A mother’s voice calls out “Where are you?”
The child pretends, he cannot hear her
She comes out, worried, searching for him
She says, “There you are, why don’t you answer?”

The child pretends, he cannot hear her
She asks him “Did you finish your homework?”
She says, “There you are, why don’t you answer?”
He thinks, “I came to play, to escape these questions?”

She asks him “Did you finish your lunch?”
She asks him “What did they teach in school?”
He thinks, “I came to play, to escape these questions?”
He dusts his pants, shakes his head, and readies to answer

She asks him “Did they give any notice in school?”
She asks him “When did they say, exams will start?”
He wipes his palms, raises his head, and readies to rebel
He wishes to say “Don’t smother”; but knows her answer “I am your mother”

She asks him “What is the syllabus, for the exams?”
A mother’s voice calls out “Why are you quiet?”
He wishes to say “Don’t smother”; but knows her answer “I am your mother”
She comes out, worried, concerned for him