Annie was discharged from the Bangur Hospital a few days back, she was now a guest of Dmitry and staying at his exclusive suite at the Park Hotel where Dmitry had made sure she had a separate room of her own albeit with an internal door that connected Annie's room with his, like an annexxe, Annie had insisted to pay for her own room before consenting to check into the Annexe .
It was a great , warm sunny tropical morning, albeit a bit chilly and also a bit windy due to the monsoons around India, Kolkata was at its charming best, people dressed bright and smiling as they filled their mouth with hot pooris and potatoe curry from the numerous street food shops on Kolkata streets, Dmitry and Annie were out driving on their way , over the weekend , to Dibrugarh in Assam, Dr. Manthiram too had agreed to join along with his German wife, Uma.
Dmitry had chosen to drive an open deck Chevrolet Optra Magnum, a luxury Sedan that was modified into an open top sports convertible with a cotrollable ceiling top that could be closed in case of rain or too much sun, it was a beautiful fully decked machine.
Dmitry had chosen to play Kid Rock but ensured the decibel level remained private so that he could converse with Annie.
As they drove out of Kolkatta, Annie noticed a boy and a Girl walking and smiling and talking to each other , it was a bit early in the morning, maybe around 7 AM, the girl looked smart in an NCC dress and the boy was just wearing a T Shirt over a Cotton trouser, both looked smart, what struck Annie about them was their age, the girl was hardly 19 or 20 and so was the boy, but both looked so charming and adult as they walked.
Dmitry had stopped his car on the side to pick up some water, smoke and other stuff, and Annie saw the boy and the Girl coming closer to her car, in the background a little farther from where they were parked, Annie also noticed that they were parked near an Indian Army camp where an Army Daredevil team were practicing on their Enfield Bullets , doing some rare jump stunts using their motorcycles, they were flying on their motorcycles like they were some flying saucers, taking off from the ground and going high into the sky and then landing on a platform on the opposite side, a small crowd had gathered around watching them perform and applauding, since Annie was seated inside an open top car, all three - Annie, the Girl in the NCC dress and the boy walking with the girl - noticed each other and the girl and the boy gave a special look to appreciate Annie's admiring looks at them and smiled back at her waving, it was a million dollar smile, Annie reciprocated with a billion dollar smile in return and as Annie watched the two giggle and pass she couldn't resist going back to her own School days where she was an NCC cadet herself along with Daniel.
It was a special session of training today Dr. Jesudasan, Annie's Father was a bit worried, the NCC cadets were suposed to go through some rigorous physical routines today, Annie was all pumped up, Jesudasan gave her a kiss as he dropped her off at the NCC Parade grounds near Picket in Secunderabad, Annie ran out to join her mates. Soon they were being made to dance to the drums and chorus of the Cavalry March dance, where they had to kick their legs up and down , one after the other and shout "Ek, Do, Teen, Chaar" in full volume, with their right hand held up in salute to the Indian National Flag flying right above their heads.
Annie, was going through her exercises of crawling through tunnels, running up walls, shooting enemy dummies using a new set of silent magnum rifles that they were given recently - she loved the sound of 'thud, thud' everytime her bullet hit the enemy target - she knew that just beside on the other side the NCC boys were training for the Independence Day Parade where they were being trained on specially designed Enfield Bullet Motorcycles, Gypsie Cars and Jeeps to perform dare devil stunts by an American Army Officer who was specially invited for the occassion as a guest.
As Annie's mind was remniscing through old memories she did not fail to notice Dmitry walk back smiling at her while talking on his mobile and carrying a bag of stuff - maybe coordinating with Dr. Manthiram - as Kid rock continued to play in the backdrop, Dmitry noticed Annie's flying hair, jet black in a backdrop of golden yellow and green tall tiger grass swaying to the monsoon breeze and somewhere just above an eagle was bugling.
It was a perfect setting for a great weekend.
It was a great , warm sunny tropical morning, albeit a bit chilly and also a bit windy due to the monsoons around India, Kolkata was at its charming best, people dressed bright and smiling as they filled their mouth with hot pooris and potatoe curry from the numerous street food shops on Kolkata streets, Dmitry and Annie were out driving on their way , over the weekend , to Dibrugarh in Assam, Dr. Manthiram too had agreed to join along with his German wife, Uma.
Dmitry had chosen to drive an open deck Chevrolet Optra Magnum, a luxury Sedan that was modified into an open top sports convertible with a cotrollable ceiling top that could be closed in case of rain or too much sun, it was a beautiful fully decked machine.
Dmitry had chosen to play Kid Rock but ensured the decibel level remained private so that he could converse with Annie.
As they drove out of Kolkatta, Annie noticed a boy and a Girl walking and smiling and talking to each other , it was a bit early in the morning, maybe around 7 AM, the girl looked smart in an NCC dress and the boy was just wearing a T Shirt over a Cotton trouser, both looked smart, what struck Annie about them was their age, the girl was hardly 19 or 20 and so was the boy, but both looked so charming and adult as they walked.
Dmitry had stopped his car on the side to pick up some water, smoke and other stuff, and Annie saw the boy and the Girl coming closer to her car, in the background a little farther from where they were parked, Annie also noticed that they were parked near an Indian Army camp where an Army Daredevil team were practicing on their Enfield Bullets , doing some rare jump stunts using their motorcycles, they were flying on their motorcycles like they were some flying saucers, taking off from the ground and going high into the sky and then landing on a platform on the opposite side, a small crowd had gathered around watching them perform and applauding, since Annie was seated inside an open top car, all three - Annie, the Girl in the NCC dress and the boy walking with the girl - noticed each other and the girl and the boy gave a special look to appreciate Annie's admiring looks at them and smiled back at her waving, it was a million dollar smile, Annie reciprocated with a billion dollar smile in return and as Annie watched the two giggle and pass she couldn't resist going back to her own School days where she was an NCC cadet herself along with Daniel.
It was a special session of training today Dr. Jesudasan, Annie's Father was a bit worried, the NCC cadets were suposed to go through some rigorous physical routines today, Annie was all pumped up, Jesudasan gave her a kiss as he dropped her off at the NCC Parade grounds near Picket in Secunderabad, Annie ran out to join her mates. Soon they were being made to dance to the drums and chorus of the Cavalry March dance, where they had to kick their legs up and down , one after the other and shout "Ek, Do, Teen, Chaar" in full volume, with their right hand held up in salute to the Indian National Flag flying right above their heads.
Annie, was going through her exercises of crawling through tunnels, running up walls, shooting enemy dummies using a new set of silent magnum rifles that they were given recently - she loved the sound of 'thud, thud' everytime her bullet hit the enemy target - she knew that just beside on the other side the NCC boys were training for the Independence Day Parade where they were being trained on specially designed Enfield Bullet Motorcycles, Gypsie Cars and Jeeps to perform dare devil stunts by an American Army Officer who was specially invited for the occassion as a guest.
As Annie's mind was remniscing through old memories she did not fail to notice Dmitry walk back smiling at her while talking on his mobile and carrying a bag of stuff - maybe coordinating with Dr. Manthiram - as Kid rock continued to play in the backdrop, Dmitry noticed Annie's flying hair, jet black in a backdrop of golden yellow and green tall tiger grass swaying to the monsoon breeze and somewhere just above an eagle was bugling.
It was a perfect setting for a great weekend.
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