When I got him
Date: 07/08/2009
Dear Tiny heart,
Tara from this side, I want to introduce him, he is very special to me.
How can I forget him? The point of the met me it became my lucky day.
I learned what humanity is. The most precious gift of life is empathy and kindness, I am sharing the most captivating moments of my life.
Today I missed my school because of the rainy day and I got ready to early it was only 6:am. I was a little excited about this Friday morning. In my imagination, I saw Mrs. Chandra taking attendance holding a red pen she was writing with her left hand.
“ Ahh da aaa
That mark I just hate it.
Big red mark of being an absentee.” I said to myself
In front of the mirror, I saw her
A girl who was on her full uniform.
“Nails check
Hairs tied
Dupatta pinned up
Socks neat
Clothes ironed
“So what Taru stay at home it raining outside and you don't like rain right na,” I said to myself.
A symbol of guilt and lousy that I missed my physics. I was ready in my uniform ( Navy blue kurta white pajamas and my favorite white cotton dupatta K.V logo stitched on it. Why I liked it. I don’t know.
“Hur hur tadda, look Taru what I made for you?”
Mumma asked me.
Not today, don't talk to me Mumma, why don’t you convince dada to drop me at my school? I replied,
“Taru, your father had his important project in his office so he reached early baccha.” She told me.
“Okay, Mumma but I missed my school I think it the second time I did I hate red remarks in my school diary,” I said.
Okay, beta I will talk to your teacher about that she won’t punish you.“Now eat this beta, I specially made for you. You haven’t tried last time I hope you remember we were at Jabalpur and maternal aunt made this for you. I eat it up it was too delicious I don’t even remember the taste nor the name of a recipe.”
She said, “this will be dare from my side if you guess it I will allow you the winter vacation camp in December.”
I was silent, I was staring at her face and I said, “really Mumma”
“yes but you need to tell me the recipe for it.” She replied.
I put the plates in the sink and washed my hands I didn’t change my uniform.
My eyes were still staring at the window.
“If it is still,” I said to myself. I opened the exit door to see the lawn.
It was wet and cold outside, Green grass too much moisturizer.
So wet I don’t like it. My mind was saying hey go back It’s too sticky here.
I was just about to go back, Then all of a sudden I heard the voice of a puppy.
What was that? I said to myself, Again it became unstoppable.
It was too sweet. I couldn’t have that much courage to ignore such an innocent voice. I folded my pajamas and started walking much faster so that I could found him quickly.
“Taru do you know you have allergy from dogs,” my mind said to me.
I said, “so what let’s see where he is?”
In the middle of our lawn, I saw a cute little sweet. Oh sorry, adorable puppy in the witty cartoon box. Trying to come out by shaking his hands and feet. I rolled my eyes in the sky. It was the shadow of thick clouds.
“Aww, how can I leave this cute perky baby dying here?” I asked my mind.
I lifted it to my dock and I preserved him between my arms, He slept there.
My mother didn’t saw me.
I did it secretly,
I kept him under my bed.
Aaaak chi Aaaak chi, I was feeling suffocated because of allergies I had.
But it was a great experience that not only I did what I didn't live to do but also I learned. If something is happening there must be a strong reason for that. I was happy that I missed my school but I found a buddy a new pet.
I saw him he was sleeping, I said to him from today your name will be “Gift.”
sometimes I feel that animals are more gentle than us.
I have written short poetry on animals.
Animals
oh man you never be good to them,
more often I see the road accidents.
dear humans, you must respect them,
no animals are born to die like this.
show your humanity at least for sometimes,
they won't need the luxury life.
they only need care and protective treatment,
oh man, oh woman stops depleting them.
If you forget to do so make a rhyme and repeate them.
Thank you.
