Many years ago, i knew such a girl who played in the park whole day.
there were many trees in the park, i knew a little of those. after
spending the whole day in library when i came back, she was seen in the
center of the trees. until many days we were not addressed to each
other. i was stayed there in jurisdiction of London for some days.
I was changed the place in search of a cheap house.those were days of
very poverty. i thought that girl was also so poor. she had worn a half
stitch sweater and had worn a ear cap of red color. her hair were
always out of her cap. she had very black and curly hairs. they spread
around her innocent face. those were the last days of October. when the
spring season was set in. therefore her nose and ears were became red.
the starting days of winter were very hard more than real winter season.
it is fact that i came to library to escape from cold. in those days my
room was become frozen. before sleeping in night i worn my all the
sweaters, socks and covered my blanket with my over coat and chaster. but the cold did not decrease.
In the morning, i became ready and went to library . i don’t know how
many people came there and were stood out of the library in a row. more
were old men. who were gotten their pension very rare. but they felt
much cold. they were sat with open books and after a while, i saw all
the people around me were sleeping. no one stopped them. after half hour
a library servant came there and closed all the opened books. he
stopped those people whose snoring was disturbing others. in a noon i
was sitting in the library.i was seeing her from the window of the
library.
She had put her bag on the bench and she was hidden behind the trees.
sun was not shining that day. i was surprised, she is playing alone
outside in much cold.i had eruption to know, which is the game that
children play in loneliness.
She came in park in noon, put her bag on the the bench and hid
herself behind the trees. i saw her again and again. At 5pm the hospital
bell rung, as she listened the bell she came there and sat on the bench
and put her bag in her lap. she was sitting silently, until a woman was
seen to come there. i cold not saw the face of that woman ever. she was
always dressed in white uniform of nurse. as she reached towards the
bench,little girl ran towards her and stopped her there. they both
turned towards the gate and i was seeing them until they disappeared
from my eyes . i saw everything like the hero of Hickok. this would
continue in the winter season if the season was not changed at once.
One night i felt much hot in my room. my body was perspired. i opened
the window. there were no frost and no fog. sky was clear and the stars
were shining. i felt i was not living in foreign country but i am at
the roof of my house.
It was an opened day. sun was shining. i could not stay in library
for much time.in the noon i came out of the library and reached at the
restaurant, where i was taken lunch daily.it was a cheap Jew restaurant,
i came out of the restaurant,i did not want to go back to library.
After a long period, i had gotten some letters and news papers from
my home, i wanted to read those letter in the park, i became surprised
to see the flowers. those were very small. perhaps Jesus Christ had said
about those flower, “lilies of the field”.those flowers do not think
about coming days. they were reminded the passed summer.
I began to walk among the grass and flowers.i felt very glad to walk
on the grass. i became free from the worries of coming days and felt
myself light. i was walking on the grass with bare feet. as i reached
near that bench, i heard a shriek from my back. she was running
rapidly and coming towards me . i turned and saw she was same girl.she
had come out behind the trees.she stopped me and said, you are caught.
she said and laughed. you can not go now. i did not understand, i was
still stood there.
She said again, you are caught. you are standing on my earth. i
looked around. there were flowers on the grass.there were empty benches
and three fresh green trees were standing in the center of the park. i
said, i did not know? i turned to go. no no , you can not go girl said.
she was stood in front of me.her eyes were shining. they will not let
you go. who will not let me go, i asked her. she appointed to wards the
trees. they were looking like real soldiers. i was still standing for a
while and we were looking each other silently.
Her eyes were still fixed at me. when she understood, i will not run
she became soft. she asked to me,do you want to be free? how, i looked
at her. you should give them food. they are hungry from many days. she
was saying about trees. i said, i have no food.she said it not difficult
to bring food. they eat flowers and leaves. so i collected some flowers
and leaves. she said, now you can give them food. i asked her, will the
let me go now? she smiled and her teeth were quite white and shining.
then i spread all the leaves near the trees. i was free now i brought
out the letters and newspaper and sat on the bench, her bag was there.
her bag was full of books and half eaten apple was in its pocket.at once
she was disappeared. i looked all around, her frock was seen in the
bunches. she was sitting silently like a rabbit.
To catch many passengers like me.when the wind blew, leaves were
danced and she started to run after them. i wan sat on the bench. she
came there and sat on the bench. she started to eat apple.i was reading
my letter. she asked to me , are those your? yes mine.and this, she
asked about a ticket on which a picture of elephant was there.i asked
her, did you go to Zoo ever? she replied, yes one time with my papa. he
gave me coin and an elephant took it with his trunk.
I asked her, did you not afraid? no, she said and was eating apple.
hospital bell rang.she took her bag and stood near the trees. she was
saying something to them. after that she came to me and handshake with
me. her mother was come and she went with her. i also collected my
letters and came in library.
I was in park, who is some one was calling me. i did not stop.
whenever man called himself. but it was different voice.i turned and saw
that girl was moving her hand. i thought, was i again catch?
her mother was also with her.they both were laughing.
She started to play. she felt there is some one and she was talking
with them. she requested me to be the part of her game. i accepted her
request. she was so innocent and charming. she talked with me and just
listened her. in the evening she came there and took her to home. i was
still seating there. i was thinking about her. why i like her so much?
her innocent face attracted me much. her innocent conducts force me to
play with her. she was just nine years old. but in her eyes i saw deep
thoughts.
Now it became my daily routine to come there and played with her.i
had no work in those days. daily i came in the park and met her. one day
her mother invited me at her home. i accepted her invitation and
reached at their home. little girl Greeta was surprised to see me there.
her mother prepared many eating things for me. i was happy because the
money of dinner time was saved. Greeta said to me, she wants to show her
room to me. i went with her. Her room was so strange. all the walls
were in green colors and painted with different pictures of different
animals.i said, i liked your room so much.
She became happy and run out of the house. then i sat there and
started to talk with her mother. i asked her about greeta’s father. she
said,he had expired before three years. greeta did not accept his death
and she is still waiting for him. she went to that garden in search of
his father. because she went there daily with her dad. i tried to
understand her but she is not ready to accept that.i think she is need a
such friend who help her to understand the reality.
I thought i will help her. so i went to the park daily and played
with her. soon she became much frank with me and i also felt happiness
with her. i felt she had created her own world. whenever i came there, i
forgot my all worries. her innocent talks and questions made me so
glad.
After many days i went to the park. but Greeta was not there. i
waited for her whole day but she did not come. in the evening i saw her
mother was coming. i asked her about greeta. she was so sad and start
crying. then she told, greeta had dead. because i had not come to meet
her. first the grief of her father death made her a patient and now she
was much attached with me.
But i did not meet her. she became ill and did not endure my absence.
i felt very sad. i told her mother that i had got a very good job and i
wanted to give greeta a surprise. she did not give me any answer and
went away. it was very sad for me. i had lost a beautiful companion of
my other world. because in her company i always found myself in the
world of happiness and calm. i had lost her and also the world of
happiness. i was sitting alone on the bench.i was remembering her talk
and conducts which made me happy. my eyes were filled with tears.
suddenly peon said, it is time dear. i was still there. then he said
again it is closing time. then i stood up and came out of the park.
after that day i did not go there. her remembrance is still alive in my
heart.
