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| Rafflesia Ornaldii |
Rafflesia Ornaldii and Subarakshitha
It
was a fantastic morning for me. My cute little friend Subarakshitha prepared
breakfast for me. Ofcourse I helped her with cutting the vegetables to make tomato curry and poori. She came with her family to wish me for my birthday and
decided to stay back in my house. We went to the beach in the evening. Both of
us were playing in the sand for while. She was talking to me about her school,
homework and how she dominates in her class as a group leader. I was just
wondering and at the same time thanking God for giving those glorious
moments with such a lovely kid in my life. I am blessed.
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| Little Suba in my kitchen |
This
little girl became my friend way back in 2012. A fully drunk millionaire drove
a Merc over a pavement at Egmore in the middle of the night while my little
Suba was sleeping there with her grandmother and her cousin. She woke up to
witness the death of her cousin Muniraj and raised an alarm as the car had run
over her right hand completely damaging her wrist. I wrote about the incident
and visited her at her house.
She
did not talk to me at the first sight. I made frequent visits and became her
friend. It took some time for her to accept me as her friend. My news articles
in Deccan Chronicle helped Suba for her treatment. I was glad that I was able
to bring a smile on the face of the child. I had sent a Barbie doll for her
once. Then we spoke to over the phone about her hospital treatment, rejoining
for her studies, blah, blah... and the friendship blossomed similar to the
world’s biggest flower –Rafflesia Ornaldii...
Her
visit yesterday was a great gift to me. God’s gift.
