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pressing her sister. “Fine Ayushman, get dressed,” please call the
said Mr. Shrestha. “Yay!” exclaimed Ayushman. police!” screamed STORY
And off he ran. Ayushman again. “FINE! WRITING
I take back my words.”
After a few minutes he came back panting and screamed Hari. Then Ayushman
they both went to the Fun park. “Phew, he’s gone. bought the girl a puja basket and let
Still want to hear it Ada?” asked the relieved her enter the temple. The girl was so
Upama. “Sure, Upama. Come on start” The house glad. She thanked Ayushman and went
silenced and the music started playing. The two inside to do her puja. Ayushman then
elders rested their backs on the bean bags as Upa- decided to go to his father. On the way, he
ma played. When Upama was almost done, the tripped on a shoelace and fell on hard cobble-
phone rang, Ada answered it. “Hello?” Ada said, stone. “Ouch!” he wailed. Out of nowhere his
“Oh hi Baba!”, then she added, “Oh you reached father, Ada, Dhiraj and Upama appeared. They
the park? Ok great! Talk to you later!!” At the rushed over to him. They hurriedly took him to
park when Ayushman and Mr, Shrestha were the hospital where they found out that Ayush-
walking, “Ayushman, Ayushman!” screamed a man had fractured a foot. They soothed him.
person from behind. The voice sounded famil- Mr. Shrestha called Mrs. Shrestha. By the time
iar. Ayushman turned back and saw his friend, Mrs. Shrestha came, Dhiraj, Ada, and Upama
Gaurav. Gaurav was a muscular, tallboy. He was had calmed Ayushman down and told him that
a swimmer and used to come to the park for a he did good job with the discrimination and he
break. “Hey Gaurav,” said Ayushman. “Come fol- did a good job standing up to Hari and he didn’t
low me,” said Gaurav. Mr. Shrestha waved to his deserve this injury. Mrs. Shrestha came and
son and went to talk to a neighbor. kissed Ayushman on the cheek. Then Ayushman
fell asleep.
The two boys ran until they were too exhausted
to run. “Look” Gaurav pointed out “A new roller When Ayushman woke up he was in his room.
coaster”. But Ayushman’s eyes had fallen upon He looked at his leg, it was all better. He went to
the crowd of people gathering around. Ayush- the library where the 19-year-old Ada was sitting
man walked out of the park to the temple. There and reading. “Hey Ada, did I fracture a foot?” He
he found the bully, Hari and a crying girl. Hari asked. “Yeah you did, but it happened a long time
was gathered with 2 of his buddies. Ayushman ago” replied Ada. “Oh,” said Ayushman. From the
asked the girl, “Why are you crying?” The girl chair, Dhiraj nodded and continued reading. The
replied, “They didn’t let me go into the tem- puzzled boy later realized that it was just a mem-
ple because I am a dalit.” “Why are you doing ory as a dream.
this?” Ayushman then asked Hari. “That mad D Aarya Maharjan
lady was going into the temple and
she is a dalit.” Replied Hari. “What
on earth? This is illegal, how would
you feel if you were dalit and was
harassed by someone else? How
insensitive of you!” Screamed Ayush-
man. Then Hari laughed. “Shall I call
the police?”, threatened Ayushman.
For a minute Hari thought, then he
said, “Hmmm… well, Fine I guess
I’ll release her for once, if I see this
happening again I shall kill the dalit
immediately” replied Hari. “What?”
said Ayushman “Gaurav, could you