My first attempt at directing

This is crazy. But true. I was 8 years old. At the school anniversary event, I wanted to present a play. I didnt know any but I remembered a play that my cousin told me about. This was performed in one of her school events. The story goes like this.. I a house, some one is stealing sweets from the candy bowl. The thief walks in, take some candy, throw some to the audience and leaves. The owner is concerned. So he calls a police and the police sets a trap. He sits on a chair with the sheets covering him. The next day, the thief walks in, steals candy and sits on the chair. And he is caught.

I though I could pull it off. So I instructed my actors about the story. I played the part of the police man. There were no sheets available. So I used a newspaper. Everything played well until the boy sat on me. I tried to get a grip on him but he ran away. Well. Jerk. He was my neighbor too.

Funny how selective our memories are when it comes to the childhood. I cannot remember a whole lot but I remember enough. Things that makes no sense.. like the dream I used to have when I was four! The day when I met the boy who became a great friend of mine.. For a couple of grades.. Well.. I got another best friend after that. Ok. I'm going on a tangent. But childhood is sweet. I thought it would be so cool to be an adult at that time. How wrong I was ..