THAT LITTLE GIRL I LOST LONG AGO
by Shruti Dhand
Seeing these little girls play
in the Ram Vihar lawns today, my mind wandered off to the thoughts of a little girl I
had known years back. She was no different from these little girls with their
hair tied up in pigtails. Such a simple and beautiful world she lived in,
so colorful and fragrant. Even the little of things brought big joys to her;
tensions, responsibilities, suspicion, competition were just another words
whose spelling were difficult for her to learn! I still remember her coming
back from school, throwing her bag off and all ready for her nap... her
appointment with the dream fairy!! Evenings were to be spent with her best
friends- her teddies and dolls... she couldn’t wait to share her every little
secret with them! There was not a secret she couldn’t share ... the heart so
clean and clear!!! Her laugh was in perfect accord with her heart filled with
immaculate happiness...! Her eyes on the ever smiling face was the gateway of
innocence she held within...with twinkle of the brightest star on a clear
night…