My brother Pravin is going to a place called “Langol” to play football with his friends today. He was getting really tired of staying indoors all the time. We used to have lots of footballs at home, and we always played together. But one day, when I was kicking the ball, I accidentally kicked it onto a metal sheet. The sides were very sharp, and our ball got punctured!

Now Dad doesn’t want to buy new things because he is trying to save money so he can renovate our house. So we don’t have any footballs left.

The worst part is that I have to stay alone upstairs today. My brother will be in Langol playing football, and my parents will only return from their offices in the evening.

But there is also one good thing! I don’t have to study at all because our teachers didn’t give us any homework after the exams ended yesterday. So I can relax and do whatever I want!