Sanya couldn’t take her eyes off Dhara’s stamp collection. Sanya: I wish I had a similar stamp book.
It was break. She couldn’t stop thinking about the stamps. Sanya: I’ll be right back after drinking some water!
After drinking water, Sanya came back instead of joining her friends. Sanya: Wow! The class is empty!
She went near Dhara’s bench, tore pages from the book. Sanya: She won’t even know that the pages are missing.
Just then, she heard the sound of footsteps. She broke into a sweat and quickly went to her friends, outside.
After the break, everyone returned to the class. Dhara: Where have my stamps gone? I had left them right here.
Dhara: Madam,my stamps are missing. I had left them right here on my bench. Now,Sanya began to feel frightened.
Teacher: Listen everyone, Dhara’s stamps have been stolen. Does anyone know about this? No one replied.
Teacher: Whoever has taken the stamps, return them. Else, I’ll check your bags. Sanya hid them in her pocket.
Ma’am checked all the bags. When Sanya’s bag was being checked, Sanya: I don’t know anything about the stamps.
It seems like madam is suspicious of me. What if the sound of footsteps that I heard was hers?
Sanya could hardly sleep that night. Sanya: What if someone finds out? What if I am expelled from school?
She dreamt that there were many thefts in school and she was being accused for all of them.
Sanya: I want to tell madam the truth.
The next day, Sanya tearfully returned the stamps to madam and confessed everything to her.
Sanya: From the moment I stole, I felt burdened that, 'I have committed a sin.' I won’t repeat this again.
Teacher: Don’t worry at all. I shall never let anyone know where the stamps were found.
After admitting the truth, Sanya felt relieved. From that day onwards, she forgot to steal!
