Escape

-Sumathi Shanmuga Sundaram

Navaditha took the letter crammed in the pocket of Kishore and read it. It was written in it ‘Don’t look for me! I’ll come back after making my darshan!’ The whole house went topsy-turvy!

We got news that he was in the college. Daddy went away to see him there.

The moment he saw the son, he asked, ‘What was the matter? You could have told me!’

‘Next week there is a cultural program in the college. Dialogue rehearsal is going on. That’s all!’

All were satisfied.

Kishore called his elder sister, Navaditha in privacy and said, ‘I wrote that letter for you!’

‘What? But......why?’

‘This morning I overheard you talking on phone that you’re planning to elope with someone. It’s to prevent this I left my letter at such a place where it’d be easily found. When our parents could be so jolted with a fake letter, think what would happen to them if you run away! Tell them of your love affair and convince them!’

Navaditha embraced his brother, ‘Surely I’ll not take this step.’