Road To Success(Completed)

Chapter 7 Actions : To Act Is To Survive

Dedicated to @juviblack for making my country proud by winning NanoWrino contest. cheers to her!

Chapter 7

Actions: To act is to survive

What a piece of work is a man, how noble in reason, how infinite in faculties, in form and moving how express and admirable, in action how like an angel, in apprehension how like a god.

-----William Shakespeare

“Sorry I can't” denied Shruti for participating in the next tournament in under six category for Piu.

“Come on Shruti grow up. See it is important.” explained Rita one of the parents of skating group and Shruti’s good friend now.

“Important!” implied shocked Shruti. Piu is so young and it is her first year under six. She cannot even overtake Simi who is mere months elder to her then how would she be able to defeat anyone else. “Wouldn't there be better girls there, I mean better than Simi too.”

“Precisely” explained Rita “start of the year, let Piu face better players and check where she stands and how much effort she has to put in.”

“I am too confused” Shruti shrugged her shoulders. “This is a different world, it have different perspectives and completely different outlook. I don't know what to do.”

“That's what my point is. You have no idea about the game. You should follow senior players and parents.” Rita said humbly as gave another loud shriek to Surabhi “BEND Surabhi BEND” and continued “I am not boosting but the height your daughter is blessed with, she definitely has the potential.”

Sweet appreciative words by Rita for her daughter made Shruti think about it again.

She made a mental note about talking to Govind regarding the same.

She knew overprotective Govind won't be comfortable traveling with Piu with his demanding business these days.

He hardly manages to come home on time and even if he is home, he is either busy with his phone or completely stressed out.

Had it been normal circumstances she might have discussed comfortably but now with his short temper which is at peak when he is stressed out with work Shruti feels reluctant.

“Come on Shruti and Palak go to sleep” said her mom.

“But mom it's only 9:30. I want to watch my favorite daily soap” Shruti pleaded politely.

“Girl your dad had a major loss of tender today. He lost his office bag rather someone stole it from the bank that he’d been in the noon. It had cash, passport, credit cards and other very important documents. So he’s short headed today. It's better if you do not face him. You have all the ideas how he gets when he’s had a bad day.”

“Oh mom I wanted to discuss with him about the new spike shoes that I need for my physical training. I need them for my grading.” Shruti asked in despair.

“Oh baby” her mom choked on her sob as she kissed her forehead “I will try to talk to him once he is relaxed when he is ready for the bed.”

Her mom did not talk to her father. He was too upset and disappointed. Even when Shruti met him in the morning before going to the school, she didn't talk about the same. Scared of her dad’s outburst in anger she simply greeted him and walked off to school wearing her old torn shoes earning a B grade.

So she’d inherited from her mother never to trouble a man when he is stressed because of his business and so she followed it all the years.