A tale of hands

School.What is that?

Why do people go there?

What's in the mystery box of that unknown institute?Away from the home.Apart from the world Surya knows.What is gonna happen if she goes there?

The first day of school is like a thousand words question book to her.

Why am I going to school?

Will you come to pick me up?

Will you remember me after leaving me in the school?

Will you not for get me?

She can't trust the new building filled up with those mysterious people,whom she doesn't know.She looks around her.A boy runs away .Someone makes sound''Fight!Fight!'' .Some are on the seesaw.Playing.Some comes near to her .Touches her cuddly cheek.''Hi cutey!''She tries to blow them.Gets more sacred.Holds Shama's hand more harder.So that she can't leave her in this  unknown world of aliens.

Shama takes her to a lady.But she knows if she let Shama's hand go now,may be that will be the last day to see her again. May be the last chance to go back to home.How can she leave Shama's hand.Her eyes get filled up with water,when Shama says ''Go to your class.''What is the meaning of  this mysterious thing called ''class''?Why she has to go there?

Shama shakes her hand .Tries to loose Surya's hand.She is getting late for her class.She must go now.Must leave Surya.Her friends are waiting for her.

But Surya doesn't want to go apart from her elder sister.The only link now, who can take her home.Home.How can someone go away from that?If she leaves her now will she come back?Does anyone comes back when they leave us?It was a world at her home.Like a bunch.Like the seeds in a fruit.Although not same ,not united.But still it was surrounded by the same flesh and blood.The all who were there every day and night.Who were beside her from the day she opened her eyes.Now how come a day come ,when you have to let them go?

Her tear drops starts falling..She can't stop.What wrong she has done?She ponders.But can't ask.Just tells''Don't leave me Shamma.''But Shamma doesn't listen to her.Although she promises that she will  come back to see her on the break.Although she promises that Mom will come to pick her up from the school.But the little child can't understand that.

The Lady with a big smile and lots of makeup takes her to a room.She looks like the wicked witch to Surya at first.The one who takes her away from her sister.She promises that,whatever this lady is gonna do,she will never like her.

The room is filled with toys and colours.With a group of tiny people just like her in the aliens world.Came here to explore.Came here to learn.Face the first lesson of life.''We have to go.We have to leave our love ones.Our past for the future.Like the running water we can't hold them.We can't be with them forever.''

She looks at the Lady.Who introduces herself as the Teacher.Suddenly her face turns beautiful.Just like an angel from the Fairy Tale.Surya starts loving the new place.The new world.The new angel of her life.Her Teacher.