A STREET

 A STREET 

"Is that really you?"

"Yes, it is really me."

"Well, never thought that I would see you ever again"

"Yes, I know, I just disappeared."

"Yes, a boy who used to come to play daily and would just let the game run into his veins while playing, was not to be seen again and that no one thought that would be your last score, a last moment of yours which we all were seeing." 

"Even I did not know that it would be my last".

"I visited once to have a check on you but it was the last time I saw that green door with a big lock and as far as I have heard that green door was never opened since that."

"I know, I have the key right now in my pocket."

"Go open it you will find a burst of memories inside it." 

"I don't even know how long has it been."

"15 years."

"Woah, that's long enough."

"I know, you would not even remember this street."

"In fact something which reminded me of this was this see the photograph of this street."

"Oh, this is 15 years apart just look at this place."

"It has changed."

"Yes I know, I have seen the changes happening here with my eyes." 

"Ya."

"Come, have a look."

"Sure"

"To begin with this used to be the place, here stands a building now but as far as the golden days are concerned this place had sands and grasses and children all around. In fact it was us no other children playing, it were us."

"Ya, I remember it those times and to look further there was a guy who used to sell ice cream and juices just next to the ground."

"That guy is still around, yes don't be surprised just the difference is that he does not sell ice creams on roads anymore he has his own stores and all nowadays but still he is seen here just sitting on that stairs which he used to 15 years ago in that stitched clothing of his own, now he has shirts and trousers and a car for travel but if some sayings are to believe then he is seen in tears sometimes, remembering his first steps." 

"Change has its own way for everyone."

"I know it as there were some children once who made a pact that they would gather enough money and make a full ground here for everyone to play different sports, but now there is no land empty for even a ball to be thrown from one end to another or for even a single child to play freely without bumping into a concrete wall."

"There was a rhythm of this place, 15 years ago just that vibe was enough for anyone to be going jolly in their own way, even people here were different and just the theme was enough for anyone to just match inside and blend into the colors of life." 

"There were many things, but 15 years a long time to stretch, things change, people change but memories are still and remain the same with each and every foot on the road a new string of memory like a Christmas light just lights up and takes you to that very exact moment and lets you to feel it and just loose yourself even for a couple of moments and that are enough to bring some drops from the eyes and then you come back to the reality and realize that things have changed."

"This is life, just keeps changes and no one knows what changes are kept further for you, even for me I did not even know that one day I will have to visit this street again and this visit would just keep me standing here and remembering everything which used to be my life." 

DHWANIT MADRASI