Sunday, last day of the Vacation
A typical conversation between two friends:
A: Hi..! How are you?
B: Fine. You?
A: Same here. Actually, I am tensed about results…
B: Oh yes, the results… I forgot about them! How have you performed?
A: Not well at all(Not too good, bad, bakwas, stupid, etc) I wonder what’ll happen
B: Will you pass?
A: (LONG SILENCE)
B: What?
A: Umm…
B: Not sure? Which subjects you flunking in?
A: I… maybe Math, could be physics, definitely in chemistry
B: But you said your Math went fine.
A: The definition of ‘fine’ has changed, dear.
B: huh?
A: Borderline, perhaps.
… And so on
Once upon a time, loosing a mark or two wouldn’t really bother us much, we’d say, it’s still in the 90’s or 80’s,etc. But now, he he, we literally scan our paper line-by-line to actually find a slight opportunity to find at least one mark which will put us on the borderline.
Monday morning, in the bus:
No Loser (yay!), no Friend, another classmate PV. PV and me chatting about the vacation trying our best to hide the tension in our minds. But the topic of results came up and we looked tensed and worried. Discussing performance worsened our mood. But yet, we were somewhat hopeful and were a li'l bit optimistic.
And then, our Physics teacher walked in. The atmosphere suddenly became tense. Every single person was saying his/her prayers and hoped that the marks weren't too bad. Well, their prayers were answered: The marks weren't too bad, they were, in fact, VERY BAD. All of us were appalled by our performance. Those digits circled in red pen didn't make any sense.. How could we have done so bad? THIS BAD?? Partners looked at each other with wide eyes. This is just the beginning.. was the common thought that crossed everybody's minds. There was more to come. Actually, none of us were completely prepared for the Physics exam, the situation was like -- One Holiday, 11 chapters and next day Exam. Luckily, the teacher advised us to study the FAQs and SAQs so that we could do something that day..
Next, Maths. Majority of the class had done badly. Everybody had felt the pinch in Integration and the luck was rotten as this time in Calculus,more stress was laid on Integration. Well, many of us lost our marks over here.
After that, Chemistry. But everybody had lost hope. The marks of Chemistry were slighty better with very few students below the borderline. But you couldn't be happy at all because the marks weren't that good but definately better than those of Physics and Math.
Next, English. Hopes soared. "C'mon re.. English ke marks kuch toh achche hoge.. PCM ke tarah bure toh nahi.." Well, naah! Class average was pathetic. 'Twas something around 40%. But quite a fraction of the class had done well. But my teacher expected more from me(well, she picked up the duster and was poised to hit me with it :( ). I promised her I'd do well next time. She exhaled audibly.
Lastly, Computers. "I am toh pakka fail in this subject!!" was the statement overheard commonly in conversations. But this time, the teacher was somewhat lenient in her correction. Yet, some could not make it past the borderline and pleaded her on bended knees to bring them past the line. She complied only if she felt there could be only half a mark finding its place somewhere, somehow with some logic.
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New morning, new day, something new to look forward to.
But everyone wore a gloomy look and at the mention of results some eyes would turn misty.
*Breaking News*
*Loser broke up with his gf!!*
Okay, I am neither happy nor sad, least bothered, but hey, that's the news I first heard. And then, everybody's talking to everybody, talking about how they told their marks to their parents, the reactions, the restrictions, new rules, etc etc.
Me and my group were huddled in out usual spot and pretended to be interested in the floor. Finally, I broke the silence. What followed next was a long speech by me on how to improve the position which we are in. Nods, grumbles, and finally "yes, you are right"s followed. I motivated my group. I motivated myself. I think, we should all motivate ourselves.
See, jo ho gaya,so ho gaya.. Now you can't do anything about it. Accept the fact that you haven't done well in this set of exams. But hey, the Pre-Board I is coming up and we still have a month to pull our socks up and slog it out. Listen, I am sure we've all heard this talk from our parents. Well, they are right and so I am. And I am not going to say more because by now, I am sure we are all clear on what we want now and how we want it.
The next day, a dramatic change came over most of us. Whenever we had a free period, we religiously took our long notebook and an RD Sharma Part II and absorbed ourselves with Integration. Well, I am one of those too. Infact, atleast 3/4th of the class is. Glad to see change, and hoping the best for all.
C'MON GUYS!! WE CAN DO IT!!
**____ALL THE BEST_____**
