Sunday, April 29, 2012

Cactus that Wasn't... ( Translation for the hindi post below 'Laal ya Kaale' )

People in the neighborhood were quite disgusted with these two brothers.
Elder must be 3-4 years older to the younger one, recently started earning a
few bucks here and there with his little 'deals'.
He was quite rustic,would Keep two top buttons of his shirt open,
Two very thick lines used to emerge on his brow everytime he laughed his intimidating laughter. It was menacing, almost scary,
People around were quite disturbed/annoyed with this loud laughter of his, sometimes they would
grumble amongst themselves "hmmm.. grown up quite quick this un' eh'

Younger would give his school a miss more than often,Started hanging out with some older blokes from the other neighborhood,
If someone interrupted or questioned on his way back home, he would freely bash em' unapologetically. Had a loose hand this guy, Fearless and brutal.

Both turned out to be such scoundrels, these little pricks, Dark, menacing ,scary.People were actually scared to
speak to them, what if they insult to anything and everything you say !
They were like the cactus in the desert, full of thorns, rough as a thick old dead wood.

What went wrong? They used to hardly  utter a sound little while ago !  Bizarre ; weird?

Six months ago their mother got severely ill, wouldn't speak, lying on the bed- unmoved, gazing at the ceiling ,lost in her own world.
Now they were no ones beloveds, no ones  lovelies, no one's watering these little flowers,
( They are Dry.They are Cactus.

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