“Adhira ,
wake up ! Your tenth board results
are declared . ”
“ Dad , but the
results will be
put up in
the school by
ten. Why do I
need to get up now ? ” Adhira had
inculcated sleeping and
day dreaming as
a hobby during
her last two
months of vacation
while waiting for
the results . It is
free and most
suitable for the
poor who cannot
afford or not
so poor who do not
want to afford , "Father said - a hobby like painting , reading , writing , .... friends , .... is not for doctors it is for low life's like people who want to opt for arts." TV was not that happening during late 80's and early 90's so daydreaming was the only way to kill time and you can do whatever you wish to join a army and kill your enemies , become James Bond and solve your fathers electrolytes problem , get romantic with your crush the most good looking guy of the school and look down upon everyone , ........ the options are endless and nobody knows.
She had to finish this dream before she obliged her father by waking up ........
“ Early to
bed early to
rise makes a
man healthy wealthy
and wise !”
“But I
am not a man
! I am
a girl and
that too just fifteen
years .” She was whining .
“ You have
to become a
doctor ! You cannot sleep
till late .”
She moved
to a much
lesser known position
of balasana with
legs folded at
knees under the
torso and her
head resting on
the pillow with
slight adjustment of
hands resting next
to her head
holding the pillow
lest her pillow
might just oblige
her father and
fly away into
the cupboard. She
managed to sleep
in this position
for some more
time .
“If you
want to become
great you need
to have a discipline
in
life . Remember this you have to
become a great
doctor one day
a cardiothoracic surgeon !”
This was
all new to her
. She had never
seen her father
like this in
ages not until
now . At times
she doubted if father was
possessed or had
gone insane . He had always said
to discontinue the
child from education
whenever he got
a complaint from
the school or
was asked to
attend a parents
teachers meeting . He seldom
interacted with his
children . He believed his
wife and children
should fear him
like he , his siblings and
his mother feared
his father . Well it was all in
the family !
‘Why doesn’t he
stay at his
office or go
on a long
trip every fortnight or
much better why
doesn’t he get
transferred to Bulani
that he had
been talking about
lately?’ He often talked
about his postings
as he was
getting posted on
the front in
the line of
fire . He was a
B.Tech working as
Deputy chief engineer
in Bhilai steel
plant living in
a government allotted
bungalow spread across
around four thousand
square feet area
and a jeep
and a car at his
disposal . A beautiful garden
with green Astroturf
spread in front
yard surrounded with
some seasonal flowers
and some rose
plants with different
colored roses . Ved always
had his first
cup of coffee
sitting in the
garden chair relaxing
in his garden
reading newspaper . But today
it was different . Recently but
not so much Ved had
become conscious of
his family and
had suddenly grown
some great ambitions . He was
still standing next
to Adhira’s bed
near her head
telling her to
get up . She was
still in her
own developed Balasana
position .
“You should
rise with the
sun to shine
like sun ! Now wake
up and go
check your results . I
hope you get
distinctions in all
the eight subjects ……… ”
“ I have
only five subjects …….
English , Hindi ,……..” She was sleepy
and replied him
with her voice
fading in the
background of her
father’s loud voice
of , “Wake up ! Wake up !”
She woke
up whining . Her father
followed her from
her bed to
the toilet door
telling her what
all dreams he
had for her .
She wished 'God ! make this all go away ! I can't take this anymore . I can't wake up to his goodmornings ! I just don't want to be a part of his dreams . I don't want to live in his dreams . I want a real life ! I want my life ! I want to live my life and not his dream. '
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