onlyurkarthik
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It was the first day at school for everyone.
The time was set for these kids to get seated.
Teacher : “ Good Morning Students, Everyone go and get seated pl.”
There was a big confusion on where to sit, our Vinoth went immediately threw his towel on a particular chair. How many movies he would have seen. There too Varsha went near Vinoth and said “ This is not fair, I know a police aunty (referring to Kavin’s mother) I will go and complaint to her, so be careful.” Few were indeed thinking what’s going on ? Finally after a little chaos everyone settled.
Barani as usual, calm and silent sat in the first desk, he was joined by Bala in the front.
Varsha was sitting alone in the last bench waiting for someone to come and accompany her in the last bench.
Teacher was giving an introduction and suddenly our MLA arrived. Please do not get confused, Karthik ( Master of Late Attendance) came there running.
Teacher “ Come in, What’s your name?”
“Miss my name is Karthik”
“Why are you late?”
“Mummy late miss”.
Everyone laughed for a second. Folks you wont believe the above two conversation were something this bunch used to hear regularly between Karthik and many teachers.
Our MLA was searching for a place to sit and immediately found Varsha raising her hand and calling him from the last bench. That was indeed a deadly combo starting with a simple smile and handshake that was indeed the start of a strong friendship that is lasting till this date.
These kids were having a gala time daily, full of fun, friendly teacher, music and dance, I mean they were made to sing and dance by the teacher itself. Since they were in KG they had class for some time and they were made to sleep later. Lunch time was of great discipline, each day someone had to say a prayer and after completion is when students including the teachers used to start having food. Food was provided by the school itself, that of course was a relief for most of the parents.
The school canteen was the very next room to their class. These minions used to sneak out whenever they got time to get what they wanted.
By far this turned out to be the liveliest class of all for years to come. There was no fight, no jealousy and everything was pure bliss and joy. There was a compulsory play time every evening towards the end of the day. Students used to change to their respective house uniforms and start playing. The school wanted to maintain a balance between sports and studies so that the students never feel stressed.
There used to be refreshments provided in the morning hours, where the attendant lady used to serve biscuits and juice sitting in the playground. Varsha and Karthik alone used to talk very friendly to the attendant and drink juice from the jugs directly and even smuggle few biscuits to the classroom so that they can have it whenever they wanted.
As mentioned earlier, Barani was too sharp that he soon became the pet for all the teachers. He always looked at things from a different perspective. Always looking at encouraging and making sure that everyone shines, you won’t believe till date he hasn’t changed and continues to help people.
Most of the time these kids used to spend in the playground or else at the canteen The teachers too had an opinion that this bunch of students would indeed be the game changers. One thing that has to be noted here is what the kids said they wanted to become when they grow up. Starting for taking up teaching as profession, also with other choices like Doctor, Lawyers, IAS officer, Businessman and lots more. Very few ended up with being in the same profession they dreamt of as a child.
Except for Barani, who stayed close to the school, every other student used to travel by Bus or take an auto. Most of them were coming from the same area. School seniors used to commute through Bicycles or their two wheelers.
These people used to have a gala time. Their favorite pass time was imitating one another and making sure that everyone returned home happy.
Their closeness and bonding made every parent friendly with each other and feel a bit relaxed. Never in their weird dreams did they think that it would change. Even during the monthly PTA(Parent Teachers meeting) they used to interact well.
During the first PTA Varsha went across to Kavin’s mother stating “ Police aunty, do you remember me?, Kavin and myself are in the same class.”
Kavin “Yes mom.” There was a little silence and a stare from his mom, that was because she was recollecting the things that happened during the admission day.
Karthik took his parents and started introducing them to all his classmates. His parents were familiar with quite a few of them as they were from the same locality.
Barani started doing the same but the difference was that he highlighted a unique quality that each and everyone had. This made him a favorite among parents too.
Kids started to mingle well and those who were initially feeling shy also had no other choice but to be an active member of the gang.
Days went flying very soon, kids were indeed growing and soon found themselves moving out of Kindergarten.
The game is just about to get better. Now is the time when Manoj comes and joins them.
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