When a baby is born, it cries. When I was born, I smiled. Along with me, came a co-passenger into this world-my twin brother. We were like the heart and the mind of the body, the leaf of the tree.
Sharing is caring was one saying we truly adopted. We did everything together from going to the school together to having the same boy cut. But between the both of us, he took away the larger part of the mathematics of the brain. As we started growing old, he started to top every class. I was the kid who liked to draw and colour and look at fans pointless. I was amongst the average layer of the class. We were different people who wanted different things in life. No one in our family was partial to either of us.
But the world looked at us differently. In my 11
th standard, I started to work towards my goal of getting into Delhi University. Yes, it was difficult to get to school, come back and again just focus. Trying do that every day. It was frustrating at times. But my result in the 11
th grade gave a me a little push. But then came the pressure that every Indian kid face, the horror of the board year. It started with a pleasant Teacher’s day but soon the roller-coaster took me for the ride. Pressure kicked in, the environment got tougher and the sword of board exams started to hang at our necks. Every bad unit test took its toll on me. Every time the balance sheet did not match, it frustrated me. This year was about proving myself, to the world. But it did not stop me, I worked hard every day. Soon the pre-boards came. The nights did not let me sleep. But a good result gave me a push. It also made me realise how much better I can do if I remained calm. Everyday in the morning I told myself that I could do it. I ate whatever made me feel better. Finally, the boards came and pretty soon ended. After every paper, I hoped that I had done enough. And yes, it did turn out to be more than enough. I secured a percentage of 93.2. Surely, a lot of people do achieve that number, but my result reflected my hard work and determination.