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In spite of living my dream life, still I feel like something is missing. I don't know what it is? But there is something.

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2 Years later

Sandhya Pov

I grabbed all the necessary items and pushed it inside my shoulder bag and rushed towards the exit of my hostel.

I tried to cover 10 minutes walking distance as fast as possible because I am running late for the college.

Today is the first day of my final year and I don't want to be late.

I enter into the college premises and this feeling of being senior is awesome.

Wow! Now I don't have to be scare of the seniors and their unusual duties and hide myself.

I move towards the notice board and began to search my name and classroom number on it.

After few seconds of rolling my eyeballs over the notice board, finally my eyes captured my name written in capital letters.

'SANDHYA: Room no 2.'

Great, it's in the ground floor. I don't need to climb the stairs.

Without wasting any more minutes I rushed towards my classroom.

The moment I enter into the room. I notice that only few of my batch mates are present here.

'Thank God! I am not late.', I sighed in relief.

I walk towards the last row and settled down on the first bench.

After my board results. I got myself enrolled in one of the top most colleges of India, and because of that I had to move into another city and leave everyone behind.

Since last two years I have been staying in one of the girls hostel nearby my college campus.

My accommodation here is sponsored by Raj uncle. I tried hard to make him believe that I can manage by my own but he didn't listen anything and said that until and unless I don't complete my education he will take the responsibility of my accomodation.

As for my other expenses, I started doing a part time job as a cashier into a nearby hotel. Because of my past working experience as a receptionist I easily got this job.

From this job, I make 15000 rupees per month. Initially, I was offered only rupees 8000 but because of my hard work and dedication they gradually increased my pay.

So, basically my life is heading just the way I had planned.
I am studying hard,
I am a scholar,
I am still scoring good marks and successful to maintain my topper status in the college also.

In spite of living my dream life, still I feel like something is missing. I don't know what it is? But there is something.

Slowly, slowly, with every passing minute the class is getting full.

Today is the first day of new session. So, I guess, most of the students will attend college today.

The freshers will attend because they want to have good impression on their new teachers and the seniors will attend because they want to do the ragging of new students.

I hate ragging. It's a criminal offence but nobody cares about that in this college and conduct it openly.

I agree here the activities perform in the name of ragging are not too harsh but still it's illegal.

"Hello Sandy!", I heard her crow like voice and scrunched up my nose disgustingly.

Arrrr! This girl. Literally! She is the real pain in my ass. I don't know, when I will get rid of her?

I had thought that after school I will never see her face ever again in my life but how it could be possible? How can I expect my life to be so smooth?

"Hel-lo Lo-ly!", I mocked and some students around us giggled.

"You!!", She said and started approaching me in full rage like a bull.

Meanwhile, I saw an elderly man entering into the classroom with a register in his hand.

I guess he is one of our new professor.

I looked at that man and then at the angry bird Lily who is ready to launch on me and blast.

I shook my head and pointed my finger towards the professor.

She applied some break on her footsteps and turn around to have a look.

After understanding what I meant, she went towards one of the empty seats at the last bench and glared at me as if she is giving me an ultimatum.

I mentally said thanks to that professor for showing up on time or else this Lily the Loly was almost ready to eat me raw.

I hate lily. Because of her I don't have any friend here in college also.

I don't understand what everyone sees in her that they all easily get influence by her and her lies.

Whatever! I don't care. I don't need such fake so called friends in my life who are good for nothing and never spare a single chance to bully an innocent soul.

The professor introduced himself as our accounts teacher and began to teach.

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Successfully, I attended my first day of final year and now walking towards the exit of the college.

I don't know how out of the blue? A boy appeared and poured some water over my head.

"WHAT THE HELL!?", I shouted and looked at him angrily.

"I am sorry. I didn't want to do this. They forced me to.", He said apologetically and pointed towards the main culprit.

As expected, It's none other than else but Lily the Loly and her gang.

Obviously! How their food will digest if they will let me leave the college premises peacefully?

As usual, I ignored them and left from there.

No matter, how much I crave to avenge them but I can't do anything because if I will try to fight back they will make my life more complicated. So, it's better to ignore their actions and shut their mouth with my good results and academic performance.

Lily might become successful in snatching friends from me but she can't do anything to steal all the attention which I always get from the teachers back in school and now from the professors in college.

Lily crave for that attention and always try hard to replace me but she never got successful. Neither in school nor here in the college.

I came back to my hostel room. I change my wet clothes and rushed towards the dining area to consume my meal. After eating, I left for my job.

Since last two years I am following the same routine.

I wake up early in the morning.
Then I study for two hours.
Then I go to a nearby park for one hour and do some exercises like walking, yoga and sometimes running.
Then I return to the hostel and have shower.
After getting ready I eat my breakfast.

Then at 9:00AM, I left for my college.
Then at 2:00PM, I come back to the hostel to eat my lunch.
Then after consuming my lunch I go to my work place.
Then at 8:30PM, my shift gets over. I come back to my hostel room, change my clothes into something comfortable and eat my dinner.
Then I study for one hour before sleeping.
Then at 10:00PM, I sleep.

I follow the same routine every day. Sometimes, I feel like I am not a human being but just a robot.

I have decided that I am going to take a break from this hectic schedule and quit my job for some time because it's my final year and now it's high time I should prepare myself for further higher education.

I had planned to do the MBA and I want to do it from one of the top most institution of India and for that I need to crack CAT (Common Admission Test) exam.

This upcoming year, I will devote all my time in studying hard and will score good percentile.

After my shift as a cashier ended, I went towards the manager's office to submit my resignation letter.

I knocked twice and waited for some response.

"Come in.", Said the manager.

I enter into his office and he smiled brightly.

"Come Sandhya beta, have a seat.", He said cheerfully.

Manager aka Sameer uncle, he is very nice and always treats me like his own daughter.

Sometimes, I feel so blessed. God may have snatched my own parents from me but he did gave me such lovely people in my life who treats me as their own daughter.

"Uncle, I am here to submit my resignation letter.", I said.

"What! But why Sandhya? What happened suddenly?", He asked perplexedly.

I explained him my reasons and he appreciated my choice.

He further said, "Sandhya whenever in future you need anything, you can contact me without any hesitation. I will always be there to help you."

Later, he approved my resignation and wished me all the best for my career.

From tomorrow my coaching for CAT preparation is going to commence.

I already enrolled myself and the best part of the entire enrollment procedure is that I did all this using my own hard earned money. This feeling is awesome.

I dialled Riya Mami's number. She is kind of my best friend. I share each and every thing with her.

Sometimes she scold me that why I don't take any action against Lily and teach her some good lessons.

"Hello Sannu!", As usual she beamed excitedly.

"I resigned.", I informed her.

"Finally! I am very proud of you. You are an ideal daughter that every parents wish for.", She said.

"Thank you Mami.", I said feeling overwhelmed.

"Mark my words Sannu, one day your biological parents are going to regret for dumping you.", She said.

Yes, she knows that I am not an orphan and my parents are alive.

Once! By mistake, I had revealed this secret to her.

But the next moment I made her promise me that she will keep my secret secret and will never reveal about my parents being alive to anybody.

"Mami I don't want to talk about them.", I said.

"Still Sannu. Don't you want to know, Who are your parents? Why they left you in that orphanage?" She said.

"I wanted to Mami. I was so desperate that I even ask that Suresh Bansal enormous times but I always ended up getting punished by him. So, I dropped that wish of mine long ago and moved on in my life.", I said.

"You know what Sannu? I have a feeling that there is something fishy. May be your warden was trying to hide something from you.", She said.

"I don't know. Maybe? Maybe not?", I said.

I don't know why Mami is so hell bound about discussing this topic with me? I don't want to stress myself by thinking all of it again. I did tell her that I had move on in my life but deep inside my heart I know that I am still trying to move on.

"Please beta take your promise back and let me tell everyone about it. Maybe! We can find something about your biological parents.", She requested.

"No Mami, I don't want to build any fake hope once again.", I said.

"But let us atleast try Sannu beta. Maybe, like Kareena Di you can also get your parents back.", She said.

"What you mean like Kareena Aunty? What are you trying to say Mami? I didn't understand.", I said.

"You still don't know many things about your Kareena Aunty. When she was a kid someone had kidnapped her and kept her hostage.", She said.

"What?", I reacted shockingly.

"Yes and her kidnappers lied to her. They pretended that they are good people are her parents are the real culprit. They feed her innocent mind with many lies.

She believed their lies and began to hate her own parents but then she met with your Rahul uncle and he find out about her biological parents and clear out all her misunderstandings.", She said

"Is it true?", I said doubtfully.

"Yes beta, All her misunderstandings got clear and now you can see, she is so happy being with her own family.", Said Riya Mami.

"Hmmm!", I just hummed.

I don't know what to say? I am scared. What if my parents are really cruel people or there is a possibility that they can be very humble and were genuinely facing some serious issues when they decided to throw me out of their lives.

"What hmmm? Say something Sannu.", She said hopefully.

"I don't know Mami, I don't know what to say? I am scared.", I said being honest.

"Don't think too much. We are here with you and will always be. Please let me find about your parents Sannu.", She said.

"Okay.", I wishpered.

Deep inside my heart, even I also want to know, who are they? So, let's give it a chance.

"What! Did I hear okay?", Said Mami dramatically.

"Yes, you did drama queen.", I said and giggled.

"Hehehe!", She too joined me.

"Okay bye, I am disconnecting the call or else I will not get anything to eat in dinner.", I said and hung up the call.

I plugged my phone into charger plug and rushed towards the dinning area which is already full. It means I am late and now I will have to stand in the queue. Shit! I hate standing in the queue. It seems time waste to me.

Next day, all my schedule will be same till I come back from the college.

After returning from the college, instead of going to the hotel, I will be joining my new coaching centre. Yeah! I am excited about tomorrow.

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Excitedly, I enter into the coaching centre. I showed my enrollment documents to the receptionist.

She gave me an Id card and said,

"You will have to bring this daily. Without your ID card you will not be allowed to attend any classes."

I nodded my head in approval.

"Here's your schedule.", She said and forwarded a piece of paper towards me.

I grabbed that paper and read it thoroughly.

I notice that my first class is English and it will be conducted at room number 3.

I began my hunt for room number 3 and finally got it.

I enter into the auditorium with bright smile but after watching the scene inside my smile dropped. No, not only dropped, it went beyond the tiled floor.

"Not again God.", I wishper disappointedly.

"Oh God! Look who is here guys. Hello Sandy.", Said Lily the Loly.

Why her? I don't think I will ever get rid of this irritating girl in this life of mine. She is like an eclipse casted on my life forever.

I had thought that not in school not in college but at least here in this coaching centre I will get to make some friends but I guess, God doesn't want me to make any friends. He wants me to focus only on my education.

Not God's fault because that's what I always wish for throughout my life.

Sulkingly, I sat down on one of the very first bench and bend my head down.

I guess, this is what has written in my faith to be always lonely and be deprived of any relationship.

After few minutes a girl came and sat down beside me.

"Hi, I am Pihu.", She introduced herself.

I smiled and waved my hand slightly.

"I am Sandhya.", I introduced myself.

She seems a nice girl to me. I can be friends with her.

But I know that this is the first and the last civil conversation both of us are having because the moment this class will end, Lily will either threatened her or will manipulate her against me and then like others she will also stop communicating with me.

"How come you ended up here?", She asked.

"Huh?", I reacted perplexingly because I didn't understand whatever she said.

"Aree! I was asking that you genuinely want to be here or you were also forced by someone to join this coaching centre.", She said.

"Ohh! No, nobody had forced me.", I said.

"WOW Yaar, your parents are so good unlike my parents. I hate them.", She said.

I raised my eyebrows questioningly.

"Actually I always wanted to pursue my career as a fashion designer but my parents want me to do MBA. So, here I am sitting beside you unwillingly.", She said and pouted sadly.

I genuinely felt bad for her. I don't understand why her parents are forcing her to do something which she doesn't want to.

Well, if I do calculation of my life in her prospect then I guess my parents also forced me to live a life of an orphan.

Did I ever want to be address as an orphan?

No, never.

So, basically there is no difference between her's and my parents.

"Don't be sad Pihu. I believe whatever happens it happens for our own good and with God's will.", I said.

"May be you are right.", She said doubtfully.

Before I can say anything else our English faculty shows her appearance.

She was wearing a yellow colour kurti top and cream colour leggings, and I must say she is looking pretty.

I notice that there is a batch tuck on the left side of her top with her name engraved.

I tried to focus on it and wishpered her name,

''Mrs Jyoti Mishra.''

"She is my Mom.", Pihu mumbled slowly.

I instantly turned my head and looked at her being shocked.

She nodded her head sulkingly.

Okay! Now I understood the entire scenario of Pihu being forced to peruse MBA and also why she sat down beside me in the first bench instead of running to the last bench like other uninterested students.

Poor Pihu!

Her mother began to teach and I also realise that she is actually very strict.

I felt pity for Pihu. I wish everything happens good in her life.

Similarly like English we together attended all our classes. I notice that Pihu and mine class schedule are entirely same and yes, not to forget that loly she also have the same schedule as us.

I also got to know that Pihu's father will be teaching us maths.

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The time started running at its full speed and I engulfed myself in the preparation of CAT exam and college studies.

It's been six month since I joined the coaching centre.

Pihu has became a very good and only friend of mine. I am really glad to have someone like her in my life.

Lily did try to snatch her from me and break our bond but Pihu being the daughter of two faculties, Lily didn't dare to mess up with her.

I help Pihu with studies. Sometimes, she also visit my hostel for night stays.

I am really enjoying my life after Pihu's arrival. She is crazy. She knows how to lighten up anyone's mood.

I bet, not a single soul can be sad around her.

I revealed to her that I am an orphan and she apologized about the first conversation we have had.

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Because of my busy schedule, I didn't get much time to call Riya Mami. Gradually our conversation became short as she is also busy with the inauguration of her new boutiques.

She invited me to attend the inauguration ceremonies but she knows how important my coaching classes are. So, when I denied she didn't force me.

Meanwhile, all the kids became sad when they get to know that this year I am not visiting in vacation.

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The time flies away and finally tomorrow is the D-Day, my CAT exam.

Well, I am all ready with my preparations but as usual I am nervous.

The best thing is that mine and Pihu's exam center is same. I am going along with her in her father's car.

Right now I am twisting and turning around on my single bed in search of an appropriate position but sleep is far away from me.

If I wanted to stay fresh and focused tomorrow then I will have to sleep anyhow.

Forcefully, I squeezed my eyes shut and started chanting 'Gayatri Mantra'.

(It is believed that by chanting Gayatri Mantra, you achieve success and happiness in your life.
With regular chanting of the Gayatri Mantra, one can firmly establish and stabilise the mind.
The mantra is a declaration of appreciation, to both the nurturing sun and the Divine.)

While chanting 'Gayatri Mantra' I finally fall asleep.

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I woke up with the sound of birds chirping. I came to the balcony and stretched out my arms in order to hug the cool wind.

I finished all my morning chorus and then visit a nearby temple to take the blessings of the God.

After taking the Divine blessings, I dialled Karuna ma'am's number.

"Hello!", She said.

"Hello Ma'am!", I responded.

"Adhya, how many times I had told you beta...", I didn't let her finish and said,

"I know that but today I called you as your student Ma'am. Today is my CAT exam and I need your blessings and best wishes Ma'am.", I said while stressing the word ma'am.

"My blessings are always with you. All the best for your exam and I know you will again make me feel proud.", She said.

That's what I wanted to hear.

"Yes Ma'am now no one can stop me to ace because I have your super blessings.", I said and giggled.

"Now go, or else you will get late.", She said.

"Bye Ma'am.", I hung up the call.

I came back to my hostel and saw a familiar car parked infront of the hostel gate. It's Pihu father's car.

Pihu is fuming while leaning on it.

Fuming? What happened to her?

"Adhyaaaaa..! I will kill you. Where were you? I roam around the entire hostel in search of you and your number, it was also busy.", She shouted angrily.

"Cool down angry bird. I only went to the temple.", I said.

"Adhya I am feeling very much nervous. I don't know what is going to happen in today's exam.", She said nervously.

"Don't worry, just stay focused and trust yourself. You will definitely rock.", I assured her.

She squeezed me in between her arms and said,

"Thanks to God that I met you Adhya. I don't know what I would have done without you. You are my saviour.", She said getting a bit emotive.

"Awww! I like this emotional Pihu.", I teased her.

"Now let's go or else we will not be able to reach the examination centre on time.", She said.

"But..", I tried to remind her that my admit card and exam supplies are inside the hostel.

"No buts, I already fetch your bag while searching for you. Now let's go.", She said and hopped inside the car.

"Okay Madame!", I said and got into the car beside her.

After two hours of long drive finally we reached our exam centre.

Well you all must be wondering where are Pihu's parents?

So, let me inform you that Pihu had strictly instructed her parents not to visit her examination center and not to ask how was her exam.

Her parents are great specially her father, her mother is quite strict but they both treat Pihu no less than a Princes, just the way Raj uncle treats Roshini.

Still, I don't understand the fact that why they are forcing Pihu to pursue MBA? Why they are not letting her to do fashion designing?

We checked our room numbers with the help of the notice stuck on the main gate and we got to know that we will be sitting in different rooms.

Soon the bell buzzed alerting all the students that it's time to get inside the examination centre.

A man holding a mic began to guide everyone and said,

"I request all the examinees to form four lines, two for girls and two for boys."

We did as he said. Me and Pihu are standing in the same line holding eachother hand tightly.

The line began to move and her grip tightens around my hand. Within few seconds we reach closer to the gate.

Both of us wished 'All the best' and parted our ways towards our respective classrooms.

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I enter into the class and began to search for the bench on which the tag of my roll number is being pasted.

After surpassing few benches finally, I got my seat.

I was arranging all my exam supplies according to my comfort when suddenly I saw a girl entering into the classroom.

I remain stunned after looking at her.

She looks exactly like me. Like we both are identical twins.

"Oh God! How it can be possible?", I shouted and stood up from my seat shockingly.

My loud action attracted everyone's attention including hers.

She also turned equally shocked just like I am right now.

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