I called Prashant and told him this was his best chance to catch up with me and a lot more! What was the plan? I had VIP passes to Manekshaw Parade grounds. He thought I was insane! ‘Not on a holiday Divya’, he said!!! I told him the previous night, il wake him up at 7! He had reasons up his sleeve…’lets keep it dynamic…what if it continues to rain tomorrow morning’!
Nothing would stop me from waking up early. I called him….and he said he will meet me in an hour!!! He sounded equally excited. I didn’t ask him any more questions.
We drove, found parking, and managed our ways through stiff security checks! Walked up to join the Q. ‘Leave all your phones. And no camera’ shouted a policeman! I looked at him and smiled. ‘No camera also?’
We walked back dropped everything in the car. Still excited never the less. Lovely morning breeze, dew in the air and Prashant in white and green ☺
Walked in from the guest entry, struggled to find front row seats, and we wouldn’t want to sit anywhere else!!
Created ruckus, moved chairs, walked all over, not realizing the national anthem had just begun! Wow! We had a rose petals shower!!! Hell that was beautiful, missed my camera ☹ We were glowing!!
Made way for 2 chairs at the front row, actually moved chairs. The parade began. School memories flashed as ‘flag commander’…if that’s what its called! We yapped endlessly. Caught up on years. Sat through one cultural event. Looked at each other’s bored expressions and decided to leave.
That was a good dose of patriotism!
Breakfast at Windsor.
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