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My Dad’s Hero

go for bus rides with Sujit uncle before Varun uncle started
going with him.”

“Tell me more!” Mansa said. “Why did they pull pranks
on the drivers?”

“Sujit uncle was my Dad’s next door neighbour. He was
older than my Dad and used to be very good at playing
hockey. My Dad could never beat him at scoring goals and
always admired him. Sujit uncle would shove the
conductors out of the buses when they would be standing
at the door and laugh when they ran to catch the moving
buses.

“He would literally shout while singing at the top of his
voice and drum the windows of the buses loudly till the
passengers would be irritated with him. Seeing the antics
of Sujit uncle, my Dad would also pull pranks on the bus
drivers. He liked to irritate people when they were doing
something to disturb them. He used to laugh when they
would get angry,” Hitesh said.

“Oh, maybe your Dad meant it as a joke?” Mansa asked.

“Yes, he used to enjoy cracking such jokes on people.
Anyways, so Sujit uncle left and went to a bigger colony
when his parents shifted. After that, Varun uncle joined
my Dad for the bus rides. Varun uncle was my Dad’s
friend in class. My Dad used to talk to everyone a lot, and

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