The Namesake
"Excuse me? Hi!" I turned around and saw a boy, sweaty and tired. His eyes showed that he had been walking for a long time. "Hieee!" I said, with an even wider smile. "Could you please help me with this address and the exact location? I am new to this place." "Of course, go straight and take a right turn...(I proceeded to explain him the address he was looking for)." "Thank you. By the way, I am Vayu." "Vayu!? With an A or two As?" "With two As. And you are?" "I am Taruna." "Karuna?" "No, Taruna, with a T." "Oh, Taruna, okay. What an unusual name! What does it mean?" (With a smile) "It means, a young beautiful tree." "Hmm...a young beautiful tree!" I boarded the metro at 6:04 pm. Exhausted. Tired. Toggling inside. I reached home. Told my mother about the entire day and how I spent it, which mostly included fighting over an extra laddoo with my collea...