Sleepless Night

Ben Johnson Marandi my athletics coach had called me early in the morning for the regular practice. Joy Minj and I went to the ground. We had just run a round when a single-ponied girl got into the ground. She ran in front of me. I could not see the face. She was in red shorts and a maroon t-shirt. Suddenly, she turned back and guess what? I was badly surprised and stopped running. I went to the coach and asked him for a leave for the day.

I went home. I could not believe that I spent my time smiling. What magic there was in the girl's eyes! My mom noticed me but spoke nothing. I did not go to school that day. Mom knew that something was wrong with me. Children and mothers are interconnected by an invisible cord that has a one-way transmission of messages: meaning that only mom can understand all the feelings of the child, but the child can't understand mom's. The same case as that of the umbilical cord that takes deoxygenated blood to mom and supplies oxygenated blood to the fetus; but oxygenated blood of foetus never flows into mom's body. Due to the invisible cord, mom had understood my feelings very well.

Finally, night came. I lay on my bed. I could clearly see the girl's face as though she was physically present in front of me. Her eyes, her nose, every bit of her was so clearly saved in my brain. I just smiled and my brain started questioning "What might be her name?" , "Why am I lost in thinking about her?", "What is the specialty in her that I can't forget her?", "Why does my heart beat faster when I think about her? "

The wonderful night was passing by. I tried various positions to get a good sleep. Nothing worked sleeplessness overpowered me. Every time I closed my eyes, the same moments appeared...the ground...the girl...the face ... Again and again and again the same questions came to my mind. The sleeplessness finally answered my questions " You are in love with the girl. "