The childish excitement of fear

 

Nevaan is six-year-old now. As expected, cartoon programs on the television are his first love. His concentration on the shows is so hard that batting even his own eyelids seems a disturbance. We find him staring at his cartoon heroes so hard that his eyes get watery. The other day, only one cartoon channel was live due to some network problem. It’s a ghost program involving a ferocious demon as the villain. Nevaan is seriously cowering with fear but he cannot let go the only option available during the cartoon slot allotted to him after his school homework. He is crouched up in a corner on the sofa, trying to make himself safer. Then he demands a heavy blanket to further insulate himself from the ghosts in the show. He has already switched on all the lights available in the room. There he is watching the scary show from under the heavy blanket, bundled in a safe corner on the sofa, only his eyes popping out to make the most of the show.