"Oh my goodness! It looks great, English 98, maths 96..." I exclaimed in joy.
"Calculate it! The percentage," my brother shouted next to me.287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqb7XZc0GIs
"Just a second... I'll figure it out."287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG132g7ueWg
"Sister, please hurry... please, it has to be above 95," I prayed.287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsSLAiqu1pZ
"How did it go?" I asked her, my eyes shut, and my hands trembling.287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw8PhMIxuec
"97," she replied.287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG7I24A9SoL
"Wow... fantastic, my child. I knew you could do it," my brother praised, patting me on the back.287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3dwa2GL0dd
"97? Is that good enough?" I asked, trying to conceal my excitement.287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtbDXi6JMYF
"Good enough? Are you joking? I only got 88. Well done!" my sister exclaimed, shaking me in excitement.287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiBfnc3Vc6S
"How much did you get?" My mother rushed into my room.287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsCJTSIj9ob
"97.03," my sister shouted with joy.287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2KY5zB3vj8
"Oh, it's above 90... now I can proudly show off," my mother said, looking at me.287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡax33NJhzGs
"This must be the highest in your class, I'm sure of it," my brother commented as I was downloading the result card.287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcNQWZIwoqe
"My highest score is in social studies, it's a 99," I shared.287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3UPVdBImXj
"Wow, maybe you should consider arts," my brother suggested straightforwardly.287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXRaC0PnUPg
"Arts? Stick with science, good students choose science," my mother interjected.287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd45BVSwA15
"You could also consider commerce, like Chartered Accountancy and such. Not everyone in this family is meant for engineering," my sister added.287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQp1hrQYJhL
"No commerce, no arts, only science. Your father will agree with me, call him," my mother insisted, her gaze fixed on my siblings.287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9RW91Mbp6G
"I was actually thinking about arts, maybe for UPSC and other options. Arts offer a wider range of opportunities," I pondered aloud.287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZDkkOkMPjU
"Didn't I tell you? Take science then, medical..." 287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZavRSYsTVr
"But mummy, let her decide!" My sister said to my mother, her voice loud287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhbehUbKNcY
"Who do you think you're shouting at? My mother directed her voice loudly at my sister."287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBmEO6Oh15X
"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.287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡByJe156QkE
"Why...why are you guys fighting....? I said trying to get the situation at hand287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB5QkQZP5Mn
"I am pretty sure, mummy will win", my brother stated sitting on the bed and eating an apple 287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3EyDkmZCig
"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.287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3JXunHTVdQ
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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.287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrDu20IGIWo
"Shut up. You ruined your own life," my mother retorted sharply.287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYnHMG90UFD
"I wanted to study archaeology," Apoorva expressed her frustration.287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIgAF4lU83i
"But now you are in a good college, what more do you need?" my mother questioned.287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtHnXBa7VEE
"This is getting intense now," my brother commented, trying to intervene.287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡurVL0Zzyaw
"Go and do your work, rather than complaining," my mother dismissed him as she headed into the kitchen.287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDCFx8kzqqV
"You are so mean sometimes," Apoorva shouted towards the kitchen before retreating to her room.287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBXz2NYHhfj
The tension in the air lingered, leaving a sense of unresolved conflict hanging in the room.287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNdBiFPM76d
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............... Meanwhile outside..........
"Hello, Amisha."287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8PQVkRfBnr
"Vyakhya, I scored 98 per cent, the highest in the school!" she shouted joyfully from the other end.287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcbANmf8399
"What?" I responded, my dream of securing the 1st position shattering around me. "Congratulations, well done."287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV5PsIinvSt
"I know, right? I worked too hard for this, and teachers already congratulated me. Did they call you? How much did you get?"287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsMkzYVnnAR
"97..." I replied, a tear escaping my eye.287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡobovC1Q7wq
"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.287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgbZzSjFA3b
"Did you score so bad?"287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLR88KdHmD8
"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.287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡivHxOI5ps1
"Are you satisfied?"287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU2GnNR9i0a
"I don't know, actually I don't care. It's just another mark for another test."287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUVlKfqyq2m
"Then, why are you crying?"287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4qLu0r2DpJ
"Oh, it's jealousy. You won't understand."287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9c2Jws4AQI
"Another human emotion?"287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsmnTTQFHEx
"Kind of..." I replied, heading to my sister's room.287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9WcsACt0d7
"Didi, what are you doing?"287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0iFxCRXoDf
"Nothing, come in, topper girl," she said with a smile, wiping away the tears from her cheek.287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKkYZkXjP2T
"Don't lie, you were crying."287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTToXgKQTiI
"No, I wasn't. Wait, were you crying too?"287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz3MYcnrEVv
"No, I wasn't."287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Hjj7hFabO
"Hmm... Hey, don't listen to mom. Choose whatever you want, okay?287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUf9QOruJLh
"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."287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRYgpFzQC4f
"It's nothing... just an older sibling duty," she replied, but her eyes told a different story.287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE1O26fNxuE
"Don't cry. I know you never wanted to do engineering-"287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡveolGD4cPj
"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.287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFFcRFQfUzN
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?"287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4AscuKPJob
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