SURPRISE!!!

It was Christmas eve. All houses down the lane were decorated with X'mas lights in their balconies. One couldn’t see many Christmas trees around here, as Christians were scarce in the locality. In one of these homes was a little girl who found the absence of Christmas trees and Santa Clause making her feel deeply upset.
She wished for a Christmas like they showed in the movies; with all the gifts and surprises, get-togethers and decorations! She sure couldn’t do it all on her own. But she knew she at least had to try.

So here she was, peeping out of the window to make sure her family wasn’t back from work yet. Rushing back to the bedroom, she sat sewing tiny sponge pieces into cones to make a tiny Christmas tree. She had all of half an hour every day to secretly make the gifts; when no one else was home. She tried not to spoil the surprise but  now should she actually do that?

It was almost done by Christmas eve; she got ready for the eve with a three layered thermocol Christmas cake for her mom, a snowman made of tissue paper for her dad, and that sponge Christmas tree for her sister.  A neat drawing, as she liked to believe, of Santa’s face was to be her mask. She’d also gotten a red top, red pant and a red belt ready to become a Santa. All that was left was to get a bag to tuck in the gifts and a tummy for Santa. That evening she tried stuffing every pillow in the house under her top. But unfortunately, all pillows were the size of her own body and just wouldn’t stay. Much to her surprise, the tummy idea had to be cancelled.

Finally, the day arrived. All set, she waited for her family to end up to be together in the living room, which proved to be  the most difficult task. But anyhow, she ended up dragging everyone into the same place in the name of  ‘something’ she couldn’t tell them. So much for a small surprise!

Keeping them put, she rushed ‘backstage’ to the bedroom and got dressed up in a moment. And off she went with a sweet and gentle ‘Ha ha ha!’ which resembled non other than the laugh of a Santa. And surprised they were! She could even say that they were very pleased too to see that. For which they made her go back and come again so that they could shoot a video of it and remember it forever.....

Years later, she sat watching the video of  the Christmas eve once upon a time. Oh, the things they did as kids. She’d forgotten the last time she’d given such a surprise to her family. Had life kept her so very busy since then? Talking about resolutions and goals by the year end, now she had hers too. Pulling out her diary, she wrote it down,

“This holiday season I promise to give a surprise to my family.”

   

After reading this short and sweet story, even we all will plan something new, a gift wrapped with love and emotions!!!

                                             THE SCHOOL BOY

This is a story on a complaining school boy with his routine bag creeping like a snail unwilling to school in the shining mornings..

It was six in the morning, and as usual his ears failed to register the sound of the alarm. His senses in the morning only responded to his mother's yell from the kitchen.

"Five...more...minutes" he murmured, not conscious enough to know that no one would hear him. And then, just as his mother appeared to beat the sleep out of him, his eyes popped open and he sprang out the bed like magic.

Furiously brushing his teeth, he silently wished yet again that there would be an unexpected holiday in school. He promised to god that he'll definitely complete Miss Sarita's homework then, but he was only in want of time. It's just that he simply couldn't have missed  that Pokemon episode. He'd meant to do the work later on but had fallen asleep. That wasn't his fault, was it?

Another scream from the kitchen broke his train of thought as he rushed back into his room to wear his school uniform. He had five minutes to pack his bag, find a pair of matching socks, polish his shoes and have his food before the school bus arrived. It always seemed impossible to him, but every time his mom came to the rescue and got all things done for him in a moment, sadly never leaving him an opportunity to miss his school bus.
As he stood all groomed up at the door waiting for the bus, he still had the tiniest ray of hope for the bus to break down midway and not show up. Unfortunately, he never did have that good luck. He watched with a sigh as the bus horn its way through to him, all perfect and working. But his spirits returned to him once he noticed his friends smiling at him through the windows.

Who cared about Miss Sarita or her homework after all?! He had his friends to meet in school, and plenty of fun to have. Surely, he couldn't miss that for anything!

His world changed from home to school 

He liked no rule 

     Always willing to be free 

His life was through the school age

Which most of  us hope to have it again and again

     And now, for him to realise

     He has a lot much to see