be  held, she asked me to stay in their home, so that we can go for the ceremony together.

I agreed.

I packed my clothes and books.

( Why the hell books?) Cause I had a test the very next day of the ceremony.

  I knew there would be disturbance since, there were three kids. No! Four in their home.Two are of age seven and a girl of six and cute baby of one year.

I took books to study there. Doesn’t sounds a good idea right?

 As I entered, they all welcomed with smiling faces, shouting my name. I was little embarrassed when one of them asked when would I go from their home?

I smiled and replied “tomorrow”.

My aunt scolded   him not to ask such questions.

He said innocently “I was curious how many days she will stay so that we can play more together”.

I told my aunt “It’s okay”. And assured my little cousin brother that we will play more.

Then I had no idea what I will be undergoing in next few hours.

      I freshened up, and unpacked my bag, took my book and calculator. I went to my aunt’s room and started practicing problems in text book. All the four kids were out of sight. I don’t know where they went, may be joyfully riding their bicycles or playing somewhere.

  Silence in home and my practicing lasted only for a hour or so.

               The entry of group of kids, really made me feel like group of army making me as a target to attack. Aunt came to my rescue.

She said “Your sister is studying, she has a test so let her prepare.  Don’t disturb her.”

      It wasn’t really an important exam, it was just a class test. So I thought of, watching television.

 To my dismay! television  was not in good condition. It should be repaired.

So to kill a time  I had to find a way. 

    But amazingly that day, I really wanted to study and practice for test.(I know why, because I was not allowed to.) My aunt’s rescue spell worked only for few minutes.

   The kids group didn’t leave me this time. Their question bank was full on ready . I was using my scientific calculator to solve the problems.

 One of them asked “Is it your notes or homework book in which you are writing?”

I replied “It’s not either of that. It’s a rough book and using this just for practicing.

They got their eyes on my calculator, asked what is it. Since it is a scientific calculator, it took some time to explain them.

They liked it and wanted  to operate I was afraid since I myself was not knowing all operations of it, if they press something and if calculator doesn’t properly function afterwards.

I hesitated.

They already snatched it from my hands. I warned them not to  press any buttons which they don’t know.

The other took my rough book and watched.

He said “sister, did you write all these fifty pages today?”with a shock.

I wondered how can he think so stupidly. And replied “nope! I wrote only some three pages today”.

He asked again seeing my pen “sister, since your pen’s ink is finishing what are going to do?

I said “I will throw it away and buy new one.” I thought, he is asking as if soon after my pen ink finishes, the world going to collapse or something terrible happens.

 He asked again “why do you write in black ink?”

 “Because I like black” I replied shortly, my patience draining away.

I thought now his question bank is over, since he was quite for some time. He brought a small sheet. I saw what was it and horrified. It was a computer test question paper. He wanted test me.

He asked “what is computer?” I told “It’s an electronic device, which has thousands of applications, bla bla bla……………………………….”

I really wasn’t interested to get involved seeing next questions.

So I asked him “ can you draw pictures using paint application in computer?” that was the only way to make him stop asking questions to me.

But he said “Yes”. And started explaining it.

I got up and started reading Hindi newspaper. I don’t how  they had a sheet of Hindi newspaper. Generally people in my state  purchase Kannada or English newspaper. Well that doesn’t matter. What matters is he followed me and asked again that “whether you know Hindi? Can you speak?”

I said “YES” little loudly. And stopped reading newspaper to avoid further questions.

He wasn’t satisfied with my ‘yes’ he wanted to hear me speaking Hindi.

He told some sentences in Kannada, I translated into Hindi.

escape. I played one game with them, my performance was as expected poor. They were happy about it. I lost. I told them that “ I cannot play anymore. Sorry.”

  Soon I went  to my aunt asking what she was doing? And we heard their quarrels, like “ he is cheating, he’s cheating”  and accusing on one another.  Then put the carom board back to it’s place.

It was 9.00pm already, All were called to take supper.

 My fate didn’t allow me to take supper peacefully. They were beside me, having my mobile in their hands, asking about Bluetooth, messages, how to operate these that ………………….never ending questions. Each time I lift my spoon to take food, they would ask something and I would stop and answer them. Other members around me were about to finish already. I literally didn’t even started. Then my aunt took them outside so as to allow me to have food. I finished fastly.

       And guess what! They were already waiting for me. Terror hit me at once. I felt like two little  soldiers firing their questions at me.

  One started “well, sister do you know capital cities of all the states?” (He recently completed his social test and now he wanted to test me. I left studying it three years ago. I took science instead of social studies.)

  I managed to just nod. Which didn’t convey correct messages whether yes or no. Other started firing like Andrapradesh. I replied “Hyderabad”, Orissa? “Bhubhaneshwar” etc etc ……

 By god’s grace I answered them all round was over. I told them I want to sleep. managed to escape it was victory.

Next day everyone were busy and I said goodbye  to all. those little cousins were asking when I would come again/? i replied “sooner”. I really felt sad how I tried to avoid them, though I wasn’t successful. I really miss them sometimes and laugh remembering their stupid questions.