I was expecting my 10th results when i was spending my holidays with my uncles family in native. my cousin Radha was doing her degree in fashion designing. This was her final year so she was busy. otherwise she used to spend most of her free times with me. she was real friendly and kind person. only remarkable attitude of hers was that she was a optimist and never went back on her decision. so this is the background.
when i was playing football inside her room i accidently kicked it on her model figure. i was scared as a cat when the model broke into pieces hitting the ground. i was stunned for a moment. she has already warned me about the model as it was difficult to find one of the same size. i went down to the kitchen and explained the issue to my aunt who said the radha will decide what to do with u. i got the same answer from uncle as we all knew she had been working hard for this project.
i had my instinct and thought i would be better to let her know by phone so she could think of some alternative. when i brought up the issue to her she was with her classmate so she just listen to me and hung up the phone. when she returned home i could tell she was in hurry to see the model as i could hear her bike roaring. she went straight to her room. i was asked to apologize to her immediately before she kills me in anger. when i entered her room i could hear her weeping. i went hopeless. i had never seen her cry or disappointed. she just asked me to leave her alone putting a fake smile on her face. but i couldnt move i sat near the study table. the whole evening passed by without an single word.
then we were interrupted by our aunt who served us tea and asked us to call our old neighbor Mrs.Latha who was her previous college principal. i saw a little hope in that and asked her to come with me to her house as Latha mam's grand daughter Suzi was my friend. while she was cleaning up her tears i made a phone call to her to see if she was around. when i explained her the mess she asked me to bring all the project details with us. which i gladly accepted and was glad that i could find a replacement model there.
We reached there around in about 20 mins. Mrs latha greeted us and then started to scold me which was enjoyed by Suzi as i always bullied her. Then she took a look at her project details and gasped when she knew there was less than a months time for final presentation. i curiously asked if we could find a replacement model from her. i just asked me to keep quiet. Suzi then explained that model need to be of same size and height otherwise the costumes will not match and Radha could loose her chance for scholarship. Again i was lost in thought.
after a while mrs. latha came up with an idea. she asked if Suzi was willing to be Radha's model. Suzi took her time to think and there was pin drop silence. i was sure that she would accept the offer. i also promised not to tease her if she helped out. that must have agitated her. then she opened her mouth
"you always teased and made fun of me as i was a girl. i have to get permission from father and i dont think he would let me be a model. but there is another option. we are of same size and height. you could pose as a model and no one will find out".
i was dumb stuck. To my surprise, other two had already agree and Radha started ringing my mom for her permission. i was just about protest when she smiled thanking my mother and hung up the phone. mrs. latha and Suzi volunteered to help us. They agreed that the preparation should start from tomorrow as the deadline was nearing and i should be thankful as Radha still had a chance to participate despite my fault.
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