The Life Of Normal-Taro

Chapter 137: A basketball match

The very next day after the incident was strangely peaceful, according to Taro. It went like it normally would, and this was definitely a curveball to Taro who expected something to happen that day as well.

However, once he fully processed the situation, he learned how lucky he was that day. All the other days had been hectic for one reason or the other, which made Taro believe it was normalcy. He actually forgot how to laze around after all the things that had been happening for the past week.

Anyhow, that day was different. There were classes, but other than that, he was a free man. No one came running to him asking for help, he wasn't asked to do some kinda errand, it worked perfectly for him.

Since he was free for the most part, he spent it by playing the gacha game he loved, before realizing that it is a stressful task in itself. Gacha games are addictive and sucks your soul out. So, before he ended up like that, he stopped doing that and spend the day lazing around.

However, the thing is that Taro didn't know how to actually enjoy free time. Back in Wados, when he got free time like this, he usually spent it by working out. But he was afraid to do so in here because of obvious reasons.

Therefore, Taro spent most of the time on his desk in his staff room, shifting positions frequently to the point that his colleagues found him as an eyesore. Not that Taro cares about it, though! Anyhow, no matter how many times he shifted, he didn't feel comfortable. So, he tried forcing himself to sleep. 

Even that seemed impossible, since the Wadorian was a person who sleeps rarely. Taro was in a pinch. He never imagined that he would actually get bored with lazing around. He was reminded of his time as a construction worker. He never took a break back then, and thus he was happy. And now, he wasn't exactly sad, but he was certainly conflicted.

Now that he could no longer feel comfortable in his seat, he took a walk across the school. He thought that if getting congested in a room doesn't allow his boredom to go away, the openness would always help.

And he was right about it, for the most part. The chilly breeze helped him in various ways. While he was in, he couldn't do anything. However, now he had a rational mind. He felt happy as he reminisced about the old times while he casually strolled through the school grounds.

While doing so, he noticed his students were playing basketball. He wasn't made aware of the rules of that game until he was forced to watch it, because someone among his roommates asked the cable operator to switch the channel with Taro's favorite one.

Even if it was due to sheer necessity, after watching that one match, Taro was pretty excited. The game wasn't exactly his cup of tea, however, it looked exhilarating to play. So, once he saw his students play, he unconsciously walked towards them.

"Hey, it's Mr Sadanandan!" Abhirami, who was playing in the match amongst other lads and girls, waved her arm vigorously. 

Taro checked around and found that it was actually a mixed basketball match. He was pretty happy seeing the harmony among his students and didn't want to see it die off anytime soon.

"Hey! So, how was your day?" He asked.

To a normal person, it would seem like Taro was exchanging simple greetings. However, that wasn't the case. He was specifically asking about the aftermath of the incident that happened the day before. And Abhirami noticed it as well.

"Nothing much happened today. They didn't even come by, thankfully." She sighed.

"Great!" Taro smiled. "I guess the MIB people did a good number on them." He thought.

"Humm. You can still come to Mundur with me if you want to" Abhirami spoke as she shrugged.

"What? Why the hell would I?" Taro tilted his head in confusion.

"Well, I thought you might have grown fond of walking with me." Abhirami chuckled.

"Thankfully, I didn't develop such a habit, so I won't be walking with you." Taro spoke.

"Is that so?" Abhirami looked disappointed, but there wasn't anything that Taro could do to help, other than agreeing to walk with her, which was something he definitely wanted to avoid. So he remained silent.

"Hey, teach! What's up with you being here?" Shivani asked as she walked towards them.

"Ah, well. I was about to take you all back to the class since I got permission to teach English this period." Taro replied, looking as stoic as he can.

"What?" The students looked dumbfounded, before entering into a state of panic.

This was their only time to play, so they didn't want some teacher to steal it off them as well.

Taro chuckled. "I was kidding, of course! Why would I need an extra period when my portions are almost complete?"

"Well, the joke was too real. There's been times when teachers took our PT (Physical Training) period, so yea." Ross, who rarely speaks to him, spoke.

"I see. Anyhow, I was just passing by, thought I should give you lot a visit." Taro replied.

"Hmm, how about you play a game with us then?" Shivani put out the suggestion.

"... I'm fine with that. However, will your PT teacher be fine with it?" Taro asked.

"We can just ask him, right?" Shivani said as she ran towards a big burly man named Samuel, who's also their PT teacher.

She asked him about it, to which he nodded his head. "I'm fine with it. However, I think one of the team would be at a disadvantage once he enters the game. So, I'm gonna suggest this. How about I join one of the team as well? It would be fun that way." He spoke.

"Whoa, that's a great idea!" Shivani agreed to the notion. And soon, everyone else did as well. Thus they were split into two teams and were ready to play.

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