04 Avengers in game of chess: True story from our childhood

True story from our childhood: Avengers in game of chess

 

Pappu, SanJu, Bholu and parents shifted to a small village and block in Jakholi in then Tehri district of Uttarakhand.

There was a mid-sized field in front of office and then there were quarters upwards. They were living in these quarters. Further up the hill about half a kilo meter up there was big bungalow on the top of the hill. Bungalow once had a lightning strike so families didn’t use to live there because of fear. Some single courageous employees used to live in that haunted house. Next side of hill, down from top there was a primary health centre and doctor’s bungalow. These all were connected by a foot path made by people’s walking along the bushes of Hisalu - golden Himalayan raspberry.

Doctor uncle became their family friend. He had a TV so kids used to go there to watch TV. One Sunday morning, Sanju and Bholu went there to play chess with doctor uncle. They had a chess contest. Sanu won initially from doctor uncle and then from Bholu. After few rounds, Sanju was on a losing spree. He continuously lost from both of them several times. He was angry from inside, irritated to the core, he didn’t say anything but he didn’t like the defeat at all.

After wrapping up the chess, both brothers started coming back to home. As they were climbing down the hill, Sanju hid in the bush, Bholu felt lonely as no one else was around. He shouted “Sanju! Sanju! come out I am afraid”. Sanju came out but he got an idea to avenge the defeat in the Chess. He started running. Bholu again shouted and cried “Sanju! don’t run I am afraid”. Now Sanju was extremely happy and Bholu was afraid to the core. Realising his trick working, Sanju ran with all of his might. After him ran Bholu due to fear. Being younger, Bholu could not run as fast as Sanju. Gap between them was increasing, so the exhilaration inside Sanju and fear inside Bholu. Fear was so unbearable for Bholu, he tried one last time “Sanju Stop” Sanju did not hear. Bholu picked a stone and threw it to Sanju.

Sanju stopped!

He saw red blood flowing down from his left side of head. Sanju cried out of pain while Bholu cooled off. Both of them walked home slowly, leaving a trail of red blood along the path.

Father was not in home. Mom asked Pappu to take Sanju back to doctor uncle.

Now Pappu and Sanju walked back to doctor uncle’s home. Uncle took them to primary health centre, opened it. The wound was so big that he had to stitch it.

Bholu and Mother were waiting for them in home. They saw - Sanju was wearing a White Cotton Surgical Bandage around his head as Pappu assisted him to walk by holding his shoulders from back.

 

 

 

 

Post Script-

They say Sanju became little crack after this incident.

#Mere Aaj Main Mera Bachpan.

#मेरे आज में मेरा बचपन

#True story from our childhood: Avengers in game of chess

#Chess

#Defeat

#Fear

#Fear of being alone

#The Avengers

#Autophobia or monophobia

# Alone in the forest

#The Avengers

# शतरंज के खिलाड़ी.

#players of chess