Valentine’s day… Life has been a rough patch for some
time now that I sort of ignore these special days… Afterall; what are they for.
To increase the profit rate of some companies who rely on such days for their
living. Ok; I am not being sarcastic. But, seriously, why do we need special
days to celebrate relations. I have said this many times before too.
Now, the issue is… on these days I need to be extra
careful on what I talk or even wear… As there has been a tendency of people
judging and asking… “Oh is it because it is ___ Day?” Oh, come on… NOOOO… I
just happened to wear a red today. I was just picking it up on the way. I
missed to bring lunch from home… and so on… hehe!! Anyways, I am not going into
my displeasure of celebrating special days… For somewhere deep inside, I
realise, how much ever, I protest… A little extra attention once a while do
make you feel happy…
The day passed by uneventful. Only difference was
that I was getting queries asking me what I’ve got for V day. Can’t say none;
as I do get a whole load of forward messages in Whatsapp. Thank god, whatsapp
is free and so forwarding is extremely easy. Frankly, I would appreciate an SMS
better than a whatsapp forward message. To all who asked me, I said the truth, ‘Nothing
but forward messages.’ Some chuckled, some responded with a long buzzing ‘hmmmmmmm.’
Felt nice to think that they had high confidence in me that even at this age I
am expected to receive surprises on a V Day… Sad that none of these idiots,
instead of asking, felt to actually get me something… lol!!!
Emptyhanded, I reached home after work… My
superhero looked weird, with a strange smile and suspicious looking mannerisms…
Now what did he do? Unlike other days, he was being very formal. “How was your
day?” “Did you eat food?” “You want some water?”… OK, my mental alarm was
ringing loudly…Something is wrong… What what what… I asked,
“TELL ME, WHAT? IS THERE ANYTHING WRONG?”
Sheepishly, he came forward with something bright
green … As he handed it over to me…he hugged me hard and said, “Amma, Happy
Valentine’s Day…” Surprised I was…but was into a shock as I heard what he had
to say in continuation… “Amma, I love you a lot… I know, you would not have got
any gift. So, I felt bad. I wanted to get you something. As I had no money, I
made this card for you all by myself. Hope you like it.”
Tears trickled thru my cheeks. I wondered, when did
my super hero grow up enuf to be considerate. I realised, again, that any extra
you do for your loved one is never worthless. Slowly, I opened his four-page
card. Each Pages had its own beauty and significance. His handwritten words
were so touching and filled with his love. A Square piece had been cut off from
the last page with a message to point it at his face. As I looked through the
page, I found him standing on the other side wishing me Happy Valentine’s Day… 😊
I had no words. I was overwhelmed. My heart was
pounding with excitement, happiness and blessed feeling. Reading what he had
written, I asked him who guided him and he said none. Surprised, I am and
thankful to God that I have him...May God bless him with all happiness and love
and success... May he always value the value of love and prayers...thank you
sweetheart, I love you... Thus, this day turned out to be the best Valentine’s
day I have ever had… Blessed indeed...
Happy Valentine’s Day to all of you…
