Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard: Chapter 6

27/9/13

Summary:

The following day, Sampath's family leaves to attend another wedding, leaving him behind to avoid any embarrassment he could cause at the party. As soon as the rest of the family leaves, Sampath runs off  away from his home, to catch a bus where he rides past the outskirts of his hazy town. When an old woman sits next to him on the bus and starts a small conversation with Sampath, he feels overwhelmed and jumps out of the bus. He races like a maniac into an old orchard, until he finds a tree that looks inviting. He climbs it and settles in. Soon, he realizes that he is surrounded by a  guava orchard, part of the university research reserve. Sampath feels completely himself and at the right place at last. He feels stripped off of stress and commotion, which is exactly what he was looking for. Sampath feels relaxed and at home and falls asleep in the branches of the tree.