And the school vacation is over!
Feel the dread in the pit of my stomach recalling that time as if I was a child back again reliving the school days. The rules of the school and the dreaded exams. How did I go through that?! I looked forward to finishing school and going to college and working, in those days, although now I know that growing up and working is no cakewalk. Getting up early in the morning dragging myself out of bed and brushing my teeth with the toothbrush kept ready with the toothpaste on (yeah, mum or dad kept it ready), the classwork and the homework. The homework books had to be carried to school to show the teacher if we had completed the home-work. But the day I forgot, I use to rush home during recess to get my book or else get ready to be smacked by teacher. Which I couldn't avoid once, sadly. But what did I enjoy most at school? Eating a delicious lunch during recess (mum packed it for me), sometimes enjoying the most tasty vada-paav (Indian burger) at the canteen (no, there weren't cafetarias then), the small tidbits bought at the local seller - salted bor (berries), spicy/salty guavas, going home after school unlike some girlfriends who stayed back longer. This style of mine of going home immediately after school continued through college. Saturdays which were half days, I loved it when mom or dad came to pick me up , which was usually a surprise for me. I still remember those days which evokes such happy memories for me. Going home with mom or dad meant buying chocolate or bubblegum on the way. So much fun! If it was a rainy day (and boy did it rain at times!) school left early and if dad came to pick me up from school, paddling through the knee-deep water use to be fun. I also remember dad covering my new textbooks and notebooks with brown covers, every year without fail. Such fond memories of that. Do dads still do that? Whenever I recall those happy instances, they make me feel so good. Good old days! Although they will not be back but the memories are there to be enjoyed & relived. |
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