Episode 3

I was yet to escape from Anand's Why Why questions regarding my result. There I heard a voice beside.... Oh..., I got totally devastated. It was Deepika standing over there. Deepika is daughter of Rajesh uncle, our family friend. My dad also helps him in accounting his business some times. Our parents are much closer since when we've shifted to Sriram Colony. But I've never talked to her much even though she comes to our same tuition. She overreacts on all of our earlier confrontations. So I usually avoid her. She would be the last person in this world I would like to meet in such a situation. But bad luck.


She came across and the worst thing was she went passing me & directly to Anand and started asking his scores. Gave him a strong hand shake shouting "Congrats, you are really great man", as if he had won a noble prize. Things were continuously going against me. I thought of breaking their.., at least their shaking hands for the time being.

I entered into conversation " Hi..., You here, what happened to internet in your home ya..?" I asked. But she never answered my question. In turn she started "Hey Aadi., How things going..? And what's Your score eh..?", She asked me as if she have seen me now only. I felt horrible. Then acquired some breath and told my score. My head was down and I was making myself ready to face her advise or consolation or questions., anything.. But...!

I heard her saying "Congrats Dude.! good.., ok then, let me check mine and come ah.. two minutes." she told and started moving inside the Net center. I was standing there shocked.., like 'What the FFFFF..?' Goddamn, My pain just doubled with her wishing. Shit., I cursed myself that, "Mannnnn., This is what the people's expectation on you. You were always kept in this standard only. Bloody hell with the good name you earned with all your teachers". I felt like spitting on myself. This was totally horrifying. If she would have gave me some bad words or even if she would've slapped me na., it would not be affected that much. But she had insulted me like anything, just by wishing me / congratulating me. I just hated that place and the surroundings there at present. So, I regained myself and started to walk away from that place without even telling anyone.

But the misery doesn't end there.

Rajesh uncle who was waiting out at the gate for Deepika, caught me. God, why can't you just leave me alone for a while. I addressed him with the same sad face & told my marks. He expressed a shock, which was a little satisfactory.

Actually I was not yet planned about how to open up this to mom & dad when I reach home. But in no-time, then and there, bloody fatso Rajesh uncle dialed our landline number from his mobile phone. Crap...! I don't find an appropriate word to abuse him. Was that necessary...!! I was however going home only. He just bluntly put up my dad on phone and told my total. Then he gave it to me.

I answered dad in my lowest tone possible. Dad was asking subject wise marks which I told. Then he asked me to come home. Actually he was not shouting, but neither normal too. Suddenly my mom snatched phone from dad and asked, where am I. I told and she told me to get to home directly.

 I was walking towards home on the right side of the road. I was feeling my heart beating heavily. I was repeatedly hearing the words "Congrats dude" & "Why machi, what happened..?" as if some replay or flash back being played. I was kind of worried going home, facing mom & dad.  Pressure was up like anything in my mind. I felt that the sounds & disturbances of vehicles around me were fading and my thoughts were getting stronger. I was thinking about what to do further with such marks. Should I visit school or tuition anything or I shouldn't. Things were going on my mind and eventually I saw a beautiful lady holding my cheeks, was shaking them slightly tapping them.

Slowly the sounds started coming out and few other people were also around me. And they were waking me up. I saw blue screens here and there and I hear people telling me wake up. I felt my face was wet and saw myself in a thick white bed.

It took me about two minutes to understand that I was gone unconscious while walking on that road and I am in a hospital right now.