Salam...hi all
Aaahh..I’m back on the train..yeeehaaa…giddy up giddy up!
Boarded the 0925hrs train and it was not as crowded as usual. Amazingly the train was fairly empty and I managed to get a sit this time around. I sat next to a 10 year old Malay girl (I think she’s 10). She was busy talking to her mother and both speak good English. She’s a very talkative young girl and very smart t...oo and the ladies sitting opposite of us are enjoying her conversation with her mother…very cute :-)
Girl: mama, you haven’t answer my question I asked you last night
Mom: Which question?
Girl: Where do babies come from?
At this point everyone sitting near us was looking at the mother and anxiously waiting for the mom to respond to the child. I was anxious too...this is a million dollar question and this is going to be interesting! Well...come on mom! Answer her! I said to myself…
But the mother look at the daughter and just gave her a cheeky smile…obviously she’s not prepared for this and furthermore its in the public...hmmm…
Girl: I thought so…you’ll never give me an answer
Than all of a sudden the girl looks at me and said…
Girl: Excuse me sir, do you know where babies comes from?Now all eyes are on me! Dammit! Why me?! I paused…..and carefully weighing my options/answers…
Me: I think its best that later when you get home you sit in front of your mum and dad and ask them the same question. I’m sure they will give you the best answer.
How’s that?! Pheeeewww…Playing safe….i told myself…and the ladies around us just smile...
Girl: But that’s not possible
Me: And why not?
Girl: Because my dad passed away few weeks ago
I can see tears in her eyes when she said that to me...Oh my goodness…Ya allah!!! What have I done?! I gave the wrong answer! The ladies around us gave me a look as thou that I just committed the biggest crime ever!
She than hug her mother…I froze…totally froze…speechless…
Me: I’m so sorry…I didn’t mean to hurt you…
Mother: its ok…you didn’t know…and you’ve been nice…
Me: I’m sorry…
I’ve reached my stop, I smile at the mother and daughter…and I disembark the train with a tonne of guilt feeling on my head… what have I done…..
Moral of the story: I’m speechless…. :-(
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