"Oh my goodness! It looks great, English 98, maths 96..." I exclaimed in joy.
"Calculate it! The percentage," my brother shouted next to me.174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXCHAlC5r1Q
"Just a second... I'll figure it out."174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC4HW3P2wlQ
"Sister, please hurry... please, it has to be above 95," I prayed.174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiDPgRkvbLL
"How did it go?" I asked her, my eyes shut, and my hands trembling.174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8QGyPyKLi4
"97," she replied.174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgbw9nL3rj8
"Wow... fantastic, my child. I knew you could do it," my brother praised, patting me on the back.174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8YhADY6IJU
"97? Is that good enough?" I asked, trying to conceal my excitement.174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡALM1MhXxEE
"Good enough? Are you joking? I only got 88. Well done!" my sister exclaimed, shaking me in excitement.174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡECt8J4f84b
"How much did you get?" My mother rushed into my room.174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzj9K7NvsNq
"97.03," my sister shouted with joy.174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuuhyjnIpsl
"Oh, it's above 90... now I can proudly show off," my mother said, looking at me.174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp83XaUoBzu
"This must be the highest in your class, I'm sure of it," my brother commented as I was downloading the result card.174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8bU2b7GKzY
"My highest score is in social studies, it's a 99," I shared.174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuISBFVNBN4
"Wow, maybe you should consider arts," my brother suggested straightforwardly.174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSuX92WYGYH
"Arts? Stick with science, good students choose science," my mother interjected.174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeLT07gs5jk
"You could also consider commerce, like Chartered Accountancy and such. Not everyone in this family is meant for engineering," my sister added.174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ643OgHf43f
"No commerce, no arts, only science. Your father will agree with me, call him," my mother insisted, her gaze fixed on my siblings.174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzFU5jArjLd
"I was actually thinking about arts, maybe for UPSC and other options. Arts offer a wider range of opportunities," I pondered aloud.174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpNN7lHyDGH
"Didn't I tell you? Take science then, medical..." 174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNSb36B3TXW
"But mummy, let her decide!" My sister said to my mother, her voice loud174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpUn1I46Km2
"Who do you think you're shouting at? My mother directed her voice loudly at my sister."174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoNfCfmW1tQ
"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.174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡALjcnEtuEI
"Why...why are you guys fighting....? I said trying to get the situation at hand174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJipArheOGG
"I am pretty sure, mummy will win", my brother stated sitting on the bed and eating an apple 174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ49bxXf0um8
"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.174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH4RxaAbuIM
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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.174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCprM0zdMaa
"Shut up. You ruined your own life," my mother retorted sharply.174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk7vwS05IYd
"I wanted to study archaeology," Apoorva expressed her frustration.174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxgWIcugobN
"But now you are in a good college, what more do you need?" my mother questioned.174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJyRPVsOOiL
"This is getting intense now," my brother commented, trying to intervene.174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWpNae80Elw
"Go and do your work, rather than complaining," my mother dismissed him as she headed into the kitchen.174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoXEyQdnyyD
"You are so mean sometimes," Apoorva shouted towards the kitchen before retreating to her room.174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLWNQGiWEJx
The tension in the air lingered, leaving a sense of unresolved conflict hanging in the room.174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ8RUnyXkrK
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............... Meanwhile outside..........
"Hello, Amisha."174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjxYTULiowE
"Vyakhya, I scored 98 per cent, the highest in the school!" she shouted joyfully from the other end.174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM7frwAKX3V
"What?" I responded, my dream of securing the 1st position shattering around me. "Congratulations, well done."174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvuuKfP8sAk
"I know, right? I worked too hard for this, and teachers already congratulated me. Did they call you? How much did you get?"174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdaf6sI99ix
"97..." I replied, a tear escaping my eye.174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4GKkpN2xe7
"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.174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQpagQ6k88H
"Did you score so bad?"174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxJ4Xgqy0an
"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.174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFhXAR7rQnA
"Are you satisfied?"174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZfXS2Vp1TH
"I don't know, actually I don't care. It's just another mark for another test."174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOzMrXagn3L
"Then, why are you crying?"174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvfWGc0NkeR
"Oh, it's jealousy. You won't understand."174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ39UOksEbcA
"Another human emotion?"174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZPVngVzsxQ
"Kind of..." I replied, heading to my sister's room.174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAoqAnQqSfG
"Didi, what are you doing?"174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVaLdgLCebP
"Nothing, come in, topper girl," she said with a smile, wiping away the tears from her cheek.174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRTLeDMr2SZ
"Don't lie, you were crying."174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFQAHu27Vw2
"No, I wasn't. Wait, were you crying too?"174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Rw9s9T0wg
"No, I wasn't."174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAmNDaY5hMX
"Hmm... Hey, don't listen to mom. Choose whatever you want, okay?174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHl7EWPALoS
"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."174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3HcjpFuUWN
"It's nothing... just an older sibling duty," she replied, but her eyes told a different story.174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1TA88ETXWW
"Don't cry. I know you never wanted to do engineering-"174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ56jKb3kcaV
"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.174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7XOZHK7KVp
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?"174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4KfXWHfRh9
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