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I was walking down the road. It was 4.45 in the morning. I was going to visit my grandparents and had to start real early (Before i never knew suc a time existed). The one problem i used to daily face was people asking me time. This happened to me almost daily.
With daily one or the other person asking me time, now i can fairly guess from a distance, if the person approaching me will ask me time or not.
And whenever such person came i used to say "Vandhutanyaa Vandhutanyaa"..........
And after sometime i would console myself saying "Enna irritate panrathukku nadakkara ulnattu sadhi thaan idhu" and move on.
On this day (rather very very early morning), i was really happy. "Pei suthra indha nerathla aevan time kekaporan..." . As i thought, there was nobody on the road as i was moving to catch the bus at 5.
As i reached the bustand, i stood still for some time. There were some 10 people standing there. I directly looked at their hands to see if they were wearing a watch. Namma neram nalla iruntha watch illana kooda time kekka maattan.... Ana neram eppovum appidi irukadhe.....
Namma ooru alunga.... kaila watch katti irunthalum..... chumma check pannavathu pakkathula irukravan kitta time keppan.....
I went and stood in a corner of the bustand, away from all the people. Soon a bus came and everyone of them got into it. My face slowly lit up.
I told to myself "Inaiku vetri thaan..... evan time kekkaran pappom..."
As the bus went, the place was deserted and i was just praying nobody should come. Even if they come, they should not ask the time. As few minutes passed.... the bus i was waiting for came.... and i was the only person... so i was more happy...
I boarded the bus and took a seat. The whole bus was mine only now. I was feeling as if i have conquered someting. As i settled down the conductor came to my place... I was taking my purse to pay him, and in the mean time he asked a question...... " Mani enna thambi"...... I totally didn expect this... "Anju" (not anybody's name.. its 5) was all i could say....
As the condutor blew the whistle, signalling the driver to start, I could just say "Enna Koduma Saravanan Idhu".....
With daily one or the other person asking me time, now i can fairly guess from a distance, if the person approaching me will ask me time or not.
And whenever such person came i used to say "Vandhutanyaa Vandhutanyaa"..........
And after sometime i would console myself saying "Enna irritate panrathukku nadakkara ulnattu sadhi thaan idhu" and move on.
On this day (rather very very early morning), i was really happy. "Pei suthra indha nerathla aevan time kekaporan..." . As i thought, there was nobody on the road as i was moving to catch the bus at 5.
As i reached the bustand, i stood still for some time. There were some 10 people standing there. I directly looked at their hands to see if they were wearing a watch. Namma neram nalla iruntha watch illana kooda time kekka maattan.... Ana neram eppovum appidi irukadhe.....
Namma ooru alunga.... kaila watch katti irunthalum..... chumma check pannavathu pakkathula irukravan kitta time keppan.....
I went and stood in a corner of the bustand, away from all the people. Soon a bus came and everyone of them got into it. My face slowly lit up.
I told to myself "Inaiku vetri thaan..... evan time kekkaran pappom..."
As the bus went, the place was deserted and i was just praying nobody should come. Even if they come, they should not ask the time. As few minutes passed.... the bus i was waiting for came.... and i was the only person... so i was more happy...
I boarded the bus and took a seat. The whole bus was mine only now. I was feeling as if i have conquered someting. As i settled down the conductor came to my place... I was taking my purse to pay him, and in the mean time he asked a question...... " Mani enna thambi"...... I totally didn expect this... "Anju" (not anybody's name.. its 5) was all i could say....
As the condutor blew the whistle, signalling the driver to start, I could just say "Enna Koduma Saravanan Idhu".....
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