The audience was stunned as Ms. English was illtreated by Mahesh. She wore a pretty dress, when she came to his house. But after a few months, her dress was unrecognizable, covered with ink and grease spots, mercilessly dog-eared and her two comers were chewed away. She looked worn out. Tears rolled down her cheeks. She told everyone how Mahesh dropped her carelessly, stuffed her any how in his crammed bag, sometimes next to the lunch box dripping with oil. Mahesh turned red as many pairs of eyes glared at him. He realised his mistake and wondered why he had not listened to his mother, who had told him many times to take care of his books.
