Chapter 1 - Bad Nightmare

Adrita's Pov.

"What! I failed in the exam." I was very shocked.

How could this happen! I worked very hard for my studies.

"How many times have I told you to study? But you never listen to me. You only studied for two hours a day. What do you think, getting good marks is very easy? Who do you think you are, Einstein?" Mom shouted at me.

I was silently sobbing because I had studied hard for this.

"Mom, I am sorry." I said while crying.

"Your sorry will not make everything okay. Why are you so silent? Why are you not saying something to her?" Mom asked dad.

He was sitting on the sofa and thinking about something deeply. Suddenly he got up and looked at me.

"You don't have an interest in studying, then you don't have to study. But I won't keep a useless girl in my house, who doesn't want to do anything in her life. You are getting married." Dad told me angrily.

He can't do this to me.

"Dad, please don't do this. I don't want to get married. I will do whatever you say, but please, I don't want to get married." I said to dad pleadingly.

"You are getting married and that's final." He shouted and went away.

"I don't want to get married! I don't want to get married!" I was shouting again and again.

Suddenly something cold spilled in my face. I woke up with a jolt.

I saw my mom with a glass of water.

"Are you done with your dreaming?" Mom asked me with an annoying expression.

"What a dream! It was a nightmare." I said, arching my back.

"Do you know, what is today?" Mom asked tidying my couch, messy with things.

"Today is Sunday. Sunday means sleeping day." I said with an enormous smile.

"In your life, only Sunday is not sleeping day. Every day is a sleeping day." Mom said.

"You know me so well, mom." I said while hugging my pillow.

"You are only sleeping and eating from the past 2 months." Mom said and snatched my dear pillow from me.

I pouted at her.

"Get up. Today, your result will be out." She said and smacked my head with the pillow.

I started rubbing my head.

"Chill, mom. I will pass with good marks. But don't forget your promise." I said to her with an enormous grin.

But deep down, I am scared. What will happen if my nightmare becomes true?

"I remember my promise. But also keep in your mind, the deal you have made with your dad." She said smirking at me before walking away.

Though I wanted to sleep more, mom took away my dear pillows. I pouted again and wiped my invisible tears.

Then I went to the bathroom, brushed my teeth, and praised my beauty a thousand times while looking at the mirror.

Then I took a long shower and wore a cute pajama. I went out of my room to the dining hall to have breakfast.

I saw my "not so good, not so bad" older brother eating bread with orange jam. Ew, I hate orange.

Suddenly I remembered that I had hidden Nutella in my room. I secretly got it and applied it on my bread.

Aww! It looks so yummy.

I would have a bite, but it was snatched from me.

I saw it was my annoying brother. His face was like this, "When did you buy it?"

I smiled sheepishly at him.

"I bought it yesterday, I forgot to tell you." I said to him.

"Oh, really?" He asked me.

"Yeah." I said.

"Aww. You are such a wonderful sister. Now it's mine." He said and started running with the Nutella.

I ran towards him.

"Give it back. It's mine." I shouted at him.

"Nope." He said.

We were running in the entire house, yelling at each other.

"What is happening here? You both are fighting again. There is not a single day, you both don't quarrel with each other. You both are worse than Tom and Jerry." She said showing the television.

"Adrita, finish your breakfast." She said, and I took the Nutella from my brother's hand, which he was holding in a tight grip.

I sat on the chair and started eating my breakfast.

"Why are you still standing? Study." She told my brother.

He whined like a girl. I giggled, looking at him.

He glared at me and went to his room.

Soon I finished my breakfast and went to my room.

I jumped into my bed with my mobile. Wait a minute, I am forgetting something.

I didn't introduce myself to you guys.

So, I am Adrita Das. I am 18 years old.

I have a small family. Mom, dad, brother, and me.

My height is 5.9, I am tall. Actually, I am the tallest person in my family.

Today is a very special day for me, but it can also be the worst day of my life. Today, my exam results will be out.

It will decide my fate. My biggest dream is to go to the USA to study.

I hope it doesn't remain a dream.

I heard a ping sound from my phone. I check it to see my best friend, Parvin, had texted me.

P: Hey, they published our result on the internet an hour ago. Let's cross our fingers and check the result together.

A: OK.

I opened my laptop and clicked on the browser. I searched for the website.

Then I typed my information to get the result. Before clicking on the submit button, I prayed to God.

Then I clicked on the submit button. It was loading because of heavy internet traffic.

Looking at the loading sign, it was increasing my heartbeat. I could even hear my heartbeat.

I closed my eyes for a few minutes, then opened my eyes slowly, looking at the laptop. I was shocked beyond my words.

"Oh my God! Oh my God!" I started screaming in happiness and started jumping.

My mom and brother rushed into my room.

"Why are you screaming?" They both asked in unison.

"Mom, I got the highest marks in my exam" I said while dancing.

My mom also became thrilled to hear this. My brother was also happy to hear this.

My mom came to me and kissed my forehead.

"I will tell this news to everyone. Everyone thought my daughter is worthless. Now I will see their face." Mom said and went to the Temple to pray for me.

I picked up my phone to see messages from Parvin.

P: Oh my God! I can't believe I passed with good marks.

P: What about your result?

P: What happened? Why aren't you replying?

P: Don't tell me you failed?

P: Say something.

A: I passed with the highest marks.

P: Then why weren't you replying?

A: I was dancing because of happiness.

P: Let's meet and dance together.

A: I will be at your home in half an hour.

P: Waiting.

I was thrilled. Because my dream will come true tomorrow.

I got ready to go to Parvin's home. I informed my brother that I am going to her house and off I went.