A Wintry Day
I woke up on a
Sunday morning, from the deep warm sleep, as Hasan yelled cheerfully. He rushed
straight to my bed and removed the most comfortable object of my winter life;
my sheets and the quilt. That made me furious but I found myself guilty later
when I was told by the little creature that we had a plan and today was fixed
for that plan.
I woke up on
a Sunday morning from a deep, warm sleep to the sound of my brother Hasan
yelling cheerfully. He rushed straight to my bed and removed my sheet and quilt—the
most comfortable objects of my winter life. That made me furious but I felt
guilty later when I was told by the little boy that we had a plan and today and
remembered my promise to him the night before.
Holding my
yawn, I straightened to the bathroom door. Water could not flow through the
top-hole. It had frozen maybe. Switching on the geyser, I headed to the front
door. Me myself standing in the middle of the porch, snowy flakes showered onto
me. The patterned winds blew from each of the directions, sending chills down
my spine.
Suppressing a
yawn, I moved to the bathroom and tried to wash my sleep away. Only, I
discovered that the water wasn’t flowing through the tap. Perhaps it had frozen?
Switching on the shower and finding that it, too, was not flowing, I headed to
the front door. Once I opened it and stepped out onto the middle of the porch,
I found myself surrounded by snowy flakes, blown in all directions by the wind,
sending chills down my spine.
As not to get
too cold or simply the breakfast was ready, I got myself back into the house.
Sitting besides the fire after a hot bath, it was so pleasant. We gathered our
stockings and of course, snowman's stockings too. Locking the main door, I exclaimed
to my family, "lets go".
I rushed back
into the house. Hasan and I lit the fire and sat beside it. It warmed the house
and soon I found I was able to have a hot bath. It was so pleasant. After we
had eaten breakfast, we put on our warmest stockings, ones perfect for moving
in the snow.
Opening the front
door, I exclaimed to my family, "Let’s go!"
There we were,
on a small hill near the town. From there we could see that as if the whole
town had drowned into the sea of ice. Crunching the snow beneath our boots, we
advanced to the place where it was a little denser.
Our house was
situated on a small hill not far from the town. From here, it appeared that the
whole town was submerged in a sea of ice. We all rushed out into the snow, to a
place where it was denser. I just loved the sound of the fresh snowfall crunching
beneath our boots.
People from all
groups of ages and stages were there, gathered on that slightly steep slope.
Children were busy making their snowmen but most of them, especially boys, were
preoccupied with the skirmish of snowballs. They would scream if they were
successful in shooting somebody. Ducking and swinging around, some were trying
to save themselves from the storm of snowballs.
We weren’t
alone. People of all groups and ages were out on the hill, gathered on the
slightly steep slope. Children were busy making their snowmen but most of them,
especially boys, were preoccupied with the skirmishes of snowball attacks. They
would scream each time they were successful in shooting somebody. Ducking and
swinging around, some were trying to save themselves from the storm of
snowballs. Only a few succeeded.
Not all the
people were in the snow however, some sat next to the fires they had built and
some were in the cafes nearby, enjoying every sip of their hot coffee. To keep
ourselves busy too, we joined the game of snowballs. Later we got retarded and
found a flat place to sit upon and build a snowman. At last we had some hot
coffee too. In the evening, when we reached home, surprised to find out that
the main gate's lock was broken.
Not all the
people were in the snow however. Some sat next to the fires they had built and
some were in the cafes nearby, enjoying every sip of their hot coffee. To keep
ourselves busy too, we joined the game of snowballs. Later we got tired and
found a flat place to sit down and build a snowman. At last we had some hot
coffee too.
It was a
perfect day, and I was happy Hasan had pulled me out of my bed. The only
trouble that day, though came when we returned home. The main gate's lock was
broken. We were so worried that someone had robbed our house, except we found
nothing wrong. There was only one thing, which Hasan found as soon as he rushed
in to investigate.
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