Every morning, from 0530h, when we step out of the house, till 0545h, when we reach the running track, we listen to Baba tell us a new story.We jog, Baba walks briskly, and he tells us stories of RacerGirl, a superhero who can run very fast and saves children and trees and animals and old folks from the bad guys. She also solves mysteries because she’s very smart. She can be seen with her puppy, Lightening. But only at night, when her parents think she is asleep soundly in her room, when in fact she is all over town fighting bad guys and saving good people. Her Baba knows her identity, but it’s a secret from her Mamma, who thinks of her sweet child as just another little girl. So, when the news of RacerGirl having saved someone or solved something comes in the papers the next day, her Mamma always worries as to who this little girl could be and whether she is putting herself in danger. All stories end with Mamma hugging her baby daughter and telling Baba about this girl in the news, and RacerGirl looking at her Baba from over her Mamma’s shoulders and winking.
Today, Baba decided to write some of these stories down, or at least the origin story. He spoke to Mamma about finding an illustrator to collaborate with and how much he missed his dear pal, Gautam Benegal.
But since Gautam isn’t around, perhaps Baba could just start writing and other things may happen, as they usually do.
Let us see. Waiting around twiddling thumbs and hoping for the perfect moment never works. Ajoba always said, ‘It’s always perfect. Just go right ahead and do it.’
