The day was July 10th , my board results were about to be displayed on the ICSE(Indian Certificate of Secondary Education) site. My family and I were very nervous, we were constantly refreshing the site to see if the result were put up. Constantly looking at the laptop screen started to make our eyes tired but the rush from the sheer nervousness kept us going , the constant sound of the mouse being clicked made my heart beat faster , my parents and my brother looking at the screen incessantly in anticipation made me feel that if I had not scored well in my exams then the trust that they had in me would be lost forever. When the result was put up on the site and was displaying on the laptop screen my families eyes that displayed their expectations were completely shattered.
My mom who used to be a maths teacher once told me that I should give my hundred percent in everything I do. It meant that even if I failed after giving my hundred percent neither my family nor my friends would give up on me but the look in families eyes totally contradicted the statement above. I did not fail my exams but neither did I pass in the eyes of my family, my usual supportive family had distant themselves from me. I had scored 75 percent in my exams which was not a good score , in a way I understood why my family was disappointed but they had completely disconnected themselves from me especially my mom.
It is 31st December the new year's eve and the problems between my family and I are still not resolved. I can only hope that things get better sooner rather than later.
Sameer(Ranveer's Brother) : Listen Ranveer , mom dad and I are leaving for Delhi right now.
Ranveer(Main Character) : What? Why so suddenly ? Why didn't you guys tell me before ?
Mom: We don't have to ask for your permission now, do we?
Ranveer : Of course not but-
Dad: Do not argue anymore we are leaving now, we will be gone for 5 days so take care of the house and also the maids are not going to come before 5 days either.
Ranveer: But wait!
(The front door closes)
Ranveer: They just left me alone on New Year's Eve!!!??
Ranveer (In the mind) :
I guess the problems between us are not going to be settled anytime soon. I never thought I could disappoint my parents so much that they wouldn't even want to talk to me anymore. What should I do now? Well I guess it would be better if I did not exist in their life at all. I mean my brother is an achiever. He is good at sports and academics , he also has a high paying job at a young age of 24. I could never hope to compete with him, he is Ona completely different level than me. Should I just stop existing!? I mean no one will miss me...yeah it would not hurt at all. Just a small cut will end everyone's suffering. My family would never be disappointed and I will also never have to look at them being disappointed because of me...but I do not have the courage to do so. The thought of it makes my spine shake in horror...if only I could disappear in my sleep (whimpering). If only I could...if only I could disappear~~~(sleeping).
Birds: Chirping~~~
Ranveer: Damn did I fall asleep on the floor? It is morning...I guess it is the new year.
Ranveer: I should make breakfast.
Ranveer: let me check if I got some money left for food on my phone.
Ranveer: What the hell? I cannot connect to the internet. Maybe the connection is busted.
Ranveer: let me call the service provider(Phone ringing)
Ranveer: Hello! JP WiFi service actually the Internet is busted-
Service Provider (on phone): Hello!? Please HELP ME!!!
Ranveer: What the hell?
Service Provider (on phone) : I am about to die P L E A S E H E L P M E!!!
Ranveer: What is going on? Hello!?
Service Provider: PLEASE HELP ME!!!!! Oh no they are here they will eat me!!!
Ranveer: Wait! What the hell is going on th-
Service Provider: NO!NO!NO!Aaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!
Service Provider:Kaaakh! Graaaardh KAAAAAAACKH GRRRAAAAAARDH!!!!
(PHONE CUTS!)
Ranveer: Hello!?HELLO!!? What the hell is going on?
Ranveer: That sounded like an attack.
Ranveer: I guess I will call the police.
(~PHONE RINGING~)
(~PHONE PICKED UP~)
Ranveer: Hello!? Sir A moment ago I-
Police Officer: Aaaaaaaaaaaaahahahahaaahahahhaha!!!!!!!!!! H E L P M E !!!!!!!!! Kaaaaaaaaaaaacakah!!!! Grrrrrrrrraaaarrararararadrh!!!!!!
(PHONE CUTS!)
Ranveer: What the hell is going on!? This is not normal. I should check the news.
(TELEVISION SWITCHES ON!)
News Anchor(On TV ):The first day of the new year has been stained with blood. As you can see on the following footage we see a large group of people whose flesh appear to be rotting cannibalising other people who are running for their life's just like us.
Cameraman(On TV): Sir the zombies are catching up with us!! We need to run faster!!
News Anchor(On TV): What!? Oh no Aaaaaaaaaaaagh!!! Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagggahahahahhh!!!!!
(CAMERA SWITCHES OFF!)
When I saw the news I had realised that the world will never be the same as before.
To be continued...