Unveiling the treasure beneath the bed!

20th May 2024

Just a few days back, I met my school friends after 18 years! With no one to look after, I had no option but to take my son along. I thought he would get bored, but instead, he tried to include himself in all the conversations.
It was a sight to behold, for a proud mum I was!

We returned home with hearts filled with joy and a never-ending chatter followed.
"Mumma, did you really meet them after 18 years? Felt like you get to meet them daily, you all got along so well, I know you are lying!"
"I am tired of explaining to you! If you think I am lying, you are free to. I know I am not lying. Let us together search for the school bus receipt, the logistics guy needs proof that we paid the money. At least we will clean that spot because of this search!"
"Mumma, this treasure of yours under the bed has more than it can hold. It will be like searching for a needle in a stack of hay!"
"We have to beta, or else we will have to pay the amount again, it's not a small amount and.....
My words were interrupted by a squeal!



"Mumma, is this your class photo? It says "Class of 1995", let me try spotting you!"
"Oh God! Yes! This is my class photo! Now you will trust me. All my friends you met sometime back are a part of this picture!"
"You are right mumma! I can spot Nikhil uncle, Shruti aunty, and Sagar uncle. But where are you? Also Vasu aunty?"
He kept investigating but he failed to spot me in my nest-like curly hair! I have comparatively straighter hair now!
"I think this would be Vasu aunty. But which one are you?"
"Wait... 3rd from left corner, is that you?"
"Yesss....!! I found the receipt too!"
"You looked so different back then Mumma! I could only recognize you because of your eyes!" '
"I lost all hope! Thankfully, at last, you did recognize me!"
"Mumma, will I also have a bond like this with my school friends?"
"That depends majorly on you and others too; but one thing I can promise you, your school friends will always remain special for you, trust me!"
And then further digging of the treasure beneath the mattress of the bed continued.
"These handwritten notes, handmade cards, paper bags, bills from 2019... Do you need all of this Mumma?"
"This would be stuff for you, these are memories for me, with which I sleep peacefully every night!"

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