The Midnight Reader
"Grampa, have you ever been in danger?" "Well, an old man did lock me up and wouldn't let me go till I taught him reading!" The Midnight Reader Subir Shukla July, 2023 Rompu closed the book with a thump. This was a third time he had read it. He liked how in the last page, Tamgu Master, his favourite character, managed to turn the tables on the villain, the nasty Doom Prasad. He would have opened the book again, just for that dialogue when that Doom Prasad discovered he was suddenly not able to move his arms as Tamgu emerged from the shadows to save his grandfather. Grandfather! Rompu rose with a start and ran to the balcony to find his grandfather sitting on his favourite chair, gazing at the low hills in the distance. ‘Grampa! Grandpa! Have you ever been in danger? Did any villain ever try to catch you and make you a prisoner?’ ‘Well, no villain ever did, but a nice old man did lock me up once!’ ‘Lock you up?’ ‘Yes.’ ‘Why?’ ‘He said he would not let me go ...