in primary school, she was always the girl who gave bouquets of flowers to the honorary guests during school sports days and other functions. once, a personality from paris came a visiting to her school. she again presented a bouquet.
during annual sports days, the guest of honour was usually the district officer's wife.
once in standard 5, she was told to dress neatly in a new school uniform for sports day, the deep blue pinafore with box pleats, a belt and white blouse, all starched and ironed with a charcoal iron by her grandmother.
somehow she forgot about the bouquet presentation and went to school in an old uniform. or perhaps at that time of year she did not have a brand new pair! the sisters grumblingly took charge, lent her a presentable pinafore and blouse, combed her hair, added a blue hair band. they even had to find a brilliant white pair of shoes and socks for her.
she heard a teacher asking the sisters to just get another girl to present the bouquet. the sisters said no. she didn't hear the reason given.
sometimes she wondered why too!
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