The D-day arrived - The declaration of the 12 th exam results. What is viewed as a life altering combination of marks - and dreaded by every one of us. Not for fear of scoring low marks - but the fear of comparison.
"How Did "Mr X" manage to score THAT much marks when you - with all the comforts in this World - managed to score less than him ?? Monkey, donkey, Buffalo ........ ****** ...." You can fill up the blanks with your personalizations :)
To this day, it is these comparisons which send a shiver down my spine. Nevertheless, I waited for the 12 th results with my fingers crossed and bracing myself for "THE STORM" or should i call it "THUNDER STORM". No. "TORNADO" would be a better selection. Wondering wats that ??
Our Parent's eternal rebukes for not performing !!!
The phone rang.
My heart skipped a beat. It was my friend announcing the arrival of results through the internet. I ran to the nearest net centre and it was full. Damn !!! Luckily i managed to get hold of my buddy who had just seen his results ( and was hanging face down). I consoled him and cajoled him into looking up my results.
The seconds were eternal.. The milliseconds were like years, as i kept my fingers crossed for the server to find my results. Then there it was !!! The results of my through night studies, the results of my hard work ( did I ?? !! who cares ) and the results of my parent's admonishings ( come on guys n gals.. lets give them some credit too :) !! ). I had scored a centum in mathematics n got a good grade in all other subjects
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