Mocking Jay
Most bookstores in Montreal house books in
French and despite my knowledge that I would not be able to find the book that
I was looking for, I still walked in . Renaud Bray ‘s ( a book shop) has just one aisle where they
have “livres en Anglais” (books in english). But my only hope was that I was
looking for this book called “ Mockingkay “ which is the third and last volume of the Hunger Games series .(For those who wonder
what this book is all about wiki it and you ll know what I am talking about .)
Yeah , so I walked in, took a stroll near the aisle not to find it and so walked upto a girl wearing a badge that read “besoin
d'aide ?”(need help?) and asked her about mockingjay . She looked at me for
sometime and said yeah we have it “ mockingbird right “? I said “No . Not Harper Lee’s- To kill a Mockingbird “. And then she stole and
exchanged a quick smile with her colleague to tell me that “ Mockinjay” would
be in the kid ‘s section . I did not wait to see their reaction any further and
walked to where she directed me to, picked up the book and darted out of the store.
While walking back home I thought. Why am I
not supposed to read” Mockingjay “ at my age ? This thought led me to think” Why”
I feel like being a child again and I
came up with these :
1.
So that I believe that I have no
responsibilities except for studying and playing.
2.
So that I don’t have to look up my bank balance
at the end of every month and be alert to pay bills on time .
3.
So that when I want something, I can just ask
for it and not calculate whether I can
buy it this month.
4.
So that I come back home from school to find a
freshly cooked delicious meal. And if its not to my liking, I order Ma to make something else .
5.
So that I can polish Baba ‘s shoes and hear “Ma”
yelling at me that I should aim to be a female cobbler.
6.
So that I can rely on “Ma”screaming every morning
as an alarm clock .
7.
So that when I watch too much TV , Ma can come
and just switch it off and I don’t feel bad .(Now there s none to stop when I
while away time on facebook or youtube).
8.
So that I can cycle (and not bike) to a park and
when I feel tired , Baba carries it back home for me.
9.
So that I can play with dirt and mud , and not bother
to wash my hands before eating or even
changing to fresh clothes before diving in the bed .
10.
So that I can read abridged classics and not
feel small as I am not reading the voluminous original works . Also read Hunger
games ,Harry potter and Tintin without
falling prey to raised eyebrows or whispered smiles .
11.
So that I read Feluda over and over again, as
many times as I want to.
12.
So that when I watch Madagascar ,people don’t exclaim “ Oh ! How cute !”
13.
So that when I feel low, I can just bundle up
with Ma and baba on the same bed and sleep tight .
14.
So that when I am sick , I don’t have to worry
about making food and taking care of myself ………. And …
….And there I was already standing in front of my apartment
waiting for someone to open it and take
the heavy backpack off my shoulder .
I walk into my room, drop my
bag and then to the kitchen. Make myself
a cup of tea and sit down to read Mockingjay .
