Just a second to act

　　Govindan was eagerly waiting for the school bell to ring ―― not because he disliked school， no， he quite liked school and was extremely fond of Mrs Shitra Leha his English teacher.

　　Govindan， leader of class VIII of the Kurubarapalli High school in Tamil Nadu liked studying， but he also enjoyed wandering about the village and exploring anything he found interesting. And what could be more interesting for a thirteen-year-old than the ancient Natarajan temple， built by the Pallava dynasty. That was where Ravi and he were going after school.

　　“Govindan”。 The voice of Mrs Shitra Leha brought Govindan back into the classroom. He sat up with a jerk， brushed back his short curly hair self-consciously and felt himself blush under the teacher‘s questioning glance.

　　“Yes， Madam？”

　　“Take these exercise books and deliver them to my house. Since school will be over in a few minutes， you may leave right now.”

　　“Yes， Madam.”

　　Govindan grabbed his canvas bag. On the way to the door， he passed Ravi， brushed against him deliberately and winked at him conspiratorially. They would meet at Janikiram‘s sweet coconut stand as usual.

　　But on September 3， 1979 Govindan and Ravi did not meet as they had planned…

　　Once outside， holding the pile of books tightly under his arm， Govindan gazed around： in front the Kurubarapalli high road curved its way through irrigated fields and coconut plantations； to his left， two miles away， the rice

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