I knew she was there inside the room; I could sense her presence. She would be hiding somewhere under the desk or behind the pile of clothes in my room; my room's pretty untidy. I don't have to search for her; she'd come to me on her own. I am too tired and lazy to get up and switch on the lights. Even if I do, she would only recede into hiding again. I'll wait lying on my bed. When she approaches me, I'll catch her red-handed.
The baffling thing is how she managed to enter the house in spite of mom's efforts to keep her away from our home. I didn't mind her presence; but mom detested it totally. Mom wanted her little boy left untouched. It is funny that my mom still calls me her "little boy". I have finished my schooling and am going to join college in another month or so. But I had gotten used to it; I have asked her not to call me a little boy in front of my friends; just that.
I could see her approaching me, the faint light from outside helped. I am going to pretend as if I am asleep. She is hiding behind that big mound of books right now. I haven't cleaned my room till now. Exams got over long ago; and yet I haven't. Mom wants me to clean it asap so that she will not have any place to hide in my room. I have been putting it off until now. Maybe I should ask mom to clean it for me.
What is she doing at my footstep? Now I can't catch her without scaring her away. I'll wait till she comes further up. Yeah, she's coming up. She paused around my right hand for a few seconds and then came straight to my face. Now I could even hear her. She was looking between my right and left cheeks. This is the right time.
'Gotcha!!' I held her between the palm of my two hands. I sneered at her and whack! 'Die you filthy little beast' I laughed inside like the villains in hindi movies. I look at my hand. My! It is indeed red. I'd caught her red-handed. I will have to wash my hands now. I threw her lifeless body out of the window and went towards the bathroom.
I should ask mom to get a better mosquito repellent tomorrow. All these female mosquitoes cause Malaria, Dengue and what not? Who wants to fall sick?
The baffling thing is how she managed to enter the house in spite of mom's efforts to keep her away from our home. I didn't mind her presence; but mom detested it totally. Mom wanted her little boy left untouched. It is funny that my mom still calls me her "little boy". I have finished my schooling and am going to join college in another month or so. But I had gotten used to it; I have asked her not to call me a little boy in front of my friends; just that.
I could see her approaching me, the faint light from outside helped. I am going to pretend as if I am asleep. She is hiding behind that big mound of books right now. I haven't cleaned my room till now. Exams got over long ago; and yet I haven't. Mom wants me to clean it asap so that she will not have any place to hide in my room. I have been putting it off until now. Maybe I should ask mom to clean it for me.
What is she doing at my footstep? Now I can't catch her without scaring her away. I'll wait till she comes further up. Yeah, she's coming up. She paused around my right hand for a few seconds and then came straight to my face. Now I could even hear her. She was looking between my right and left cheeks. This is the right time.
'Gotcha!!' I held her between the palm of my two hands. I sneered at her and whack! 'Die you filthy little beast' I laughed inside like the villains in hindi movies. I look at my hand. My! It is indeed red. I'd caught her red-handed. I will have to wash my hands now. I threw her lifeless body out of the window and went towards the bathroom.
I should ask mom to get a better mosquito repellent tomorrow. All these female mosquitoes cause Malaria, Dengue and what not? Who wants to fall sick?
2 comments:
Heidi Kris said...
i thought she was a cute little kitten
Anonymous said...
Interesting to know.