Chocolate World

Being born in a middle class family with two siblings we could just afford the basic necessities of life. We were not allowed to buy luxurious stuff which were not required unlike some of my friends. Chocolates fell into this category. Once in a while my parents would buy big candy bar and give it to us. We had to share that bar and would eat 1 or 2 pieces daily until it would get over. We would cherish every single bite and I even stored the wrappers. I would always dream and fantasize about this chocolate world. A big bungalow made of chocolate walls and having chocolate fountains everywhere. Colorful flowers were made of different flavored chocolates in the garden. There was a pond made of chocolate syrup and I would ride in a chocolate boat in that pond. The pond even had white chocolate swans swimming at ease. I would even wear a pink colored chocolate frock and had chocolate sundae for breakfast, lunch and dinner. There would be no one to stop me or share my chocolates. Entire world belonged to me and only me. This fantasy did fade as I grew, but my love for chocolates never did it fade. The crazy side of me still hoped all these to be true one day. One of my all-time favorite movie is Home alone. The scene where the boy watches a movie with a big bowl filled with ice cream sundae was imprinted in my brains the moment I saw it. Even till date when I say Home Alone this scene plays in front of my eyes. During my initial days in US, I literally survived on ice cream. I had them for lunch and dinner. I would buy a big bucket of ice cream, chocolate syrup and gulp them as I watched Netflix nonstop. I still recollect those moments as one of the best moments in my life. I would not recommend doing that to others, as I gained unwanted pounds for that behavior of mine. I don’t stuff myself like that anymore but my love for chocolates is still fresh. Smell of chocolates can still make my heart skip a beat or two. Chocolates are still my true love.