Glenhill "Memoirs" - 1. Mischief

THE TOAD IN THE ROOM

It was a fine evening in July and I was playing in front of our Boy's hostel's pitched area. I was in class 10 (2006) and our Chemistry teacher (Madan Sir) was inside the staff's quarters, that was just beside the canteen. We were playing and accidentally I ran into the entrance door (the door had an aluminum sheet) of the quarter area. It made a very explosive noise. Now before this, the kids were playing, and inevitably due to the Cosco ball, there were such explosions as one would expect. Call it my fate, Madan Sir came out the very moment and gave tight slaps across my face.  © Manah

Anguished over the insult publicly and in the capacity of my mischievousness, I planned for revenge. So I ate my dinner very fast (as my friends will know I use to have double the amount and eat slowly). I walked around the building over the window ledge to open Sir's room window and dropped a big croaking Toad that I caught that evening from the stagnant water in the field. The next day he was complaining to all the students, that the whole night he could not sleep due to a croaking toad.

P.S.: I knew he hated animals, was afraid of reptiles and other kinds of amphibians. I now think it was funny but also feel ashamed of my childish behavior. 😅.....MANAH