Chapter - 22
We all may have felt this feeling once in our lives or might be facing it on daily basis, that is people interfering in your matter quite a lot. They assume or pass judgements or try to teach you what they would have done it if they are stuck in same situation. And we don't know how to react about it but what we usually do in such kinds of scenarios is to find the route to escape or simply run away.
And when these people try to enter in your life uninvited are usually your own, that is your relatives and if by chance you don't have any relatives near you then society will come to be those people in your life. Though, the one thing that I am unable to understand is, why these people do such things, I mean don't they have their own life issues to deal with or simply they could just live their life.
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CONTINUED FROM THE PREVIOUS CHAPTER...
Ignoring the voice that just pop up in my head I follow them, going towards the living room and in a minute or so all of them settled down on the couches. Soon all of my family members too come outside and they also settle down in the living room. Some five minutes may have passed in just greeting each other and asking what is going on in one's life, thankfully none of them asked a thing from me and I just listen to each of them without uttering a single word.
To be honest I am getting bored with all of these talks, I mean like seriously...
how schools are going on?
are subjects tough or easy?
how is your job going on?
wow your dress look amazing, what is the brand name?
you know I am looking for a branded purse but I am unable to do so because I don't know which is better?
which is the latest project you are dealing with?
and list of such other goes on and on. Soon my trance break hearing mother's voice,
Mother: (Sweetly) Siya, go and bring water for all of them please.
Me: (Try to smile as genuinely as possible) Okay
I gladly leave the dining hall and walk towards the kitchen while having a conversation with my mind...
Mind: (Teasing me) Congratulations for becoming a servant for the day.
Me: Thanks bro, though its my pleasure because at least I am safe from those boring talks.
Mind: O yeah these people are so boring and their topics are so gross.
As soon as I reached the kitchen, I set the trey first on the granite slap then start filling the glass..
Me: You know the most strangest thing just happened few minutes ago.
Mind: Yeah mother tone was sweet which was weird.
Me: Yeah but I know she wanted me to do some work and bring the water for the guests.
Mind: Yeah the purpose behind the sweetness was to use you.
Me: (Sighed) yeah.
After this I pick up the trey with six glass of water on it, I walk towards the living room. As I reached their I served all of them water, then I put trey on the middle table and take my seat on the couch again. The moment I settled down, I hear one of my Aunt's voice...
Aunt-1: So Siya how are you?
Me: (Try to smile as best as possible) I am good.
Aunt-1 How was your result? Hope you are graduated now?
Me: I guess it will come tomorrow.
Aunt-1 No it is out, I read in the newspaper that result has been released.
Me: Ohh okay give me fifteen minute I will be back after checking it.
Chorus: Okay.
Hurriedly, I leave the living hall walk towards my room, as I step inside my room I close the door behind me. After this directly work towards my study table, pick my laptop and then I settled on my bed with laptop on my lap. Then I only I realised how fast my heart is beating, I am feeling as if it will jump out from my body. Taking a few deep breaths, I switch the laptop on then load the website of my college to check my result.
While doing this I tried to remain as calm as possible but from inside I can feel as if I am facing a heavy storm of emotions...
"what if I fail the exam again? how will I face all of them if I fail the exam? what if I fail the exam and as a part of punishment father asked me to get married? will I be again a disappointment to them? what if I fail this exam and loose Vihaa's friendship? O god please I don't want to be a failure again, I want to be her friend for forever."
with these thoughts in my mind, for once it never crossed in my head that I am started panicking, one of my leg is shaking uncontrollably, heart beating at an unordinary pace and these thoughts echoing in my head.
Soon I filled the primary details needed to open the result sheet, once it was done I think for a minute before pressing enter. For brief seconds, I closed my eyes take a deep breath then I press enter key with shaky hands, the moment result sheet opened I scroll the screen down to know the final statement of result and I see "PASSED" written with bold and capital letters. And seeing it my eyes got numb immediately in satisfaction and happiness, without checking my marks I close the window and just cried.
I may have cried for some minutes without making any noise and then I walk inside the washroom wash my face then came out and first thing I do is, I type a message to Vihaa... and send it.
Me: Passed
Vihaa: (Replied back immediately) wow congrats kiddo, I knew it you will do it finally. Proud of you dear, love you a lot. God bless you.
Me: (With a wide smile) Thank you so much, without you this would be impossible. Love you too.
Vihaa: Aww we will celebrate it soon kiddo.
Me: Okay.
After this I keep my phone back in my pocket, with a smile I open the door then start walking towards the living room to let them know my result. As I reached there only father and uncle sitting their and talking, I hear different voices coming from granny's room and other then this I can hear some voices from kitchen too. I walk directly towards the kitchen because at first I want mother to know that I passed the exam. However, as I reached there I found mother occupied with her kitchen work, with a bit slow voice I speak out...
Me: Mother I...
Mother: O Siya finally you come. Just come here, handle this soup for me so I could cut salad too for the lunch.
And I thought to drop telling her now about my result and help her in preparation, once it was done I pour them in bowls given by mother then take them out on a trey, later I set them on the table in the dining hall. Same I do with the salad too, then I first walk in living room to call father and uncle for the lunch, then I go towards granny's room to call all of them for the lunch.
After ten minutes or so all of them gathered in the the dining hall, I pick up some extra chair from the living hall and adjusted them here so, we all could sit together to eat food. While we all were eating dinner Aunt-2 initiated the conversation...
Aunt-2: Siya, you are getting fat.
Me: Ohh okay
Aunt-2: You know girls in your age shouldn't be fat and when we used to be in your age we were so slim but just look at your generation, eating junk food then not doing exercises and getting fat.
Me: Hmmm
(Though, from inside whether I am fat or not, who is she to speak up. And I am getting fat because I love to eat, what is her problem in that. Frankly speaking if she was slim that time then that was her body type what can I do in that case)
Aunt-2: And we have never failed in any exam, if our father seeing how Siya is performing in college then he will surely be ashamed.
Aunt-3: Hey don't say things like this may be she is weak in studies that's why her performance got poor.
And just like this they goes on and on, I got tired hearing all this because I guess listening can be exhausting sometimes. However, it just raised some questions in my mind that is, how can they think, guess or judge someone just knowing a little bit about him/her? I agree that they do share some relationship with me but who exactly give them the right to talk about me like this? In the name of care and concern shouldn't people respect the others privacy or limitations?
With these thoughts running I finished my lunch way too early, as I got tired and exhausted I feel like to eat less and leave the dining hall early because the more I am staying in between their talks the more I want to run away. In around twenty minutes more all of their lunch got over, we again got settled in the living room, before anyone could start talking, my phone ring out loud. Though on seeing the caller name I knew it to be spam but still I excuse my self, pick up the call then walk towards my room balcony.
As soon as I reached there, I cut the call and took a deep breath in the fresh air. And this does the magic, I got relaxed here quickly but soon my trance broke hearing mother's loud voice...
Mother: Siya!!! Come they are leaving.
Me: (Sighed) Coming.
I walk towards the main house door where everyone was standing, having there final chit chats. On reaching there, I stand leaning on the wall and patiently waiting them to go. After a five minutes or so, they finally move out, I waved them from there only and then I walk again in my room and closet the door then got settled on my bed. At the same time I hear ping sound on my phone, I take it out from my pocket and then read the her message...
Vihaa: Kiddo be ready for the surprise in the evening (with a wink emoji)
Me: (Smiling Widely) Okay.
And with a smile on my face but mentally tired and exhausted, I fall asleep.