Here's the 9th chapter.
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Days were passing by and with each passing day, her apprehensiveness was reaching its peak.
A week has passed and the wait is finally over.
It's been an hour since Anokhi is continuously refreshing the webpage and signing in her application no. , birth date and password on college's website in order to see the outcome of her years of hardwork -- her RESULT.
"Ufff... ye result release kyu nhi kar rhe hai... ek ghante se lagi hui hu main. Notifications ke hisaab se to ek ghanta pehle result aane ka time tha aur dekho abhi tak nhi aaya... mujhe bohot tension ho rhi hai...", Anokhi said with a tensed face and tapping her foot on the floor.
Several thoughts turned up in her mind. She began to thought what if her rank gets lowered due to negative marking, if she fails to avail the scholarship or if she fails her own expectations.
Its not that she don't have faith in herself. She gave her 100 percent on the day of her exam. She had used all her knowledge which she had gained all these years. She had attempted the questions wisely to avoid negative marking to the maximum extent.
The final answer key was released a day back and Anokhi had matched it with her response sheet thoroughly. She expected her marks to be between 90-95 out of 100. But her main concern was her rank. Even a single negative mark can affect one's rank and here she had already got approximately 5-10 marks reduced as she didn't attempt some questions to avoid negative marking. She can get the scholarship benefit only if she ranks in the top 10. This will give her exemption from fees and she can continue her studies without any hindrance.
Only the rank card was the source which can free her from the enormous stress which was taking a toll on her this time.
"Mumma lejult (result) kab aayega ?", Mimi said who was sitting on the table beside her laptop.
"Main bhi vhi soch rhi hu princess... mumma ka result to aa hi nhi rha", Anokhi said refreshing the page for the 50th time.
And hurray! the webpage reloaded and what was written on the top was "SIEST CET (Common Entrance Test) result declared".
Her heart thumped loud just as pupil of her eyes caught sight of the top heading. The thumping ascended to significant times as she filled her login credentials with trembling fingers. Sweat beads formed on her forehead and she kept staring at the blank screen which was still loading. She folded her hands, closed her eyes while Mimi was just innocently looking at her mother and the screen alternately, not able to apprehend what was going on.
As soon as she opened her eyes she found her rank card in front of her eyes. Her eyeballs found their way to the column where it was written "RANK BASED ON SIEST CET SCORE" and the moment she looked at her rank number, she froze.
She sat there numb unable to process what she just saw. It was as if she was teleported into a whole new world. Her face was expressionless, lost somewhere in deep thoughts. A thin layer of tears formed in her eyes and her trance broke when Mimi kept her palm on one of her cheeks.
"Kya hua mumma ?..."
The tear drop fell down and she looked at Mimi and then again focused on her screen. Unable to believe what she just saw, she refreshed the page and refilled her credentials but the same rank card appeared in front of her. She was skeptical.
Going back to college website, she clicked on "MERIT LIST FOR SIEST CET". A table showed up on the screen and this time a smile crept on her face on seeing it. Her eyes glistened with tears... tears of happiness, tears of contentment, tears for living up to her own expectations.
"Mimiiiiiiiii !!!", Anokhi ecstatically scooped her in her arms and twirled in air.
"Mi... Mimi... ye... ye dekho princess... mumma ka naam likha hai dekho... "
She was stammering while speaking as she was laughing and crying at the same time, experiencing a mixed emotion.
Mimi watched the screen intently but was unable to comprehend anything.
"Yeh kya hai mumma ?..."
"Mimi... ye ... ye dekho yaha... jha 1 likha hai... dekho... sabse upar mera naam hai... iska matlab ye hai ki mumma... mumma first aayi hai Mimi !!!..."
Mimi's eyes twinkled with joy and she said, "Sachchi mumma ?..."
"Muchchi princess...", she hugged her in joy.
"Yayyyyyyyyyyy... meli mumma fichht (first) aayi, meli mumma ka naam sabchhe oopal likha hai... yayyyyyy ... meli mumma bechht hai... Mumma maine kaha tha na aapko aap hi fichht aaoge...", Mimi jumped and danced in joy of her mumma's success.
Infinite emotions was going on inside her seeing her name on the topmost row. That feeling was indescribable.
Anokhi hugged her little girl tightly and placed numerous kisses on her face.
"Haan Mimi... mumma first aayi hai... aapki baat sach ho gayi beta. Mumma ki taraf se aapko bohot bohot bada thank you... aapke bina mumma aisa nhi kar paati. Aapki wish ki vajeh se main... main us din apna paper bina kisi tension ke bejhijhak de paayi thi. Thank you princess... thank you... thank you... thank you... so... so... sooooo much", Anokhi said with great elation in her heart and placed a long smooching kiss on Mimi's forehead pouring all her love.
"Belcome mummmaaaaa...", Mimi said by giving a tight hug in return.
Anokhi stood up and paced across the room in excitement and laughed at her own actions. At first, when she saw her rank card, she wasn't able to believe that she had got rank 1. It was something unexpectable. Therefore, she had refreshed the page again thinking it to be website's fault... how crazy is this girl !!!
But again the same thing had appeared on the screen. In order to make it sure and to believe it, she searched for the merit list and the first row that appeared on the list evaporated all her delusions. Now everything was crystal clear. That merit list made her believe that she has indeed secured 1st rank in SIEST -- her DREAM COLLEGE.
"Mumma kitni paagal hai Mimi... website par aise koi galat result thodina daal dega... mu... mujhe vishvaas hi nhi ho rha tha ki main first aayi... matlab sach mein main first aayi ? Thank you Matarani... thank you so much", Anokhi was still unable to process the recent happenings, it was like a hallucination for her.
"Mumma Kulfiii..."
"Kulfi ?"
Anokhi turned and looked at Mimi who was standing with the cell phone in her hand and the screen was flashing Aastha's name.
She immediately picked up the phone with a contented smile on her face but before she could say something, Aastha exclaimed, "Anokhiiiiiiiiiiii !!!.... Ano... Anokhi... Anokhi tumne TOP kiya haiiiiiiiii !!!... Tum is saal ki SIEST CET ki TOPPER ho... tum... tumhe andaaza bhi hai ki ye kitni badi khushi ki baat hai... main... main tumhe bata nhi sakti main kitni khush hu... Congratulations Anokhi... tumne firse prove kar diya tumhara best humesha bestest hota hai... "
"Thank you so much Aastha mam... mere is success mein aapka sabse bada yogdaan hai... aap meri mentor ho... thank you soooo much... aaj ka din mere liye bohot bada din hai... maine ye sapne mein bhi nhi socha tha ki main top karungi... main expect kar rhi thi ki mere marks 90-95 ke beech mein aayenge lekin mere rank ko lekar mujhe koi idea hi nhi tha. Main to stressed thi ki agar meri rank top 10 mein naa aaye to mujhe scholarship nhi mil paayegi... main... mujhe... mujhe abhi bhi vishvaas nhi ho rha ki maine top kiya hai..."
"To vishvaas karo ab Anokhi... main jaanti hu is samay bhaavuk hona swabhaavik hai... tumhari itne saalo ki mehnat rang laayi Anokhi... aaj jo bhi achieve kiya haina tumne vo tumne apne dum par kiya hai... main to bas ek maamuli teacher hu... bas thoda guide kiya tumhe, jo ki har teacher ka kaam hota hai. Anokhi... beta mujhe tum par garv hai... jaise hi maine merit list par pehle hi number par tumhara naam dekha na, main to shocked reh gayi. Dekha Anokhi, tum bekaar mein hi itna stress le rhi thi. Mujhe bohot achcha lag rha hai Anokhi... tumhara yaha tak ka safar bilkul bhi aasaan nhi tha. Itne saare mushkilo ke baavajood tum kabhi ruki nhi aur apne goal ki taraf aage badhti gayi. Vo kehte hai na "mehnat ka fal meetha hota hai". You got what you deserved and what you dreamed of."
"Mam sach mein mujhe aisa lag rha hai jaise ye koi sapna hai... jis college ke entrance test ke liye maine itne dino se taiyaari ki, usme main first aa sakti hu ye maine kabhi nhi socha tha... aur Aastha mam aap maamuli teacher nhi... aap meri guru ho. Aapke bina meri ye success adhoori hai. Shuru se lekar aaj tak aapne humesha mera saath diya hai. Main ye exam ki taiyaari aapke guidance ke bina kabhi nhi kar paati. Jab bhi mujhe aapki zaroorat mehsoos hui, maine humesha aapko apne paas paaya. Main... main aapko aur apne parivaar ko bohot miss kar rhi hu. Aap agar mere saamne hote na to main kaskar aapko jhappi daal leti. Abhi to maine ghar pe kisi ko apne result ke baare mein bataya bhi nhi. Vo sabhi bohot khush honge ye sunkar..."
"To kiska intezaar kar rhi ho Anokhi... jaao jaldi se phone kar ke apne mummy aur papaji ko apne is achievement ke baare mein batao... unhe bhi ye khabar sunkar apni beti par garv mehsoos hoga..."
"Theek hai mam... main aapko baad mein firse call karungi aur ek baar firse thank you soooooo much Aastha mam"
"Ab bohot thank you ho gaya Anokhi... main tumhe aashirwaad karti hu tum humesha aise hi mehnat karti raho aur aage badhti jaao... mujhe tumpar naaz hai... "
After talking with Aastha, Anokhi called her mother and informed all of them about the exciting news. Like Aastha, they too were overjoyed for their daughter's success. They blessed her for her upcoming journey. Especially, her papaji got too much emotional upon hearing her attainment. Today he was feeling proud of her daughter. Mistakes are made by humans but by admitting mistake, one should also rectify it. Likewise he did some mistake in past and now he has reformed his notions. Now, he knows that her daughter, in fact every child regardless of gender is not someone to be caged in but someone who has every right to fly.
As she puts down the mobile on the table, all the struggle of past 5 years flashes across her eyes. It was so overwhelming for her. She was feeling a profound sense of satisfaction. Just as Aastha said, her journey so far wasn't easy at all. She had gone through a very difficult phase of her life in these years. But now, she had gone a step ahead towards her aim. Not only she is getting the chance to take admission in her dream college but she will also get full scholarship because of her marvelous performance.
Despite being so young, life made her experience a lot. She learnt to never give up as great things take time. She believed that one day all her hard work will pay off and look, that day has finally arrived. Now the day is not much far when she will get to see the college of her dreams in front of her orbs.
How was it ?
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