

Jayant Karunam, Class 8, Sanjeewan Vidyalaya, Panchaani
Ok, let me get this straight!
If you ever think that a rotten banana tastes bad, think again!
So I am a bit of a likable person. I had only one friend and I would admit he was a headache. I was bullied by a lot of people who were idiots. I had to make sure that they’d stop it. So one day at the cafeteria, there were a lot of bananas. But all the people, including my friend, did not even dare to touch a rotten banana.
“What’s so much about that banana?” I asked.
“You don’t want to touch it” he said. “Cause from the year 1999, a boy named Adit had just touched it when everyone started avoiding him. Everyone was afraid of him. No friends, no one. He had the banana touch! The only way to get rid of it was to pass it on to someone else by touching them and say banana touch out loud. It was madness! And now, the banana is waiting here for its next victim.”
Well, the day went very bad. I was bullied IN the classroom, the bathroom, even when I was studying! Well, the next day was worse. A boy named John with hygiene issues became my friend and is behind me. It was the worst week of my life.
But I realized how to get out of it. It was a crazy plan, but it’s worth the shot. I waited and waited and finally the day came when the rotten banana came! The entire school was staring at it for some reason at a distance. So I stood in front and picked it up. Everyone became afraid when I shouted, “let’s end this here!” And I gulped the banana whole. I had the banana touch! I suddenly got the power that even the president does not have. But it was very sweet.
May, 2025