Time was running out.. Monday morning.. A bright day.. A movie on Sunday evening on DD Tamil made me forgot the science chart creation allotted to me.. It was 7.30 am.. Somehow managed to draw only the outline of the turtle and the crocodile from the book. Thought of filling it sketches in few minutes..

Monday is meant for twists especially lazy boys.. ..Tht day was nothin extraordinary to remain normal for me.. Searched in the bag lying in the corner of the room.. As expected no sketches were there..Everythin was safe in my bench inside the classroom ..

But lazy guys dont give up easily .. that’s their fault.. They either solve the problem or make it worse..I found out the watercolor box..And gave a colouring with it..Time was the only enemy on my mind..

As usual when I was about to finish, my brother gave a twist by spraying few drops from his hand before he pulled on his schoolbag and started to the school.. Before I began to complain he complained to my mom tht it was time for school and I was defaulter on last friday itself.. As usual got the scoldings and rolled up the chart ,started towards the school after a hurried bath and half the amount of normal breakfast.

Rolling up charts early proved to be vital as I entered into the school campus just before the doors were closed..Yet another day of adventure successfully completed ..

After few hours of classes I was asked to submit the chart..The fear of gettin scolding was there..still I dint bother much having faced so much.. ..

The science teacher saw the chart and asked so doubtedly whether I was the one who drew the diagrams..I was really not able to fathom whether it was sarcastic or due to surprise..

Luckily it was out of surprise only..And she lauded me for drawing neatly[???]..Honestly it was the not the best I’ve drawn for my life.. And I myself dint get satisfied for a not so good drawing..Although she said it was good and now she started sketching the outlines of the diagrams…

The outlines made it look really neat and I never new the word “synergy” existed (literally and figuratively).. It was truly amazing to see the transformation of somethin raw into a beautiful work..She had the hindsight to see the beauty behind a rusty drawing..It was good for myself to earn some praise that too on a monday ..[Probably the pleasing twist on Monday ].. That day was definitely memorable as she never again took class for me till my end of schooling ..

Time was running out.. Monday morning.. A bright day..

[this is after 12 years approx.] This time no chart to prepare.. Still time was the one kicking on me to start for the job early..Luckily my brother was on leave and he dropped me early to the railway station.. I was planning to catch the first compartment [ A double twist for a guy who catches last compartment running or even misses them at time too ] ..

As I was trying to plug the earphones into my ears , the teacher was sitting there.. I was baffled as to whether I’m goin to school or to office.. The announcement came from railways dept tht train will arrive shortly..

Back to reality..I moved towards her.. [I'm not that enthusiastic to meet my teachers and enquire about them generally..as most of them I've met got moved out of my school/coll as fast as they came in].. I greeted the great teacher and she too recognised my face but failed to identify my name..This is in itself is a remarkable feat for me..

She enquired how and what I were doin now.. she was impressed about my acads and current job..I’ve never seen such a happy face resulting from my work/word..Was it a thanksgiving day for me..? I feel it was absolutely perfect and I thanked her through my genuine looks and words..It could be even said as yet another remarkable day of my life..

While I was enquirin about when she shifted to a better school, she was calling another girl and telling her tht I’m her student and my current job etc.. Luckily she was my classmate who remained silent till she completed and told her tht we were classmates..

The train arrived ..The teacher wished me good luck for life and  started heading towards the Ladies compartment..I thanked her and looked around for my classmate/colleague[now]

As said monday is never short of twists , the colleague was seated in the Ladies compartment while my teacher was just entering it..I look bemused.. And as usual the train started moving.. And once again I caught the last compartment of the train running ..but my heart was floating inside my eyes..protected against the dusty little wind of the paced train and shining against the bright sun..