Forgotten!
It was a hot summer Sunday. Mother just came out of the shower ..a crisp starched saree in pastel yellow..and wet hair…freshness oozing! Ravi and his cousins were chatting and playing in the garden while the elders sipped on cool lemonade and discussed worldly affairs. The children decided to play one of their favourite games-Hide and Seek. “Today I will hide in a place that no one is able to guess” Ravi thought. He went around the large house looking for a place to hide. A store room filled with old and broken furniture was ideal, he thought. At the count of 10, the children ran to hide themselves. Ravi mustered every bit of courage and went into the dark room..What if there were spiders and lizards? He decided to brave it. He wanted to win today. He hid behind a broken table …sweat was tickling down his back..He took the name of all the Gods introduced to him by his mother! “I will emerge victorious this time”..he coaxed himself! He imagined the moment when...