Mocking jay

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 .