Papa.. Please come soon...

I visited a play school last weekend and saw children reading, playing , enjoying each and every moment without being concerned for any thing and unaware of any problem in the world. And this is the best part of childhood.Minds are true and we enjoy each and everything from the core of our heart. No artificial expressions, no hidden intentions.
Suddenly i saw a child distributing toffees in his class, it was his birthday i guess.And this reminded me one of the incidents of my childhood which made me smile and nostalgic simultaneously...

I was in class 2nd then , and as i wake up one day my mom greeted me "Happy Birthday" and that reminded me that twas my birthday that day.
I started jumping on the bed drawing all pictures in my mind of people wishing me in school and then about party in night..but then papa came and shouted for getting ready for school. But i continued jumping on bed having in my mind "I dont care.. Its my birthday today."Seeking this papa just lifted me from bed and put me directly in bathroom tub , all my fantacies flushed away by splash of water all around. Anyways i started preparing for school which was much easier and better than todays office preparation.Although mummy told me to wear something casual today but i preferred school dress only as i loved it very much.
A navy blue half pant nicely ironed , with school belt already in it, half white shirt and small tie with knot already there. (so no time got wasted in making knot or putting belt all around the buckles of pant). And finally small black rexin shoes and socks which was most difficult for me to wear.
While leaving for school i asked mummy for the toffees that i would distribute to my classmates,she said "papa will buy it from the shop while leaving you school." But while on the way when papa hadn't stopped @ shop i inquired about toffees he said its getting late for the school and he will come again in recess with toffees and chocolates. I got a bit disappointed as twas a kind of rule in class that b'day boy/girl distribute toffees in Class teacher's period only and that was 1st period. I told papa that i have to distribute in 1st period only,he said he will talk to teacher.
After the prayers(where i got wishes from some of my close friends who were near to me in prayer line), our classteacher closed the book, looked straight at me and called me to the front of the class. I acted coy, just like the other boys/girls who’d gone through this routine on their birthdays, but in effect, I simply lapped up all the attention, even took my time getting to the front of the class.Everybody clapped and sang b'day song. I was blushing as if it was my marriage ceremony. Then teacher instructed whole class to be in class only in recess as i will distribute the toffees.
I used to sit with a girl then (as per system of my class not by my choice), she said to me in 2nd period, your papa will not come now, i know. I just plucked her braid hardly, she started shouting. I left her only after the intervention of teacher. And techer hadnt slapped me for this as i was having my b'day that day. But got scolded too much.Suddenly what that girl said was in the mouth of many classmates of mine and i felt very bad.I was about to cry.
I was waiting eagerly for the recess when papa will come with toffees and i will show them look here he is and will give that girl only 1 toffee(usually it was 2 per children). And periods too were looking more longer than any other day. Finally recess came and i asked permission from teacher to go outside and meet my papa.Teahcer said in bad tone, stay here only, peon will inform if there is somebody.
Sitting in class with my Lunch box in front of me but not willing to eat anything and surrounded by my classmates staring at me with suspicion and teasing expression in there eyes.I was murmuring "PAPA , please come soon, please , please ,please.....". Prayed to god also"God please send PAPA soon...".
Now recess was near to over,and teacher said to class "those who want to go can go from class for drinking water or for toilet."As if teacher was also teasing that your papa will not come.I was thinking why PAPA hadn't came and thought of shouting big this time on him.Finally the bell rang signifying the end of the recess. And with this i started crying a lot, teacher came and consoled me but i was weeping continuously with my heads down on my seat.
Suddenly a hand whose warmth i can recognise shrouded over my shoulder and as i raised my head it was my PAPA, i shouted 'PAPA!!!'. He had brought two full packets of plastic bag bursting with toffees and chocolates. And like in morning I started jumping again but this time nobody shouted at me. :) Papa handed over me the packets and i turned to show it to whole class which was a minute ago teasing me.PAPA left saying come back home via school bus i will be on duty so couldnt come to receive you after school.The post recess period was postponed a bit for the celebration of my b'day.
I was happy again and added to my joy teacher again made the class sing the b'day song.I grinned from ear to ear, not knowing where to look, while the class went through the birthday chorus. When the applause had subsided, I sashayed through the rows handing out two toffees to each boy/girl, and holding out the bag to the teacher, so she could take as many as she wanted. Which was usually one. And then, as classmates before me had done, I pulled out a fistful and pushed it into her hand while she protested initially, and then, accepted with a sigh.Finally after the school was over,the dozen or so toffees left were reduced to wrappers by the time the school bus reached my lane where my home was.....