Sankaran Nair arrived at the School in a hurry. Two smartly dressed young men stood opposite his Office chairs! As soon as they saw him, they both stood up.
"Good morning, sir."
They both extended their hands to shake his hand. Nair was chatting with some students in a deserted classroom when he saw the visitors. "Tell me," he said.
"Sir, we are from Kottayam, BBA students; it is time for us to complete a task as part of the course. We would like to introduce you to a highly popular, world-famous book. Isn't there a library here, sir?"
"Yes, I have."
"Good, this book will definitely be an asset to the school library, sir."
The man on the right unzipped his thin bag and took out a medium-sized book.
When Nair saw the book, he quickly looked to see if these weren't the two dusty books still there on the top shelf on the side.
He thought about the stupidity of leaving his students near the class.
"Sir, this is a rare book with over 1,000 photos that can be used to refer to anything general, sir! High-quality paper that won't deteriorate even after decades, sir, you should take a look at it!"
"The fixed price is three thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine rupees. As a gift for you, sir, we will give you just for nine hundred and ninety-nine."
We are giving it to you for Rs... Sir, your good name, please? The man on the left asked, hastily moving a pen on a receipt.
Nair told him his name, hesitatingly.
"Aren't you the principal, sir?"
"The headmaster of the school; that's all I know." He said.
"Okay, sir, this book has all the materials and photos that are suitable for students of any age group and any project!"
"That's good."
"Sir, you also have children studying in school. What standards are your children studying?"
"My children have been out of school and college for years." Sankaran Nair told them, a wry smile on his face.
"Really amazing”, they both said it together.
"So, sir, what's your age? Forty? , err, maximum forty-five?"
"Forty, fifty-five are all over," He said.
"Sir, tell me." Both of them looked straight at his face.
"Okay, sir. I know someone like you wouldn't lie. What's the secret to staying so young at this age? Can you share it with us, sir?"
"Let me finish what I was sharing with the students for now." Saying this, he got up from his seat.
"Sir, your book, receipt, only nine hundred and ninety..."
"Sorry, leave alone nine hundred rupees; I don't even have a hundred rupees left. Let me tell you what we have: even this month, none of us has received our salaries. The water level has been rising due to flooding, even though the rain has stopped. It has been impossible to contact the treasury, even though the bills were prepared and left here for about a week. When I finally thought I could go, I took the bills and handed them in. It's not just us; many other institutions are in the same situation. We hope to receive a response within one or two days.
Sankaran Nair dusted off the two books that were on the shelf and placed them near them.
"Here are the two gifts given to me this year by young people like you as part of my studies; the same valuable book you have in your hands."
If you have any doubts, let's consider it another way. I paid four hundred ninety-nine and nine hundred ninety-nine in cash. I also received the receipt. I had the money to pay both times. Now you can take both, absolutely free. It doesn't serve any purpose if it's just sitting here.
Nair hurriedly walked to class, not even stopping to see what their reaction would be, as they were still bowing their heads.
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