Earlier this year, the murder of the Hindi teacher, Mrs.Uma Maheshwari in a Chennai school had caught the attention of millions and shook the entire state of Tamil Nadu. On reading the articles in the newspaper, the boy's abnormal behaviour interested me and I started reading all articles published in regard to this event. On reading further, I noticed a peculiar coincidence that I'd like to share in the form of a story based on the event - my personal take of the incident.
He was an ordinary adolescent of 15. Came from a reasonably well off family too. The boy was quite introverted. He never socialised much with the outside world and never spoke much. He restricted himself to the insides of his residence. He seldom came out to play a bit of football or cricket and confined his world to his iPhone and a few other technological assets. The boy never managed to study well and always recieved fallacious comments on his performance from his teachers. The boy had an unusual habit though. He loved to tatoo his name on everything and anything possible. On the bark of trees, on the window panels in school, on his palms and feet ; sometimes on his clothes too.
Ordinary. Introverted. Aloof.
All this changed completely after a particular happening. His teacher made 13 entries in his school agenda. Things were'nt the same eversince. He morphed into a vengeful beast. A morbid killer with a motive. It's very perplexing to believe a simple gesture of a teacher had the potential to transform a child entirely. Well, I believe it all lies behind the 13 entries, and that they are the culprits behind the change in conduct of the boy. The boy lurked around the school premises for 3 whole days with a dagger in his bag, wrapped in newspaper. After 58 ( 5 + 8 = 13 ) hours of failed attempts, in the 59th hour - Checkmate. He had his victim cornered and alone on the 3rd floor. He stealthily approached her like a machiavellian predator and with 3 slashes, finished her off. He inhumanly stood there with sinister countenance, while she wailed in agony. Gripping his dagger, he made no attempts to escape.
13 entries. 3 days. 58 hours. 3rd floor. 3 slashes.
Eventually the boy was arrested. The whole state was in shock and the boy's family was traumatized. The parents, the students, the faculty; everyone were in a state of panic. The news channels were rushing into the premises and in a few minutes, pictures of the teacher in a blue sari were on almost all the television sets all over Tamil Nadu. The boy was held at the Government Juvenile Home, Chennai. Sitting in his quiet cell, isolated from all the din and confusion outside, he found a small piece of marble in the corner. Out of habit, he scrawled his name on the cemented floor.
And he wrote S A T A N.
* 3 is also a demonic number because Jesus Christ died at 3a.m.
* The statistics used are entirely true, although the story is a work of my imagination.
Ciao for now :)
He was an ordinary adolescent of 15. Came from a reasonably well off family too. The boy was quite introverted. He never socialised much with the outside world and never spoke much. He restricted himself to the insides of his residence. He seldom came out to play a bit of football or cricket and confined his world to his iPhone and a few other technological assets. The boy never managed to study well and always recieved fallacious comments on his performance from his teachers. The boy had an unusual habit though. He loved to tatoo his name on everything and anything possible. On the bark of trees, on the window panels in school, on his palms and feet ; sometimes on his clothes too.
Ordinary. Introverted. Aloof.
All this changed completely after a particular happening. His teacher made 13 entries in his school agenda. Things were'nt the same eversince. He morphed into a vengeful beast. A morbid killer with a motive. It's very perplexing to believe a simple gesture of a teacher had the potential to transform a child entirely. Well, I believe it all lies behind the 13 entries, and that they are the culprits behind the change in conduct of the boy. The boy lurked around the school premises for 3 whole days with a dagger in his bag, wrapped in newspaper. After 58 ( 5 + 8 = 13 ) hours of failed attempts, in the 59th hour - Checkmate. He had his victim cornered and alone on the 3rd floor. He stealthily approached her like a machiavellian predator and with 3 slashes, finished her off. He inhumanly stood there with sinister countenance, while she wailed in agony. Gripping his dagger, he made no attempts to escape.
13 entries. 3 days. 58 hours. 3rd floor. 3 slashes.
Eventually the boy was arrested. The whole state was in shock and the boy's family was traumatized. The parents, the students, the faculty; everyone were in a state of panic. The news channels were rushing into the premises and in a few minutes, pictures of the teacher in a blue sari were on almost all the television sets all over Tamil Nadu. The boy was held at the Government Juvenile Home, Chennai. Sitting in his quiet cell, isolated from all the din and confusion outside, he found a small piece of marble in the corner. Out of habit, he scrawled his name on the cemented floor.
And he wrote S A T A N.
* 3 is also a demonic number because Jesus Christ died at 3a.m.
* The statistics used are entirely true, although the story is a work of my imagination.
Ciao for now :)
