Sadashiva Panicker sat in his bed newspaper in hand. It was 8.30 in the morning. Parvati was as usua...
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Sadashiva Panicker sat in his bed newspaper in hand. It was 8.30 in the morning. Parvati was as usual in the kitchen preparing breakfast. Kishore was heard singing in the toilet.
Parvati was shouting at her son:
"Kishoo stop singing and come out soon. Dosa is getting ready. Don't forget you have to go to school today unlike your father!"
Suddenly Kishore stopped singing and his hurried steps were head nearer readying for his one minute bath. Like one minute Maggie noodles! Panicker lazily thought yawning.
When the boy came out from the bath and stood before his father, washed and smelling Jasmine, Panicker lifted his gaze from the pages of the newspaper. He sniffed at his son like an old dog neither hungry nor thirsty but terribly bored.
"Daddy! Daddy! Teacher says one should never tell lies!"
Kishore scanned his father's face for discovering some faint signs of protests. But Panicker did not show any special interest in listening to such routine ethical blah blah blah borrowed from school with the soul purpose of bringing distress to the family!
"Kishoo! Dosa ready! Come for breakfast!"
Parvati's invitation was covering Panicker man too though he hadn't brushed his teeth or taken bath.
"Daddy go and take your bath! Mummy's calling!"
Then the telephone rang. Kishore darted to the corner table and snatched the blessed communication tool before his father could even wink twice.
"Hello..! Mr Shekhar Uncle...? Yes. Daddy's here!"
Covering the mouth of the receiver Kishore smilingly announced.
"Daddy! Shekhar Uncle from office. What should I say? He's asking!"
Panicker rushed to his son and whispered in his ears:
"Say sick or hospitalised!"
And he walked slowly to the kitchen to eat dosas bothering not even to brush his teeth! Close
Ajit
Panicker knew it when he lied! In fact all of us do for lying is all!
Satish
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Is it a lie................or an excuse to save the situation!
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