When a school van passes by....

Aahh my lunch box, where’s my mbile? Is it charged fully, ok..meeting at 9 30..I gotta rush..ohh yeah..the ppt slides..let me go through it once so that I don’t fumble there in front of everyone. Starting off from home, running for the bus, messaging d 1 who gets in at the same stop..to ask driver anna to wait…gr8!! So I'm there before the bus arrived!! no no..wait the bus was caught in traffic so I'm saved!!
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 This is how most mornings are for us..far away in nature from what it used to b yrs ago..ok, so where was I??yeah with the same queasiness u 4get to realize or feel so many things around u..suddenly a noise erupts out of nowhere..it passes by your side and a long brake..so u get a better view of it now..u r laid back on your comfortable push back seat. U move forward with a jerk..hear some reminiscent sound. What does it evoke? U almost 4got that because it was way back? Hmm now u have got d hang of it..thanks to your sight. U try to peek.. and see innocent sunshine faces peep..eagerly looking at your office bus..who knows what those tots r having in their minds now. Yes and you become nostalgic..thinking of those halcyon days at school wen everyday begins with “Oh God, school today. Please make my teacher go on leave today. From tomorrow I will sincerely do my homework. Promise”. Their perky outcry sounds like a thousand birds chirping..n it resonates amidst d blaring vehicle horns. So what next? U r lost in thoughts, taken back to those days wen innocence ruled your life, wen dishonesty meant telling lies to escape from your teacher, stealing chalk piece n taunting from school n feigning to have had stomach ache. Ur world was small, your enemies were powerful n they were often your 1 yr old siblings or an equally aged neighbour. Money, yea that was meant to buy chocolates n teddy bears, cellphones??that's an anachronism. Only telephones were there n u used to make random prank calls n pretend to b Pepsi Uma wen ur parents were not at home. Der was no thinking about d future which meant no worries carried fwd to d next day. Der was no looking back that made u think of d same thing everyday n cry till u slept that nite. Though u dint have much work, u managed to keep yourself busy all d time. Now u call yourself busy but most of d time only stare at the white wall in a wilting way and think of nothing. Ironical but true.  U neither knew what friendship meant nor what d abysmal hatred did. “Ignorance is bliss” they say! V v true..n did I mention d turnout part? Neatly pressed uniforms, shoes that r white only on Mondays n eventually turn to yellow on Fridays, u colour it up with chalk to escape assembly time turnout checks, pass ur ribbon to d gal in first row n help. It was PT periods that drove u to school, a not well knwn teacher enters n u heave a sigh of relief dat its substitution period, u make d best use of d half an hr lunch, eat in 10 mins n play for d rest of d time till ur legs pained, go bac home n start off d next day d same way like a snail jogging through molasses. Again u r on d school van today, not really interested to go. U pass by  an office bus n wonder “Woww these guys don’t have any homework!!, everyday s like b’day n Children’s Day with colour dress” wen ur van suddenly stops next to it. U realize u r not in school van but office bus now n those were merely wishful thoughts pervading d mind. A tear rolls dwn d eye n u don’t evn realize y! life has taken a sea change..u have come, passing thru d times wen u knw dat  only tangible things can break to dis day wen life has taught u evn intangible things like trust n promise can. It has taught u lessons in a much harder n stricter way than ur teachers did..n u paid heavier prices too! U yearn for d past..feel like racing against nature’s growth n going back to school life again. A blare at your ear, that's none other than technology’s new kid! Ur teammates r calling u to ask where u r because it’s time for d presentation to start..yea rite your bus was late. U alight d bus wid reluctance n head towards your office..your mind agitated with the not so well prepared ppt presentation. N by d way do u remember d homework promise u made?! :)