Mission Impossible!

Well the entire mission was a great disappointment in the end bcoz the as we were peeking at the 'Mem' from behind the hazelnut tree,she somehow sensed our presence and stopped her afternoon stroll,stared directly at the hazelnut tree and called out for Kaattu Muniandy,the guard,who was enjoying his afternoon siesta for sure in his hut,and when he appeared,gesticulated dramatically towards the hazelnut tree! I saw him nodding his head vigourously,and the next thing i knew,he shot like an arrow towards the tree !

I almost fainted in fright but managed to shout hasty command to my gang and we started on a marathon down the hill!The slippery soil,the thorny bushes and even the looming trees seemed to have vanished and I had only one aim that was not to be caught by the guard!As i ran,i looked over my shoulder and to my horror,the Loose was not in the race!(The next day,i learned that the guard had gained on him and caught him and slapped him a hundred slaps across his face and handed him over to his father,who in turn heated the fork and marked his forearm and grounded him within his dwelling for the next few days.We promised to treat him to ais kacang when we next met bcoz obiviously he did not betray our secret!)

We were safely back at the temple and were panting for breath like dogs,heaving and sighing noisily.The temple's priest passed us by and stopped short to hurl insults at us for being a lazy lot .I couldnt trade a lashback as I was still short of breath and I just let him have his say.As he gave us another look of disdain,he must have sensed that we were draped in some sort of guilt,for he decided to take this chance to be more insulting .He warned us not to go near his hibiscus plants,bcoz some theives had been stealing the flower buds and now there was a shortage of flowers for prayers.And he had complaine to the temple committee about it and the thieves would definately be caught very soon...and when it happens he would personally wield his own punishment on thier backs for sure..Casting another look of disdain,he hurried away and we were now all by ourselves, feeling tired and weak after the great run.

I was beginning to feel hungry and it was almost time for my tea.But I wanted to wait for the missing sheep from my flock(the Loose)whose fate was yet unknown to us.As the minutes ticked by,my friends began to doze off awkwardly against the temple wall and my stomach was starting to ramble.I quickly called them to stand up for the circle of vow,and each of us promised not to utter a word regarding the afternoon escapade,as God Kali as our witness,would dig our eyes out if the promise was broken.With that we parted company and I strolled back home deeply in thought.The 'Mem' seemed to resemble the heroine of an English serial i had been following on the estate television,and i really wanted to get a closer look at her whiteness.Even from far,she looked like a white goddess with blond hair and a preety dress.I heaved a sigh of relief though when i entered my home and the smell of onion bajjis and tea made me forget for the time being all my days misfortunes and the Loose!