Back when I was probably in sixth grade, the movie PK had become extremely popular across the country. Everywhere people talked about it — on television, in markets, in schools, and especially among students. But children, as always, found their own version of entertainment from it.
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Anyone whose initials were "P.K." instantly became a target of teasing.
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If somebody's name was Pankaj Kumar, Pradeep Kumar, or anything similar, students would immediately start calling them "PK" in dramatic voices and burst into laughter as if it was the funniest joke ever created. At that age, even the dumbest things felt legendary.
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Then one day, our school introduced a new English grammar teacher.
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He was the vice principal's nephew.
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And his name was…
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Pravin Kumar.
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The moment students found out, the entire class practically exploded internally. Nobody dared laugh loudly in front of teachers, but the whispers, suppressed laughter, and side glances spread across classrooms within minutes.
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But the funniest moment came later.
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When our class routine was distributed, one line was written clearly:
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English Grammar — By PK
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That single line became comedy gold for students 😭
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The moment everybody noticed it, laughter spread through the room again. Even I laughed. Honestly, almost everyone did.
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But despite all the jokes, there was something strangely different about him.
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Whenever he entered the classroom, it genuinely felt like he did not belong in our small-town school at all. He didn't speak English like our other teachers. His pronunciation sounded sharp, smooth, and almost foreign. Sometimes it honestly felt as if someone had picked a teacher directly from Britain and dropped him into our classroom.
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Even the way he carried himself felt different. He looked young, confident, disciplined, and strangely serious at the same time.
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Because of that, many students secretly mocked his accent behind his back too.
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At that time, I laughed with everyone else without thinking much about it.
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I had absolutely no idea that this same teacher would later become one of the strangest and most unforgettable memories of my school life.
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One day, our final exam results were announced.
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Like always, result day felt terrifying. Some students were excited, some nervous, and some were already preparing excuses in advance.
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My father personally went to school to collect my report card. After seeing my marks, he spoke to my class teacher and requested him to teach me and my brother at home as a tuition teacher.
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But my class teacher politely refused and explained that he already had his own coaching center and could not come to students' houses for private tuition.
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So my father asked him if he could recommend another teacher.
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The class teacher then took him to the vice principal.
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And the vice principal recommended…
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PK Sir.
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The moment I heard his name, my heart almost stopped.
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Inside my head, panic immediately began.
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Did he notice me laughing at him before?
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I was sitting outside the office while my father spoke with him privately. I kept imagining worst-case scenarios in my head for no reason 😭
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When my father finally came outside, he did not say anything at all. We quietly returned home.
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Neither my brother nor I dared to ask questions because we were already scared about our exam marks and possible scolding.
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So we simply waited silently the entire day.
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That evening, after both my parents returned from work, my father suddenly called me and my brother.
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"Come here and sit."
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The moment he said that, both of us mentally prepared for a long lecture about studies, discipline, and poor marks 😭
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We quietly sat beside him.
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Then my father started talking about the new English teacher in our school. He explained how well he spoke English, how educated he was, and how impressive his qualifications were despite being so young.
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Then he calmly announced:
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"He will teach both of you from now on."
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Even though I already knew the answer, I still asked softly:
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"Papa… what's his name?"
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And the moment he replied:
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"PK Sir."
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my brother suddenly burst into uncontrollable laughter so loudly that even I got startled for a second
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Watching him laugh made me laugh too, and somehow, for a few moments, all the fear about marks disappeared.
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The next day at school, PK Sir entered our classroom as usual.
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He informed us that our regular class teacher was on sick leave, so he would handle the class for the day.
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Then he started taking attendance.
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Everything felt normal until he suddenly paused while reading names.
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"Who is Lily?" he asked.
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The moment I heard my name, my heartbeat instantly increased.
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I slowly stood up from my seat.
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He looked directly at me for a few seconds.
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Then he smiled slightly and simply said:
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"Sit down."
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That was all.
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But inside my head, I was already imagining my funeral 😭
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I became completely convinced that now I had officially entered his notice forever.
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Our tuition classes started that very same afternoon at 3 PM.
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It was the first tuition experience of our lives, so my brother and I were both extremely excited and nervous at the same time.
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Even my father stayed home that day because he wanted to personally observe how such a young teacher taught students.
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PK Sir was probably only twenty-five or twenty-six years old.
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Every afternoon, he arrived at our house on his rider bicycle 🚲
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And somehow, even that bicycle became part of the memory.
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The moment we heard the sound of the bicycle stopping near our gate, both my brother and I instantly became alert. We would quickly open our books, sit properly, and pretend we had been studying seriously for hours 😭
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Sometimes we even opened random pages just to look hardworking before he entered the room.
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For some reason, his bicycle matched his personality perfectly — simple, disciplined, and slightly intimidating.
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When he entered for the first class, he first introduced himself properly.
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Then my brother and I introduced ourselves too with the excitement only children can have.
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After that, he carefully checked our report cards.
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Then he looked at both of us calmly and said:
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"You both are weak in mathematics."
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The embarrassment at that moment felt unbearable.
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Both of us quietly lowered our heads and stared at the floor.
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But instead of immediately scolding us, he handed us a strict study routine.
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Then he announced:
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"Every Saturday, I will take a test based on everything studied during the week."
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At that moment, we obediently nodded.
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But internally, both of us were terrified.
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For us, Saturdays stopped feeling like weekends and started feeling like court judgment days 😭
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Days slowly passed like this.
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Sometimes our marks improved.
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Sometimes they became worse.
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PK Sir was especially strict with my brother because mathematics was extremely difficult for him. I somehow managed to survive by barely passing, but my brother constantly struggled.
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Whenever marks were low, scolding happened.
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Sometimes punishments happened too.
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But strangely, despite being strict, he was also one of those teachers whose praise felt valuable. So even while fearing him, we still wanted his approval.
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One day, after another poor test result, PK Sir looked at my brother silently for a few seconds.
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Then suddenly he looked at me and said:
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"Slap him."
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Normally, siblings fight all the time.
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At home, if we argued, I could hit my brother casually without feeling emotional about it.
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But that day felt completely different.
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The moment Sir ordered me to hit my own brother, something inside me suddenly broke emotionally.
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Without warning, a tear rolled down from the side of my eye.
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Even today, I still cannot fully explain why that happened.
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Maybe because hurting someone you love feels completely different when another person commands you to do it.
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PK Sir noticed my tears.
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Then he smiled slightly and softly said:
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"Oh… sisters' love."
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After that, he simply gave homework and left.
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But that small moment stayed in my memory for years.
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Unfortunately, things became much worse later.
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Another weekly test happened.
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And once again, my brother received very low marks in mathematics.
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That day, PK Sir completely lost his temper.
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He beat my brother badly with a stick.
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I still remember the fear and silence in that room afterward.
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The injuries became so painful that even his nails turned dark because blood had clotted beneath them after getting hit accidentally.
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My brother cried continuously.
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A little later, my elder sister came to check on him.
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The moment she saw his injuries and tears, she herself started crying while applying medicine to his wounds.
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Then my parents returned home from work.
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The moment my mother saw my brother's condition, panic instantly appeared on her face.
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She became especially terrified because when my brother was around two years old, he had once suffered from pneumonia, which had already left his body physically weak.
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Soon he even developed fever.
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My mother immediately insisted that he needed a doctor.
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That night, the atmosphere inside our house felt extremely heavy and emotional.
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After that incident, my father permanently stopped our tuition classes with PK Sir.
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At that moment, my brother and I felt relieved.
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But unfortunately, the story did not actually end there.
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Because we still studied in the same school.
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That was when another strange phase began.
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My brother studied in the junior section, so he no longer had much interaction with PK Sir.
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But I was in the senior section.
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Which meant I could not escape him 😭
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Whenever homework notebooks needed collecting, he specifically called me.
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Whenever oral tests happened, he personally asked me questions.
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And the worst part was the eye contact.
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He would continue looking directly at me while asking questions until I became so nervous that I forgot answers I actually knew.
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Then after I somehow answered, he would smile slightly and say:
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"Now ask questions to the class."
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For most students, this would probably sound completely normal.
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But for me, it felt terrifying.
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I was an extremely introverted girl who barely even spoke comfortably to boys in class before that.
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Yet because of him, I had to stand in front of everyone with shaking hands and ask questions to classmates while trying not to embarrass myself.
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I still remember how nervous my voice sounded every single time.
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Sometimes my hands shook while holding notebooks.
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Sometimes I forgot simple words while speaking.
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And every time he looked at me directly, I immediately became even more nervous.
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This strange situation continued for months.
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Then finally, one day, my parents received a transfer order.
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I had to leave the school completely.
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And just like that, this strange chapter of my life quietly came to an end.
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Even today, whenever I remember PK Sir, I still cannot decide what kind of memory this actually is.
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Sometimes it feels funny.
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Sometimes embarrassing.
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Sometimes emotional.
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Sometimes painful.
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Sometimes nostalgic.
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And sometimes all of those feelings appear together at once.
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It was one of those memories that perfectly capture how chaotic school life can be — where laughter, fear, tears, embarrassment, discipline, and sibling love somehow exist together inside one single story.
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and then Add to home screen.