"Oh my goodness! It looks great, English 98, maths 96..." I exclaimed in joy.
"Calculate it! The percentage," my brother shouted next to me.316Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ0z5F2wYm9
"Just a second... I'll figure it out."316Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVU9f0JM28I
"Sister, please hurry... please, it has to be above 95," I prayed.316Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxwJPM7QdMQ
"How did it go?" I asked her, my eyes shut, and my hands trembling.316Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3mNbM0edhI
"97," she replied.316Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA6zYEBRORv
"Wow... fantastic, my child. I knew you could do it," my brother praised, patting me on the back.316Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCzXbInK1B4
"97? Is that good enough?" I asked, trying to conceal my excitement.316Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBEJjWRqAfT
"Good enough? Are you joking? I only got 88. Well done!" my sister exclaimed, shaking me in excitement.316Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcYwAGVu7FV
"How much did you get?" My mother rushed into my room.316Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBWs6IOj49O
"97.03," my sister shouted with joy.316Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHX01mvViZG
"Oh, it's above 90... now I can proudly show off," my mother said, looking at me.316Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX7vfwNPkbG
"This must be the highest in your class, I'm sure of it," my brother commented as I was downloading the result card.316Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuTtGJYW93N
"My highest score is in social studies, it's a 99," I shared.316Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6ycjUbDw1l
"Wow, maybe you should consider arts," my brother suggested straightforwardly.316Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ29bOXlMtBU
"Arts? Stick with science, good students choose science," my mother interjected.316Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSiaSJxJMCo
"You could also consider commerce, like Chartered Accountancy and such. Not everyone in this family is meant for engineering," my sister added.316Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡthfhnlnA0I
"No commerce, no arts, only science. Your father will agree with me, call him," my mother insisted, her gaze fixed on my siblings.316Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMxR6gt6Fmm
"I was actually thinking about arts, maybe for UPSC and other options. Arts offer a wider range of opportunities," I pondered aloud.316Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeNxx59lNmL
"Didn't I tell you? Take science then, medical..." 316Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDsqLnkzwJU
"But mummy, let her decide!" My sister said to my mother, her voice loud316Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrKTOOHE5yP
"Who do you think you're shouting at? My mother directed her voice loudly at my sister."316Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWzR0T5rSlL
"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.316Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0xBwyF13b9
"Why...why are you guys fighting....? I said trying to get the situation at hand316Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8pxtuqqJQM
"I am pretty sure, mummy will win", my brother stated sitting on the bed and eating an apple 316Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhdgggg9lAs
"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.316Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa8SPujLShT
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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.316Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTzqG1Uf2Pm
"Shut up. You ruined your own life," my mother retorted sharply.316Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHw9MSSDy7P
"I wanted to study archaeology," Apoorva expressed her frustration.316Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuAxbvphqtx
"But now you are in a good college, what more do you need?" my mother questioned.316Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqaFBMSszvi
"This is getting intense now," my brother commented, trying to intervene.316Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv9uEExK8Od
"Go and do your work, rather than complaining," my mother dismissed him as she headed into the kitchen.316Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg3JFASRinV
"You are so mean sometimes," Apoorva shouted towards the kitchen before retreating to her room.316Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5tzk3bScf7
The tension in the air lingered, leaving a sense of unresolved conflict hanging in the room.316Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOtB5Ogmfl5
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............... Meanwhile outside..........
"Hello, Amisha."316Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIe2xigNBVe
"Vyakhya, I scored 98 per cent, the highest in the school!" she shouted joyfully from the other end.316Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhPSIkUSnTw
"What?" I responded, my dream of securing the 1st position shattering around me. "Congratulations, well done."316Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXtsrWZsrsb
"I know, right? I worked too hard for this, and teachers already congratulated me. Did they call you? How much did you get?"316Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb3sFiypza2
"97..." I replied, a tear escaping my eye.316Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzItJjsNYED
"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.316Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3TEn2Y2X6B
"Did you score so bad?"316Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW3YIAWhils
"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.316Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvBVNcWMepa
"Are you satisfied?"316Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2D6KmRbyxj
"I don't know, actually I don't care. It's just another mark for another test."316Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvmwi8ZgoB1
"Then, why are you crying?"316Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2hfagwe5ZW
"Oh, it's jealousy. You won't understand."316Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyQFrR90eJM
"Another human emotion?"316Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDNOOVTBiBe
"Kind of..." I replied, heading to my sister's room.316Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCfTHndURif
"Didi, what are you doing?"316Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsxLOkhQzQR
"Nothing, come in, topper girl," she said with a smile, wiping away the tears from her cheek.316Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4vUBvv82Y7
"Don't lie, you were crying."316Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsbmmR0dhyW
"No, I wasn't. Wait, were you crying too?"316Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTUWOjR0P6y
"No, I wasn't."316Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOuqAU5mCDT
"Hmm... Hey, don't listen to mom. Choose whatever you want, okay?316Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡromw5F5FMf
"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."316Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqlGvZxwuGA
"It's nothing... just an older sibling duty," she replied, but her eyes told a different story.316Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjMt6RptDOT
"Don't cry. I know you never wanted to do engineering-"316Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB4nqCgSY3V
"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.316Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5CFrqAGCW1
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?"316Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1xIzdFKkcZ
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