Date with Disaster

An extract from Archie's diary. Dated 22nd April, 2005.

I've just realised that its 22nd-exactly a month from my b'day.And in this one month i.e.,the the first month of my personal nu year----wat I done???Answer-NOTHING PRODUCTIVE!!!

Ok..it was may,2000,i went out for the first time wid my friends (Pri,Aki,Divi,Rads n Purni).We went to Birla mandir,
science museum n planetorium.There we met a tourist group from bombay..who were an organisation for mentally n
phycally challenged ppl.There were so many kids-all below thw age of 13,we started talking to them n playing wid them......then i saw a face-i can never forget it...it was the most beautiful face i've ever seen.She was breathtakingly b'ful.We went to her...she was 27 wid a very decent figure and an awesome face-also a 'quadriplegic'
,one who cant move their body...n she cud move only her head.She was sitting on a wheel chair n wen someone called her she asked me to help her turn her wheelchair..n that once again reminded me that Head wes the only part which she cud move...........

Her name was Veera..we spoke to her n made friends...n that continued..i kept writing to her every week from then n she always replied my letters.Rarely I called her..but mails were very regular.Now its almost a month that I haven't heard from her..n I was worried..so I decided to give her a call...n i did.The most shocking news of my life--she died on 28th of last month n nobody bothered to inform me...everybody in that organisation knew bout our friendship!!!!!!!
I seriously don't know wat to do or how to react.I'm jus not able to pull myself together and i dunno wat to call it...i'm jus not able to CRY.I feel like crying,but tears aren't........

Today mornig wen i went out to make a call.....i happen to meet an old friend of mine n he gave me a Temtations choclate bar.Then wen I was bout to take leave of him...I saw 3 street kids rushing towareds me for the choclate.There was such a pathetic expression on their innocent faces, no trace of foul...just one expression-lust for the choclate-yeah LUST.When I gave it to them..they looked as if they've won some million dollar lottery.Their faces
showed pure happiness-absolut happiness.

Now in the auto I was not able to think bout anything.Those kids n their cute,little,dirt smirked faces..........they are not leaving me.I don't remember when but once I read an abridged version of Mother Teresa n her works and I was very inspired,but soon i forgot all that n indulged myself into the "extra-curricular" activities of life.But today i'm just not able to help it..all those thoughts are coming back.....

Whatever----Mother Teresa is great.Hats off to her.
Evert month i spend a lot of money (a 4 digit figure) on choclates n lipsticks,but today i've decided (n i'm going to stick to this decision of mine) that i shall cutdown wasting money on these mundane things n save something n donate it.Well my effort may be just a drop in the ocean--but thats what oceans are made up of-DROPS.

Veera i'm going to miss u a lot..i just cant explain...how much i care for u.Today as always u've again helped me-to change my outlook towards life.