‘We have started. Take care of yourself. Eat properly and
Sleep Well. Don’t forget to lock the door and turn off the gas before you
sleep. In case of any emergency always call immediately dear’ said my mom. ‘Happy
Journey ma’ I replied back and cut the call. Unlike every other day when my mom
used to open the door for me when I ring the calling bell, there was no one to
open the door today. I stood a while on the veranda and then searched for the
door key in my bag. Opened the door and it was complete darkness. I switched on
the light and entered the main room. It was not a usual experience. The house
was all silent and there was no sound that I could hear except for the vehicles
moving on the road opposite to the main door. I locked the door and sat for a
while on sofa. I made myself realize that for the next 1 week this house would
be all mine. There would be no one to control me or scold me or bother me or
advice me. I was happy. But to bring me back to reality I heard the lizard
making unusual sound and I was a bit scared because of the extra effects that
my loved friends and colleagues had given me when I told them that I would be
all alone at home. All the scenes that they explained at office and over the
phone came into reality for a second in front of my eyes. Still with bold heart
I first opened all the doors of every room and made sure that no one was inside
the house. I searched every nook and corner, (under the bed/shelves balcony and
all other places where a person can hide out in the house). To my relief no one
was there. I refreshed myself and after some time made myself comfortable with
the television. Thanks to my loveable parents they had prepared the dinner for
the day before leaving. I looked at the clock it was 10 PM. Chatted for a while
on FB. One of my friends there explained various situations which made me a bit
scary. I didn’t want to spend more of my night thinking about all those, so
decided to sleep. Before I left to my room I made sure thrice that the door is
properly locked and all the other rooms too are locked. I finally fell asleep peacefully.
My
eyes broke open and when I noticed there was little light that came in through
the small uncovered section of window where the curtain was not properly
covered. I took my mobile to check the time. My bad luck it was only 6:45 AM. Never
have I wished to get up so early but this generally happens every time when it’s
a holiday I get up early and actually when I need to go to office I get up
Late. But I have a bad habit once I get up I never go back to sleep after that.
So with no interest walked here and there inside the house. Wasted sometime on
TV and then went to kitchen to clean the vessels. Got ready with daily
activities and then realized that I had to make food for myself. I decided to
make rice and some curry. ‘What did mom say about the ratio?? 1:3?? 1:2?? 2:1??
1:1??’ all combinations went in my mind. She had told me thousand times about
the ratio how to prepare rice. Never did I take any of her advices seriously.
Now I wish I had.. Just that ratio… With some blind luck I took 1 cup of rice
and 2 cups of water and waited for 3 whistles in the pressure cooker. I
actually like experimenting in kitchen. I thought this was the right time to do
it. Browsed across lot of various articles and finally landed up in Aloo
Mutter. The result was really good except that I had put very less salt which I
managed later. So with that managed the breakfast and lunch. For dinner made
appams and day was over. Yet another day got to an end without any difficulty.
The practice of checking the door thrice continued. The next day too woke up
almost around 7 and did the usual work then spent some time with the plants in
the balcony. Dint try to explore more made a normal dish to go with rice and
dinner made dosa with the batter which mom prepared before leaving. Thanks to
her I could survive many more days all alone also. Days passed and every day
the same procedure followed.
But that day around 3 PM someone had pressed the calling
bell. I didn’t dare to open the door so opened that glass window next to door.
It was the watchman to give the electricity bell. I got relived. Everyday there
was a regular call from both dad and sis to make sure that all was well at my
end. An hour later got another bell. I opened the window. There was no one. I
opened the door to check who it was. But there was no one. I got a bit scared
that day and the whole night until I went to deep sleep various things started
to haunt me. It’s not that I am staying all alone for the first time. I had done
this during my sister’s wedding preparations were going on.
As days passed more than being scared the feeling of boredom
was tough to handle I tried to keep myself occupied with many movies. Days pass
so fast these days. I had wished many a times to be all alone in the house and
have a time of my own without anyone’s disturbance. When I have them all I feel
it’s incomplete. Without having fights with mom and listening to the advices
from dad the house is so incomplete. How much ever I wish to be alone I never
want to separate myself from them. Time spent with family and friends will
always be cherished even when you are all alone. Without them life is of no
meaning. Those fights, small criticism, lots of advices and restrictions there won’t
be any fun to life. Thankful to God that I have had the best of best always be
it my family or the friends.
Cut the top of bottle and use the bottom part for money
plant. (Do not throw away the top portion. I will teach you to create flower
out of the scrap.) Do not shake the water always. Make sure to check the water
everyday. Change the water every week. Within 10 days you will notice new roots
and within few days you can find new leaves sprouting out. The joy that gives
you when you personally experience this is immense and cannot be explained in
words. Try out this simple step and enjoy your day.
