Everything I wanted her to know.

Holidays Begin.

I woke up in a stress free mood and I took a shower to freshen up. I had an entire month of holiday and then I had the entrance exams after which I still had 2 months to spare. I decided to start my studies today onward and do my best for the entrance exams. I talked with my father and he allowed me to take a part time job during my holidays. He said that I was grown up enough to handle responsibilities and it was a good decision to take a part time job.

So I started job hunting. As I passed through a busy street, I saw a sign that read, "Help wanted." I walked through the door and walk to the receptionist of the cafe and ask her, " Excuse me. I am here to talk about the job that you are offering. Can I talk to the manager about it ?"

"Of course. Come with me." she said and took me to a room inside the cafe. There I found a man seated at a chair. I guess that he is the manager. " Excuse me, sir. I am here to talk about the job that you are offering. I have a lot of free time and was hoping that I could earn some pocket money by working here. I would be really glad if you approve me as a worker in your cafe." I say.

Then he said with a strange smile," Of course. We are short on hand and we are more than happy to accept you. So let me explain you the job. You are supposed to serve the dishes and help in the kitchen as well. I am ready to pay $6.00 per hour and you can work about two hours each day. You will only be working for 5 days a week. Is that fine by you?"  

"It's fine by me." I say. 

From that day on, each day was almost the same. I went to the same workplace and when I was home, I spent time reading some novels or binge watching TV shows. I also spent a considerate amount of time studying for my entrance exams. Each day was the same. Although most people might consider a part time job to be a pain in the ass, it was quite fun for me as it made me to feel responsible and helping my father in a manner.

A month went by and there were only 4 days before my entrance exams. I received my first salary and was extremely happy. I rushed to a watch shop and bought a vintage watch that I wanted to gift my dad. As I reached home, I found out that my dad had already arrived. I went to my room and packed the watch in wrapping foil and wrote a note that said," Thank you for being such a wonderful dad."

After we had dinner, I approached him and with a weird smile in my face and  I handed him the gift. My mind was all over the place trying to guess his reaction and what he would say. But as he took the gift and read the note, tears filled his eyes and he looked at me with a sense of huge  satisfaction. He wiped his tears and said, " If your mom was here, she would be really proud of you. Looks like I have done a good job as a parent. Even though I may not be able to spend much time with you, your gift has given me all the happiness that I can ask for. Thank you son and thank you divine lord up in heaven for giving me this opportunity of experiencing such a wonderful feeling."

After I hear his words, my eyes started to moisten and tears came falling off my eyes. I remembered  all the golden memories that I had with mom and I couldn't contain my emotions anymore. I asked, " If mom were here with us, do you think she would be proud of what I have achieved and how much I have grown? " He replies, " I knew your mom very well. She would say that you did a great job and alone in her room she would cry to her fullest thanking the almighty for giving her such a blessed child. She was always like that. It was a really sad thing that she had to face such an early death. But, if she were here, she would have already shed a pool of tears for what you have achieved today."

I spent the next four days studying for my entrance exams. On the day of the entrance exams, my father came along with me. I could see the watch that I had gifted him in his wrist and a face full of content as he walked along with me. I walked into the hall and weird feeling surrounded me and I got a sense of loneliness as I wait for the paper to be distributed. As I gave the exams, I found the questions to be quite time consuming and somewhat difficult in a sense as the questions were totally beyond our middle school syllabus.

After a few days, the entrance exams results were out. I run up to the notice board and search for my symbol number. I see through the numbers and I finally find my name up on the board. A soothing feeling envelops me and I get a sensation that all my hard work has paid up. 

" Now I have 2 months free time and nothing to do. I guess I would just be doing my part time job and spend my free time on books and TV shows." I planned. 

The next 2 months were not that unique as they were exactly how I had imagined them to be. Then my results were out and I had got an extremely good grades. As the days went by, the day before my high school begins also arrived. I was so excited that I can't even sleep. I put on my headphones and listen to some soothing music as I try to sleep.

(Next Chapter : As a freshman )