The birthday party that she was so looking forward to wasn’t really a party. It was more like a family gathering. The mood was far from a festival one. Everyone was serious-looking and being polite to one another.
Relative, friends and visitors were all trying hard to be friendly to one another. Lessie could just sense it.
Although she was glad that everyone was there, she could not help wondering just how long they are going to be like this before someone starts an argument again. Are they really united now?
Or could it be that the feeling of greed and jealousy were so strong in almost all humans that only hypocrisy can help maintain a relationship?
Looking at them, she could read their minds, thoughts and feeling in each and everyone one of them! False, insincerity, foolish pride, hypocrisy…….
…then she felt someone grabbing her shoulders…
“Hey-don’t tell me you are a dreamer as well now – and on your birthday too! Come on girl! This is your big day!”
It was Robin.
“No! I”m not. I was just watching these people and wondering what type of conversation they must be having and what they must be thinking of each other!”
“Don’t worry Lessie---your entire secret is safe with me!” Robin said and smiled as he used his right palm to pat his left chest.
“Anyway—I have a birthday present that would make you fat and another that would stop you from day-dreaming!”
He handed Lessie a big box of chocolate and a story book!
She thanked him, gave him a big warm smile and felt so lucky to have a warm human as a friend, as she recalled everything that happened on the way to her grandparent’s.
~The End~
Could be "Ouch" for some people !
ReplyDeleteWoh ! If this is based on experience---you must have known some awful people like those at the gathering !!
Oh---be nice if there are pictures or drawings---it makes it easier to imagine ....
ReplyDeleteI just had to say this leas.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on the completion of what would be the first ever attempt by a student of mine to do what you did !
The imagination and the translation of that into words is no small effort! It was a pleasure to encourage and check your work. Yes, language-wise I may have done a bit of editing and improving - but believe me, I have seen enough to know of your language and vocabulary ability and was pleasantly surprised - to say the least .
Indeed - this is the FIRST time ever that a student of mine came up with a project like this on her own accord . You're fantastic!
Like I've written somewhere - as your lecturer, I'm very proud of you, and as someone who knows you, I have the greatest of respect for you !
A sequence to this would be nice ........
Awww shema... I'm here
ReplyDeleteHi Mel, thanks for reading.
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