"You can't leave me and go just like this!," Parjeet exclaimed. "Who said I'm leaving you? I'm just moving out of here so that everybody lives in peace. Waking up to conflicts everyday because of me, doesn't sound good," replied Aastha. "Where will you go? Are you crazy! How will you survive with this brutal world all alone?," asked Parjeet. "The world is not brutal. Only if you see it from a different angle, than you'll see a better side of it. Not everyone is bad in this world and I know that I'll make my way out, somehow," said Aastha. "What do you mean "somehow"? I'm not going to talk to you if you abandon me like this," said Parjeet. "Look, let's not engage ourselves into arguments," said Aastha in a calm tone. "Argument? How can you even think about us two arguing? Probably this is the first time we're talking to each other like this, in a harsh tone, if I specify! You told Ma that within an year, you'll move out and never show us your face!," exclaimed Parjeet. "Yea, I had to say that. I had no other way," replied Aastha. The argument continued for long. Parjeet wasn't willing to let his sister go and Aastha wasn't willing to stay with them. It was like a cross-road type of situation. But Aastha had made up her mind about leaving. She was stern and would remain the same.
During the evening time, the landline phone rang. Parjeet was just sitting next to the phone and answered it. "Can I speak to Aastha?," asked the lawyer. "Who's speaking?," asked Parjeet. "Its Mr Chandra here, Parjeet," replied the voice. "Ohh! Sorry I couldn't recognize you. Just a minute, I'm passing the phone to Aastha," Parjeet replied. "Say it's your lucky day, Aastha! You'll be amazed to hear this news," said the lawyer. "What is it?," asked Aastha. "Your application has been accepted in the "Kaur's Scholar "! I tell you, the coordinator and person in charge were praising you for such an excellent expression of interest of yours. Plus the addition things you provided," said Mr Chandra. "Ohhh! Such a lovely news. Thanks!," replied Aastha. "Wait wait! There's more to it! You'll get a monthly allowance of $2000 New Zealand dollars! With a free accommodation of a flat. It's a New Zealand based scholarship so you gotta pack your bags and hop into the airport to kick start your Master's in Mathematics at The University of Auckland!," said Mr Chandra. "I hope you are not pulling my legs!," laughed Aastha. "No, not at all. Trust me. The owner of Kaur's Scholar travels throughout the world so he visited country to country and presented all the applications which he received. Yours was picked out by one of the famous university in Auckland. They are arranging for your fare and air ticket. Just tell me by when you want to go? The sooner you go, the better! Don't worry about anything else because a driver a coordinator of the Kaur's Scholar will be waiting to receive you at the airport. I've told him clearly to explain you everything and give you a tour as well," said Mr Chandra.
