-------------------Off to Our New Residence---------------
We have been packing all our stuffs into suitcases and boxes for days. Dad’s job just got transferred. It was a hectic process and although Mom and Dad did majority of the work, we helped as much as we could although we were only children.
The big day arrived. We were about to make the journey to the new residence which was several kilometers away. Big, strong and sturdy friends of our family helped to carry our heavy boxes and suitcases to a waiting truck on the street. Finally the door keys of the house we were deserting were handed to the person in charge. We settled in a microbus that was also awaiting us. We let the glass windows down. Both the vehicles started moving, and my hair fluttered in the gentle breeze, ready for the adventure of staying in a completely new place.
I tried to imagine what it would be like. Would it just be like our old flat in a building? Or would it be on the ground floor? What would be the surroundings like? What would be our school like? Surely we would be going to school!! What would be our neighbors like? Would we be able to get good friends and playmates? A thousand questions came up to my mind. It was interesting to let my mind wander like that because now I realize I was not the only one thinking but all of our family members were thinking their own thoughts because calm and quiet prevailed the microbus except for the sound of the engine and the swishing of tyres on the streets.