Triparnna_
Inspired by her own life.
Anaya thought 91% would finally be enough.
Enough to make her parents proud.
Enough to prove that all the late nights, endless revisions, and sacrifices meant something.
But when she brings home her report card, the number she worked so hard for is reduced to a single question:
"Where did the other 9% go?"
The criticism doesn't stop there.
When her parents discover pages from the science-fiction novel she's been secretly writing, they dismiss her dream as childish and unrealistic.
"Focus on your studies."
"Writing won't get you anywhere."
"Twenty pages se koi writer nahi ban jaata."
What they don't know is that her manuscript is over a hundred pages long.
What they don't see is the girl pouring pieces of herself into every chapter.
And what they don't understand is that some words leave scars far deeper than bad grades ever could.
As pressure, self-doubt, and expectations begin to overwhelm her, Anaya must decide whether to give up the dream she's loved for years,or find the courage to keep writing, even when nobody believes in her.
A heartfelt teen novel about family expectations, academic pressure, creativity, and finding your voice in a world that keeps telling you to be someone else.
Because sometimes the hardest person to believe in you is yourself.