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I knew how much Aunt Kobra loved her floral Chinese teapot, and she usually kept it out of sight so it wouldn't get broken. She only took it out of the chest for special occasions like funerals or weddings, and afterward she put it back inside the chest....
... That's why I was careful not to let it slip from my hands and to hand it to Auntie cautiously. But what shouldn't have happened happened, and the teapot broke into three pieces right before my eyes. Without thinking, I ran until I reached the mosque. Sheikh Ali was sprinkling water around the mosque, and a pleasant fragrance filled the place. The thought of the broken teapot wouldn't leave my mind for even a moment, and I kept thinking, why am I so afraid of Aunt Kobra, and what is she going to do to me when she hears this?
I was sure that little by little everyone would start worrying about me, and I had to get back home as soon as possible. On the way, I kept thinking that if it hadn't been my cousin Morteza's engagement ceremony, if Ostad Faraj hadn't called me at such an inconvenient moment, if I had walked instead of running, Aunt Kobra's teapot would still be safe and sound ....
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