My cheeks were burning, my breaths were quickening. Time seemed to be moving so slowly. Nervously, I looked at Sonam, she was just as scared as I was. The outline of her ears were tinted in a pinky, red colour and her forehead seemed damp and clammy. My attention shifted to under the table, her legs were shivering profusely. Suddenly, Sonam had pressed her hands together and was mumbling something under her breath. She was praying. 

My glance shifted back to Mrs Gupta who was just about to touch the chit.

I couldn't look anymore.

Briskly, I shut my eyes and started whispering I heard maa singing in the temple

'Om bhoor bhoovaswaha tatsavaitur vareniyam bhargodevasya deemahi; dhiyo yonaha pracho dhaya' (Hindu chant)

Furiously,  I chanted faster and faster and pressed my palms together under the table. Slowly, I opened one eye to see Mrs Gupta with the chit in her hand as she was slowly about to unfold it. Her hands reached for the right corner of the note. The atmosphere was tense, no-one in the class dared to move. For we knew, today there was going to be huge drama. Simultaneously, the whole class breathed in as she unfolded the first corner. She reached onto the top of her head to feel her glasses and she adjusted them onto the bridge of her nose and squinted her eyes.

Slowly, she reached for the second corner so she would reveal the whole chit. There was complete silence and a shiver ran down my spine. Today Sonam and I would-

RING! RING!

The sound of school bell filled the room and boy it had never sounded more heavenly.

Mrs Gupta let out a shriek of surprise as she heard it and dropped her glasses and the chit onto the floor. I nodded my head at Sonam and glanced towards the chit on the floor. She nodded back and stepped on it with her foot, slid it back and put it into her sock, whilst Miss Gupta fumbled around on the floor for her glasses.

Noise filled the classroom and students rushed to put their books and pencil cases back into their bags. Quickly I rummaged through my bag. Oh God, where had it gone? History book? No. Maths Book? No. I reached further into the bag and rummaged at the bottom. Agh there it was! My eyes lit up as I took it out of my bag. Yesterday's bus ticket! I folded it up and threw it across Vidya's table to Sonam who quickly placed it onto  the floor where the chit was originally dropped. Just in time, as Mrs Gupta managed to find her glasses. She put them back onto her nose and inspected the floor looking for the chit. As picked up the scrap of paper, she looked up at the class.

"Class meine abhi dismiss nahi ki hai" (I haven't dismissed the class yet)

There was once again silence in the room. Mrs Gupta looked down at Sonam and Sonam smiled innocently. Mrs Gupta opened up the piece of paper and put it back onto Sonam's desk.

"Apni cheeso ka khayal rakho, ye koi tareeka hai apni cheeso ko rakhna?" (Look after your things, is this an acceptable way to keep them?) She said frowning at Sonam.

"Sorry Madam, aage se ye galti nahi ho gi" (Sorry Madam, this mistake will not happen again)

"Good, class dismissed"

Suddenly, students scrambled and fled towards the door and noise and chatter filled the room. I grabbed Sonam's hand and followed the huge cluster of students.

"Wait! Me to homework set karna hi bhool gayi! Naina bitiya ek  minute me tumhe dedoo-" (Wait! I forgot to set the homework! Naina dear wait one minute let me just give it to you-)

Before she could say any more, I ran out of the classroom and across the corridor to our lockers. We were really, saved by the bell!

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