"Oh my goodness! It looks great, English 98, maths 96..." I exclaimed in joy.
"Calculate it! The percentage," my brother shouted next to me.229Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeJGUmmJxPz
"Just a second... I'll figure it out."229Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlkwR6P9z6w
"Sister, please hurry... please, it has to be above 95," I prayed.229Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN6p1Eqb5le
"How did it go?" I asked her, my eyes shut, and my hands trembling.229Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRNlWhJJfhT
"97," she replied.229Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwe5kpmlims
"Wow... fantastic, my child. I knew you could do it," my brother praised, patting me on the back.229Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhMTp7DBDK1
"97? Is that good enough?" I asked, trying to conceal my excitement.229Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjoV8vFxec7
"Good enough? Are you joking? I only got 88. Well done!" my sister exclaimed, shaking me in excitement.229Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSum611QP1H
"How much did you get?" My mother rushed into my room.229Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXXxBn3HqIs
"97.03," my sister shouted with joy.229Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpmvumTmQyK
"Oh, it's above 90... now I can proudly show off," my mother said, looking at me.229Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNNisfU7wOE
"This must be the highest in your class, I'm sure of it," my brother commented as I was downloading the result card.229Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdjaeKRZP3l
"My highest score is in social studies, it's a 99," I shared.229Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2jsnEN0mbe
"Wow, maybe you should consider arts," my brother suggested straightforwardly.229Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUENVXT83Dv
"Arts? Stick with science, good students choose science," my mother interjected.229Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzsDQjyM7Ki
"You could also consider commerce, like Chartered Accountancy and such. Not everyone in this family is meant for engineering," my sister added.229Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4eeOn4CVLK
"No commerce, no arts, only science. Your father will agree with me, call him," my mother insisted, her gaze fixed on my siblings.229Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9j4KpYKRg9
"I was actually thinking about arts, maybe for UPSC and other options. Arts offer a wider range of opportunities," I pondered aloud.229Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyPaveOEWOm
"Didn't I tell you? Take science then, medical..." 229Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeef85AcfRJ
"But mummy, let her decide!" My sister said to my mother, her voice loud229Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4VyV74ZLER
"Who do you think you're shouting at? My mother directed her voice loudly at my sister."229Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGTj889kYvm
"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.229Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwYdvg0kN94
"Why...why are you guys fighting....? I said trying to get the situation at hand229Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAKCrY44GMZ
"I am pretty sure, mummy will win", my brother stated sitting on the bed and eating an apple 229Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnMmrj8XHsA
"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.229Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxoD4GZCCEu
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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.229Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP2mc02oX2U
"Shut up. You ruined your own life," my mother retorted sharply.229Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSpITLqrecd
"I wanted to study archaeology," Apoorva expressed her frustration.229Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRx1nSiqej7
"But now you are in a good college, what more do you need?" my mother questioned.229Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7GWBvALCi4
"This is getting intense now," my brother commented, trying to intervene.229Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYIMrMGSL0a
"Go and do your work, rather than complaining," my mother dismissed him as she headed into the kitchen.229Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAugerpWWJo
"You are so mean sometimes," Apoorva shouted towards the kitchen before retreating to her room.229Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgb1eJSlV9l
The tension in the air lingered, leaving a sense of unresolved conflict hanging in the room.229Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ03Noncz8cu
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............... Meanwhile outside..........
"Hello, Amisha."229Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxBYcwmJPAp
"Vyakhya, I scored 98 per cent, the highest in the school!" she shouted joyfully from the other end.229Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmbUyiJ8X8e
"What?" I responded, my dream of securing the 1st position shattering around me. "Congratulations, well done."229Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9DVaVndwWg
"I know, right? I worked too hard for this, and teachers already congratulated me. Did they call you? How much did you get?"229Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwxQKGJHXC4
"97..." I replied, a tear escaping my eye.229Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9jPKgU753H
"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.229Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ76rO5ID1ub
"Did you score so bad?"229Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuk9wzUr0n3
"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.229Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwDuQQFWQym
"Are you satisfied?"229Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlLgXFuyv9D
"I don't know, actually I don't care. It's just another mark for another test."229Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXskU2ocWEC
"Then, why are you crying?"229Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGQJTAyycqF
"Oh, it's jealousy. You won't understand."229Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYFf6icxJ0K
"Another human emotion?"229Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtkmoVOtTU7
"Kind of..." I replied, heading to my sister's room.229Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLVOhmmduXP
"Didi, what are you doing?"229Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSI5HViKTSM
"Nothing, come in, topper girl," she said with a smile, wiping away the tears from her cheek.229Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzTqppLrM1N
"Don't lie, you were crying."229Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH7L9Z4W1Dn
"No, I wasn't. Wait, were you crying too?"229Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdVCz3oYP5G
"No, I wasn't."229Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBRtLiSktyV
"Hmm... Hey, don't listen to mom. Choose whatever you want, okay?229Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAjnTEynVbi
"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."229Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgNGzLM2qUB
"It's nothing... just an older sibling duty," she replied, but her eyes told a different story.229Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDbcvjtwzJR
"Don't cry. I know you never wanted to do engineering-"229Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8kgwSql6Jw
"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.229Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBz71UAeVKQ
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?"229Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNwf1hyWyqI
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