" You aren't dumb, Tia. You're just too lazy to be bothered by studies. You don't need to degrade yourself over some petty marks.
By the way, that red kurta looks nice on you. You look beautiful."
A new note. Again. I read the note over and over again. It filled my mind with fury.
I just got my physics paper. I got 6 marks out of 25. But this note was here way before I got the paper. That means they knew my marks before I got to know them.
I was embarrassed. I didn't want to tell my marks to anyone. But some unknown guy now knows. That I'm a loser. Dumb girl who was only able to get into this college because of my caste.
This really made me angry. And here I was thinking, it couldn't get any worse.
I came out of the classroom and quickly came down the stairs. It was a beautiful sunny day. Too good. And the sky was blue. Just like my mood.
I was staring at the pale, blue sky. No clouds, no birds and nothing. Maybe there are no birds anymore. Or maybe they have no wings. Or maybe their wings are broken. Like me. It---
"Hey?", my 'friend' approached.
"Yes, Nana. What happened? I was waiting for you. Let's go."
"Wait, Tia. Umm... You okay?", she said worriedly.
Fake. It's all fake. This worry and everything. Nana doesn't really like me.
"Yeah. Why?", I asked.
"It's um... You really had a weird look in your eyes." She said nervously.
"Well, what type of weird?"
"No that's--. Ahem. It's nothing. Maybe I was just imagining things. Let's go."
"Sure. Wait. Is Priya not coming?"
"Nope. She said she'd attend the next lecture."
".... Okay. let's go."
