"Oh my goodness! It looks great, English 98, maths 96..." I exclaimed in joy.
"Calculate it! The percentage," my brother shouted next to me.171Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHqigODi08X
"Just a second... I'll figure it out."171Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTgbE9N0vtW
"Sister, please hurry... please, it has to be above 95," I prayed.171Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4LtGQVO7HS
"How did it go?" I asked her, my eyes shut, and my hands trembling.171Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcuusWVdnuc
"97," she replied.171Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7FpJysfOVw
"Wow... fantastic, my child. I knew you could do it," my brother praised, patting me on the back.171Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4bGtjvL4vv
"97? Is that good enough?" I asked, trying to conceal my excitement.171Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPWm60BrcyE
"Good enough? Are you joking? I only got 88. Well done!" my sister exclaimed, shaking me in excitement.171Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeWFo2FDq8C
"How much did you get?" My mother rushed into my room.171Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaWspfuyBm6
"97.03," my sister shouted with joy.171Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVjCpKP2Tbx
"Oh, it's above 90... now I can proudly show off," my mother said, looking at me.171Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh3FA3VAVMm
"This must be the highest in your class, I'm sure of it," my brother commented as I was downloading the result card.171Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhteRpgDvig
"My highest score is in social studies, it's a 99," I shared.171Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJxHEZb9Qnx
"Wow, maybe you should consider arts," my brother suggested straightforwardly.171Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO9dRkvooNO
"Arts? Stick with science, good students choose science," my mother interjected.171Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVXJ4PNn0DV
"You could also consider commerce, like Chartered Accountancy and such. Not everyone in this family is meant for engineering," my sister added.171Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvpGkKfawhV
"No commerce, no arts, only science. Your father will agree with me, call him," my mother insisted, her gaze fixed on my siblings.171Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2jtzSoEpqY
"I was actually thinking about arts, maybe for UPSC and other options. Arts offer a wider range of opportunities," I pondered aloud.171Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzQCQH4747P
"Didn't I tell you? Take science then, medical..." 171Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCfEwA6jLXw
"But mummy, let her decide!" My sister said to my mother, her voice loud171Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgxPnJEsW3g
"Who do you think you're shouting at? My mother directed her voice loudly at my sister."171Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYb70b6581d
"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.171Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgExI477Jwn
"Why...why are you guys fighting....? I said trying to get the situation at hand171Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSFFd6B6fED
"I am pretty sure, mummy will win", my brother stated sitting on the bed and eating an apple 171Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkSFiOw3J5L
"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.171Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5tEnRlL7m2
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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.171Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡecd3vohXPL
"Shut up. You ruined your own life," my mother retorted sharply.171Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn0Cs7eAezL
"I wanted to study archaeology," Apoorva expressed her frustration.171Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhXLQXfPkI0
"But now you are in a good college, what more do you need?" my mother questioned.171Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWidVpoN7G7
"This is getting intense now," my brother commented, trying to intervene.171Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUOktOu92mr
"Go and do your work, rather than complaining," my mother dismissed him as she headed into the kitchen.171Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCfa5VT7doX
"You are so mean sometimes," Apoorva shouted towards the kitchen before retreating to her room.171Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaRktNpKHdd
The tension in the air lingered, leaving a sense of unresolved conflict hanging in the room.171Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7IO6e50mXi
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............... Meanwhile outside..........
"Hello, Amisha."171Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFbME2tLLW4
"Vyakhya, I scored 98 per cent, the highest in the school!" she shouted joyfully from the other end.171Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2wU9neaw9n
"What?" I responded, my dream of securing the 1st position shattering around me. "Congratulations, well done."171Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQBJupHCt8A
"I know, right? I worked too hard for this, and teachers already congratulated me. Did they call you? How much did you get?"171Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQzisL40OzG
"97..." I replied, a tear escaping my eye.171Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8lNFCcMhKc
"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.171Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW09m2mWb5D
"Did you score so bad?"171Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBRJQj4ocCH
"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.171Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHpDZbSFnt3
"Are you satisfied?"171Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8ar14Ikx1d
"I don't know, actually I don't care. It's just another mark for another test."171Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWXcAZNTF0t
"Then, why are you crying?"171Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMcpyLJDcah
"Oh, it's jealousy. You won't understand."171Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ95UMhVNmb0
"Another human emotion?"171Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYgFdOhLXas
"Kind of..." I replied, heading to my sister's room.171Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLtHVmZJuQ4
"Didi, what are you doing?"171Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaV5UCcgYVQ
"Nothing, come in, topper girl," she said with a smile, wiping away the tears from her cheek.171Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡID2Zg2HRvj
"Don't lie, you were crying."171Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ57ngf6hiUx
"No, I wasn't. Wait, were you crying too?"171Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIL0xXVM9ZI
"No, I wasn't."171Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhmLuyXq0UC
"Hmm... Hey, don't listen to mom. Choose whatever you want, okay?171Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6nJr6CgNUe
"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."171Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdP94Apo72j
"It's nothing... just an older sibling duty," she replied, but her eyes told a different story.171Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWIThvuSoDH
"Don't cry. I know you never wanted to do engineering-"171Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvvD8AGaWOS
"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.171Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNE89sbJDi2
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?"171Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu6izt8P2cn
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