Children go to school

CHAPTER 3

Children go to school

Rekha came out of the kitchen with a glass of hot milk and one cup of tea. She was surprised to see her husband fully dressed so early.

Rekha asked, “How come you are going out so soon today?”

She went to give him tea. Vimal refused to take the cup and acted as if he was too busy. “Today, my boss has called me urgently. I have to meet him at 7:30 am itself. It is already late. I don’t have time to drink tea.”

He put on his slippers and went out in a hurry. Rekha looked at him in surprise. She shook her head and then entered her son’s room.

Rekha held the glass in front of Anand and said, “Drink hot milk. The breakfast is also ready. Come.”

          Anand finished his breakfast and was ready to go to school. Rekha came out of the kitchen with a lunch box. Just then Anands friends Avinash and blind Sindu entered the hall.

Seeing Rekha in the hall, Avinash asked, “Is Anand ready?”

Rekha smiled at Avinash and said, “Yes.”

Looking towards the bedroom and raising her voice, Rekha shouted, “Anand, Avinash is here.”

Anand immediately came out of his room with a school bag.

He looked at his best friend Avinash and said, “I am ready.”

 Taking the meal box from his mother, he put it in his bag.

Anand waved at his mother. “Bye Mommy.”

Waving to the children, happily, Rekha shouts, “Bye bye.”

The children went down the steps and climbed into an auto rickshaw. Rekha watched them go.