“A few of us have to attend extra classes during the semester holidays. Anjan has to, too. I’m sorry”, I hung my head, as if in shame, trying ha...d to remember the answers to all the questions that Janani, Anjan and I had anticipated. “Why didn’t any of your professors call us about this?” Mom asked, as dad followed with his primary concern, “Do we have to pay extra for this?” “Po ma, this isn’t school! Professors won’t call parents about it. They just told us to turn up and attend if we want to. I opened my eyes and saw Mom's face right in front of me. She had a worried expression on her face as she looked at me. 'Why is she does she have that kind of expression?' Then my memory returned, and I suddenly knew again why I'd passed out. 'I'm a freak now; I'm not worthy to be alive.' I started screaming again, but only for a few seconds, because my Dad, whom I even hadn't noticed yet, gave me a whack with his flat hand on both my cheeks.That did the trick all right. I stopped screaming,. ? I picked up a small plank from the floor. I could tell it had been used in this fashion before, as one end was whittled down to a handle.Priscilla looked up at me, begging.?Oh, Father, I promise not to do this again, I’ll study real hard, Honest, I will!? But I was tapping the plank-paddle against my thigh, and then I commanded Priscilla to bend over a nearby carpenter’s horse. ?Now you’ll get what you deserve. I can’t believe I made the mistake of sparing the rod.??I’m all grown,. Ravi vanthu calling bel adithaan, kathavai thiranthu sirithu konde avanai ulle vaa endru azhaithen. Ravi ulle vanthaan avanai sofavil amarithnen. Sari sol en neengal kama padam paartheergal endru solinen, avan aunty ganesh thaan kama padam paarka engaluku cd koduthaan endru solinaan.Sari nee kama padathil enavelam paarthayo athai ellam ennidam sei endru solinen. Ravi enani oru vithamaaga paarthaan avan kaiyai pidithu sendru padukai araiku azhaithu sendren. Padukaiyil paduthu konden ravi en.