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Being in kneel down position outside the class, he spend the time watching junior sections students playing in basketball court. He denied his thoughts to stand still for some time to give rest to painful knees, he knew it very well, that if in case Hitler saw him standing even for a moment during punishment, he would be punished worst. May be in front of principal’s office else in open ground bare knees. So, somehow he managed to keep himself in same positing for some more time. Due to weight of whole body on just knees, pain was unendurable. Because of unbearable pain he was unable to stay calm and concentrate on watching basketball game going on court, his mind again and again wandered back into the class ‘What teacher might be doing with my mobile?, What if she decides to take me to principal? Shit, Then principal will come know what I was doing in class. After that, he will call my parents to let them know my deeds’. Being nervous and scared he tried to convenience himself with positive thoughts.
‘No! She won’t go principal, after all I have good image in front of this teacher and this is my very first mistake, so most probably she will forgive me.’ A warm smile spread across his face, when his mind accepted the false thought that she won’t take him to principal.
He wasn’t able to bear the pain in his knees anymore, finally decided to stand up for few moments to give knees relief taking a risk of being caught by teacher. Luckily, nobody saw him; standing there he looked at the students playing in basketball ground. One of them dodged the ball from opponent and threw perfect into the basket.
Again his mind flew back into the class and calmness disappeared in second. Its was more then minute he was in standing position and now he realized what risk he took, wasting no time ho again got back into same old punishment position. ‘What if she goes principal after this period and after that…’ sweat started trickling down his forehead; wiping sweat with handkerchief adjusted himself to comfortable position, the thoughts made him go hollow all over again.
‘She will not go, if she wanted to take me to the principal then she might have taken me much earlier’ he thought to himself trying convincing himself with positive thought again, but the thought seemed to detract from his clam and came to surface
‘What if she saw the thing which was going on, She will come to know everything, she will know what actually I was doing, after that the image I have in front of teacher will be washed away.’ A new and puzzling despair overtook him. ‘She will then count me most stupid person, after all little image was left after being defeated in election that too will get ruined. Jez Please Save me this time!’ tension was on peak he was totally restless thinking and predicting future possibility.
Ding, Ding, Ding …Ding!!
Recess bell rang releasing floods of students from classes. Corridor which had silence moments ago was now full of noises and wild students, everybody came out of class like it was years ago they have seen recess. Except his class, all the classes were almost empty, only few preferred to take there lunch sitting within the class. Inside his class Ghost ma’am still continued her lectures; none of students come out of his class.
‘Why she’s taking so long today?’ thought Akash and again got nervous. He was expecting that punishment would be over before recess and no one would be able to figure out he got punishment. Nothing happened like that, every single passerby in the corridor stared him, being candidate for head boy he was supposed to have good image and punishment for was worst thing imagined by him.
One of student threw tantrum on him with a couple of his friends beside the place where Akash was kneeling down. “If he’s punished, then even we have right to get punished” Comment was said within Akash audible range, but he tried to over look and continued to bend his head down.
“Minister must be talking in class” said again the same student, trying to give the reason for his punishment.
“No! No! Minister might not have done homework” replied other student standing nearby and both started laughing.
Helpless Akash wasn’t able to do anything. He just tied his fist to show anger towards them. ‘I will show you one day’ Akash thought.
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To Be Continued..