The big toe on his right foot had swollen to twice the normal size.
I looked at him with questioning eyes.
“We were playing Brazil last night. I got the ball for myself,” my grandfather said , grinning childishly.
I couldn’t help smiling.
He had dreamt of , and played for his favourite football teams in his sleep. Again !
I sighed and started massaging his toes slowly with his favourite balm.
“But this was worth it,” he said, as I finished.
“What ? This swelling ?”, I asked.
“ Yes, I scored the winning goal”, he winked and chuckled, as I broke into a laughter.
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# True Story :)
Linking this to Write Tribe's 100 Words on a Saturday.
Jolly old grand father! Very well written Sreeja.
ReplyDeleteThank you Usha Ma'm :) He was real fun :)
DeleteWhat a fun grandpa! Nice tale, Sreeja. :D How adorable it must have been to sit and listen to him say that.
ReplyDeleteYou get the feel, right ? Thanks a lot, Shailaja :)
Deletewhat a sweet grandpa one that dreams and smiles telling about it....Nice write up :)
ReplyDeleteHehe ;) yes Naba, he was sweet indeed...thanks a lot :)
DeleteAwww, what a touching reminiscence about your grandfather. That's so cute about him scoring the winning goal in his sleep. Well worth that sore toe!
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yes, it was truly worth it. Thanks, Cathy :)
DeleteHahahaha how cute was this! I can so imagine that naughty grin on a old man :)
ReplyDeleteHehehe ;) You bet , Soumz :) He was real fun... :) Thanks a lot :)
Deletehahaha grandads can be so childlike at times :D adorable.
ReplyDeleteHehe true :) He was :) Thanks, Raj :)
DeleteSreeja what a sportive grandpa is he. loved your little story.
ReplyDeleteHe was very sportive, Kalpana :) Thank you :)
DeleteThat's one hip grandpa!
ReplyDeleteYup, hip :) Thanks, Michelle :)
DeleteA wonderful storyteller grandpa :) I want one like him, never knew mine.
ReplyDeleteI want him back too :| Thanks, Sulekkha :)
DeleteJovial grandpa! Lucky you! (I am jealous. hahaha)
ReplyDeleteHe was jovial :D Thanks, Ajithetta.
DeleteThis made me go awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww.
ReplyDeletehehe :) Thanks, Red :)
DeleteThanks, Shalzz...
ReplyDeleteSure, would hop along :)
and what FUN it would have been to pump those fists . YESSSSSSSSSsssssssssss after scoring the winning goal for sure ..
ReplyDeleteLoved the story :) I now wish I am like that at that age toooooo I would not mind either
Bikram's
Grandpa how they should be...very nice :-)
ReplyDeleteVery cute post! :)
ReplyDeletea very nice true story indeed !
ReplyDeletekeep those $tories coming :)
aww so cute :)
ReplyDeleteTina from The Sunny Side of Life
You've described the grandpa as we always wish them to be. Nicely done :)
ReplyDeleteAwwie. He is such a cutie grandpa!
ReplyDeleteCool Grand Dad full of fun..loove it:)
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How sweet! :-)
ReplyDeleteAwww.... so sweet! that's what grandpas are like, no?
ReplyDeleteHehehe.. Thats one awesome grandfather :)
ReplyDeleteI wish each one of us grows up to be such a cute grandparent!
ReplyDeleteI do that sometimes too ;) but don't hit my toe thankfully.
ReplyDeleteThat so reminds me of my grandpa!!! Well written Sreeja Chechi!! Keep writing!!! Cheers!!
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