Flash Post 10!
“Button, here in Shimla, at the Wildflower Hall, even time stands still. Away from the hustle and bustle of day to day living, this seems and feels so different, so unique.”
“Button, here in Shimla, at the Wildflower Hall, even time stands still. Away from the hustle and bustle of day to day living, this seems and feels so different, so unique.”
“Button, I had been itching to do this ever since Dost and I landed at the Wildflower Hall a couple of days back. The notice standing on the table warned us against monkeys stealing our belongings if we kept the windows open! But this morning I couldn’t hold myself back any further.”
“But you can stay indoors and take as much rest as you want. That’s something you don’t get to do in Mumbai.”
“Because you want to write to me before you take off for Goa! I knew immediately.”
“That’s a very perceptive mind.”
Button, recollect what your favourite game was? It must be a favourite past-time for the sun as well! See him playing hide-n-seek with me at the Wildflower Hall in Shimla! You’re missing out, my cuddly one.
“Button, Dost and I are currently in Shimla staying at the breath-taking property of the Oberoi Group’s chain of hotels called The Wildflower Hall. It’s a stunning bit of property and, as I sit here with nothing else to do but soak in the silence, I am already feeling partially cleansed.”
Button, remember Pippa, our snail friend, who came to live with us for sometime and kept running away again and again to meet up with his friend, Raja, the stray? Raja’s no more. Maybe he’s met up with his other friends Shabby, Puchku and Dushtu somewhere up there! Where the twinkling stars are!
I just opened the window to let in some fresh air after ages and was surprised at how cool the breeze felt. You must be loving it.”
“I must say I do. Bears love the cold.”
“Why?”
“I read a terrible story first thing in the morning as I have a habit of scanning the front page of the TOI.”
Newspapers reported that a just-born baby was thrown inside a dustbin near Kalyan and left to die! Which living species would commit such a heinous act if not “human beings!”
It poured yesterday: It was miraculous that she survived the downpour.