Avan sunni munai suvaiyaaga irunthathu pinbu avanai amma kuthiyil naakal naku pattu endru sonnen.Naan ena sonnalum en magan seithaan ithu enaku kidait...a pokisham ivalavu naalaga ivanai naan en kaamathirku payan paduthaamal irunthen endru theriya villai.En pudavai matum paavadaiyai thuki kuthiyai kanbithen athil mudi athigam irunthathu aanalum athil naan sonnen endru vaai vaithu naka aarambithaan.Enaku miga pidithu irunthathu avanin pundai nakal pinbu en pudaiyil vadiyum thiravam anaithathiyum. I was at home and the phone rang. Elaine had finished cheerleading practice and her boyfriend, who was supposed to give her a ride home, had to work late so Elaine called me and asked if I could take her home. I said I’d be glad to. Within a half hour we were at her house. She invited me in and we went to the family room to watch TV. She still had her cheerleading uniform on and I kept sneaking glances at her. Her royal blue skirt barely hid her gold panties much less her tanned and toned. I woke up late as always and after finishing my morning chores, I went around looking for my dad. Not finding him, I asked my mom wondering if he had gone out somewhere.My mom finally told me the news and that came down heavily on me. I was totally upset and called my dad over the phone. He tried to convince me saying he will be back in a week. But I knew very well that a week for my father means month. Finally, he convinced me somehow and I hung up the phone.All the while, my mom was silently. Thursday, all sophomores were required to take the PSAT 10 test. Every sophomore in school, all 550 of us, were required to take the PSAT. This test had no bearing on college admissions but could result in National Merit Scholarship. That was fucked up since supposedly our National Service provided tuition for college or technical school. Apparently, however, there were tiers of schools you could apply to and the National Merit Scholarship allowed you to apply tuition-free to a higher tier.