CHAPTER 24
Maestri questions Madesha
When Madesha came home in the evening, Maestri confronted
him with questions. “Madesha someone told me that you are not attending college
properly.”
Madesha was shocked. “Who
told you all these lies? It is 2 months since they stopped attendance in
college. And it is one month since all studies got over. What is the use of
wasting time in the college? That is why I am doing combined study with my
friends.”
Sakamma and Ganga were
observing all this. Sakamma said seriously, “You are roaming around with that
playboy Michael?”
Madesha got angry. “That
Michael comes first in everything in college. He speaks in English at home. I
attended English medium only after 10th but because of him, I can
speak in English very well now. He is very clever that is why I am doing
combined study with him in his room.”
Maestri was shocked. “Don’t
feel bad Madesha. I just want you to study hard and pass in the exam. I want
you to become police officer.”
“Brother, my exams are
starting tomorrow. I will stay in Michael’s room and study. I will sleep there.
He is going to give me part time job after the exams are over. I can do that
till I get police job. I will never be a burden to you again.”
Maestri had tears in his
eyes. “Even though you are young, your thoughts are of a grown up man. From
tomorrow, you will be staying there, isn’t it? Tell me how much you want for
expenses. I will tell mother to give.”
Sakamma said, “We just want
you to get good job. All that he earned, he has put on you. Mallesha told him
about you that is why he asked. But you are refuting every. God know who is
right.”
Madesha became serious. He
thought angrily, “So it is the job of that Mallesha.”
He went out of the house and
took out his mobile. “Michael, my classmate Mallesha told about us to my
brother.”
Michael got very angry. “He
knows only how to complain. But we know how to blast his body. Bring him to my
room tomorrow. I will finish him.”
“Ok. I will make a plan and
bring him to you.”
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In the evening,
Madesha brought Mallesha to Michael’s room. Michael started hitting him right
and left angrily.
Mallesha was shocked. “Why
are you hitting me? What have I done?”
Madesha said angrily, “Why
did you go to my house and tell my brother about us?”
He hits Mallesha.
“I was sad to see you
drinking with Michael. I wanted you to come to the right path.”
“So you think that you are
on the right path and we are on the wrong path, is it?”
“Your brother Maestri has so
many dreams on you.”
Madesha looked at Michael
and said, “Michael, he told everyone that you are a playboy.”
Michael got very angry. “I
will show him what I am.”
He went on hitting Mallesha
again and again. Blood started oozing from Mallesha’s face. Madesha got scared.
He tried to pull Michael away from Mallesha. “Michael, enough. He will die.”
“You stopped me. Otherwise I
would have killed him and buried him tonight.”
Madesha looked at Michael
seriously. He took out his kerchief and wiped Mallesha’s face. “Sorry Mallesha.
I got angry because you told Maestri about me. But I did not mean to get you
beaten up like this.”
Michael got angry with
Madesha. “I tried to help you by hitting this fellow and you are now going
against me. You are making me a bad boy. You both are from the same village,
that’s why.”
Madesha kept quiet. Mallesha
got up. Madesha gave him water to drink. But Mallesha refused. “I don’t want.
You have done enough.”
Madesha folded his hands.
“Please forgive me. Please don’t tell anyone. If my brother comes to know....”
Mallesha goes out with tears
in his eyes.
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