The WoW effect
The Hindu
Heena and Romal tackle public nuisance creatively, transforming their school's compound wall into a Wall of Wonders.
“Oh no!” cried Heena, as she walked out of the school gates.
“Not again!” echoed Romal.
Heena’s mom looked up from her phone. “What? What happened?” Her eyes fell on a passer-by, who’d stopped by the compound wall.
“Hey!” Heena called out.
“Don’t!” chimed in Romal.
Hearing their cries, Amalan Anna sprang up from his chair. Before the security guard could break into a run, the passer-by leaned forward and spat out paan juice, staining the whitewashed school wall. Wiping his mouth with the back of his hand, the wall vandal glanced at the horrified audience and took to his heels.
Heena’s shoulders sagged. “Third time this month.”
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