"Oh my goodness! It looks great, English 98, maths 96..." I exclaimed in joy.
"Calculate it! The percentage," my brother shouted next to me.745Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiVnavmR5jW
"Just a second... I'll figure it out."745Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY3aD1Yv3yo
"Sister, please hurry... please, it has to be above 95," I prayed.745Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO1QXlZle3a
"How did it go?" I asked her, my eyes shut, and my hands trembling.745Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUSz68U7cA3
"97," she replied.745Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ41mEzhXJRi
"Wow... fantastic, my child. I knew you could do it," my brother praised, patting me on the back.745Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOP8d9Q6V5S
"97? Is that good enough?" I asked, trying to conceal my excitement.745Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmEhcwpLJwE
"Good enough? Are you joking? I only got 88. Well done!" my sister exclaimed, shaking me in excitement.745Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFLr6l1DpOu
"How much did you get?" My mother rushed into my room.745Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVOZFgbnjLF
"97.03," my sister shouted with joy.745Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfXo6ebHXeo
"Oh, it's above 90... now I can proudly show off," my mother said, looking at me.745Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1MkRX4f9nz
"This must be the highest in your class, I'm sure of it," my brother commented as I was downloading the result card.745Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsSn2q2Wvdh
"My highest score is in social studies, it's a 99," I shared.745Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVhaDdCOBJ2
"Wow, maybe you should consider arts," my brother suggested straightforwardly.745Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgunNjoEYEz
"Arts? Stick with science, good students choose science," my mother interjected.745Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsrW9jzFAHT
"You could also consider commerce, like Chartered Accountancy and such. Not everyone in this family is meant for engineering," my sister added.745Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQn4WKYknDc
"No commerce, no arts, only science. Your father will agree with me, call him," my mother insisted, her gaze fixed on my siblings.745Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUWTUXs5Ywt
"I was actually thinking about arts, maybe for UPSC and other options. Arts offer a wider range of opportunities," I pondered aloud.745Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx951qwGUdy
"Didn't I tell you? Take science then, medical..." 745Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXyZD6rKlm8
"But mummy, let her decide!" My sister said to my mother, her voice loud745Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuQfnYrCGJM
"Who do you think you're shouting at? My mother directed her voice loudly at my sister."745Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTtjOgcAbVE
"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.745Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsE5SY8kFfG
"Why...why are you guys fighting....? I said trying to get the situation at hand745Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡffjOeemgKd
"I am pretty sure, mummy will win", my brother stated sitting on the bed and eating an apple 745Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyQTXWZNa4Q
"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.745Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm3J1Kdyb0y
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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.745Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaousp5qW2s
"Shut up. You ruined your own life," my mother retorted sharply.745Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNgiGqYlenA
"I wanted to study archaeology," Apoorva expressed her frustration.745Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlpoSi4vfqT
"But now you are in a good college, what more do you need?" my mother questioned.745Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtkoe3r0VNH
"This is getting intense now," my brother commented, trying to intervene.745Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmMITBPVjG8
"Go and do your work, rather than complaining," my mother dismissed him as she headed into the kitchen.745Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkot9uxFAIc
"You are so mean sometimes," Apoorva shouted towards the kitchen before retreating to her room.745Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ707YESiX5c
The tension in the air lingered, leaving a sense of unresolved conflict hanging in the room.745Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdUymikSb33
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............... Meanwhile outside..........
"Hello, Amisha."745Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv1FSSp1VJS
"Vyakhya, I scored 98 per cent, the highest in the school!" she shouted joyfully from the other end.745Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWFlxPzEJR1
"What?" I responded, my dream of securing the 1st position shattering around me. "Congratulations, well done."745Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2ZP2vVC15U
"I know, right? I worked too hard for this, and teachers already congratulated me. Did they call you? How much did you get?"745Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUEBr1b0FNG
"97..." I replied, a tear escaping my eye.745Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpzA8fALZrk
"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.745Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSCbrZ1es0X
"Did you score so bad?"745Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTDaDqBDJ8q
"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.745Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8uUWSgDYjX
"Are you satisfied?"745Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡazObkoE2ev
"I don't know, actually I don't care. It's just another mark for another test."745Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk5FxUSBC6R
"Then, why are you crying?"745Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2tc5dmo38P
"Oh, it's jealousy. You won't understand."745Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkNlOuCWsHh
"Another human emotion?"745Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM92pS9YgVV
"Kind of..." I replied, heading to my sister's room.745Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdsMaklYmZe
"Didi, what are you doing?"745Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf6ZYdjPu3F
"Nothing, come in, topper girl," she said with a smile, wiping away the tears from her cheek.745Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgDZ2gvVqKC
"Don't lie, you were crying."745Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCJQy92UtcE
"No, I wasn't. Wait, were you crying too?"745Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ34qK7eYgCb
"No, I wasn't."745Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFZQRd4MJ4G
"Hmm... Hey, don't listen to mom. Choose whatever you want, okay?745Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqtH22Vu9F9
"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."745Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZFvifGr4ES
"It's nothing... just an older sibling duty," she replied, but her eyes told a different story.745Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0FlPs2X8zW
"Don't cry. I know you never wanted to do engineering-"745Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8FiGbBQ2aj
"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.745Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4KjDLGHW2J
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?"745Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuD3g6NhucA
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