It was seven in the morning. Little Diya was fast asleep. The school holidays had begun and Diya was peacefully sleeping , her head on the wrong side of the bed! Its amazing how a little one manages all the stunts on the bed .I guess it is one of those skills which people lose with age.(Not that I am completely over stunts on bed even at twenty two!)
Diya lived with her parents in a small rented house .The house overlooked the Nilgiri range of hills and the early morning view from the rooftop was just amazing. Especially when there was a morning drizzle one could see a hazy view of clouds hanging from nowhere and trying to hug the mountains . Diya has always been enamoured by the beauty of nature and the rooftop was her favourite holiday destination.
"Why do you have to be a monkey everyday and climb there? You might fall and break your bones , be careful.” Diya’s mom would scold . Diya was now used to this everyday monologue and would smile to herself and say “I should check if the mountains have grown...