"Oh my goodness! It looks great, English 98, maths 96..." I exclaimed in joy.
"Calculate it! The percentage," my brother shouted next to me.314Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCcvft1vVgN
"Just a second... I'll figure it out."314Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLHJojIyl0g
"Sister, please hurry... please, it has to be above 95," I prayed.314Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdfuTneFfk5
"How did it go?" I asked her, my eyes shut, and my hands trembling.314Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMOt2Sfn3XK
"97," she replied.314Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJpIAQX0XPt
"Wow... fantastic, my child. I knew you could do it," my brother praised, patting me on the back.314Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDGdyZl3N7j
"97? Is that good enough?" I asked, trying to conceal my excitement.314Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHK1wfwghlS
"Good enough? Are you joking? I only got 88. Well done!" my sister exclaimed, shaking me in excitement.314Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBII1pBTptv
"How much did you get?" My mother rushed into my room.314Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX2FEhq0ubQ
"97.03," my sister shouted with joy.314Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSiiJ5LcaDU
"Oh, it's above 90... now I can proudly show off," my mother said, looking at me.314Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkKAib5EBls
"This must be the highest in your class, I'm sure of it," my brother commented as I was downloading the result card.314Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh9fTRNVYUU
"My highest score is in social studies, it's a 99," I shared.314Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwLlrvooncW
"Wow, maybe you should consider arts," my brother suggested straightforwardly.314Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOJbvdVMBAB
"Arts? Stick with science, good students choose science," my mother interjected.314Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSDXl6MfxNC
"You could also consider commerce, like Chartered Accountancy and such. Not everyone in this family is meant for engineering," my sister added.314Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWpHp0WHdSZ
"No commerce, no arts, only science. Your father will agree with me, call him," my mother insisted, her gaze fixed on my siblings.314Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlmtaTaaLI9
"I was actually thinking about arts, maybe for UPSC and other options. Arts offer a wider range of opportunities," I pondered aloud.314Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi3d50gyJFN
"Didn't I tell you? Take science then, medical..." 314Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrCVhb11rH4
"But mummy, let her decide!" My sister said to my mother, her voice loud314Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ95aQCTz58
"Who do you think you're shouting at? My mother directed her voice loudly at my sister."314Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhCOrzTkgpT
"No isn't it crazy I am also doing engineering, because you told me so, she has good scores she can keep it up and be something she wants" My sister shouted back standing up for me.314Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQWRK2i82XA
"Why...why are you guys fighting....? I said trying to get the situation at hand314Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPXa6jbkWKj
"I am pretty sure, mummy will win", my brother stated sitting on the bed and eating an apple 314Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡksO7wAaYKb
"Shut up" I said to my brother....ohh Amisha is calling.....as I went out with the phone looking at my sister who was fighting for me inside the room, I knew she went through the same things that I did or maybe worse, we all are the rotten fruits from the same basket after all.314Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEoexqcXxP4
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.........In the room............
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"Appu (Apoorva), you don't have a say in it, got it?" my mother asserted.
"But mummy, how can you decide her life when your decision already ruined mine?" Apoorva (Vyani's sister) shouted back at our mother.314Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrpFn2uIPoH
"Shut up. You ruined your own life," my mother retorted sharply.314Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtMXNqB9yA3
"I wanted to study archaeology," Apoorva expressed her frustration.314Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIYUHXr9Mg5
"But now you are in a good college, what more do you need?" my mother questioned.314Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCrqKTyS35x
"This is getting intense now," my brother commented, trying to intervene.314Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFKbSVUFMV8
"Go and do your work, rather than complaining," my mother dismissed him as she headed into the kitchen.314Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu5HFNDqYVp
"You are so mean sometimes," Apoorva shouted towards the kitchen before retreating to her room.314Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKTbvqVLye6
The tension in the air lingered, leaving a sense of unresolved conflict hanging in the room.314Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYNLJntSBh2
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............... Meanwhile outside..........
"Hello, Amisha."314Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZTk9Qv41AW
"Vyakhya, I scored 98 per cent, the highest in the school!" she shouted joyfully from the other end.314Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7CXTSh8j7r
"What?" I responded, my dream of securing the 1st position shattering around me. "Congratulations, well done."314Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiy6SQcTS1T
"I know, right? I worked too hard for this, and teachers already congratulated me. Did they call you? How much did you get?"314Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE0OfeL8WXV
"97..." I replied, a tear escaping my eye.314Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOVLiWRYbcY
"97? Oh, it's also good... you just needed two per cent to surpass me. It's also good. Well done to you too. Oh, Mihika mam is calling me, let's talk later," she said, ending the call abruptly.314Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjVwSUkLYDI
"Did you score so bad?"314Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfhUImuhCXE
"No, it isn't bad, until my father compares it to Amisha's score," I explained to Tis, who had approached me from behind as I spoke to Amisha.314Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN0zo8Rtaw0
"Are you satisfied?"314Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfAiCZGdGhN
"I don't know, actually I don't care. It's just another mark for another test."314Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTPM0k0DTLc
"Then, why are you crying?"314Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpjY3JyMtxM
"Oh, it's jealousy. You won't understand."314Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzOEpXFtQYT
"Another human emotion?"314Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuSHwk2Ri8o
"Kind of..." I replied, heading to my sister's room.314Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9iIZAdVPZw
"Didi, what are you doing?"314Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGXjSKJNBtJ
"Nothing, come in, topper girl," she said with a smile, wiping away the tears from her cheek.314Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡln4aUYQJc7
"Don't lie, you were crying."314Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdyMo3QSTQl
"No, I wasn't. Wait, were you crying too?"314Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTNlwI9rIAC
"No, I wasn't."314Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6xUJrXi1Mv
"Hmm... Hey, don't listen to mom. Choose whatever you want, okay?314Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJbx0eKpK3U
"Yeah, I'll decide for myself," I replied. After that, an awkward silence followed. She wanted to say a lot, and I did too. In brown families, they might teach you to talk but not really communicate. I looked into her eyes, still wet. I wanted to thank her for standing up for me, but the words just wouldn't come. She sat there, staring at her books, which I knew she wasn't really reading. Gathering courage, I said, "Didi, thank you for standing up for me."314Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxDsNBYXV2w
"It's nothing... just an older sibling duty," she replied, but her eyes told a different story.314Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbEHdlxTNSM
"Don't cry. I know you never wanted to do engineering-"314Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1OsuIxJNZr
"It's okay. I can't fix a broken glass. I have to throw it away eventually," she said, her eyes filling with tears again.314Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr3Q6g4KsHd
I wanted to share Amisha's score with her, but it didn't feel like the right time. She was crying because she saw a vulnerable side of herself in me. I couldn't think of anything else to say as I hugged her while she cried on my shoulder. Tis was there, staring at us in disgust. I guess he hates human emotions. But how could I hate them when I'm drowning in them?"314Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB4pFnzmIqP
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