My trip to USA is coming to an end and it just one more week of stay and on 30th October I am with Anu. She drops me in the station to go to Manhattan. I am very excited as I am attending a program in the UN where Sadguru Jaggi Vasudev is a speaker.
We go into the UN with special passes (which Vinu has got for us) and I am thrilled that I am going into the UN building and also that I am going to see Sadguru and hear him.
After the program we walk back to a restaurant and after some time Vinu says we can go to Bryant Park.
We walk to the park and go and sit in a bench. I suddenly see a young person with a
Spider man mask dancing near the water fountain to the music which he is listening from his phone. He is giving HI FI to all and sundry and I am not surprised because the next day is Halloween where every one will wear some costume or the other.
After some time he starts approaching us and dances around us and tries to give a hifi to us also , which Vinu kind of shrugs off.
I don't know something tells me he might be Anand, but I am not sure and I try to search for Kathaleen in case this is Anand but am not sure and can not call the bluff also. Anand who lives in the other end of USA (the time difference being 3 hours) and I remember I had spoken to him the previous day .
All these facts make me feel that the Spider man is not my Anand. When I try telling Vinu he says such characters are in plenty in Manhattan and I should not compare them to Anand! Suddenly the Spider man comes and tries to hug me which irritates Vinu and Shruti so much that Vinu starts moving away. Now that Vinu is so irritated I am sure it is not Anand and I try to check if my chain and other belongings are in place !!
I keep looking at the Spider man from the corner of my eyes and oh oh suddenly he has started following us. I tell Vinu ' hey look he is followiing us' and now I am really worried.
Now the Spider man is very near and Vinu is trying to push him and he is not able show anger and not able to control his laughter any longer. Now it dawns on me that this is my 'arun' 'balwantsingh' son Anand.
By now Kathaleen also joins us and he removes his spiderman mask. It is all done with the connivance of Vinu and also Anu who also knew.
Vinu drags us all to a far off Indian restuarant in train , leaving all the other nearby restuarants for dinner.
When we all settle down and order our food, hey and presto we see Anu standing in front of the table. This is a surprise for Anand also this being a week day no body expected her to visit us as she had to rush back to New Jersey the same night. This was a secret between Anu and Vinu.
She is with us for a day on the week end and we all have a long walk in the rains (yes it is raining and quite chill in Manhattan by then) go for walk in the HighLine park and have brunch in a very nice breakfast place and walk around in rain in the Central park.
Anand and Kathaleen leave the next day , and this becomes the highlight of my US trip.
We go into the UN with special passes (which Vinu has got for us) and I am thrilled that I am going into the UN building and also that I am going to see Sadguru and hear him.
After the program we walk back to a restaurant and after some time Vinu says we can go to Bryant Park.
We walk to the park and go and sit in a bench. I suddenly see a young person with a
Spider man mask dancing near the water fountain to the music which he is listening from his phone. He is giving HI FI to all and sundry and I am not surprised because the next day is Halloween where every one will wear some costume or the other.
After some time he starts approaching us and dances around us and tries to give a hifi to us also , which Vinu kind of shrugs off.
I don't know something tells me he might be Anand, but I am not sure and I try to search for Kathaleen in case this is Anand but am not sure and can not call the bluff also. Anand who lives in the other end of USA (the time difference being 3 hours) and I remember I had spoken to him the previous day .
All these facts make me feel that the Spider man is not my Anand. When I try telling Vinu he says such characters are in plenty in Manhattan and I should not compare them to Anand! Suddenly the Spider man comes and tries to hug me which irritates Vinu and Shruti so much that Vinu starts moving away. Now that Vinu is so irritated I am sure it is not Anand and I try to check if my chain and other belongings are in place !!
I keep looking at the Spider man from the corner of my eyes and oh oh suddenly he has started following us. I tell Vinu ' hey look he is followiing us' and now I am really worried.
Now the Spider man is very near and Vinu is trying to push him and he is not able show anger and not able to control his laughter any longer. Now it dawns on me that this is my 'arun' 'balwantsingh' son Anand.
By now Kathaleen also joins us and he removes his spiderman mask. It is all done with the connivance of Vinu and also Anu who also knew.
Vinu drags us all to a far off Indian restuarant in train , leaving all the other nearby restuarants for dinner.
When we all settle down and order our food, hey and presto we see Anu standing in front of the table. This is a surprise for Anand also this being a week day no body expected her to visit us as she had to rush back to New Jersey the same night. This was a secret between Anu and Vinu.
She is with us for a day on the week end and we all have a long walk in the rains (yes it is raining and quite chill in Manhattan by then) go for walk in the HighLine park and have brunch in a very nice breakfast place and walk around in rain in the Central park.
Anand and Kathaleen leave the next day , and this becomes the highlight of my US trip.
