I tried to pull my hands out of her captivity. But her hands were stiff and tight. And the man standing front gave that tough and orderly look which scared me!
I again tried taking her hands off mine. Successful in leaving my hands out of her hold, I ordered a force to my legs which I thought would make me run! I was wrong! I fell down with a bang kissing the sand on the shore. She came running but was stopped suddenly behind me by that man’s words ‘STOP THERE’!!
I tried getting up but failed to stand on my legs. All I could see front was the waves breeding towards the shore and the man waiting for me to get up. All I could feel is the embarrassment of falling, the pain on my knees, and the fear of seeing the man. I punched my fist on the sand, lifted my body a little, closed my eyes, and lifted myself up stood on my legs! I kept moving keeping my legs carefully in the sand. My eyes kept seeing the man and the steps. I could make out that my legs gained speed. Swift and careful the walk transformed into a run! I ran with all my speed towards that man!
One second I lost my balance and ended up reaching the man’s strong hands before falling down!
The man with a happy and smiling face told to the women walking towards us, “Yes, our son started walking”.
Epilogue: Now standing at the same shore I remembered my first walk here when I was 1 year old!
Piled up reminiscences 