এল-মৃত্যু পত্র দেওয়ালপত্র

It began with an old stone wall...and a band-aid. But that part comes later.

The দেওয়াল was one of his পছন্দ thinking spots. It stood on the farthest edge of the campus, overlooking the playground, and there were places all along the শীর্ষ row where the weathered stones had been broken অথবা knocked off, leaving empty gaps that were just the right size and shape for a boy like him to sit. (Or crouch. Which was usually what he preferred.)

He would go there every other দিন অথবা so during free time, lightly hoist himself up and stay perched there for a good long time, contented to hug his knees to his...