It was Makar sankranti on a chilling day in January. Hula always waited for this day every year to get a colorful kite. Hula's father knew his fascination for kites and always made sure that every business trip he made, he remembered to bring a memento that reflected a kite.
On that day Hula was dressed up in a bright tee and jeans that he got on his last birthday when he turned 3.
Hula and dad were walking holding hands, grinning ear to ear. They just crossed the main gate of their housing complex. A long series of temporary establishments were encroaching the way further. These quarters were made by the construction workers, employed by the builder , building a 12 floor apartment nearby.
Hula , high on enthusiasm was running and jumping in between. He searched few shells from the sand heap lying in the construction site. He hopped few small heaps and in a moment of carelessness, he bent his right foot and fall flat on his face. He had bruises on his face.
His right foot felt heavy and he almost found it impossible to stand on his feet.
His father took him on his lap, half scolding, half consoling.
Sufi, the elder son of a construction worker saw it all from a distance. He came quickly with a piece of cloth and a glass of water. He handed them to Hula's dad, who then cleaned the face with the cloth. Hula sipped some water from the glass and felt better. He looked at Sufi and smiled faintly.
Father took him back home, and the kite purchase plan been scrapped.
Few days later, while visiting the market Hula asked his dad to buy him a Kite, he then stopped for a while and asked him to buy 2 kites.
Dad : "Why 2, you want another as a compensation for not getting the Kite on Makar Sankranti ?"
Hula : "Dad, 1 for me, one for the Sufi, who helped me when I had a great fall"
Dad : "Why you want to give him a kite?"
Hula : "Dad, when I drank that water I felt so relaxed, never any glass of water made me feel so good. Whenever I will drink water, I think I'll remember him. So I want to gift him a kite, so that whenever he will see a kite flying in the sky, he may remember me. "
Dad bought two kites that day, a red one with blue stripes and a green one with orange dots. He never felt so happy buying kites for Hula.
On that day Hula was dressed up in a bright tee and jeans that he got on his last birthday when he turned 3.
Hula and dad were walking holding hands, grinning ear to ear. They just crossed the main gate of their housing complex. A long series of temporary establishments were encroaching the way further. These quarters were made by the construction workers, employed by the builder , building a 12 floor apartment nearby.
Hula , high on enthusiasm was running and jumping in between. He searched few shells from the sand heap lying in the construction site. He hopped few small heaps and in a moment of carelessness, he bent his right foot and fall flat on his face. He had bruises on his face.
His right foot felt heavy and he almost found it impossible to stand on his feet.
His father took him on his lap, half scolding, half consoling.
Sufi, the elder son of a construction worker saw it all from a distance. He came quickly with a piece of cloth and a glass of water. He handed them to Hula's dad, who then cleaned the face with the cloth. Hula sipped some water from the glass and felt better. He looked at Sufi and smiled faintly.
Father took him back home, and the kite purchase plan been scrapped.
Few days later, while visiting the market Hula asked his dad to buy him a Kite, he then stopped for a while and asked him to buy 2 kites.
Dad : "Why 2, you want another as a compensation for not getting the Kite on Makar Sankranti ?"
Hula : "Dad, 1 for me, one for the Sufi, who helped me when I had a great fall"
Dad : "Why you want to give him a kite?"
Hula : "Dad, when I drank that water I felt so relaxed, never any glass of water made me feel so good. Whenever I will drink water, I think I'll remember him. So I want to gift him a kite, so that whenever he will see a kite flying in the sky, he may remember me. "
Dad bought two kites that day, a red one with blue stripes and a green one with orange dots. He never felt so happy buying kites for Hula.
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