Chapter 3

Only 10 minutes were left  for the exam to get over and I was checking all my problems. Suddenly the guy beside me called me by my name and asked for the eraser.I was surprised that how did he know my name and then it occurred to me that he must have seen it from the label attached on my desk. The exam got over and I came out of the hall and saw that Ana and Meera were waiting for me. We started discussing the paper and then I remembered that I had to collect my bag. So I turned towards the corridor where all the racks were placed to keep the bags. Ana and Meera also accompanied me. I had kept my bag on the rack at the end of the corridor and that already narrow corridor was crowded with all senior boys and I was not able to make my way to the last rack. Then suddenly I felt someone tap on my shoulder. I turned to look.and it was the guy sitting beside me in the exams. He enquired what happened, I told that I need my bag which is in the last rack. He asked me the colour of the bag and I told him it was a blue colour bag with a tweety keyring . He got it for me within a minute. I thanked him and he left. Ana and Meera were standing there all the time and saw what all happened. They were giving me a notorious smile  and asked “Who was the guy”. I told he sits besides me in the exam. They started showering me with all types of silly questions. I told them that I knew nothing about him except that he was from 11^th science section.

My father was waiting for me outside the school. Ana was supposed to come with me and Meera left with her boyfriend Nikhaar. He is nice and simple guy. He is from our school only 11^th standard commerce section.

I could see my father anxiously waiting for me. As I came near to him..... before asking me he tried to calculate from the expression on my face if my paper was very good or just good. Giving a bad paper in maths was never an option for his daughter. Finally he asked both of us how was the exam and both said “good”.

Though I always thought how Ana managed to pass even after talking utter nonsense just one day before the exam. I mean it’s good for her but 9th standard maths is not that easy. After we reached home second round of paper discussion started with my father.