Nico - Mistakes in the Bag

"Now, everyone, put your bags on the seat."

The teacher's voice made Pauk Si and I tremble. The class also went silent from the silence. When I turned around, I saw a bee-catcher standing there with her hands folded, her face pale and her lips open. I knew. This guy was dirty, but I couldn't do anything. Amidst the clatter of bags, Pauk Si and I were also loaded with bags. But our fear wasn't in the bags. It was in Hla Hla Soe and Phyu Phyu Than's bags.

“I came to report that Than Zaw’s fifty dollars were missing. I’ll check all the bags. I have to stay in front of my own bag. I can’t get up. Don’t you know I don’t like that? I’ll remember it only after I die.”

The teacher's anger made the whole class quieter. Even though they didn't take it personally, there were worried looks on every student's face. The teacher was already angry. The only one who didn't lose his face was that bee. I know, this guy didn't lose fifty bucks. He was deliberately trying to hurt us both.

I'm going to talk about this guy and the two of us.

This account's real name is Kyaw Myint, who graduated from the school of bread and butter. While playing, about ten bees swarmed around this account, so this account's name became Bee Trap. This guy and I don't get along. I don't remember where the disagreement started. Was it while we were playing fistfights, or while we were playing hide and seek? Something, something.

It's not just the two of us. There are many people in the class who don't like him. This guy is tall, dark-skinned, and has narrow eyes. His face is never the kind of face that smiles. This guy is taller than me, so he wants to be with me, but he doesn't dare to be with me because he has a big chest. So the bee has been watching us for a long time.

Pauk Si's real name is Win Oo. Their father used to sell pauk si, so he called him pauk si. Actually, this guy should not be called pauk si, but rather a lizard. This guy is very good at catching lizards. He doesn't need to make a net on the top of a palm tree like we do. When he sees a lizard, he just stands close to the tree and catches it. This lizard is as fast as a snake.

My friend Pauk Si likes Hla Hla Soe. He likes her in a certain way. It starts with meeting Hla Hla Soe. When Hla Hla Soe meets her again, Pauk Si smiles happily. “If Hla Hla Soe stays like this, she won’t be beautiful. She will only be beautiful if she fights.” Hla Hla Soe also fights. When Pauk Si is taking a bath, she usually feeds him peanut butter and other things. So Pauk Si and I start, and Hla Hla Soe and her friend Phyu Phyu Than fight each other again. The bee hive can’t see such lovely happiness, it’s not jealous.

About four days ago, a bee came to me with a note on my back that said, "You're crazy." Hla Hla Soe and I knew right away. After evening school, I came back and saw the big note on the bee's back, and it went all the way home. Since then, this hatred has been growing on us.

This morning, Pauk Si consulted with me.

"Sara.. I can't wait to start Hla Hla Soe."

"What's wrong?"

When I asked again, Pauk Si fell silent. This guy is like that. He thinks a lot when he does something.

"He doesn't get so angry when I start.. When I start, he gets really angry at me and he's happy when he lets out his anger."

"So how do you want to start?"

This guy calmed down again. Then he acted like he was thinking. Actually, this guy was thinking. As is his habit, he paused for a moment before speaking.

"When I finish eating, I'll catch a lizard and put it in my bag."

"Ha.. If you don't know, I'll call you.. I'll think about something else."

"I don't know.. I'll put it carefully in my bag so I can find out when I get home."

That's where the problem starts.

After lunch, Pauk Si and I each ate one fried chicken and then chased lizards among the trees behind the school. We caught four of them, but that was still a lot. Pauk Si caught and killed the lizards that we caught. The lizards that were caught were shaking their legs and arms, and when they stopped, Pauk Si put them in his pocket...

"If you were me, I would run away."

Before the school bell rang, the bee saw Hla Hla Soe and Phyu Phyu Than putting two chameleons in a bag. We didn't care about him because we didn't have anything to do with him. Now he's up and making trouble. His trick is that we can't escape even if we run away together.

They went to the teacher and said that the money was not really missing, but that it was missing. When the girls checked the bags, they found a lizard in the bag, and we were all set. They were gone.

The teacher checked each bag carefully. She took out all the books, turned over the papers, and did everything. The strange thing was that the teacher didn't check the girls' class first. After checking about four classes, when she reached the fifth class, Baya-ak stood up.

"Ma'am.. I have fifty dollars from home."

"Why... did you give it to me from your house?"

"Yes, sir." "How much?"

"Fifty"

The teacher was very calm. She also looked at the fried rice with a very firm and firm look.

"Kyaung Myint, why did you lose fifty... Why did you give me fifty from your house... You haven't told me about the money since you said it was lost, but now that the war is about to begin, why are you telling me about it? Take your bag and go to the front."

The whole class became quieter. The eyes that were surrounding Baya-ak were suspicious. We were the only two who believed Baya-ak. It was just a coincidence. That guy didn't lose any money at all.

"So... how rich is your family? Why would I give you fifty bucks?"

The teacher said it was natural. We eighth graders only get five kyats for food. If we are rich, we get two kyats.

“I didn’t give it to you, teacher. My mother gave it to me to buy oil and beans when I get home from school.”

This is the most true statement. Baya Aok's mother sells fried food. We used to see this guy at the Pwint Kaung grocery store after school, always buying only oil. The teacher also knew that Baya Aok's house sold fried food, so she was worried.

"When you got to school, who did you show that money to?"