My Little Friend :)

Irritated , frustrated and completely bogged with endless vactionless work I was distressed when for the Nth time my PC crashed and I was desperate to finish work and catchup wid life..
All of sudden, I felt I had no clue of things that were happening around me. I was knee deep in work and i realized i had missed on very many things - a friend's party, a new born baby's news and worst even my own team hierarchy-change.
I decided to take a small break in th time the PC took its time to reboot. I shouldnt blame the good-old PC either. When U overdump PC with folders with same name and expect it to open the exact file u require like a genie , the PC revenges by shutting down. Mentally it was time for  me to take a break too.

I ordered pizza for the evening and I looked at myself in the mirror. Like every other gal around the globe i mused if i had grown thinner by any magical spell :P 
While debating with myself on the pizza to be bought I realized I had even missed new offers that my favorite pizza haunt had introduced. ...
After a little wait, hot delicious and tangy pizza was delivered and i managed to gobble down a little. I was impressed with the 'HOT on the DOT ' tag. The strategy was good . When the pizza had turned cold the HOT had disappeared. I was playing a while with the sticker by sticking it onto a number of gadgets and checking if it really turned RED only when hot , well it did. I was happy that a business brand was living upto its tagline .
I was persuaded into going for a walk by mom . She felt i was living disconnected. She won the argument and it was true that I had indeed dreaming , speaking of my work alone.

I had my earphones and my mobile played songs from ARR , BSB, and IHLS . I let my mind to be taken over by the songs when my mom showed me a Govt.staff quarters which she used to visit as a kid , play and go for long walks ...
I had an inane curiosity and also the thought that the quarters may shorten the distance made me want to visit the quarters. Apprehensive of the security , i pulled my mom and walked past the sleeping security guard in happiness of the 'great escape :P'
Once inside i realized it was a whole world different from the world 2 feet away from it. Huge buildings standing testimony for the British rule , sprawling clean pavements I could have hardly dreamt of such a colony on the every busy and hustling PH road. A place so calm and peaceful 2 seconds from a NH was breathtaking for someone who dreamt of such colonies exist only outside the metro city.


I found a playground and I tried fitting myself into the chair-swing but found that i couldnt. I glided on the slide with so much happiness . I had amused even two girls who were playing shuttle. I only had time to walk past the girls without more embarassment .
 I had a deep urge to be on the swing but was disappointed that I dint fit in it. Further down I saw another play ground and my eyes wandered if there was a swing . I saw a sweet little girl on a swing and my heart beats raced wishing i too could be as young as her. I went near and found myself fit perfectly in the swing. I swayed to and fro with so much happiness. To avoid any conversations with my little companion nearby i was happily listening to her yaps with her friends who were much more smaller than her.
 She was fluent in Hindi and I was keenly listening to her talks . She talked non stop and I wondered "Why does she yap so much . Do all gals yap like this . I hope i am not like her." A vicious smile came over me. She was just a kid but her vocal chords would outdo even an opera singer. I was amused.
All of  a sudden she stuck a conversation with me. She introduced herself to me. "Hi didi , mere naam hein Krithika ...I am 8 years old and am studying in 3rd standard..." not knowing how to react I asked her which school she went to and she continued non stop again. She showed me so many gymnastics on the swing and poles too. I was enjoying when she all of a sudden asked me "Aap kis klass me hein didi " (Which class was I in ????) My heart raced too fast and I happily said I was in the tenth grade. She believed that and I couldnt hide my joy that I could pass off as a tenth grader :P Her innocence appealed to me and I wished I could be like her. 
She went on to show her dad , told about her sister and how she kept the evenings  for play and striclty "no studies ".
This experience completely changed my mind and took me back to times when I was fond of visiting my cousins place just to play in the swing . I would sway to heights higher than my cousin and the swing was my best companion. I had a huge swing in my old house that I used to sleep on during the nights. The evening brought back so many memories that gave an adrenalin rush and energised me.. I wanted to continue playing and listen to Krithika's talks. However it was time to leave ..
Krithika promptly asked "when will you come tomorrow ?" The truth dawned upon me that I wouldnt be able to come the next day nor play as carefree as I did. I had to headback to my work and monotonity of work,sleep and TV routine. The happiness and peace of mind in me made me realize there was no day as great as this.
My ultra thin pay cheque, my work , my selfish retreats seemed nothing in front of those moments i spent wid Krithika. I looked up and thanked God that I had such a wonderful evening.
 I clicked pictures in my mobile with Krithika .
Later in the evening when I told mom with so much pride that I had dubbed myself as a tenth grader she squealed back "You big fat liar !!!!!!!!!!!"

Its a million dollar happiness when U let out the kid in you . Just let him/her out and you would feel "ever young" and happy. Thank You Krithika .You made me happy and i hope to go back once again and play in the swing with my little friend once more.
However old you may be , your never old to play on the ground. My lovely swing-day makes me take a fresh perspective of life every time I think of it  . Have you discovered your Swing-day ? :)