~Mokshyada Amgai~
”Exam is coming closer. Do hard work and stand first. Then you’ll have internet facility.” asked Ramesh Ivery convincingly.
Ivery studies in grade six now. She always insists on getting internet connected in her own home. However, her parents were concerned since she might spoil her study. Her father convinced her to meet her demand and Ivery became happy. Meanwhile, second term exam was getting closer so she began to study laboriously.
”Mom, mom ! I stood first.” Ivery informed her mother gladly, “now internet should be connected !.” Ivery became very pleased on being first.
“Sorry, you needn’t have any internet. Don’t you know that Yashashwi’s father has complained her of getting her study spoilt ?,” Ivery’s mother gave her cold shoulder.
“No mom, I don’t get spoilt. She missed it but I don’t, ok mom !,” tried Ivery to persuade her mother.
“Don’t nag me. Go to study at once, you know,” asked mother annoyingly .
“Then get the internet connected. Several homeworks can’t be done without net. How long to go to Yashashwi’s place?” complained she, sitting down on the sofa.
“Have your snacks and begin your study. Don’t make a fuss over miner things,” complained mother irately putting a plate of Parotha on the T-table.
“If so, I take nothing from today onwards. I need internet at any cost.” reacted Ivery nastily and headed towards her room.
“How obstinate you are, you naughty gal !” murmured mother. Ivery didn’t come out till evening.
“What is she doing in her room ?” Mother thought so and peeped in her room. Ivery was turning the pages of the book and sadly sitting down on the chair lowering her head. The books were scattered on the floor chaotically.
Ivery’s father came back home from his daily duty. “If you become first, I’ll connect the net, I gave you a word, didn’t I ? Then, why getting angry, you gentle gal ?,” said he on being informed of her anger. He congratulated her on being first in the test.
At once father consulted her mother, “Let’s see, what she’ll do if we give her net facility.” Mother put the condition saying, “If your study weakens, the net will be disconnected, you see!”
“Did you listen, babe?” asked her father. “Ok, it’s alright. I’ll do better, not worse,” replied Ivery.
On her utmost happiness, she had her meal more than ever and did her homework quite eagerly and seriously.
After around one and half months, Ivery’s mother went to school to pay her fee about which Ivery was uninformed.
“What mischief did you make?” asked her mother annoyingly.
“What did I do ?” Ivery felt gloomy.
“If you didn’t do any misdeed, why would the principal ask to meet your dad ?,” asked mother curtly.
” How do I know ?” Ivery expressed her ignorance.
“Why did the principal intend to visit you ?,” mother asked her father in the course of having evening meal. Father clarified the mother that he wanted to know about the home tutor.
“Home tutor ? We have no home tutor, then ?, ” amazed mother.
“You’re right. I myself got confused for a moment. Only after he informed that Ivery has done better in both maths and science, I realized the mystery.” The principal explained, “Ivery has solved the mathematical problems more easily and differently. She searches new things in science too. Not only that, she has accomplished all the project works.” Hence, he wanted to know who such a skilful teacher was.
When mother learnt that her daughter’s study was better than before, she felt quite pleased.
“How did you learn such things?” Mother asked Ivery while having meal.
Then Ivery unhesitatingly replied that they all were due to net. Hearing this, father cautioned her citing principal that she has to use the net properly, otherwise it might spoil too.
“I know that papa. Our teachers have told us that we have to take the necessary help from our guardians. Moreover, I’ve to do better than earlier and keep your head high,” ensured Ivery .
On listening to their kids commitment, the parents became glad inwardly too.
(Source : Submitted from ‘नयाँ रचना पठाउनुहोस्‘ in Sahitasangraha)
