Walking along the road,
I saw the sun
was shining brightly on the leaves of the roadside tree
Many were the
trees which had luscious fruits on them.
There was
an apple tree,
And the
apples were shining in the hue of brightest tinge of red,
Which
reminded me of my younger days.
Walking along
the road,
I met a man
whose bike had broken down,
And he was
trying to kick start it.
I was
waiting for my mother.
The man –“This
damn won’t start. Can you help me?”
I-“I know
nothing about bikes.Sorry.”
The man-“Oh!
It’s alright.
By the way
why are you standing here and where are you going?”
(I was
pacing up and down the stretch of the road where Ma was supposed to meet me.”
I replied-“Towards
the dam.”
“The dam?”
“Yes, there’s
a fish seller nearby, who sells fresh water fish”
“Ah! He’s my brother.”
“And today’s catch is huge. I can give you a lift if you want.”
“Thank you. But my mother would be coming along in a few minutes in her
car,
So, we will go to the dam in the car.”
The man smiled and said- “Bye for now. If you don’t meet me at my
brother’s shop,
Then know that I would have gone fishing.”
He went away on his bike.
Few minutes later Ma came, and both of us went to the fish shop.
It seemed
that Tilo had gone fishing.
Adios!