"Oh my goodness! It looks great, English 98, maths 96..." I exclaimed in joy.
"Calculate it! The percentage," my brother shouted next to me.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjNrzYlmlMV
"Just a second... I'll figure it out."253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyzF0Fnqvco
"Sister, please hurry... please, it has to be above 95," I prayed.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNcpDf9FOQp
"How did it go?" I asked her, my eyes shut, and my hands trembling.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKhsbF8RNkP
"97," she replied.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVbllOKry5i
"Wow... fantastic, my child. I knew you could do it," my brother praised, patting me on the back.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6FAHXfsIuY
"97? Is that good enough?" I asked, trying to conceal my excitement.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡifJ0LyqFI8
"Good enough? Are you joking? I only got 88. Well done!" my sister exclaimed, shaking me in excitement.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJGwZ3rDEiB
"How much did you get?" My mother rushed into my room.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuYrZl3Bydb
"97.03," my sister shouted with joy.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSUCCRYsKC4
"Oh, it's above 90... now I can proudly show off," my mother said, looking at me.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmKmqYiYccx
"This must be the highest in your class, I'm sure of it," my brother commented as I was downloading the result card.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo8d93TjOJO
"My highest score is in social studies, it's a 99," I shared.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7W7PJJkgc6
"Wow, maybe you should consider arts," my brother suggested straightforwardly.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd8DdGkqiTq
"Arts? Stick with science, good students choose science," my mother interjected.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYhHTpGJH39
"You could also consider commerce, like Chartered Accountancy and such. Not everyone in this family is meant for engineering," my sister added.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvNEactkQCz
"No commerce, no arts, only science. Your father will agree with me, call him," my mother insisted, her gaze fixed on my siblings.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEHnK6FuLHv
"I was actually thinking about arts, maybe for UPSC and other options. Arts offer a wider range of opportunities," I pondered aloud.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa9oXVAxALk
"Didn't I tell you? Take science then, medical..." 253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUhgRzcr7ux
"But mummy, let her decide!" My sister said to my mother, her voice loud253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6L8tEOo4mG
"Who do you think you're shouting at? My mother directed her voice loudly at my sister."253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhM2pZTpBEm
"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.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP86Q8psP0N
"Why...why are you guys fighting....? I said trying to get the situation at hand253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWJq0tkFNU1
"I am pretty sure, mummy will win", my brother stated sitting on the bed and eating an apple 253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlutCrYW1Af
"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.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOZAV0hSl9c
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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.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0tN0c4PfOE
"Shut up. You ruined your own life," my mother retorted sharply.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRhFrYdK44D
"I wanted to study archaeology," Apoorva expressed her frustration.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMeO9NQ1MkF
"But now you are in a good college, what more do you need?" my mother questioned.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwk5UYmwF3C
"This is getting intense now," my brother commented, trying to intervene.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBMFH8SBwrU
"Go and do your work, rather than complaining," my mother dismissed him as she headed into the kitchen.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4AyaG9Ofnq
"You are so mean sometimes," Apoorva shouted towards the kitchen before retreating to her room.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM7gV15rQEh
The tension in the air lingered, leaving a sense of unresolved conflict hanging in the room.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMrG0RXnxAj
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............... Meanwhile outside..........
"Hello, Amisha."253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmMjDedhIdM
"Vyakhya, I scored 98 per cent, the highest in the school!" she shouted joyfully from the other end.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2IWqvTd2Ib
"What?" I responded, my dream of securing the 1st position shattering around me. "Congratulations, well done."253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB4ZOsC5lWg
"I know, right? I worked too hard for this, and teachers already congratulated me. Did they call you? How much did you get?"253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK9mx3Sk1es
"97..." I replied, a tear escaping my eye.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡww51N9OpOz
"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.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkBMYQRmuD4
"Did you score so bad?"253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDnXFdCuknc
"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.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaXP0tNje7p
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"I don't know, actually I don't care. It's just another mark for another test."253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjj3dubUW4e
"Then, why are you crying?"253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo4aUlFyquk
"Oh, it's jealousy. You won't understand."253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNfhhmiRkkZ
"Another human emotion?"253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ59QKCMtNMq
"Kind of..." I replied, heading to my sister's room.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYZNc4GsjEp
"Didi, what are you doing?"253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK51laLxCzv
"Nothing, come in, topper girl," she said with a smile, wiping away the tears from her cheek.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpQBm3VYEOi
"Don't lie, you were crying."253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhGzgzxO5pD
"No, I wasn't. Wait, were you crying too?"253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzYCoK3X86t
"No, I wasn't."253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ03AcsiwI5n
"Hmm... Hey, don't listen to mom. Choose whatever you want, okay?253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNxHH95xrdB
"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."253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLoSQEgexQr
"It's nothing... just an older sibling duty," she replied, but her eyes told a different story.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡypQt8S94DC
"Don't cry. I know you never wanted to do engineering-"253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI4lh2T8loD
"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.253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxgsA9OvpK4
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?"253Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU8siaBDuhH
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