La Adventura..

This was the time of my life when I was desperate to show this world that I am no more a kid..

I was studying 9 th std,There was a place in my life where I longed to go every now and then but I made it only during summer vacations. Some thing fascinated about that place beautiful valley, chirping birds, fog covered rocks, nice cold breeze............hrrkkkkkk,,,,,,,,,,ok enough, nothing of that sort.....it was my grand ma's place, Chennai city located 70 miles away from my village,. being born and brought up in a village I was always fascinated with the fast and busy city life, crooked streets, closely knitted buldings,thundering motor bikes and autorikshaws moving like beetles etc.

We as a family will all travel together to Chennai during summer, hardly I will complete my exams on the last day of the annual examination with the urge and fascination in my mind to go to my dream place.Added to the joy is I rejoiced watching the shops on the way every year, I felt as happy as meeting my friends after an year As I am traveling to the destination every year , at one point of time I felt that I am good enough to travel all alone to this city, I thought when I do this my parents will believe that I am grown up and I will be allowed to go more often against waiting for one whole year for my parents to take me, I was waiting for the right opportunity..

It never looked like that I will get one such opportunity so I decided to create one. on one fine day My uncle was preparing to go to Saudi and the whole family decided to meet at my grand ma's home . The plan is to join my parents to go to Chennai that evening immediately after school., I told them I will not able to join as I have special classes that evening and if I am so much needed to be there I can make it myself to granny’s home. My mom was not expecting this from me and as expected she was not impressed with this piece of ingenuity but by hook or crook I managed to convince her , I did not stop pleading until she told ,"OK".I also told my mom to start by noon itself as there is no point in waiting for me. She agreed.

My joy knew no bounds I was trying to push the entire day fast ,I was desperately waiting for the evening to arrive, for the whole day I recollected the buses and other landmarks that would help me to reach the destination. As soon as the school was over I peddled my cycle furiously towards my home, In a distance I saw a auto heading towards me and I was quick to grab that was my parents inside ,I know if they spot me , they would spoil my adventure so immediately took an alternate route. I was proud of myself for such a brilliant execution without my parent's notice.

Now I am in the bus to Chennai, Although it was little jerky in heart to face the world all alone for the first time soon I started enjoying the surroundings ,it felt nice until this happened. All the buses were diverted from their usual route due to a politician's visit, slowly I started feeling warm under my seat (in hot seat) it's already dark outside, no more I can see the shops which I usually used to see. I was cursing this politician to lose in coming election for he spoiled my evening. Now what, the bus started moving in snails pace due to heavy traffic all around, the worst night mare for me would be the bus coming to an halt unable to move any further, although I am not familiar with this particular route but I was sure that there is good distance to cover, driver tried his best to cover but at last the bus came to a complete stop with train of buses ahead unable to move any further.

This place looked me like some where in china for me, people started to get down from the bus and walk .In the mean time due to my extended absence time tension flew all around .my relatives started flocking to search....Here is the world's greatest explorer trying to act smart walking without any direction alone in a dark street surrounded by aliens...when I was about to break in to tears I heard a voice "those of you going to perambur church(exact location of my granny’s home) can follow me" what? till date it is the most beautiful voice ever I heard in my (Y)ears, after confirming what exactly he said thrice, I followed him blindly in dark, guess what, with just a cross of a railway bridge I reached my destination...!!!!

I slowly sneaked in to my grandma's home silently where my mom was in all tears, she did not know what to say......before someone hitting me black and white, I did refuge behind my father. My mom(now happy) wiping her tears asked me ...why did you took an alternate route as soon you saw us this evening?