Fire Work
Hye! I am Dipendra, let me introduce you to my friends. Well I have a lot, but I want you to know only those who relate in the story. Sunil, my friend since nursery. I don’t care how is for others, but is good to me. Barsha, his girl. I have no idea if they really are in relation and I seriously don’t care. Roshan, it had just been that I have known him, but he is kind of good, maybe somewhat selfish and had ego, but everyone has it. Melina, Roshan’s girl. No personal remarks, after all they are going to kick me if they read this story. Ayush, our next friend. He is friendly, maybe Preeti was his girl. I am not so sure. Naveen, cool guy, but he did not have a girl then. Sorry guys, if you happen to read this. Let me take you back to six years. Six I guess counting from 2012, right? Well that does not matter even it is seven or five!
***
Thursday evening wass the time when Sunil meets Barsha.
‘How was your exam?’ asks Sunil.
‘Simply okay, but I may fail in Social Studies.’ Replies barsha
‘I had mine worst as well.’
‘I wish for huge earthquake, so that entire answer sheet gets disappeared.’
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Roshan ultimatey gets a time after exam to call Melina. It was hard to talk hiding with her families for Melina, but she talks time and again. Let it be clear that cell phone six year back, for grade ten students was not a necessity, so land line was all in use.
‘Hello!’
‘Roshan?’
‘Ya, anyone around?’
‘Nah! You called in the right time, no one is at home. Mom is out and dad is at office!’
‘So missing me?’
‘Umm…not so much!’
‘Don’t lie…’
‘How was your exam? I ruined mine.’
‘Optional Maths sucked! I attended just of forty and I got a five trigonometry proof wrong! So no symptom to pass! Again scolding from mom! Dad’s lecture! Thank God they at least don’t now about relation, but I am worried. I wish there was fire at school administration!’
‘Hyaa, don’t take any tension…I want to go for date, can you manage?’
‘No! Shut up! Mom’s eyes are on me! I hate this!’
‘So, what is your plan for today?’
‘Hey…Mom!! Mom!! Keep the phone! Bye..’
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Roshan, Sunil, Ayush, Naveen…they happened to gather at the junction nearby.
‘Guys, I ruined my exam!’ said Roshan.
‘Sure fail!’ shouts Sunil, ‘Even Barsha ruined!’ he further adds.
‘Guys, this is our last year, lets steal our papers!’ Naveen says.
‘Yeah, my chick was saying the same’ Sunil supports.
‘And Melina wants there to be fire at the administration office!’ Roshan explains.
‘Dai, Let’s broke into then’ suggests Ayush.
‘And I hate that bulky principal, let’s do something as revenge!’ Ayush further adds.
So, they could not realize but the talk was getting serious and they are now set either to steal the papers or burn administration, but they ultimately come to conclusion that burn it so that school can call it an accident.
***
Friday Morning,
These people gather and set the plan.
‘I am sure, Barsha will be happy’ utters Sunil.
‘It will be the best revenge ever’ shouts Naveen.
‘So what do we need now?’ asks Ayush.
‘Kerosene!’ shouts someone.
‘But no one uses Keresone in this gas age, how can we…?’
‘Pritam has always been supportive, lets talk to him once’ says Sunil, so they talked to Pritam and he gave almost a liter of petrol from his dad’s bike.
***
9 pm.
Four of them all set with bag at the back.
‘I never thought the wall would be so big at night, see if the gate is open…’ whispers Ayush.
‘Shut up! Are the principals fool to keep door open? Don’t talk stupid!’ says Roshan.
‘Is there pale dai?’ silently asks nervous Roshan again.
‘No! our principal is such a stingy, he saves money by not hiring anyone at night duty.’ Says Naveen as if he knew entire things that principal does.
‘But the wall is really tall, and I cant jump from here.’ Complains Ayush again.
‘Go back! You coward!’ shouts furious Sunil.
‘Hey, notice it, there might be glasses on the wall, we never cared during the school time though’ Naveen says to Sunil when Sunil attempts to climb the wall.
‘Yeah, Naveen is right, there is broken glasses and nail on wall, for safety.’ Says Roshan.
‘Safety? My foot!!’ shouts Sunil!
‘There is wall back from here, it has gate as well, it is easy climbing. I climbed once at the time of bunking.’ Says Naveen.
‘But whatever we are doing is totally wrong, we must study well from next time…’ Roshan says is regretting tone.
‘Oh Shut up! You either run away or stay silent….got that Roshan?’ says Sunil at the time of moving backward!
‘Yeah man! It is easy climbing, see you step here, second there and jump!’ says Ayush when they choose next place to jump the wall.
‘But no jumping, sound can bring us in problem!’ says Naveen.
‘Okay, lets get in!’
***
9.30 pm
‘Come on Ayush, you need hand?’
‘Yes, Naveen, pull me please!’
‘Finally, we got in, now??’
‘Don’t talk silly Roshan, now let us silently move towards administration office!’
‘Sunil is right, let us move ahead!’
‘Hey Ayush what is wrong?’ asks Naveen.
‘No, nothing…just was thinking how will I jump back the same gate?’
‘Don’t talk stupid! Are we going to die? Just move ahead!’
‘But it is dark everywhere, how are we….’ Says Roshan.
‘It is clever Naveen….see I have torch!’
‘And you think yourself smart with this tiny torch?;
‘So? Had you been expecting entire light like one you will do in marriage?’
‘Room is locked, and if we try to broke it through stone, it will create a sound!’
‘So, you guys expected the door to be open? What have you carried in your bags?’
‘Nothing!’
‘And it is clever Naveen who has got Rod!’
‘You are great man..’
‘I know I am!’
KHHHHHAADDDYYYAKK
‘I hope that did not produce much sound!’ says Naveen.
Tung! Tung! Tung!
‘Now what is that?’ shouts Ayush with some fear.
‘It is my cell phone, I bought it for today from bro’s’ says Naveen.
‘Whose call?’
‘Not call, its SMS by Pritam, that goes…
Hey whr r u? mission completd?
Let me reply’
‘Okay done, get in!’ After typing and sending the message he pops out.
‘Where is the switch? Let us turn on the light!’ says Roshan.
‘Don’t act stupid! Others may know through this torch, we need to search our answer sheets!’
***
9.45 pm
‘No nothing is here!’ says Naveen.
‘Let us search properly’ says Sunil.
‘No man…here are simply piles of our earlier files, and these old newspapers.’
‘Now is it time to jump again?’ says Ayush in lamenting voice.
‘No man! Let us think, where could it be?’ says Naveen.
‘Did not the Principal take it to her room itself?’ said Sunil.
‘Or did they got idea about our plan?’ said Roshan, afterall it was known to Pritam excluding us.
‘Let us give one final search and leave the room, it is foolish thing to talk here.’ whispers’ Naveen.
***
10 pm
‘Do you remember that teacher checks it at staff room?’ said Ayush.
‘Hey man! This guy is right! Let us go there!’ Four of them move towards next room.
‘One more lock! Disgusting! Where is the rod!’ asks Sunil.
‘I don’t have it…hey hold on, maybe I left there….Let me get it!’ They had left the rod in the admin room itself.
‘We have not even locked that room and the rod was there!’
‘Okay give it here!’
KHADDDDYYAKK!
‘Now without searching switch, search for papers’ says Naveen.
‘Where the hell is it?’ guys you get it?’ shouts Roshan.
‘Don’t shout! We are all searching!’ says Sunil.
‘No way! Guys it is not here, let us now jump out!’ says Ayush.
***
10.15 pm
‘Guys see this locked rack! It might be here!’ says Naveen.
So, they broke the lock once again and now they get it. Without giving a thought Naveen threw petrol over, smoked his cigarette and burnt the entire answer sheet. Ayush was able to jump the wall of his own this time. By next fifteen minutes they were out.
We did it!
Naveen wrote to Pritam and all of them now went to Sunil’r room. Did they sleep? I have no idea.
***
Sunday morning at assembly;
Principal explains ‘We had been keeping some enemies with us, they burt the answer sheets. We are sorry to say, but school will be taking the exam again that will be from next week. It will be challenge for those enemies to pass, and we will keep our investigation on!’
Same day, principal calls me for some question.
‘I know you are good student, do you have any idea?’
‘No madam! How can I know it?’
‘Still, whom do you suspect?’
‘No one ma’m, I don’t think my friends can do such….’
‘Okay, but if you get any clue, let me know, I guarantee your safety!’
‘Sure ma’m!’
***
We had to appear for re exam. No one ever suspected them. Maybe someone did, but that never made sense. They all passed exam. And now if you are thinking how I knew all these, I told you earlier as well they all are my friends! Missing all my friends!
