Cricket again..

Let me continue with Cricket...
We used to carry cricket to our Grandmas place too.. and play at honnis..
Everybody around used to gather there.. Rajannu, Bubbinnu, Jithannu, Manjanna, Vidya honni, Appapa.. and everybody interested... and it used to be a beeeeg event..
We used to fit ourselves in Honnis Garden.. and play One days, tests, 10 Tens [as in 20 twenty now] and etc etc...
It used to be great fun especially when everybody was in mood..

One such day we had all gathered to play in the morning at around 11.. My vision of the game doesnt show clearly who all were present.. but i m sure there was Bubbynnu, me bro, Manjanna tooo and Vidyahonni at the sidelines.. and of course the star of the show Me.
So we start palying... batting balling as per list drawn.. someones the wicket keeper.... i dont remember.. all others spread out across the garden at places favoured.. Me near me bro.. on his right side... and the batsmans left..
Lemme tell you.. the garden is placed such a way that the batsman has only one choice to hit the ball towards the left.. his right is covered with overgrown bushes.. and me granmas yard beyond.
So the game begins.. it goes on for a while... great game.. we are tiring under the hot midday sun..
Then manjannas turn to bat comes.. me bros balling.... 2 good players.. pressure is building...
OK.. me bro balls... be ready fielders.. I follow the ball... have to keep an eye on it.. manjanna raises his bat.. and 'THUD' goes the hit.. the ball raises itself.. about my height..
Oh.. its flying... uh-oh towards me... i see it... a bright yellow tennis ball... its coming... oh its aiming itself at me..
Oh what do i do.. oh no.. what am i supposed to do...
There it is halfway now.. Still yellow... and its coming fast.. but i can see it as in slow motion... an action replay unfolding in front of me..
Zooming full speed towards its aim in determination.. I still have my eyes on it... Its close.. its closer.. my eyes are gathered at my nose bridge... i see the Bright Yellow one last time and then
"WHAM..!!!!!"
zzzzzip...... BLANK.....






Well am the one blogging so you know nothing much happened.. the ball struck me right in the middle of my forehead.. and everything went blank for sometime.. but after a couple of ice packs.. i could see through the stars twinkling in front of my eyes.. and hear through the bells ringing in my ears... By evening i was fine and up for more except for the bruise up there like a headlight burning black...