Lemon

Lemon


There was a boy who saw dreams every single night. His dreams were full of adventures. He was the hero of each dream. He couldn't complete most of his dreams because he will be awaked by someone in his home. Most of the time he no longer remember those dreams after he wake up. One day he saw that one celebrity is living to his neighborhood. One that particular day he was licking some pickles which he brought from kitchen to his room. He was closing the door of his room and suddenly he saw a famous celebrity who is standing in front of his window which is opposite to his. He stood there still like a statue and couldn't even move his tongue to the palm which he was about to lick.


He could not believe his eyes. He was standing in astonishment and he was standing still with his tongue stretching to lick his palm which is also still and there is no movement to and fro.
That Icon smiled at him and then the boy heard a magic voice "Hello there"
The boy moved like a statue got life from almighty God and the boy said "Hello Sir"
Marvelous smile said "Hey boy, what are you licking at? "
He then came out of all his wonder thoughts and said very politely to him. "Sir, this is some delicious Lemon pickles which my mom just made a little while ago."
And again started smiling and wondering again about the fact that how can a famous celebrity could live in his neighborhood and the boy thought about himself as a stupid person for not opening this window for these much years.


That fantastic voice asked him "So you say that it is just made a little while ago and very delicious. But I want to know it is true or not. So how can I know about the taste and freshness of that pickle which you are licking at very enthusiastically? And you know boy you made me watering inside my mouth. "


The boy never expected such kind of request from a renowned person like him. He said "I can give you sir, then you can also know the taste of it. "
That precious smile said "Oh boy that will be great and generous from you, I can accept that"
Boy said "But Sir how can I give this to you which is actually a type of paste but if this was like a lemon I can throw it to you through this window. But this is something different. "
Superstar said "OH that is the next step, first you have to pack your tasty pickle in a plastic cover or something if you want to give me. Then it's easy for you to throw it through these windows which are very close enough. "


Boy said "okay sir that is a brilliant idea. I can do it. But will you please wait for me till I take some of it from the kitchen and pack it."
Fabulous smile said "Sure boy I'll be here waiting for you"


He walked backwards without moving his eyes or erasing his smile and reached for the door by that pickle spread hand. The million dollar smile give a thousand dollar smile to the boy which is more than enough for the boy which will give him a sparking start like the start of rocket set forth to moon. He opened the door and started to kitchen.


He has to pass through the hall where all his family members were sitting his father, mother and his sister. they were talking to each other which it seems to be in a glance. But they were not talking to each other. He did not understand the situation at first and what they were talking about, he paused for a second. He saw the plate in which pickle is been made which is on the table. Hot vapor were coming out in a very small amount. Now the boy got some attention. Everyone is looking at him and stopped talking for a second. He got a break from that noisy environment which was not pleasant in the first place. He looked at the pickle plate again which seems to be placed under the fan for cooling down. The conversation again started.


The father was cursing all the things which he sees through his eyes. If a light was ON he was cursing it to everybody that they are irresponsible and they were wasting the electricity for no reason. If the TV was ON it is another waste of money and time and everyone is watching it all the time without doing anything productive. The boy got the situation and he knows that it is not the time to ask for some pickles. Anyway if he continued to stay there idle he will be the next prey of his fathers curse.


His mother is listening and also responding to some foul comments from his father. And to make the situation more badly his mother is giving the sarcastic reply which made his father angrier. He is so loud that every person in neighborhood and every person who passes by can hear it. The boy felt ashamed of himself of getting such a nasty family. The boy knew that his family is poor. But he cannot accept all this nonsense is also happening in his house.


He went to kitchen and grabs some plastic and walked towards the pickle plate. Now his father is talking about his sister's study. He felt the situation is growing worse for him to get some pickle for his new found wonder. Anyway he start to take some pickle to the plastic cover and suddenly his mother realized that some of her possessions to boast is going somewhere without her knowledge and stopped him and yelled at him.
She said "what the hell do you think you are doing?"


He thought he will soon become deaf with that high pitched sound and he was totally embarrassed with the situation now. He is almost sure that the next window Personality would have heard this yelling and shouting.
He stood there helpless but still with the spoon inside the plate. He then again started to take the pickle and began to put into that plastic cover. His mother rose into anger and grabs his hand and stopped him.
The boy said in a very low sound "oh please mom let me have some of these, this is very important"
The father was staring at the boy and shouted "Look at him he doesn't care about the pathetic situation we have in this house. But still he wants to have that pickle and eat alone. After all he can't eat it alone and I'm sure he will throw it after using some of it. We have kids who are not for any use and also arrogant and adamant."


Mother put some oil in that talk "he doesn't want to write exam or get a job somewhere. He always sits in his room and didn't even care about his sister and her studies."
The boy remembers that his sister is still studying the same grade for the consecutive third year because of failing. She is more lazy than he is and now enjoying the fight between his father and mom for the time being.
Mother said "we are talking serious things about home and he is not even bothered to be here. " "Put it down I made this and there was no one who helped me in making this." Mother looking at his sister‘s face. "I am the only one who always doing ailing work in this home and I'm not even allowed to talk to my mother in phone. How long have I been here and I couldn't go to my house and see my mother."
Father got another topic. He shouted "Aha why the hell do you want to call her and what will you ask anyway! It's not your money you are wasting for such nonsense. You didn't bring anything from home when you came here. "


What would you ask to her when you phone her He added some mockery to this conversation "How are you?" "How are you?" "What did you eat "what is for lunch" what is for dinner?"
The boy finally talked "oh please mother I have to give this pickle to someone"
Mother who was about to reply to his father got angrier than ever and said to him " Are you mad" " we don't have much left to have this for an entire weekend and this is the only taste which we can have in our wretched food we are eating everyday. Now you are saying that you want to give this to SOMEONE!!! "
The sound of boy became lower and lower "I will tell you who I'm gonna give this but please don't shout anymore."
Mother released her agony and tried to bring her loosing sense back but asked the boy with a heavy voice "WHO?"
He said "the celebrity who is living in our neighborhood, I saw him through my window which were not opened for years."
Sister was looking at him pitifully and relieved in a sigh because they got their new target.
His father turn his neck like an owl and started staring with more intense like he is going to burn the boy with his laser rays from his eyes.


The boy realized that something is going to hit him so hardly.
Mother shouted at his face splashing all her saliva in his face. "WHAT?" what the hell are you talking about?"
The boy said "Yes mom I'm telling you the truth I have promised him to give some of these before he goes."
Mother asked the boy ‘which celebrity is living next door and where that window is which you seen?"
He answered "the window is exact opposite side to my window"
Mother said "do you think you can also play pranks with me and make a laughing stock in spite of all these curses I've heard from your father."
He said "No, I'm serious."
Mother began to loose her control again.


"Don't you know that there is no neighbor living next door and the house itself is locked for years after the first landlord moved away for the past 8 years?"
Boy was shocked to hear this. He could not believe his ears. His heart sobbed as he hear this so-called old information and there was a sudden silence which gave a new start and a new topic for his father and mother to curse. His sister was again engaged with that curse talking because they included her also in this new developed series.


He was standing there still looking at his room and the closed door and he didn't want to go in. He stood there in the middle of that loud noise, shouting yelling screaming but he could no longer hear the voice of anyone but can see the smile of the seducing celebrity who is standing to the opposite side of his window through his closed eyes.....