The Wretched Day-3

"Umm... Grandma is not keeping well again. Chithi had called me....I have got to go....." She went on and on all the while stuttering. It was difficult to decipher too.

Still.. the very thought of my grandma and her declining health made me all jumpy. "Maa.. tell it clearly. When exactly you are....?", I  snapped her. 
"Right now", she countered me even before I could complete my sentence and added, "She wants to meet you we guess. MAYBE FOR ONE LAST TIME!!! So come home on time. The bus will start at 8:30pm from Chathram...", the words were so intense to sink in. Yet she spoke without stopping. 

I tried to explain that I missed the bus and was waiting for my dad to pick me up. But it was in vain; she hung up abruptly. It really irked me. (Later it turned out that it was because the bus came 15mins earlier to the stop. So she had to board it in a jiffy) 

I stood puzzled and equally pissed off. But still... I felt heavy. That was too strange a feeling to express. 

GRANDMA! It was not just a word; it's my beautiful past ; my feelings and emotions wrapped in a single word. How gracious she used to be! How much love she had showered on me! ... My ever-ready-to-escape-the-present mind drifted to the past. But only little could I do— to wait for my dad to come. 

He too came within few minutes— specs askew; helmet worn precariously, unmindful of the heavy traffic. With a mild rebuke, I clambered on the bike which he ignored as usual. After all, parents are the best in giving advice but the worst in receiving the same.

As my dad (typical rash rider) reached his momentum, I told him about my mom's call. It accelerated his already fast pace that I had to clutch the rear rail, lest I should fall down. When we finally reach Ponmalai, (an area 10mins away from our house) the bike came to a halt with a terrible jolt. To our annoyance, we got a flat tire. That was the most untoward to have happened at that moment. 

"Appa...?", I sighed....



(To be continued....)

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  1. So emotional moment. Can't express in words.. This made me to realize how much am missing my granny. 😢

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  2. Heart-rending Maha... You very well channelize your emotions into words...

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