"Hey Saan. How are you? Are you excited for today's match?" On the next day when I came to school, I rushed to Saan but she look upset.
"Why are you so upset? Are you not excited?" She tells me with the sad mood "sorry Tanu I can't be able to participate in the teakwondo and also can't able to watch your match too".
Confusingly I asked her "Is everything all right? Are you okay? Did Tanya and her friends scares you? Tell me what happen". She started crying and tells me "I am fine Tanu. But my mom is not so well. I can't be able to participate and I am here, only for you".
I said "But yesterday, aunty was looking healthy and fit. Then what happen to her at night? Is the problem really serious?" She says to me very nervously "when I go home after school, then I saw that my mom was lying on the floor. I was so tensed. I tried my best to awaken her but she can't. Then I called ambulance. when my mom became conscious, then doctors told me that my mom is suffering from depression".
I can't able to believe on her but I know that she never lied to me. Tears started felling from my eyes. Her mom is really very closed to my heart. By patiently, I tell Saan "don't worry. Aunty will be alright. She is the very brave woman". I am trying to calm Saan.
Of course she is my best friend and after her father's death, she has only her mother in this world. So I become strong and tell her "you don't has to come to school today. Aunty's health is bad so go to home and take care of her. I will be in your house at evening".
She hugged me tightly. She knows that today, I need her side that's why she came to school. Firstly she refused my idea of going to her home but after applying so much pressure on her, she accepted my idea and go to her home.
I become so sad and feeling very lonely in school and all day I was thinking about aunty's health. Then in 3rd period, the head girl of school comes in our class and asked us "who are interested in participating in today's taekwondo match, tell me your name I will write these names on the paper". I don't want to participate in taekwondo match because Saan is also not here in school that's why.
"Tanya, virushi, Anushka, Shakira, Pranav, Gautam, Arjun, Shahid, Karan, Arya, Mallika and Tanushree. These are some names who are going to participate in today's match. does anyone left who are interested?" says head girl. I am so confused why did she takes my name even I didn't tell her that I am participating or not. Then Tanya came to me and tell "are you scared of me little tanushree?? hahahaha I know that you become weaker now because your tail is gone to her home. what are you going to do next? hahaha".
I become so angry of her and wants to shut her mouth but I didn't tell a single word. But this thing gives me confidence and a reason to fight and participate in the match.
After the school, all the participants including me gatherd on the school playground and waiting for our sports teacher and coach. "Good afternoon everyone. We all are here to participate in taekwondo match. This is the match not the real........" says our sports teacher.
Their speech is so long about 15 minutes. I am so tired of listening to his long long speech in every matches and I think all the other students were also tried. After their speech, coach tell us the rules and regulations of the match "there will be two teams of 20 players each. All the participants are going to have chance to fight with her or his opponent. And there will be a team leader in every team. With every winning player, the team will gain 5 points and with the lose of player, team will gain 0 points".
Then with the help of toss, the two teams were made team A and team B. I am leader of team A and the leader of team B is none other than Tanya. I am happy for becoming the leader but a bit sad because Saan is not with me. Then the match starts.
I am sending one by one player to fight and Tanya also send her team players one by one. "Team A, team A, team A" my team players were screaming. "team B, team B, team B" team B players were screaming.
The scores of my team are 45 out of 50 and I need only five more points to win. But the scores of opposite team are also 45 out of 50 and they also need only 5 points to win. And only last game is left. So I dicided to go and fight. And guess what!! My opponent is Tanya. It's really amazing.
Our sports teacher give us 15 minutes break. My team and I sit on the bench and taking rest. Suddenly I noticed that Tanya and her friends are going somewhere. 10 minutes are left in the break. I asked my teacher to go to drink water from water cooler. He accepted. So I go through the corridor of the school. When I drunk water from water cooler, then suddenly I listen to the voice of coach who is saying that our break is over now. I rush to the playground. I didn't wear shoes. And with the rush, I didn't notice that there is the iron nail on the ground which is standing like a planned item. And yes this is the plan of my cousin sister Tanya who wants to win by doing wrong things. And by mistake, my foot went on that nail. And the blood starts coming from my foot. It's really painful.
"And now how can I win this match".