Let's go for a trip!

Right after their meeting with the principal in her office, everyone heaved a breath of relief; well, except one. "Okay, what was that?" John asked, slightly furious that he was intentionally left out.

"What?" Thankappan acted oblivious to it.

"Ah, don't you dare do that! Why did you leave me out? It's not like you guys have a degree too, you know?" John asked yet again.

Thankappan sighed. "Okay, look. I got a message from Lonappan right then. He wanted you to stay closer to him than with us. Like, he said that it would be nice to have an experienced veteran by his side to lead him on. So, there's that." He replied.

Upon hearing that, John's pride grew up to no bounds. "I see. I get it now. Of course a guy like Lonappan might need my experienced insight sometimes. There's nothing wrong with that. Hey, I'm sorry for lashing at you. Let's head to your boss here and talk about it, shall we?" He asked, as he walked up front.