Sometimes, we tend to miss silly things. I do that when it rains. Today it rained heavily, though briefly. I missed a lot of things. It reminded me of those times when it would rain for days non stop. Everything would be wet and it was impossible for clothes to dry, to play on terrace, and if you went out you had mud allover clothes.

When i was in school, rainy day was usually my holiday, especially if it was raining heavily. I went to school in a rickshaw, ours was a open one the ones which have 6-8 children, two standing at the and the rest seated. When it rained we would make a dome sort of thing using our umbrellas, such that not a single drop would fall on us. If our shoes got wet, we were allowed to roam with out them in the class and dry our socks on window sill. I for some reason liked doing this. There were only few idiots like me who did this, rest preferred catching cold or having shriveled skin. All the colorful umbrella would fill up the corridor. Another advantage of rain was buses came late, so teachers did not turn in first few periods.

While coming back home, the street would be filled with water uptill knee, due to poor drainage. Though later it was corrected. One had to be careful about the position on ditches to avoid falling. Also, the garbage would become flotsam and once there was a puppy swimming as I waded through the stagnant water. It was an ordeal.

Now, since we have moved to a new place, and it rains very less, I miss these odd things which remind me of childhood. And for some reason I cant stop smiling and feeling good whenever it rains.

p.s don't mind the grammatical errors. I will correct later :)