'Bachcha Party' Back

The morning began on a dismal note. Not a soul from the Club could be seen, barring Nahid Khan. She sat by herself in the Chinese Hut, gasping under a fan. Before long, Renu and Kishor Babani walked in, followed by Srichand Arora. All other regulars, including our Gujarati ‘Mataji’ and Razia Khan were missing. Most importantly, Ved Prakash Grover (below) was not to be seen. He is by far, the must punctual, regular and the earliest to land in the Garden.
Luckily the weather gods were kind as it was quite breezy and the sun, not too harsh. We did our exercises in relative comfort and were more than half-way through when, like day-before-yesterday, the ‘bachcha brigade’ arrived unannounced. They were in greater strength today, almost outnumbering us. But as they say, the more the merrier – particularly for Ramila Mistry and Arora who eagerly joined forces with the little brats.
Our only regret was that we could not treat them to anything nice – such as the biscuit packets they got last time. Not that it mattered to them. Like us, they were there for fun. But still, Arora could be heard lamenting how they missed his 'marriage anniversary luddoos' yesterday -- if only they had come. Before leaving, the kids gave their names as Rohit, Muskaan, Isha, Krunaal…
P.S.: The mystery about Grover’s absence has been resolved. He has to stay put at home till the family returns from vacation. Aaal Eeez Well!
Renu Babani says:
The presence of the kids added to the merriment during the exercise. Strange how kids can somehow energise people with their charm and innocence. Hopefully, they will keep returning so that we too can prove that our Laughter Club is the best!
--Renu