The Ladybug

I once went to Mussoorie during my summer holidays. I went there and met the famous writer, Mr. Ruskin Bond. I have a book in which he signed for me. He wrote "Best of luck, Ruskin Bond". Well, I was happy that day. Also, when I was playing around in the garden of the hotel I was staying in (It was a heritage hotel, was a British person's house once, he was very wealthy).......So, as I was saying, I was playing in the hotel's garden and I saw that in one of the bushes, there was a beautiful little ladybug.

It was red with black dots. I really like ladybugs a lot! Some people find them weird. I took the ladybug in my palm, and to my surprise, it started walking upwards on my hand. Then, I took it on my other hand and slowly walked inside to my hotel room. There, I took a glass bottle and put the ladybug gently inside. I didn't close the lid though. I put some leaves for it to feast on. I even named it! I thought it was a girl so I named it Lucy. I just thought I should name it that.

Well, I showed the ladybug to my parents and sister. My mom and my sister don't like ladybugs but my dad and I played with it. Then later in the afternoon I left it in the garden and soon it flew away. Then when I came back to New Delhi I found another ladybug! I thought it could be the son/daughter of Lucy the ladybug. Maybe she told him/her to visit me in New Delhi! Well, I named this ladybug Larry. Though Larry went away 5 minutes later. I still miss Lucy. I don't see any ladybugs now.......