Keep Dreaming......

Given a chance as in Inception I would wonna re-live just one dream of mine which I had this noon and then come back to reality.....

It was an absolutely calm Sunday afternoon with no work load or academic homework thoughts. I was as usual facebooking when I just fell asleep.....

Zooooooop......I was in a random international airport(did nt seem like JFK though) with baggage and I see my mum walking towards me , I have no idea what's going on...and what am I doing here? Am I departing somewhere or Have I arrived?? My mum looks absolutely gorgeous as usual and the way she was walking towards me seemed like she was in hurry....

Mom: "Why are you standing here like a statue , lets go!!! .. I just called them from the telephone line out thr (and she points out in the direction from where she just came..) and they were in the airport from the past hour , it seems they could nt find us. I just told them we are right outside the Terminal A , B Swing."

...Okhay now I know that we have just arrived from somewhere but whom is she referring to as "they" , who is coming to pick us up? and where exactly in the world are we? I could nt ask these questions to my mum because she would think I have become a retard after stepping out of Newyork....While this thought process was going on I looked at myself in the the glass entrance... I just could nt believe what I was seeing...though my mum looks as she was , I dont look like 23 anymore....Guess I am 30.. I wonder what date and year I had moved in??

Mom: " Here they are... " (and a huge smile on her face when she see's an amazing couple walking towards us and they seem like the same age as my mum..)

Stranger Aunty to my mom: "How are you?? How was the trip?? This is the first time you are in London , so we thought we would come over to pick you up , though Manisha knows the place (and she winks at me)....Anyways , Accept our apology for being late , as there was a mistake in the arrival schedule so we were looking for you in the swing A.."

Mom: " Thank you, its all fine..(with the same length of smile)

Stranger Uncle: " How was your flight manisha...??"

Me: "yeah..It was Great ....(what do I call them? Uncle n Aunty? or are they my relatives and I am suppose to call them with specific "Indian relative's title"??? ....I have no idea)

....and wait a minute when did I know about London?? This is the first time I am here....hmm :(

We go to a red bricked house which did nt seem familiar at all.... and by their conversations in the car seemed like they have been living here for long...

Aunty: "Manisha why dont you show your mum the guest room, and Bhanu (my mum's name) why dont you freshen up and come down for lunch....I have made arrangements already..."

Mom: "sure" .....

I felt like saying what "sure" mom...I dont know where what room is? I am here for the first time myself..... :?..kinda I figured out and showed her the right room..Hmm how did my sub-conscious mind direct me to the right room?? and I firstly kept my baggage in the guest room..and Uncle helped me with the rest of the baggage to the guest room when he looked at me and said....

Uncle: "Oh!!!...so you wonna stay with your mom huh...??? (with a sweet smile....He actually reminds me of a retired army officer with that command and passion)

I just smiled in return...and we go down to have lunch...where I see Aunty busily cooking...the authentic south Indian food....wooo (she is like this idle combo of mother,wife and a sucessful working women.....)

Me: "Mum , do you want me to help you...."....(oops I was like , what did I say??...Before I could correct it to Aunty...)

Aunty: "she smiles and says, no..relax! , talk to your mom...its all done...I made your fav Sambar"...(and she gives her divine smile ... which makes me feel so comfortable with her)

After lunch,....Uncle seemed to have gone out for some work and Aunty and my mom were having the most exotic chat which made me fall asleep on the couch while viewing outside the window ..I get the best sleep when I just listen to these older women chit chat about the Indian weddings and the recent social gossips..

I was still sleeping and I was guessing in my mind that it could be almost past 6 , coz the sun was nt on me from the window anymore but I was too lazy to even wake up...felt like home..not even once the thought came across my mind that I was in a new house....

Then someone puts the comforter over me , and still keeps his arm around me, sits on his knees and is watching me sleep.....I can sense all that..but I was too confused and stuck with million questions in my mind to open my eye's......then I get a kiss on my forehead....

woo....It was seriously the most divine feeling I have ever had...my heart just forgot about skips, I would have given it a ticket for beating so fast......Holy Heaven!!! who is this??? and I open my eye's......

And I go speechless the moment I see him....

Stranger: "Welcome back !!! sweetheart....Missed you like crazy...(and he had the same smile and mysterious look on his eye's......)

Well , now I get a picture of where I am...Is this Heaven!!!

But Is seemed like reality and I was married to my luuuv of life, and "they" were my in-laws...

Mum (/ Aunty): " oh..here is my son, finally he found sometime to visit home..huh!!"

Him: "oh yes mum, where is mom"

My Mom: "Hello beta..how are ya??? How is work??"

Him: "quite cool mom, How was your journey?? "

and I am still sitting on the couch thinking ....woooooo..he looks even more handsome as husband with the way he is handling the new relations and responsibilities.

Then I take the comforter and go up to keep it back in his room and he walks in with my baggage...

Him: " Come on , I met Dad in the hospital..he came to pick me up as I broke my car...and in the conversation while driving back home I get to know that you will stay with your mom in the guest room....and that is just not acceptable....you were living with your mom all these months..and you gotta stay here now...and all parents will understand...what say??? ........(and he winks...)

I was like...Oh mann!!! when did he learn demanding , that use to be me who always use to demand in our relationship and he was just a listener which often use to annoy me...I like this change again :)

I smile at him and turn towards the closet of that room and I say to him : "this closet is just like the closet I have in my Syracuse House...."

Him: " yeah!! really? , U still remember that house..thank god Newyork City did nt make so much of a difference...."

Which makes me think...did I move from Syracuse to NYC??? when on earth did this happen? btw...when on earth did I marry??

Before all those questions could be answered.........

Knock on my door...

Zooooooooooooooop..........I wake up to reality..and see that my roommate is knocking on my door..

Me: " Yaaaa"

Roomie: " we are going to the mall...do you wonna join???" .....

GOsh...at that moment, I gave her a witty smile and said :"My dear!!! you just spoiled my beautiful dream......!!!"

Roomie: "Wooo.....London Dreams Huh!!!..I am so glad...If you can not go to London in reality...trying the free route...lol" (and she giggles and walks out....and I throw a pillow at her)

I sit back and think..Hope this comes true..but for now...I am happy I am 23 again...:)and really gotta do something about how I look from now on , so that I dont complain when I am 30....:)