It was a dark cloudy morning....

It was September - the rains had poured all through the earlier day. Water poodles everywhere and a humid air prevailed. Walking down the street were two little kids, aged 7 and 9, on their way to their school. The girl, the elder of the two, had a serene expression on her face..some incident of last evening at home had left her twiddling her little fingers. The little boy was trying his best to match his steps with her. It was an arduous task for him and he barely managed. Their threadbare footwear were making things even more difficult for them.

The morning drizzle started and it was a matter of reaching the small school a kilometre away even faster. Suddenly from nowhere, a car whizzed past them. The car splashed water all over and within seconds, both the kids were drenched to the skin! A moment they looked at each other - a fear of missing school registering on their faces....but it vanished within a second. They looked at each other and their wet uniforms - another expression took over - it was sheer joy! Yipeee they screamed and began jumping in the muddy water! It was holiday for them and they sprang homewards!