WHITE BIRD

Faintly, she opened her big brown eyes.. the place was buzzing.. colourful shops.. yummy chocolates.. beautiful teddy bears.. her eyes twinkled with joy.. her bunny teeth flashed.. oopsie.. she heard her mom ‘s voice.. They rushed towards the counter.. her little toddler shoes giving queeky quacky sounds.. turning a few heads.

She noticed a long queue nearby.. she was startled by the sight.. big big bags going into a scary ghost’s mouth..She buried her face in her mom’s saree.

“Pretty frock’ said a voice.. She turned..Phew!!! It was uncle..Bizarre!! It was his dressing.. She wondered why is he wearing the Popye Pluto dress!! Mom caught her hands and dragged her amidst the crowd. She took a sneak peek through the window.. “What bird is it , ma?” she questioned… Everyone around burst into laughter.Puff Puff Steam puffed from her ears.. her face turned rosy red..

Minutes later they were climbing the stairs..The lady at the door welcomed them with a warm smile.. “WOWWW!!! Beautiful!!!”she mumbled.. A pretty lady ushered them to their seats.. The television there was stuck to the wall.. The seats were red with hangings around.. It was like a fairy tale.. with beautiful angel-like women everywhere..

Suddenly, a ear splitting creak.. she could feel her heart beating fast.. her hands shivering.. she shut her eyes tight and held her mom’s hand.. her mom’s hands were trembling too.. those two minutes looked like hours.. engulfed in fear.. a tiny drop rolled down from her eyes.

“Oh my” she wondered.. what went wrong with her tummy now.. she could feel butterflies in her tummy.. she complained to mamma.. She smiled and asked her to peep through the window.. It was like a drawing.. Mom pointed to a tall building and said “That must be our house..” She laughed at mom’s ignorance.

Her eyes were glued to the window.. she could see some green lines with blue dots here and there.. She wondered if they were colourful ants..

A pretty lass spoke something to mom.. She could understand only “Coffee” from the conversation.. “Coooffffeee “ she grinned.. Her focus again shifted to the window.. Mmmmm.. she could smell the coffee now.. she jolted.. Damn!! Coffee all over her white frock.. her hands burning.. They rushed to the cabin.. wiped off the coffee and took her back to the seat..

Back!! She sighed.. She could see something white approaching her through the window.. closer and closer it came.. she shut her eyes.. bang! There was a noise… With her eyes shut.. she drifted into her world of dreams .

Wake up!!! Mom cried out.. “How long , ma?” she enquired rubbing her eyes.. “Ten minutes” mom said.. Again that terrible noise.. this time.. she could feel dragon flies in her tummy..

In just wink , she found herself in a beautiful bus.. They began walking again.. Mom gave her the little bag and walked through the doors.. She found some lines on the board.. some weird language.. she pointed towards it.. a passerby.. smiled at the little girl and said “Welcome to Muscat”..The doors opened automatically.. twas like a magic!!!

“Daddy”, she screamed.. her voice filled with joy, excitement and love.. Dad took her in his arms and asked “How was the flight journey, kiddo?” She replied in a angelic tone..”Daddy, the big white bird flew high and high and high” .. “That’s my girl!”.. His brown eyes sparkling….

They say “Angels can fly because they carry no burden”.. Likewise.. innocence is adorable as it carries no malevolence.