Where was the missing child found.?
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At the age of 12, i was traveling with my parents on an all india tour on train. Since we were part of a tourist group, they got a train compartment rented out.
Our train compartment is a permanent one throughout the trip.
The same is joined to different trains and we reached different cities across pan india.
Our rented compartment will stay at the entourage city station and we almost treated it like a home.
As part of the tour plan, we reached mumbai and our train compartment was halted at Victoria terminal. We did some shopping across the city and i was always good in directions.
At the shopping time, i saw glowing radium stickers. Something like this, but smaller pieces which we used to stick with our watch on childhood.
Did some bargaining and left the place without purchasing it. After we reached the compartment i said, it was 90% cheaper compared to the Chennai price and we should have purchased it.
My parents said we can't, since we cant go there as the tour plan for the next day is fully covered after which train will leave mumbai.
I suggested, I know the route and i can go myself right then and get it. It was around 1.5 kms away from the station.
My dad gave the approval, with utmost seriousness. But my mother thought we both were kidding so along with a laugh she said yes (since she can't imagine myself going alone in a strange city).
I just did enjoyed my freedom, feeling proud about my parents for their belief on me. Came back after purchasing it back to the station after 30 minutes.
The whole tour group was looking out for me everywhere as they thought i got missed.
Got a huge slap on my face in front of the whole crowd from my mom. Was angry then, but over the time understood how she might have felt.
After long time, again gone through the same streets just as nostalgia.