girl next door
a gush of wind knocked at her closed window
pushed it with all its might
unbolted it from outside and threw opened the window
sailing over the window sill
it walked over her sleeping form
caressed and woke her up with a start!
With half closed eyes she stepped down the bed
walked towards the door
opened and sleep walked down the stairs
dishevel hair, crumpled night gown and warm feet just out of the bed
sailed the steps without even once touching the cold stone
into the hall and she held her breath with such force
lose papers left on the corner table began to fly
quickly she held them together clumsily
their rustle made them look up at her with bewildered faces
“shhhhh!!!!!” said the master, sitting in his arm chair
she obeyed and tip toed in and with eyes fully open now saw them
all of them
lady sitting on the couch cross legged chewing on hazel nuts
master again got immersed in his newspaper immediately
in the centre of that three piece sofa elder one sat
with his pepper and salt goatee hanging down his chest
his eyes brooding, last night’s whisky still languishing in his stale breath
he looked up and she felt a shudder down her throat
master looked up from paper, gave her a warming look and she settled
faced the goatee with stern face and it went white as snow
eyes drooped more, stench of the stale whisky left room
he became a vegetable limp and green with no stem to hold
just then she heard a burping sound from the other sofa
here was the other one eating his wild oats, sowing them
consuming whatever came his way
burps and farts he gave out were fuming his corner
she bucked tried to evade
just then the lady had finished her nuts
made a swish of her hand and he disappeared along with the chair he sat on
she ventured further feeling cold in her bones
clung her folded arms to her bosom
trying to feel some warmth in the chill of the room
master and the lady had forgotten about her
lost in their world they let her be
she walked in further
sat on that upright upholstered red chair
she had been sitting from the time she learned to sit
waiting for warmth, asking none
waiting, waiting still waiting!!!
