Tuesday, 13 May 2014

‘MAY’yil Mazhai – Part 12


He was suspended from college as he went to classroom drunk and slapped a teacher. His parents had come to college. He had said his mom about me and that I was the only hope in his life to make him a better person. His mom called me and said that statement. I promised here that I will try my best. At 19 years I was forced by a mother to take care of her son who was to be in a rehab for his alcohol addiction. They left with him. Then I had 2 promises to keep. Should I or shouldn’t I was not running in my mind then. After 10 days when he was back I literally dragged him to AA (Alcoholics Anonymous) meeting in the area near our college. I accompanied him for the meetings which happened once in every 15 days. I sat with him 1 hour after college and taught him Sem 2 subjects. He was in worst shape. He cried, he had self-inflicted wounds and sometimes he slapped me and stuck me with his cigarette butts too. I was quiet. I had to be –for I expected a better outcome in the end.
 
I cried when he was not there. My new friends were not supportive but they were not chameleons like the previous ones. They stood by me and heard to my pains. I said my CSE Mam the whole story and she used to prepare extra box of food for his sake because he was not allowed inside the mess or hostel. It was April and time for the next exams. I wanted to say that he was a changed person but…

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