Chapter 9: What? is a question — (continued..)As anger took over, I clenched my fist, and I could hear Maaran gripping his stick tightly. The rubber grip on his hockey stick squeaked in his sweaty hands. Me — “Bunny! Pooja, your childhood nickname was bunny. You are now free of harnesses and chains. The rabbit is loose.” …

The young crab was looking at his dad digging a hole for him to sleep in. The youngling patiently waited for his dad to teach him. The sun was beginning to descend and the yellow rays hit the sand and glowed like a golden bedspread. The people walked by and…

Chapter 8: You too! You too? — (continued…)Sangeet nodded at the S.I and the S.I stood up and said, “Mr. Francis! You’re under arrest for being an ally for this entire operation and deceiving us that you were on the good side all along. You have the right to remain silent.” Francis was taken to the holding…

Chapter 7: Catching Bad Guys — (continued…)And just like Sangeet suspected, none of the teacher’s phones was reachable. Every single call spoke that they were out of reach. S.I — “Ok, here’s my walkie. Rahamat, you know very well to use it. Answer us if we radio in. Do not use your mobile phones. You 5…

Chapter 6: Too bothered to be daring — (contd..)S.I — “Principal Kiran? What the hell? She’s smiling as if she did the deed.” Kiran — “Well! You got me.” Sangeet — “Kiran! Where are the others?” Kiran shrugged — “oops!” I began venting out, ‘No, no no no no no! NO! This cannot be true.’ S.I — “Unfortunately…

Chapter 5: Too unbothered to be caring — (contd..) I looked at the phone and said, ‘He found Kiran’s location. He suspects that Jeff did not take her and they were both kidnapped along with many others. Looks like his inspector friend did not attend the call. I’ll go to the police station now. You go straight to…

Chapter 4: The Missing Principal — The summer school had to be canceled because Kiran went missing. Although it was a great chance to help my brother in this case, I’d rather skip it. I had a long summer to get my head straight and you know what? I did help my brother in terms of…

Chapter 3: A Kid Napping — Avanthika knocked on the door, “Ray! Just got off the phone with the Board. The union is going on strike. Pack your bags.” I looked at my students and they expected me to speak something. I said, ‘Uh! I am sorry, you people! I’d love to get you through this…

Chapter 2: Bold, Italics, and Strike — I said, ‘Kiran! You better find a way out.’ Francis — “It’s not that hard to find a way out, man. Look! The door is behind you.” and he snickered. Kiran — “Francis! It’s not funny.” Me — ‘You know if you ever played a fancy dress competition about you…