That is why, finding Varun (or rather Babu, as his parents call him) roaming about in the building alone, was surprising. He was new to the building and was my neighbour. I was kind of short of work and so I decided to see what the boy would do.
He roamed about in the building compound for some time, and it was apparent to him that this building was not very happening. I got bored of studying him and I went inside. I returned after 5 minutes to see that he was sitting on my scooter. For him, the scooter became his world. He sat on the scooter, started it with the characteristic 'Brrrrrr' and shot of to fight criminals or aliens. He looked around, got down got a twig, and using that as a gun, began his journey to the crime site. He reached there in about 50 seconds, in his super fast, scooter and got down. Aware of the enemy, he stationed himself against a wall, and waited for the enemies to come, so that he could catch them off-guard. He picked off the enemies one by one and then reloaded his twig to face their boss. It was an intense battle, as he was shot by a bullet from the boss. But, that did not deter him, as he produced his surprise grenade (a big stone) and hurled it across at the big tree(which was the boss). Confident that he had killed his enemy, he blew the smoke off his gun, put it in his pocket and drove away to another world altogether.
He got down from his scooter and looked at a pile of gravel and stone. To him, that pile was quite high and it would take a lot of effort to reach to the top. However, he was aware that when he would reach the top, he would be satisfied about his mission which seemed to be the most difficult one he had undertaken till present day. It took him a lot of effort to get to the top. The height of the pile of stone, even though small for me, was daunting for him. He climbed up once, but had to come down again. He realized that this task would need a lot more force than the other tasks he performed during the day. So, he went back, took a longer run-up and tried again. Same results. Frustration was creeping in, but he did not want to give up. The climb to the top, was the only thing that was left for him to do, and it was the only thing that would pass some time. Determined even more, he took a longer run-up, ran up the pile and finally reached the top. He took in the overwhelming feeling of reaching his top of the world. He looked around with a satisfying expression, one that would be attained when you accomplish a goal. He stayed there for half hour, enjoying the breathtaking view and then returned to his house, ready to tell his uncle about his exploits and delighted at the face that it would surprise his uncle. And it surely did surprise him!!!
P.S- Like it??
P.P.S- Sorry for not posting for a month. Just couldn't get anything to write about.
good imagination ya .....typical six year old behaviour ....act like rajnikanth ...shoot people and save the world ....and you kinda made up for not posting for a month ....:-) keep blogging
ReplyDeleteActually, the boy is real, and he is my neighbour. He does all those things too. However, I don't know what is going on in his mind, so that's where my imagination comes in.
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nice one bro!!!i enjoyed it a lot!!
ReplyDeletethis peace is just so original n innocent!!!
Lovely piece Shaishav! I love creative writing, and when you put the antics of that little child that you observed and your imagination together, the end result is absolute magic. An occasional post like this in which you allow your creativity and imagination to take flight, will go a long way in making you a good writer. Keep writing!!!
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Thanks a lot miss. Was a bit skeptical on whether it was a good post. But now I am assured. Thanks!!! :)
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