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He stayed transfixed, hypnotized by the giant Co- bra. He remembered the old deity movies and thought any minute now the Naag would come down on him in a giant swoop and strike him. He heard a million temple bells ring in a distant land, the smell of camphor burning and the chant of a priest before the final slay- ing. Another of those weird open-air scary movies they showed in the mines. A final blast from the mines, the thud this time more like an explosion rip- ping open the earth. It sur- prised the three of them; the Giant Naag distracted a little, its attention now diverted. A steady drone emerged from the house; it’s George, thought Akash, arguing with the milkman. The Naag swept back again, angry, hissing, sway- ing in a hypnotic arch, ready to strike. The drone of the voices in the house and the clanging of the bells in his head reached a fever pitch. The clanging of the metal between the scoop and the milk can matched the tem- po of the two men’s rattling tongues. The crash of the giant metal milk can falling on the floor struck his ears as the final crescendo of the ritual reaching its peak. The great hood swept back and Akash imagined himself falling down the deep belly of the giant pit... The gentle evening breeze that came off the mines seemed cool. It blew between the giant Euca- lyptus trees and seemed to caress the silence that had suddenly fallen. His body now still, Akash gently opened his eyes. The Naag seemed mythi- cal as it gently eased away.A giant mass of black, glisten- ing,asitglidedawaytowards the forest. It seemed endless as it reached the bamboo grove across the garden... and then it was gone. “There you are little one,” a loving voice with two strong hands scooped him up. “You know they made bundi laddoos in the canteen especially for you,” said Dad, holding the sweet box up to Akash’s nose. “So what did you do to- day?” Dad asked, puzzled by Akash’s cone of silence. Akash looked over his Dad’s shoulder towards the serene bamboo grove. His hand reached out, trying to tug them both towards it. “Dad,” he asked, “am I special?” © Kevin Lobo The Naag swept back again, angry, hissing, swaying in a hypnotic arch, ready to strike. The great hood swept back, and Akash imagined himself falling down, deep... Group photo of Waterloo Warriors, the 2015 Canadian Colleges Cricket Champions. Back row (from left): Saad Imtiaz, Umer Iqbal, Waleed Hassan, Ali Hassan, Miraj Patel, Sufyan Amin. Front row: Hamid Jadoon,Vijay Subramanya,Waleed Imtiaz, OsamaTariq, Adeel Akhter. Waterloo top varsity team By Eddie Norfolk UniversityofWaterlooWar- riors beat Centennial Col- lege by 16 runs to capture the 2015 Canadian College Cricket national champion- ship at Maple Leaf CC. Waterloo Warriors won three Group B games to qualify for a semi-final spot, then beat University of Ontario Institute of Tech- nology to reach the final. Centennial College quali- fied from Group C then edged out Ryerson Rams in a closely contested semi-final. Twelve teams from 11 colleges and universities took part in this twenty20 format event played over Groups A and C decided on net run rate, as these groups saw three teams win twice and lose once. The quarter-finals saw Centennial College beat York University and UOIT beat Ryerson XI. UOIT’s right-arm seamer Neil Ramdath took 7 wickets for 14 runs against Ryerson XI. His brother, slow-left arm spinner Kurt Ramdath cap- tured the other three wick- ets in a brotherly sweep of all ten Ryerson wickets. Earlier Ryerson Rams, York University Lions and University of Manitoba each won 2 and lost 1 in Group A. In Group C, Uni- versity of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) and Centennial College edged out University of Toronto Scarborough campus. ILLUSTRATION: Maya D’Costa

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