Flying away

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‘You are awfully quite. Do you not feel good?’ I tell her, snatching the pathetic magazine away from her grasp and throwing it away. Shantanu merely raises his head and then he hides his nose behind the screen. However, I do get curious or rather judgemental glances from Lixin and my wife’s newly favourite, Avika. I can see the she-wolf is trying to conceal her distaste in my actions and is failing miserably. She is little bit nervous but covering it up to her standard. As she don't want to let herself down in front anyone. Because the she-wolf herself and trying to constant at this level. But her mate has assured her. She is feeling so lucky to find the mate for herself. She blush some time to think about there moment while she remeber there talk. 'I was reading it.’ My mate’s sweet voice rings in my ear, making me smirk. I feel particularly good today. It is gving me peace in my heart so that ti enjoy her life today. The new up coming event which was going to take palce but she is little bit doubt on herself to present there in front of everyone but her mate had assured her. As she is perfect for everything she don't need to worry in fact she need to present herself. One morning while I was sitting beside Grandfather on the veranda steps, I noticed the tendril of a creeping vine trailing nearby. As we sat there in the soft sunshine of a North Indian winter, I saw the tendril moving slowly towards Grandfather. Twenty minutes later, it had crossed the step and was touching his feet There is probably a scientific explanation for the plant’s behaviour – something to do with light and warmth perhaps – but I liked to think it moved across the steps simply because it wanted to be near Grandfather. One always felt like drawing close to him. Sometimes when I sat by myself beneath a tree, I would feel rather lonely but as soon as Grandfather joined me, the garden became a happy place. Grandfather had served many years in the Indian Forest Service and it was natural that he should know trees and like them. On his retirement, he built a bungalow on the outskirts of Dehradun, planting trees all around. Lime, mango, orange and guava, also eucalyptus, jacaranda, and Persian lilacs. In the fertile Doon Valley, plants and tree grew tall and strong There were other trees in the compound before the house was built, including an old peepul that had forced its way through the walls of an abandoned outhouse, knocking the bricks down with its vigorous growth. Peepul trees are great show offs. Even when there is no breeze, their broad-chested, slim-waisted leaves will spin like tops determined to attract your attention and invite you into the shade.Grandmother had wanted the peepul tree cut down but Grandfather had said, ‘Let it be, we can always build another outhouse.’
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