The story of Ramya

Ramya was eight years old, and wanted to be a princess. One might think that it isn't really a faesible carreer in an adult world, but thankfully children don't seem to worry about such inconsequential details. Of course, she owned a crown that she called her own, and was mighty possesive of it. She was a shy girl, and not given to yelling at others in public. But when on stage, her shy demeanour, gave way to an entirely different person - one who was completely uninhibited, and let herself go with gay abandon.

The annual day celebrations at her school were drawing near, and Ramya showed an immediate interest and enthusiasm for participating in a play, as soon as her teacher had made an announcement. There was no princess in the plot, so she had to settle for the role of the 'fairy'. She did manage to persuade her teacher to squeeze in a crown, in addition to the mandatory wand. She would do magic ! And cast a spell ! That felt good !

It was the day of the show. Her mother and teachers got her ready for the show, and the children headed backstage, Her wand ! Where was it ? She began to panic, and then immediately realized that it had to be in the third floor, in her classroom, where she had left her bag. She headed for the stairs, and then for once, yielded to tempation. There it was - the elevator . The students were strictly prohibited from using it . Fairies participating in annual day clelebrations had to be exempted from this rule, she decided.

A parent had just got into the elevator,and noticing Ramya, held out the door open for her. Ramya smiled brightly and got in. The well dressed gentlemen shut the door. He looked at Ramya with a twinkle in his eye;the appropriately cherubic faced girl playing the role of a fairy, and asked her "And how high up would you be going, little girl?"