problems in MY society

Chapter 1

(Keerthi Suresh as Nalini)

Nalini's P.O.V

I laugh as I walk in the hallway carrying my books hearing my friends talk.

"To be honest, I hate Mrs Chandana. She's so mean and too strict. She's like a pig that hasn't had her food in ages. Ugh!"

This voice here is my best friend Swati, I love her so much, she is absolutely one of the reasons why I come into college in the first place. Oh yeah, also to do my medical degree so I can become a doctor.

I roll my eyes thinking about it, of course. Indian parents usually have a set of jobs that they want their son or daughter to do. Such as the main few, lawyer, engineer, doctor, nurse etc.
Very academic work choices basically.

"Nalini! Hey did you hear what I said?"

I shake my head and look at her dazed.

"Huh? Sorry..I was lost in my thoughts..again."

She huffs rolling her eyes as we continue walking to class.

"I said that I can't believe it's our last 2 weeks at college! It's been so quick!"

I glare disagreeing and sigh.

"Yeah, not really. It's been ages since we've walked through the front gates clueless in our chudithars and arms filled to the brim with different books."

"Not true, that was only you. I only had two or three books! But you had like a whole library and a few revision notes in your arms?!"

I roll my eyes, pfft. I can't help that I'm a study freak. I really do want to make my parents proud and don't want to disappoint them so I was panicking that day! Honestly ever since secondary school I've been like this though.

Me and Swati enter the room quietly and sit next to each other on the wooden bench facing the chalk board. I see Mrs Chandana also known as 'the witch teacher' typing on her laptop.

Phew, halfway through the day..

I take out my stationary and note books as well as the required textbooks. I glance at the chalk board at the work we are supposed to do and a jitter of excitement goes through me.

One key fact about me. I LOVE BIOLOGY. Yeah,yeah some people may call me a nerd but who cares. I've always loved Science and especially Biology since I was young which my friends found quite weird about me I guess. At least my parents were happy they didn't have to force me to like it?

More people enter the class sitting down and taking out the required books etc.

Soon the bell rings meaning all students must be in their classrooms having class. At this college it's especially strict since it's a medical college. I continue to work through the page taking notes.

"Right, I will be taking registration for all of you then I will be taking your assignments which are due in today."

I hear Swati mutter annoyed as she shuffles through her bag and I do the same bringing out a few papers.

Mrs Chandana calls out each student's names to which they reply or not depending on whether they are absent or not.

I reply to my name as I hurriedly check through my assignment to see if I've made any mistakes. It has to be perfect! So I can get a good mark! Otherwise my parents and myself will be disappointed.

I hear footsteps nearby and glance up seeing the teacher glancing at our bench/row and collecting the assignments and slightly skim reading them. She reaches Swathi and proof reads it moving on to me and doing the same to mine.