The Coward
The Coward © mulsha nkar13. All articles, scripts, poetry, prose, reviews written here are exclusive copyrights of mulshankar13. Any article, poetry, prose, story or reviews may be reused, quoted in full or as an excerpt only with attribution to "Source: mulshankar13". The bicycle is the most important possession for a child growing up. Being able to ride one without the two small props on either side is synonymous to self identity. It is a feeling which would remain one of the most important impressions in his or her mind for the life ahead. We grew up inside a government jute mill. Dad was then the Assistant Manager in the mill which was nationalised in 1980 along with six others of which one was outside Calcutta. The Khardah jute mill where I and my siblings grew up was along the Hooghly River as many others. I could see the mighty tributary of the Ganges flowing in its full pomp and show on the lazy afternoons seated from the veranda of my house. The mil