Pramanik:- This ‘Aquatica’ water park is actually very costly. Look at that board. The entry fee is 100 bucks. But, luckily, we don’t have to pay any entry fee today.
Kanchan:- Why Aquatica is giving us free entry for one day? Are they not doing a loss for a day?
Raja:- No, not at all. Rather they are gaining. It is a marketing strategy. Try to understand. The ‘word of mouth’ is the best marketing tool for any product in the market. Today, we will enjoy and have fun in Aquatica. After going out from here, we will tell to other people that Aquatica is really a great place to hang out, especially in summer season. Those people will also say about Aquatica to other people. So, automatically, the message will get spread to everyone as a chained message and Aquatica will start getting more customers than before.
Sudeshna:- Hmm…behind every decision, there lies a long term strategy.
Joe (an employee of Aquatica):- Good morning students. Welcome to Aquatica. Now, before going to any water pool of this park, you have to wear a swimming costume provided by us. Generally, one has to hire a swimming costume from our counter at 50 bucks for 5 hours. As you are all from Saint Sebastian School, so you don’t have to pay anything for hiring the swimming costumes. Boys, please go to that left handed blue colored room to change your dresses and girls, please walk straight from here for 2 minutes, you will find Steffi (an employee of Aquatica) who will guide you to the changing room for girls. One more thing, after depositing your clothes in the counter of the changing room, don’t forget to take the token and don’t forget the token number also. After wearing the swimming costume, all of you have to take a bath under the showers in front of two changing rooms.
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Prakash:- Hey! There is water current in it. We are moving forward. Oh! No! We are going to fall from a waterfall.
Santu:- Relax! Prakash! This is not the real Niagara Falls. It is just an artificial Niagara Falls which has a height of around 10 feet only. Oooh! We are now falling down from the waterfall.
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Ganga (whispering at Joseph):- Wow! All the girls of our school are looking like top class models today. I have never seen them in swimming costume before. Oooh! I am feeling so hot even in this water.
Joseph:- Ha ha ha…Yeah! Yeah! I fully agree with you. Look at our Satya there. He is after Paoli now.
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Satya:- Will you like to go for the Whirlpool. That pool water current will take us downwards where we will have to face a whirlpool.
Paoli:-Ok! No problem!
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Joseph:- Guys! Our Satya is going to the Whirlpool. Come on! Let us follow him and Paoli.
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Paoli (Got stuck at the whirlpool):- Satya, hold my hands…I am swinging here in the water. Take me out of the whirlpool.
Satya (also got stuck at the whirlpool):- Oh! I am also swinging. I am trying my level best to hold your hand.
Ganga, Joseph, Rabi, Mainak and Hardayal (Falling from the top water level towards the whirlpool):- Oooh! We are in the whirlpool. It’s a merry-go-round game under the water. Wow!
Satya:- Arrey, where from you people came?
Ganga:- Aah! Don’t be tensed, Satya. We have come a long way to help you out.
Satya:- What do you mean?
Mainak (whispering at Satya):- Are you still struggling to propose to Paoli. This is the ideal time. Go for it. Paoli is swinging just beside me. Wait, let me hold her hand and pull her towards you.
Paoli:- Oh! Thank you! What’s your name!
Mainak:- My name is Mainak. Now, you keep swinging beside Satya.
Paoli:- It was a bad idea from you to come to this whirlpool. This artificial whirlpool goes on for 10 minutes at a stretch and it is so strong that you cannot come out of it, no matter, how good a swimmer you are.
Satya:- That’s why; it is called whirlpool. I am enjoying it.
Hardayal:- Bhai Satya, only 5 minutes left. After that, this whirlpool will stop. Whatever you have to say to her, say it quickly.
Paoli:- What! Your classmate is saying that you want to tell something to me. What’s that!
Satya:- Arre, Hardayal…tu bhi naa…kuch bhi bol detaa hain yaar…
Paoli:- Now, don’t try to act smart. Tell me, what you want to say to me. Did you like me today in my swimming costume?
Satya:- Yes, very much!
Paoli:- You used to watch me practice long jump and high jump in the school playground. That time also, you liked me, right!
Satya:- Yeah! Of course! After all; you are a very beautiful girl.
Paoli:- Is it just infatuation or love, Satya?
Joseph:- It is love, love, love and nothing else.
Satya:- Aah! Joseph! Please keep your mouth shut.
Paoli:- I think that your friend is telling the truth.
Satya:- Yeah! It is indeed! I love you, Paoli.
Paoli:- Oh! Satya, I love you too.
Ganga, Joseph, Mainak and Hardayal (With full of joy):- Hurrah! That’s a perfect proposal of love inside the artificial whirlpool. It’s a merry-go-round under the water….it’s a merry-go-round under the water…ho ho ho….Hurrah!
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Bhanu:- No, no, I will not go for the water skidding. I will skid and then fall in the pool water. Babah! I cannot swim also.
Gurcharan:- Oye..Bhanu…oye...oye tu toh bada hee darpok nikla oye…aa ja oye…baith jaa itthey…oye…1, 2, 3…oye…chak de patte…we are skidding…oooohhhh….
Bhanu:- Bhai…Gurcharan…help..Help…I am drowning…orrey baba re !
Gurcharan:- Oye! Chup kar oye…This water pool is very shallow. You don’t need to know swimming also. The water level is just above our belly only.
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Arindam (while looking at a signboard):- I can see a photo of dolphin on the sign board with an arrow pointed towards that small rocky path.
Srabanti:- ‘Dolphin Point’. It is written on the signboard. But, what is it actually?
Raghav:- Hey, Arindam, why don’t you ask about this signboard to that lady staff of Aquatica?
Meenakshi:- Yeah! I think that will be better.
Arindam:- Ok! You people wait here. Let me go and ask her.
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Arindam:- Excuse me, Madam! Can you please tell us something about the Dolphin Point? There, in that signboard, it is written as ‘Dolphin Point’ with a picture of Dolphin.
Steffi (A tall, hot and beautiful employee of Aquatica):- Oh! Just go that way. There is a water pool, where you can play with dolphins.
Arindam:- But, are we allowed to go there. I mean, dolphins may attack us.
Steffi:- Ha ha ha…they are dolphins, not sharks or whales to kill you. Dolphins never do any harm to human beings. They are very friendly and fun-loving creature, dear. Generally, visitors have to pay another extra 50 bucks to view the dolphins, but, today, as a special scheme, we will not charge anything to the students of Saint Sebastian School. So, you and your friends can proceed towards the Dolphin Point. Our colleague, Mark is there to guide you all.
Arindam:- Thank you, madam.
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Mark (The Dolphin Trainer):- Miranda and Chelsea come here.
Miranda and Chelsea (The two female dolphins started coming towards their trainer while producing some peculiar sounds):- Uuuh…kew..kew…
Mark:- Miranda and Chelsea, look here you have got some new little friends. They came here to see both of you. Hey, all of you please give a flying kiss to both of them. Unless you give the dolphins a flying kiss or a kiss, they will never become your friend. Dolphins are born kisser, he he he…
Arindam, Srabanti, Raghav and Meenakshi (All of them gave flying kisses to the dolphins):- Mmmuaah…
Mark:- Look there, Chelsea has started jumping up and down above the water. That is popularly known as Dolphin Dance. When a dolphin starts dancing, it is an indication that it is very happy to see you. Now, Miranda is coming towards you. Hey, what’s your name?
Srabanti:- My name is Srabanti.
Mark:- Ok! Srabanti…give Miranda a lovely kiss. She will also kiss you in return.
Srabanti:- Mmuuuah..Wow! She also kissed me. Now, she is moving around me only.
Mark:- That’s an indication that the dolphin is willing to give you a ride of this water pool. Just sit on her back.
Srabanti:- No, no, I can’t sit on her back. Ok, anyone of you can sit on Miranda’s back.
Arindam:- Sir, if you don’t mind, I can sit on her back.
Mark:- Yeah! Yeah! Sure. But, be careful; don’t hold her fins too hard. They are very friendly but they have never done a course on anger management also.
Arindam:- Ok! Ok! Ooooh! My goodness! This creature is so fast in swimming under the water. Whoa! I am enjoying the ride. You are a lovely dolphin, Miranda. You deserve lots of kisses from me. Mmmuaah…
Miranda (in a happy mood):- Kew..kew…uuu….
Raghav:- Wow! Actually, we had no idea that there are dolphins inside this water park.
Mark:- Actually, our management bought 5 dolphins for this water park, but, 3 of them have already died. The Indian climate is not at all suited for the dolphins to survive. We are planning to send both Chelsea and Miranda to Australian Sea Water Park before the upcoming summer season, otherwise, in the hot season, they may also die.
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Pandey ji:- Roland saab…ek saab aap se milne aaye hain…naam bola…Shravan Sawant.
Mr. Roland:- Thik hain…unko andar bhejh doh…
Pandey ji:- aayie…Sawant babu…Roland Sir aapko andar bula rahe hain…
Mr. Shravan Sawant (Marketing Executive of INOX Multiplex):- Good afternoon, Mr. Roland. Let me first introduce myself. I am Mr. Shravan Sawant, the marketing executive of INOX multiplex.
Mr. Roland:- Ok! INOX Multiplex! What’s that?
Mr. Sawant:- INOX is the name of the company and multiplex means several screens; you see! Till date, in Kolkata, we have cinema halls where there only one giant screen. But, in our INOX multiplex, there are three giant screens as of now. We are able to show three different films at the same time. Not only have that, we are also planning to open up a shopping complex, FORUM just beside that.
Mr. Roland:- Wait! Wait! Hang on! I am not interested in knowing all these things. I already know that in our Bhawanipore area, the first multiplex building of Kolkata came up. But, what do you want here?
Mr. Sawant:- Sir! As a marketing campaign, I have been given the target to sell 500 free movie tickets of INOX. Not only have that, out of that 500 free movie tickets, at least 400 people should visit the INOX multiplex. I could have distributed these movie tickets to any Tom, Dick and Harry on the street, but there is no guarantee how many of them will actually visit the multiplex. But, if I distribute these free movie tickets to the students of this school, I am damn sure that 90% of them will visit the multiplex.
Mr. Roland:- Very smart! You are a very smart marketing person, but, my name is also Mr. Roland. I will allow you to distribute the free movie tickets to our students only on one condition. Every year, all the students and the teachers of this school should get 1 free movie ticket each of INOX multiplex once in a year.
Mr. Sawant:- Ok! Not an issue! Can I have the landline number of this school? My boss may talk to you very soon over the phone.
Mr. Roland:- Ok! Take my business card. All the contact numbers of this school are already printed there.
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Tiya:- Wow! What a film it was! ‘Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam’. Tears were almost coming out of my eyes after seeing the poor condition of Salman Khan in this film.
Sudeshna:- Satyi re! ki dukkho taai na hocchilo amaar Salman Khan ke dekhe…aha re bechara…
Jahar:- Orrey babah! Jodi etoi darad Salman Khan er prati…then why don’t both of you go and marry Salman Khan?
Tiya:- Just, shut up! Don’t pass any comment on Salman Khan. He is my favorite hero.
Bhavesh:- Bhaiye…jo bhi bolo bhaya…hum toh ‘Sarfarosh’ film dekha hain…INOX multiplex mein…kya film hain boss…?
Raqeeb:- I didn’t like that film for some reasons. Why a Muslim Police Inspector like Salim always gets removed from a case where Muslim anti-socials are involved? Indian Muslims are Indians by birth. Mother India is also their Mother.
Nonigopal:- Arrey! Raqeeb Miyan…why are you getting so hyper? Actually, the film, ‘Sarfarosh’ showed the reality about how those bloody Pakistanis always attract the Indian Muslims towards terrorism in the name of Islam religion. I really liked the character of Gulfam Hussain played by Naseeruddin Shah. The concept of ‘Muhajir’ still exists; which proves that the Pakistanis are like unfaithful poisonous snakes only.
Arindam:- The acting of all the actors in that film was just superb. Moreover, I liked that hot Sonali Bendre…Oooh! She is hotter than Aishwariya also…
Rabi:- Gaan gulo o sab bhalo bhalo…’Joh Haal dil ka…idhaar ho raha hain…’ tarpor oi gaan ta…’Is Deewane ladke ko koi samjhaye..’ tarpor…’Zindagi maut na ban jaye sambhalo yaaron…kho raha chain o aman…muskil o mein hain watan…’
Ganga:- Arrey, forget about ‘Sarfarosh’ and ‘Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam’ films…I think that I have taken the best decision by watching the movie, ‘Vaastav’ at INOX Multiplex. Thanks to that Mr. Sawant for giving a free movie ticket of INOX. Kya movie hain boss…Sanju Baba just rocks. Sanjay Dutt is back again with a bang in his film ‘Vaastav’.
Hardayal:- I fully agree with you Ganga. Where he ended in the film ‘Naam’, he started from there in a negative role to make the film, ‘Vaastav’, a super hit film.
Sid:- Eh! Just stop these discussions now. Guys! Just a few minutes ago, I saw in the notice board downstairs that our Inter-Branch Sports is on next Saturday at the Yuva Bharati Krirangan stadium of Saltlake.
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Bhasyakar Bhaskar (Commentator of Inter-Branch School sports):- In the girl’s relay race of 200m, Ganganagar came 1st, Kolkata came 2nd, Kalyani came 3rd and Rishra came last. Now, it is time for 400m Heat Race for Boys.
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Mr. Bairagi (Sports Teacher of Kolkata Branch):- For the 400m race, Santosh and Nonigopal; go now.
Nonigopal:- Sir, Santosh is not willing to go for this 400m race.
Mr. Bairagi:- Why? What’s the matter!
Santosh:- Nothing at all, Sir! I will go for the 200m relay race for Boys. Send Arindam for the 400m race. He has not gone for the 200m Heat race for Boys. At present, she is having more stamina than me.
Mr. Bairagi:- Arindam, you go for the 400m race. Best of luck!
Arindam:- But, Sir! I will also run in the 400m Mixed Relay Race.
Mr. Bairagi:- Yeah! Yeah! Not an issue. Nonigopal will get some rest that time. You and Santosh will go for the 400m Mixed Relay Race.
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Bhashyakar Bhaskar:- 400m race for boys have started. We are clearly seeing that Bikash of Ganganagar is taking the lead now. They have crossed the 100m. Dilip of Kalyani has surpassed Bikash to take the lead. They have crossed 200m. Oh! Sujit of Rishra and Noel of Ganganagar are fighting for the 1st and 2nd position. Rajit of Kalyani is not too far behind. They have crossed 300m. They are now running the last lap. Nonigopal of Kolkata has now taken his top speed to surpass Balbir of Rishra. Oh! Bikash and Sujit have stopped due to lack of stamina. Arindam of Kolkata is beating everyone now. Wow! Arindam is in 2nd position now. He is competing with Nonigopal of his school only. Oh! Boy! I tell you, these two boys must be having accelerators in their legs. They came back from behind to rule the race. Whoa! Just by a fraction of an inch, Arindam beat Nonigopal. Balbir of Rishra came third.
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Ranubala:- Shit! I missed out the gold medal by a fraction.
Trina:- You have ran well, Ranubala di…but, that Debanjana of Ganganagar is also a good sprinter. Anyway, you have got silver medal and I have got bronze medal. At least, our Kolkata Branch has got some points for it.
Mrs. Amma (Sports Coordinator of Kolkata Branch for the Inter-Branch Sports):- Ranubala, will you go for the 400m Mixed Relay Race or take some rest?
Ranubala:- I am taking some rest, madam. Send Riku for that. Anyway, I have to keep some stamina for the Long Jump event also.
Mrs. Amma:- Ok! Ok! Riku, you go for the Mixed Relay Race. Accha, let me decide who will stand for which lap. In Inter-Branch sports, the rule of Mixed Relay Race is slightly different. Unlike in our Inter-House sports, here, boys will not go for the 1st lap, but the girls. Trina, you will go for 1st lap. Arindam, you go for 2nd lap.
Arindam:- But, madam…
Mrs. Amma:- No, there is a plan behind it. I want you people to take the lead beforehand rather than trying to take the lead in the last lap. In the last lap, it becomes very dicey. You may or may not get to the 1st position. So, why do the delay? I want you to take a very good lead in the 2nd lap.
Arindam:- Ok! Madam!
Mrs. Amma:- Riku will go for 3rd lap and Nonigopal for the last lap. Nonigopal, please don’t expect that as Arindam is in 2nd lap and Riku is in 3rd lap, so, you will get a good advantage in the last lap. The reverse thing can also happen. Keep in mind that you will not get any lead. So, you have to really run fast like a Cheetah…he he he…
Nonigopal:- Ok, madam! No problem!
Mrs. Amma:- Ok! Best of luck!
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Bhasyakar Bhaskar:- Trina of Kolkata was going last, but, suddenly, in the 2nd lap of this mixed relay race, Arindam of Kolkata is in the 1st position followed by Dilip of Kalyani and Sujit of Rishra. Arindam passed the stick to Riku. Oh! Riku of Kolkata slipped slightly on the turf. Now, in the 3rd lap, Debanjana of Ganganagar is running with great speed. Chitralekha of Kalyani is in the 2nd spot. Now, we are seeing the race in the last lap. Kallol of Ganganagar is leading now followed by Balbir of Rishra. No, the race is not over yet. Both Nonigopal of Kolkata and Rajit of Kalyani have surpassed Kallol of Ganganagar. Wow! That’s a great sprinting from Nonigopal and Rajit. Kolkata came first in the 400m Mixed Relay Race followed by Kalyani and Ganganagar.
Mrs. Amma:- That’s fantastic! Now, Kolkata branch has moved to 2nd spot in overall points.
Mrs. Samaddar (In-Charge of Green House of Kolkata Branch):- But, we are still 35 points behind from Ganganagar, whereas, Kalyani is just 15 points behind us.
Mr.Richards (In-Charge of Red House of Kolkata Branch):- Don’t worry; our boys may win a gold medal in Volleyball. I have confidence in them.
Subir Sir (In-Charge of Blue House of Kolkata Branch and Volleyball trainer):- What happened to Vicky and Mukesh?
Yusuf:- Sir, both of them injured their fingers in the knock-out match.
Subir Sir:- Ehe! Both of them were good in Volleyball serves. Who are in the reserve bench; I mean substitutes?
Ganga:- Sir, we have kept no one as substitutes. Me, Rajat, Suleiman, Samanta, Vicky and Mukesh are there in the team. That’s all.
Subir Sir (in an angry mood):- Taah bolle ki kore hobe..ekhon player taa paabo kothay? Do you want us to give a walk-over in the final? They will not allow us to play with 4 players. Accha, are there any athletes present in this Saltlake stadium who have participated in the Volleyball match of our Inter-House sports.
Samanta:- Yes, Sir! Arindam is there who played in our Blue House Volleyball team and Yusuf also played for the Green house Volleyball team. Yusuf is now participating in the High Jump.
Subir Sir:- Ok, call Yusuf, once he finish that event.
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Bhasyakar Bhaskar:- Yusuf of Kolkata have got the Gold Medal for the High Jump event. Digbijay of Rishra got the Silver medal and Sadananda of Kalyani got the Bronze medal. At present, Ganganagar is at the 1st position followed by Kalyani. Kalyani is leading Kolkata by 20 points and Rishra by 35 points. Ganganagar is leading Kalyani by 25 points. So, overall, it is turning out to be a close competition. Any team can win this Inter-Branch Sports competition as of now.
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Bhasyakar Bhaskar:- Volleyball team of Kolkata lost the 1st set but won the 2nd set. Now, in the decisive set, Kalyani is leading Kolkata by 2 points. Sirajul of Kalyani made the serve of 13-11.
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Bhasyakar Bhaskar:- Due to some terrific returns from Ganga and Yusuf, Kolkata branch team fought back to reach at 13-13. Rajat is making the serve 13-13. Wow! It is a straight point. Rajat is again making the serve. Now it is of Hope-13. Manotosh of Kalyani team returned the serve. Fantastic! Samanta lifted up the ball well towards Suleiman. Suleiman placed the ball on the other end. Bidhan of Kalyani team sent it back to the court of Kolkata branch team. Yusuf fingered the ball towards Ganga. Ganga steered the ball towards Arindam who is standing at the net. Arindam of Kolkata team judged the ball and made a terrific smash. Oh! That powerful smash was enough to beat the Kalyani team.
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Mr. Bairagi:- Well played! We are now in 2nd position on overall points because you people have played very well to bring a gold medal in volleyball. Now, Kolkata Branch is just 10 points behind Ganganagar team.
Vicky:- No, Sir! Again, the points table has changed. Both the male and female badminton players of Rishra branch got the gold medal in Badminton followed by the players of Kalyani (Silver) and Ganganagar (Bronze). Both Revathi and Mrityunjay of our Kolkata branch got knocked out in the knock-out badminton matches only.
Mr. Bairagi:- Ha ha ha…this is the first time, where our Kolkata Branch is having its players for Badminton, Volleyball and Archery in the Inter-Branch Sports Competition. Otherwise, every year, it is always a walk-over from our side and we always used to come last in the points table. Thanks to Roland Sir for implementing these 3 games in the Inter-House sports this year. Ok! What’s the position now?
Nonigopal:- Sir! Kalyani is at the top, followed by Ganganagar. We are trailing from Kalyani by 10 points and from Ganganagar by 15 points. Rishra is trailing us by 20 points. So, all eyes are on the last event, i.e. Archery. Based on the performance of Archery, we can either come last or first also.
Mr. Bairagi:-Our students are going for archery for the first time in this Inter-Branch Sports. So, just forget about getting a gold medal. At least, our students should try to get a bronze medal to remain ahead of Rishra to finish third in the points table. By the way, who are going for archery?
Santosh:- Bhanu, the male archer and Rihanna, the female archer.
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Bhasyakar Bhaskar:- Rihanna of Kolkata have got the gold medal in archery for girls category beating Deepika of Kalyani by 3 points. Now, Kolkata is at the 2nd position trailing Kalyani by 15 points. Ganganagar is trailing Kolkata by 5 points. Rishra is trailing Ganganagar by 15 points. Now, we are heading towards the final event, i.e. the archery of boys category.
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Bhasyakar Bhaskar:- All the four archers have shot for 4 times. At present, Joseph (Rishra) is having 36 points, Prasanta (Kalyani) is having 39 points, Murli (Ganganagar) is having 35 points and Bhanu (Kolkata) is having 38 points. Now, Joseph (Rishra) is taking his last shot. He scored 9 points. Prasanta (Kalyani) took his last shot to get only 8 points. Murli (Ganganagar) got 8 points in his last shot. Bhanu (Kolkata) targeted well to get 10 out of 10 in his last shot. Now, Joseph (Rishra) is having 45 points, Prasanta (Kalyani) is having 47 points, Murli (Ganganagar) has 43 points and Bhanu (Kolkata) is on top with 48 points. But, as per the archery rule, a winner has to win by minimum 2 points from its nearer contender. So, Bhanu (Kolkata) and Prasanta (Kalyani) will have a tie-breaker of only 1 shot each. If Bhanu wins it, Kolkata Branch will be the winner; otherwise, Kalyani will remain in the No.1 spot.
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Mr. Roland:- Our Bhanu is looking too tensed now. He may be thirsty also after playing such a tensed game. Ei, Arindam, just go and give him a bottle of glucose water to drink.
Arindam:- Yes, Sir!
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Arindam:- Ki re…tension e pore geli je…ei neh glucose er jal kha…
Bhanu:- Thanks! I was feeling thirsty.
Arindam:- Arrey, don’t take tension! There is no hard and fast rule that Kolkata branch has to become the champion of this Inter-Branch Sports. Even if we remain at the 2nd spot, that will also be a big achievement for us because every year, we come last. Don’t think that we have something to lose because we have gained nothing so far. So, just have the attitude that we have nothing to lose but to gain only. Stay cool and calm to hit the target like you did in the last shot to get 10 out of 10. Best of luck!
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Bhasyakar Bhaskar:- Wow! Bhanu (Kolkata) scored 10 again. Now, all eyes are on Prasanta (Kalyani). No, he failed. Prasanta (Kalyani) scored 8 only. Kolkata Branch have won this Inter-Branch Sports Competition.
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Mr. Roland:- Hurrah! Finally, after a long gap of 15 years, the Kolkata branch of Saint Sebastian School have won the Inter-Branch Sports Competition. It has happened for you people only. It has happened for your dedicated team spirit only. That’s really great! Tomorrow and day after tomorrow, it is holiday. I am declaring the holidays as we have become the champions.
Participants of Kolkata Branch:- Hurrah! Hip Hip Hurrah! We are victorious! We are the champions! Three Cheers for Saint Sebastian School, Kolkata branch. Hip Hip Hurrah!
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Joseph:- Hey, what happened? All of you came out of the Biology lab!
Tamang:- The chloroform gas is leaking from a container. That’s why; Amma madam told all of us to go out of the lab.
Srabanti:- Chloroform! Oh! I have heard about it before. It is used to make people senseless, right!
Sudeshna:- Yeah! You are right. We made those toads of the lab senseless and doing our experiment on toad dissection.
Pramanik:- My goodness! You people have already become operation surgeons…he he he…Really, you people are looking like doctors only as you are wearing white-colored aprons.
Santu:- We want to become doctors in future. That’s why; we have kept Biology as our Additional subject. The syllabus of Additional Biology will make our life easier to study Biology in Higher Secondary and of course, we will appear in the Joint entrance to get a good rank in Medical.
Joseph:- Hmm…Pramanik, our Tamang, Sudeshna and Santu really have a long-term plan. That’s really cool. Keep it up!
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Mr. Roland:- In the Annual Exam, make the questions tough again, but, this time, you should check the answer sheets more liberally, so that, not a single student of class IX fails in the Annual Exam.
All the teachers of Class IX inside the staff room:- Ok, Sir! As you wish!
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Chandrani (while holding Nonigopal’s left arm):- Come on! We are feeling bored in this Shikari Mela (A village fair held every year during the Basanti Puja in spring time) now. Let us go back to our village now; I mean; that you will go to my house now at Mahendranagar village.
Nonigopal:- It is already dark now.
Chandrani:- So, what! Hardly it is around 6.30 PM or so. Almost everyone of our village has come to this Shikari Mela. Even my parents and my younger brother may be roaming somewhere in this Shikari Mela.
Nonigopal:- What will I do at your house?
Chandrani:- I need to talk to you about many things. No one will doubt anything, dear. My parents know that I am in this Shikari Mela with my friends only.
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Chandrani (Hyper-tensed yet very excited):- Don’t you love me, Noni?
Nonigopal:- Yeah! But, why are you asking this and that too inside your house. You have also put off three fire lamps. Only that Harkin fire-light is still on. What the hell are you trying to do, Chandrani? Yeah! I do love you.
Chandrani:- Don’t you have the guts to marry me. You are a coward.
Nonigopal:- No, I am not a coward, but, I am helpless in this case. You are 2 years elder than me. Moreover, I am yet to pass Class X. I don’t have any income. In cities, neither a boy nor a girl gets married so early. We love each other. That’s ok! But, we can never get married to each other. There are some social constraints that you have to accept.
Chandrani (Lifting her frock to show her panty to Nonigopal):- Then, I need at least some consolation from you, Noni.
Nonigopal:- Chandrani…but…no…Chandrani…listen to me…
Chandrani (hugging and kissing Nonigopal while opening Nonigopal’s pant):- I have no time to listen, dear. Time is running out.
Nonigopal (failed to control himself in that erotic situation and started banging her):- Oh! Chandru! You are so hot! Oops! It is bleeding now.
Chandrani:- It seems that you have not studied the subject of Biology in details. The sentence, ‘No pain, no gain’ is a feminine sentence. Don’t stop; dear; just continue without any tension? This is the first time for both of us. That’s why; we are both so hyper-tensed about it.
Nonigopal:- No, this is the 2nd time for me. I had my net practice at a Red Light Area few months back.
Chandrani:- Ok! That’s really cool! Your wife will be very happy with you. Tomorrow at what time, you will start your journey towards Kolkata?
Nonigopal:- At around 1 PM.
Chandrani:- Don’t go away tomorrow without meeting me for the last time.
Nonigopal:- Ok!
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Nonigopal:- Why are you weeping, dear? Oh! I am so sorry for what happened yesterday evening. Actually, I failed to control myself. You must take some anti-pregnancy pills because we used no caps.
Chandrani:- I am not weeping for those intimate moments; rather I am proud and happy for that. And by the way; it hardly matters, if anything wrong happens also; because I am going to get married to the son of my dad’s colleague after 10 days. I will really miss you, Noni. Next time, when you will come to visit your native place, you cannot see me as I will be with my hubby in my in-laws’ house.
Nonigopal:- Yeah! I will miss you too. I may not come to our village so often now as you will be not there to play with me; to roam with me here and there. At least, you can shed your tears, but, I can’t. Maybe, my heart is too hard to melt so easily.
Chandrani (rubbing off her eyes’s tears):- Give me a hug for the last time, Noni. Mmmuaah…I heartily pray to God to keep you happy, no matter, wherever you are.
Nonigopal (While hugging Chandrani):- Mmuaah! I wish that you have a very happy married life and you must always remain happy. Take care and bye, Chandru…Mmmuaah…
Chandrani:- Umm…Mmmuaah…Noni…Always take care of yourself. Tata…bye…bye…
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Mr. Roland:- Good afternoon, students.
Students of Class X standing in the playground:- Good afternoon, Sir!
Mr. Roland:- Today is your first day of Class X. It is the last lap of your secondary education. So, run as fast as you can to win the rat race. In my teaching career, I have seen many students who were very poor in their academics in their junior classes, but, in Class X, they studied so well with hard-work and dedication that they came out with good results in their Secondary Final Exam. So, I want all of you to study hard with lots of determination in your Class X to get good marks in Madhyamik or CBSE exam. If you do good results, not only you are happy, even your parents and teachers will be happy also. Study hard in Class X to prove to the world that you can also come out with a good result in academics. Wish you all best of luck!
Students of Class X standing in the playground:- Thank you, Sir!
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Mrs.Amma (Class teacher of Class X A):- Tomorrow! All the students of Class X and Class IX from various schools will be going to attend a program on ‘Say no to Drugs’ at the Rabindra Sadan auditorium. We will also go there. Don’t worry; we will go in our school buses from here only.
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Swarnali (A Student of Loreto School):- Arrey, Arindam! You have also come here to watch this show.
Arindam:- Yeah! Our school students have also come. So, are you enjoying the show?
Swarnali:- Yeah! Not a bad show. I really liked the performance of ‘Purna Das Baul’ with his Ektaara (A typical musical instrument of Bengal with a single string in between).
Arindam:- But, I don’t understand the concept of ‘Drugs’. What are drugs actually? Are they talking about Cigarettes?
Swarnali:- Have you not heard about cocaine, heroin, charas, ganja, brown sugar and opium?
Arindam:- Yeah! I have heard about it. I have also seen a film of Feroz Khan where he was protesting against the opium cultivation in India. Is a cigarette also a drug?
Swarnali:- Yeah, tobacco is also a drug. So, better, don’t be a drug-addicted person!
Arindam:- Oho! If I become a drug-addicted person, will you complain about it to your cousin elder sister, Bidisha.
Swarnali:- That’s not about complaining to anyone, Arindam. It becomes very difficult for a drug-addicted person to come back to the mainstream and live a healthy life. In majority cases, drugs take the life of a drug-addicted person much faster than expected. See, a drama is going on the stage, where it is showing that a drug-addicted person has become a skeleton after few months due to drugs only.
Arindam:- Hmm…it is always better to stay away from drugs by adopting the policy of ‘SAY NO TO DRUGS’ at any cost.
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Rabi:- Jaak babah! We have got those reference books that we wanted from this book stall of College Street. Actually, this Bengali reference book of ‘Chaya Prakasani’ is very helpful to get good marks in Bengali papers, especially in the Bengali first paper.
Mainak:- I didn’t came to College Street too often, but really, this is the only place of Kolkata where you can get any books at a very cheaper price. I am damn sure that there is no such place like College Street (Boi Para) in any other metropolitan cities of India. All the great colleges are here also; Calcutta University, Presidency College, Hindu College!
Sajal:- Arrey babah! That’s why; this place is known as College Street. Look there. That’s the famous Coffee House!
Joseph:- ‘Coffee house er sei adda ta aaj ar nei…aaj ar nei…kothay hariye galo…purano bikel gulo sei…kaake jano bhalobeshey aghaat peye je sesey pagla garode ache Rama Roy…coffee house er sei adda taa aaj ar nei…’
Kanchan:- Jeeyo Joseph…perfect song at the perfect spot…Satyi…our Manna Dey really rocks. My cousin brother, Kaushik always go and listen to Manna Dey at his live concert in Mahajati Sadan or in other places. Manna Dey is a golden singer with a golden voice…
Rabi:- Accha…onek holo…now, let us go and stand at the Bus Stop to board on the buses of our respective routes. Already, it is 6.45 PM; all the people from offices will be going back home now. So, the buses will be more crowded and it is better not to mention about traffic jam in Kolkata! He he he…
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Mr. Roland:- Students! I have an announcement to make. Tomorrow, Santu of Class X and Nikita of Class VIII will be participating in the All India Bournvita Quiz Contest at the Netaji Subhash auditorium of Cathedral Mission School of Bhawanipore at 3 PM. Tomorrow, it is the Final. Our school will be competing with the other three schools from Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai. So, I want you all to be present there as audiences to support our participants. Thank you!
