Mansi

Final

It was the contest date. I knew i was competing with 90 others. I was excited, yet nervous. Soon, my geliophobia came back.

What if the audience starts booing me?

What if i lose?

I was so scared that i nearly told  the director, i give up! Tyler was nowhere to be found and i needed him right now. i called him but his number wasn't reachable. I decided to go home and check on him. I still had two hours before the contest. When i got home, i saw Tyler proposing to a blonde girl as some officials were throwing my stuff out. Other officials were coming from my house, with my cash!

"Hey!" but they just pushed me. I turned to see the Blonde girl and it was AVERY

"AVERY WHAT?" I was horrified.

"Yeah girl, so happy to see you, why are you living with Tyler?' She asked me.

"Uhm....Because he asked me and..."

"You might be wondering why hes proposing to me, and you are perplexed. Let me take you to the past, MAN!" She said.

"okay, so what....why? Tyler....'

"Okay, Who noticed Tyler first, in high school?" She asked.

"Uhm....."

"ME! That tells you, i deserve him. I got him first so..."

"SO WHAT? TYLER YOU MADE ALL THOSE PROMISES!" I wept profusely.

"Dont weep yet. Did you think Tyler would want to marry an Indian girl who is helpless and ugly?" Avery asked me.

"AVERY SHUT UP!"

"Do you think he'd need a girl that he cant even laugh when she's around?"

"oh, do you think Tyler would need a girl, who cant swim, or doesnt bath?!" I let out her most embarrassing secret and quickly covered my mouth. Several people had stopped being friends with her when the mean girl in their class back then told everyone Avery doesnt bath.

Tyler was beyond shocked and soon burst into laughter. Without thinking, Avery angrily pushed me hard and i hit my hand on a moving truck, falling to the ground opposite it and hitting my head.

"MANSI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

That was the last thing i heard before blacking out."

I woke up in the hospital, crying again. My head was spinning. Now, there was no one. The doctors explained that my sister paid the bills, and left. I screamed her name, as they laid me to bed. They turned on the tv and i was watching the contest. LIVE! I cried aloud, i was so gonna loose billions!

After being discharged i went back home devastated to pack the rest of my things hopefully i would start living in a village. While packing a passport fell. I saw my name, age and other data.

That's it! I realized, i couldn't be happy, in a country where there was no one, and since my passport was expiring next week, i was making good use of it now. I traveled to India. The country, where i would finally be happy. I had Uncle Jai, Aunt Revati and so many friends.

We landed and i was in my favorite white saree. Because Holi was  just the next day, I knocked hard and excited. The neighbors had no idea who i was.

As Aunt Revati opened the door, i hugged her so tight, she choked.

"Hey, aap kaun hain?' She asked.

"Main Mansi Sharma, aapakee nanhee paree!" I answered.

"Ahhhhh!!!!!!!! MANSI!!!!!!!!!" She welcomed me in.

"Prabha, Pooja, come meet your darling cousin"

I could finally celebrate Holi, not holi at school!

With my friends and family, that made me happy!

EAST OR WEST, HOME IS THE BEST!