AneStory

Hera just about made it to class to give that test, and as was expected it did not go so well, on other hand Monc too had an assignment to submit and in his current state, that was not going to be possible in person, however he had completed it before hand with due help from his senior & roommate Sandy. And though Hera had left Sandy in-charge, Sandy decided to come to college attain few lectures and submit that assignment for Monc, as far as he was concerned, it was a masterpiece! 

All Hera thought of those internal tests importance was to make not so important teachers to feel important and give a chance for teacher's pet species to thrive in college life. How else one could explain the phenomenon where two student getting same marks in theory and one becoming university topper while other not even getting a first class. Distasteful it was, and like that thought, were Hera's answer for those tests.

While Monc slept, Deep was left in-charge of the situation, the last person on earth who should have been in-charge, but then he was the last free person available. And Sandy while at college contemplated on hand delivering the project, but once he learned whom it was to be delivered too, he changed his mind, and started looking for a suitable person to hand over the file. At that very moment Sandy witnessed something very important, and never realized its importance. He saw Duds, Vee and Pee argue over something, which certainly saddened the Pee and as the teacher whom Sandy was avoiding to see made an appearance, he hid.

Next, Duds, Vee and teacher were inside the class, and Pee was making her way in, she was the best person whom Monc would trust among his class mate, and so Sandy decided to give it to her and 

               Sandy: "Please, give this to ma'am from behalf of Monc, and tell her, Hera passed it on."

               Pee: "Why me? And why use Hera's name and not yours?"

           Sandy: "Because Monc trusts you most among his classmates, and that madam hates me the most, besides Monc's assignment is too good to be submitted late, as you know someone's health conditions to get  any consideration in this college."

                Pee: "Ok! I will give it to Ma'am" 

                Sandy: "Thanks' a lot; I will now run to my class."

And before Pee could ask anything else, Sandy was gone.                 

Once in class, Pee did not knew what was in store for her, as she got up to submit her assignment, she also submitted Monc's assignment to Ma'am, and there began her interrogation

                Ma'am: "Where is Monc?"

                Pee: "I do not know Ma'am, Hera asked me to submit this to you."  

                Ma'am: "Why cannot Monc be here in person?"

           Pee: "By what Hera was saying, all I could make out is, Monc is terribly ill, and it is difficult to understand what Hera says." 

One thing everyone knew, any sane faculty would not like to ask questions to Hera, for they were certain to get crazy answers, hence a total time waste at that, plus in this case he did not even belong to this department, so how can she get this verified.

                Ma'am: "Duds, you know Hera, right, so you must know why Monc is not here."

Before Duds could speak anything and ruin any chance of Monc's assignment being accepted, Pee butt in.

              Pee: "Actually, he was here to give it to Duds but she was already inside class, so he handed it to me."   

               Duds: "That is quite possible Madam; we have not seen each other and Monc since Sunday! Hera had some tests today."

Teacher wondered to herself, why Monc had to be friend with that guy! He is such an idiot! And Pee thinking, it might have been better if I had taken Sandy's name instead. 

That evening, Hera and Sandy reached room to find the main door open and both Deep and Monc missing, they looked here and there and then Deep came in.

                 Sandy: "Where is Monc?"  

                 Deep: "Oh! He is in bathroom!"

                 Hera: "What! Are you crazy! He is alone in there!"

                Deep: "Relax guys, he is sleeping, puking in bathroom, I moved his bed in there so that I could go down and get something to eat, and now we can move him out again."

He was okay! Monc had slept through that time; he had been doing nothing else, almost nothing else. After moving him out again

                 Sandy: "That was wrong on my part to leave Deep in-charge."

                 Hera: "Where is his phone?"

                 Deep: "Here it is." handing over the handset.

Hera took the phone, searched one particular number and called Sam up, and it was decided they would meet on Saturday. After that Hera spent time speaking with Monsoon, sitting next to Monc. And with that Thursday had come to an end, and it was Friday morning, 108 hours of turmoil, or 108 hours of sound sleep for Monc!