Tough but a blessing
Sonu was very irritated with his new school. There was a time when he was free and moved around with friends, never worried about brushing his teeth on time or taking a bath. He used to snatch bread pakoda from a nearby tea shop, eat them even though they were half-cooked, drink water from the water pump at the end of the street, and fall asleep under a tree. But Aunt Chandra was very particular about him sticking to the schedule. It was high time he needed to fix this. Two plans came to his mind. He would either act sick or run away. The second plan was very risky because Ramu kaaka was watching the gate with a big stick in his hand. He decided to act sick. The next morning, he told Aunt Chandra that he had a tummy ache and couldn't walk. Aunt Chandra had seen many kids like this. The moment she saw that he was holding his chest and complaining of a tummy ache, she knew Sonu was lying. She smiled to herself and excused Sonu from his routine. This made Sonu very happy;...