Betrayed!!

"Eeshoye ottukoduthathu arranu?"



It was my half yearly malayalam exam back in fifth standard.


We had a short chapter on 'Eesho' for the exam.I didn't give the chapter much importance.Being a Roman Catholic attending Sunday school for five years ,I fancied that I knew a lot about Jesus.So why bother to read it?,I thought.


I weighed the question in mind.I knew that someone did betray Jesus and that was why he had to take the cross.But,who was it???!!!I brushed up the bible I knew..Suddenly I was enlightened,I remembered Jesus telling Peter"You willd deny me thrice before the cock crows"


Ofcourse,who else could it be,I wrote my answer confidently


'Pathros'


Our teacher has not given th is questin in the notebook.So,only those who had read the text will know the answer,I thought.And,I have written the answer even without reading my text.I congragulated myself,I really am sharp!!.


Back home,as usual papa began the question paper discussion.He reads the question and I sit beside him(at a safe distance,there is every chance of him kicking me)and say the answer.But this time I was sure I did my exam well.We finished with the meanings,opposites and finally came my 'masterpiece' question.

"Pathros" I answered promptly even before he finished reading the question.

The rest of the story is obvious.He called Amma and Deechechi,all of them had a hearty laugh.

As for me, I was quite surprised to learn that Jesus had a disciple name'Judas'.My pride fell from the peak to the pits.I heard the story of 'Judas and the thirty silver coins' for the first time that day.But even then I felt that my answer was also right.Denying that he had never known Jesus is also a sort of betrayal,I thought.
Even now on the Good Friday I am asked"Do you know who betrayed Jesus?"