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The New School

Asha was the domestic help who lived with them. She did
not have a home of her own. Harini did not know why she
did not have a home to go to after finishing her work, but
she was happy to have Asha around.

Harini was ready to leave, when Asha’s son climbed
inside the car as well and refused to get down. Asha came
running and started scolding her son to get out of the car.
He was six years old and was very fond of cars.

Vishwajeet uncle, Harini’s father, tried to coax him into
getting down too. “Son, I will come back after dropping
Harini to the station and take you for a ride. She is getting
late. Hurry now, get down!” he said.

“I want to go to new school with Harini too,” he said.
“Who will teach me how to speak in English at home
now?” he asked, upset that Harini was leaving them.

Harini looked at her father in the car seat next to her.
“Papa, can Jeevan go with us? I can teach him at my new
school in my free time. Can he stay with me in the hostel?”
she asked.

Harini’s father looked at her, with a smile on his face. He
put his arm around her shoulder, and said, “One day,
when you are older, you can come back home and take
him with you. For now, you must invest in yourself so that
you can take his responsibility later.”

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