Another one: ************************************ Back at school, we were as now getting hard hits of SLC fever. The Pre-test were there to hit us soon and we had to read whole of Class 8, 9 and 10 books. It was just a big bunch of studying for us those days. Pee was thinking of getting some Math tuitions and asking me if I wanted to join him. I had myself improved a lot on the mathematics, and I convinced him for the combine study until the pre-test and later on tuitions for Test or SLC. He was convinced enough and Pee and I would practice together the mathematics at my place or his. I would keep the tapes running while practicing which would disturb my parents. I had to find a solution to this problem and later on I found out one too. I had a cousin who had rented a room near the place we were living. He was going home for some months so somehow I got the key to his room. We would have dinner at our home and he would come to mine after dinner at his place. Then after, we would pack our books and notes, and would go to my cousin?s room buying some Wai-Wai as snacks on the way for late night stays. We would practice till the late. It was fine until one late night, someone knocked at door. Surprised, we watched at our watch, it was already 10:30. Scared we didn?t open the door for three or four knocks. ?Bhitra ko chha??? A ladies voice called from outside. ?Bahira ko??? We rather interrogated, scared hell enough, remembering of the all the kichkanya?s tale we had heard. ?Ma maathi ko gharbeti ko chhori.? Our breathe come out to life. Silently we opened the door. ?Ye bhai haaru po??, then she added, ?Dai khoi ni?? ?Ghar jaanubhayeko chha, aabo ek dui mahina aaunu hunna!!? I concluded myself as fast as I could. She went away. I hadn?t felt it other way, but Pee added. ?Tero dai ko deewana jasto chha?hehehehehehehe?. She was too much fat, and later I found out a she also had a son but didn?t knew anything about the husband. She wasn?t kind of woman my cousin would go for. (Later my cousin told me that she had been hunting for him since he had taken that room, but with no other rooms around, He was kinda majboor) But Pee and I would have rather many jokes related to that woman. We would tease each other saying ?Oyee talai tyo man parchha jasto chha ni?jack sack laayera milaidiun? Another time, I had gone to Pee?s place for combine study, and this time Mohan had also came there. As they say ?Laato desh ma Gaado tanneri? I had become kind of genius in mathematics and after practicing till about 10:30, I rather went to sleep. It wasn?t long before, I felt my eyes burning. Rubbing my eyes, I was wide awake. More I rubbed my eyes, more burning grew. Mohan and pee were there laughing, with Vicks in their hands. ?Sutaunla bhanthyo, hehehehehehehehe? Laughter made me even more angrier, but to stop burning I ran toward tap. And splashed water in my eyes till the burning stopped. Back I came to room, and gathered all my belongings, and was going out of room, just then Pee spoke. ?Baato ma Kichkanya le samtala hai, baato ma maaris bhaane hamailai nasamaatoss, yeso yeuta chitthi lekhera jaa, maren bhane Pee ra Mohan jimmewaar chhaina bhanera?.heheheheheh? I couldn?t stop my laughter. And I got scared too. I stayed there at Pee and sooner went to sleep once again leaving Pee and Mohan practicing all night, not to be awakened by Vicks Vaporub again. Next morning, Mohan became Pee and mine victim for sleeping late till morning. It was all fun. Those were the days, carefree and fun filled. ************************************