Chapter 38: Chapter 38
When the atmosphere outside is good, it will help you to cherish your mood automatically. The same goes for Khushi and Abeer too.
They both were walking and enjoying the beautiful weather and Abeer was checking on himself from time to time so that he would not get caught from anywhere. He can't take any type of risk especially when he was with Khushi beside him.
"Hey! Mr.Stranger how are you feeling now? Walking outside after such a long time in fresh air.", Khushi questioned, trying to start a conversation between them as walking silently from such a long time was making her bored.
"Ah! I like it. After such a long time finally I was able to come outside and enjoy the pleasant surroundings too.", Abeer replied, observing his surrounding.
"I guess we should first go to the big market store and there we would purchase the grocery item and do other shopping for home. What do you say?", Khushi questioned, trying to know his opinion on this.
"Wow! That's all that remains for me now. Now the Mafia King will go to the store for grocery shopping. Doesn't she even think about my reputation once for a while? But even if she was not wrong at her place, how would she know that she is walking with a Mafia! ", Abeer exclaimed to himself in his heart.
" Are you trying to talk with yourself again? ", Khushi interrogated remembering today's incident where she caught him talking to himself.
" Oh! No.. No.. I am fine.. And I am fine by your plan too. Come on let's go now.", Abeer replied and they walked to the store without having another word to each other.
Khushi was busy searching for her items and Abeer was looking at his surroundings keenly. Trying to observe everything as much as possible.
" I think the snacks and coffee section would be there. You wait for me here. I'll come back after taking them for us.", Khushi informed Abeer and left the place in search of her items.
"Thank god she didn't force me to search every item here and there.", Abeer said and relaxed his aching body.
"Momma...momma... See.. See..", a baby of 5 to six years of age said to his mother raising his small finger in Abeer's direction.
The baby got the attention of his mother and his mother looked in the direction where his baby was indicating with his small hands.
" Momma..see monkey.. Monkey...", The baby indiacted in his stuttering voice towards Abeer who was wearing the Monkey cap, covering his face completely except his eyes.
"No baby... Don't say like this.. He is not a monkey. HE was just wearing too much clothes. Maybe he caught cold or flu.", The mother said to her child having a hard time from controlling herself to laugh at Abeer.
Abeer was listening to their conversation that made him realise that how people around him was smiling at him. And that's all because of Khushi. Just because she did not want to take any chance of Abeer catching cold. She covered him from head to toe with so many clothes, then shocks, gloves and not to forget the monkey cap. As the atmosphere was sunny with no snowfall people there were enjoying the weather with regular clothing unlike Abeer's costume. The way he was dressed up it seems like there was a heavy snowfall happening and that was the reason he became centre of attraction for everyone present there.
"Oh! No.. It seems like they all were mocking at me.Am I looking that funny? Or Maybe some kind of Joker?", Abeer asked himself, leaving the place immediately.
Abeer came out being too much embarrassed inside without informing Khushi who was busy inside collecting every items from her grocery list.
There was a small garden there, where small children were enjoying themselves and that caught Abeer's attention. He went there walking straight towards it.
"Hey! If you guys don't mind can I also join with you?", Abeer asked from behind making all the children flinched at their position in fear.
"Hey! Hey! Don't panic I am not a ghost.. See..", Abeer said removing his monkey cap so that his face become visible to that kids.
"I'm a human being just like you. And wanted to enjoy myself with you guys if you guys don't mind.", Abeer explained so that those kids stopped fearing from him.
All kids started laughing at him observing his attire. And there he joined them too wearing his monkey cap again so that he would not get catch by his enemies.
" You look so cute Uncle. Come join us. We are building our sandcastles.", one of the kid informed Abeer indicating the small area fill with sand where all the children were playing.
"Cute? Am I really cute?", Abeer questioned himself thinking about the compliment he just received from the small kid. As nobody after his mother complimented him something like that.
Abeer started building his own castle remembering his childhood days were he used to build like this with his mother. His mother always cherished him whenever he felt low but never leave him alone. He was missing him badly that's why he came here joining the kids in their play so that he could cherish the moments he spent with his mother.
The kids present there also joined him and they started playing. Abeer too started acting like a child forgetting his all tensions and just enjoying the moments with them.
Smiling with them a blurred image of his mother came in his mind.
"Listen my son, no matter how old you grow up never let the child inside you die. Always cherish that small kido inside you. Promise?", Abeer's mother looked at small Abeer waiting for his approval.
"Okie Mom. I will.", the small Abeer stuttered in his baby voice and nodded his head in approval.
Sometimes it was not possible to be with the person forever who gave us the best memories of life but all we could do is remember that sweet bitter memories with happy heart and smiling faces because life is like a train journey where you will meet different passengers some gives you lesson for life and some becomes blessing for whole life.
#Tbc