Short Story : Around the corner - 2

 

    Anita and Arjun starts their conversation..

           " Hey Ani, shall we play some games ?" Arjun asked. "Why not?" she replied as a sign of acceptance. "Here comes your most favourite game - Snake and Ladder!". Astonishingly Anita said a "WOW" and was glad that Arjun remembered her game. "I love this game, as it taught me a take it easy approach." Arjun is more fond of outdoor games rather than playing inside the four walls. But since it is the happiness that flew after seeing his friend, made him to open the small game. 

           " Ok, let me start rolling the dice" Anita said after arranging the coins for counters. "Here comes my dice -Six !!! hurray!" Anita took the dice again as she gets an extra chance by rolling No. 6. "First ball itself Sixer" Arjun said to himself.  She started rolling the dice and the dice in her hand moved from top to down, left to right and there came a call for Anita. "Ani, it's time!, you can continue your game tomorrow" said her mother after completing the discussions and getting some advice from Arjun's mother with regards to the new school where she had admitted her only daughter. Soon, Anita waved her hand to Arjun, started to wear her blue sandals and held the Bank Manager's hand. "One Second", Arjun's mother suddenly called Anita's mother and showed her a small box with some kumkum powder. Indian Tradition, where people used to respect the guest as- Adithi Devo Bhava, symbolising that the guest is equivalent to God. "Oh! Thank you", she kept the kumkum with smiling face in her forehead straight where she had partitioned her hair for plats and started from the house. 

            By the time, Bank manager and Anita had already got into the car and was waiting patiently for the home queen to be seated in the comfy cushions of the new car. Arjun came and stood near the front door of the car and asked Anita, "Which section?" Though she knew that she is going to be seated in the same 'B' section, as her parents requested the management; she pretended to act as if she might come to know only on the next day. Arjun put his face down where his chin touched his chest and reacted as if he expected a different answer. By seeing this reaction Anita could not control her impressive eyes and started to break out with a loud laughter. Her dad said Arjun, "Don't worry ! She will join you tomorrow" and rotated the car key to the right side to make its motor start its functioning properly for ride. Vrooom !!!! The car started and Arjun waved his hands satisfactorily. The reason behind his hand wave is to escape from his regular classes and go for extra cricket coaching as Anita would help him to complete his pending works and assignments. Happily he entered his house climbing the 4 short steps with multiple hops...