The trip

"From this chapter, it'll be from the perspective of Edwin"

I am so excited today. I can't wait to go see my grandmother, I call her nanny. When my parents had a divorce they had a long fight about who I'll be with. My nanny knew it'll not be the same anymore so she took me in her custody. Since the age of six I've been with her. But duty calls I had to leave her and go for work, but I'm so happy to go meet her now and live with her for the next few days. Abby and Naren were so desperate to come with me as they equally love my nanny but they couldn't leave their job and Naren's sitting and sobbing here. But I can't wait to go see my nanny.

"Even I wanna come!!! uhh I hate ya all! can you tell nanny to make me a basket of sweets".

hee...hee Sure Naren, please stop crying!

"Take care man, send nan some love from us" says Abby and hands me a package of flowers. These flowers always remind me of her... Siana. But I'm meeting the most important woman of my life today. Nothing's gonna stop me! I wave at them and tie my shoe laces, a pit of uneasiness creases my stomach making me feel uncomfortable. This feeling before travelling... it always makes me feel uneasy. But I'm ready. Naren hands me a glass of water and says it's gonna be alright. Traveling always makes me feel uncomfortable and dizzy, but I'll overcome this.

After a long journey, I reached Grandma's house,I go inside but I don't see her. A half cut banana was lying down on the floor, and the tap was open, the atmosphere seemed so surreptitious and gloomy, nanny's house is always so colourful and vibrant but this gives me anxiety. I call out her name nanny...nan. are you here? Why is it so quiet? Nan!!!

"Boom!" I hear a loud noise from behind blasting their vocal chord. I look behind and it was my nan always smiling and laughing at me. It's so good to be back.

"Loser,hee...hee you think nanny is dead. It was just a set up. Naren would've jumped from the balcony,hee...hee. I missed you my pontu."

Nanny hugs me and tickles my back and mimicks Naren's voice and calls me Pontu. I missed this name so much. I ask her "How are you Nanny?" she drops the question smoothly and makes me sit down with her and says "Did you find a girl? uhmm... I'm cool... even if it's a boy Pontu. I want you to find someone who will always be with you someone you'll trust, someone you can share all your problems with."

I look at her anxiously, I could see she's worried about her age and wants me to settle in. Her eyelids have dropped and her skin sags more and more everyday.

Please come with me Nan, stay with us!

"You know Pontu, I've always lived independently, your grandfather died during the war, I was only nineteen, your good for nothing mother took ages to get married and didn't want to bare a child but after a lot of regrets, she had you. But she was never ready for commitments. She left everything and... she left me behind. I'm seventy-six right now, all these years I've been living alone, I took care of my drunk parents,I took care of your mother, I took care of you and I'm still taking care of myself. I will never... ever be dependent on someone. But life shouldn't always be so depressing, I've had some really good days, and I want you to find someone for you who you can share your days with. Do you understand? Fall in love Pontu."