“Ravinder move your fingers…. FAST!! ”
His heart almost froze as Ms Janet yelled entering the room ,drawing laughter and pokes
from other’s around him .
Arya looked at him with sad eyes.she pitied him for the
reactions he drew and wondered why he could not be faster.He was so good on the
playground ,helped her when her bag would be heavy. He was always there when
someone needed help ,then why not himself?
Ravinder looked into her eyes he wanted to cry out aloud for being so hopeless. He was
utterly confused with how and why he could not be like them? ”Sher puttar rote nahi!( Brave boys don’t
cry.)”These words were so ingrained that it was impossible for him to vent
out.
Half a page answer in Arya’s book , looked a page long in
his own book .His writing woes adding to the chaos.
“The plants have a green thing called Chlorophyll which
helps them to make their own food ”and it went on ….”You will get nowhere if you do not learn this shouted
Ms Janet.”I shall tell your mom how difficult you are”
At home Dadi(GRANNY) was silently observing her seven year
old grandson withdraw into a shell.His
parents felt pressured with constant complaints from teachers and used to
reprimand him constantly .
The happy and cherubic kid had become silent over a period. He
had lost weight and appetite too.
“NO ONE WILL SPEAK TO MY CHILD LIKE
THIS!’’ Dadi (granny) yelled. She hugged him and decided to take things
in her hands.
Years later…..
As the last patient walked out,the receptionist walked into
the Dr’s chamber she was surprised to see him wipe away a tear .
’’This appointment ran longer?” she enquired out of sheer
curiosity .
“Yes , I was transported back in time ”he walked to a wall
that had a huge mural of an old lady across
the entire wall. His Dadi(Granny)!,the lady who stood against all odds
as a wall to bring him back to the mainstream .Unfortunately ,only till he
cleared his 8th class; but long enough to bring his confidence to
take on the world.
His last patient - a five year old ,brought back memories of
his own childhood and he had decided to be the wall for him.
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