Sweven

10 years back

I clinged on to dad’s hand, clutching it tightly. He said,”Go. It’s your day finally!” My eyes were filled with tears. Suddenly there was a familiar flashback. 14 years back, I had created a drama for having to enter this place. I was angry on Dad for days because he said that he would take me to a nice place and he left me with strangers. Remembering that, I smiled through my tears. Once again I was afraid to enter this place. Because, I would have to part ways from the family that nurtured me for 14 years of my life. I never wanted to come back today only to move on to a new phase of life. I never wanted my school to bid me farewell!

Present day

“Hang those photographs at the entrance. They would like it,” I ordered the students. 10 years later, coming back to the same place and organising farewell parties as teacher-in-charge, who can be luckier than me?!