We lived on Languard road in Shirley, Southampton.Everything I saw was reason for excitement. There was one large window in the house which i lived. It had a frame and a thick glass, no grill that was new and then! the window opened out upwards. All my life i saw windows that opened out sideways.our house was on the roof LITERALLY and when i stood looking out through the window "I am the kling of the world" i screamed inside. (ok ok........... queen of the world)
Every morning at 6.30 am I looked out of the window and I saw a lone cyclist brisk past my window, she seemed to love to be up early. Then slowly a few cars kinda lazily moved on the road.
8.15 am and there bustling activity down in the street.A mother of four took her children to school.One baby on the pram, one little fellow on a skate and two walking along her briskly. they rattled of tales about school to her and she pushed hard and hurriedly as she nodded incessantly.
About 5 mins later I saw a black woman dragging herself, with her son's school bag in hand.The son was a lively fellow, stopping to peer at stuff on the road, asking her questions, telling her something..........always bubbly but the mother never looked like she was intersted in what the boy was saying.On some days the dad came and then I knew where the boys liveliness came from.
I had to leave the window for a while,.. my husband must be leaving to work anytime now. Soon I was back at the window waving him bye bye and staring at the long haired little girl who went to school with her mum. golden hair, two braids, down to her knee almost ,she was I suppose 7 or 8. By 9.15 am the street below me fell silent I saw the strech of cars lined up on the road. They looked like army tanks to me,just waiting for one whistle!
For the rest of the day till about 3.30 pm there was just the occassional Zoooom of cars. Then came all my morning favourites, children filling the ears of mums and dads with the days stories.
When it was 6 pm I was looking out through the window but dint see much 'cos I was hoping to see my husband's car. When he did come with tea cups in our hand we stared together at the bright sunlight at 7 pm (unheard of in India). He kept looking out the window and slowly told me "everyday I try to figure out where the south east is and look at it thinking, ah thats where home is"
Out of that huge window I saw, ships, airplanes, fire engines, trash trucks, cats, dogs, birds and much much more. For the window made be feel SO out of the house when I was still in it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.thats why i liked it best.
