Kannappa starts talking from the beginning of the chit till his suspension, as his father lies on his bed, and slowly starts to sleep. He leaves the room, knowing that his father wouldn’t remember it to panic or prude in further.
*
“Appa, get up for tea” he raises his voice, scared that he fainted in his bathroom and is helpless. Several bad reasons cross his mind. His hand shivers. Heart races and before he could storm down to call mom like a scared cat, the door swings open and Raj screams “boo!” and kannappa slaps his forehead in relief. “another one of your pranks?”
“not prank. We were listening to songs in our headphones. Man, he has great music sense!”
“Kanna, come here, I didn’t see you the whole day. Where were you?” he calls and kannappa walks near him with a relief that he di
