MOZZIE MOSQUITO

This was the second time Mozzie mosquito was kicked out of the Blood Sucking Academy.

- Ashima Kaushik

All his siblings and cousins passed with flying colours while Mozzie sat alone in the corner—not that he was sad or anything. He just hated human blood. Yuck! But no one in his family understood him.

“We are not fruit flies. Don’t sit on the watermelon. Prick the hand of the boy sitting next to the watermelon,” his family always yelled. “Try pricking his cheek!”

Huh? Why would you want to prick anyone when there is so much tasty juice all around? But no, they won't get it! Mozzie rolled his eyes.

“Go, Mozzie, go! Buzz around! Attack!”

Mozzie finally had enough and packed his backpack and flew up north. He decided to go far away where no one would bother him. No one would force him to learn the tricks and tactics to suck unlimited amounts of tasteless human blood.

Well! All he ever wanted to suck and sip was lassi—salty, sweet, any kind! His cousin Rupi had vomited when he heard Mozzie say this. Sappu, Jona and Monty had laughed at him. And Mr. Daniel had given him a big zero.

“Who even wanted to go to the Blood Sucking Academy? They can keep their diplomas and suck it like they suck human blood while I am going away to live somewhere else like a king!” murmured Mozzie.