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The incident that changed me

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When I was in fifth standard my teacher once told the class that Books are our best friends. But unfortunately I took a leave from school that day. Might be acting like I've pain in my stomach or back or I am not sure. But surely I was having nothing but a zeal to miss as many classes I can. I had a crush on Powerpuff Girls particularly on Bubbles: the one with blonde hair. I used to spend hours watching them, fantasizing that one day I will join the team. But that day didn't come. I kept fantasizing and my studies kept flying.  My school was till fifth standard only, so search for the new school kick started. I gave entrance tests in numerous schools but nobody asks questions on Powerpuff Girls, not even Johnny Bravo, though he was also quite good . And I kept on failing. From Public to funded schools, nobody was ready to accept my unnatural intelligence. And I never understood it. Visiting new schools was becoming a routine. My Mummy used to have moist eyes every time while h...

A letter to myself.

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Hello Ashu This is me, your best friend, your own self. How are u doing?  Wait I know how you are. Isn't it stupid. I mean just look at your face. Look at your fingers. You are writing a letter for yourself by yourself. Tell me one thing, how are you going to give it to you, by post or by hand. Well! Leave it. BTW Happy Birthday. I know not many of your friends remembered the date. But I do. Love you. Finally you spent another year doing nothing. Well done. Keep it up. Tell me one thing. You wasted this year by yourself. No one did it on your behalf. Then why are you even thinking of it? Are you sad? Really? Oh. Don't tell me. You just smiled like an egg-head idiot while listening to holy chants of "Happy Birthday to you...bla...bla...God don't give a damn to you...bla...bla...". You can't be feeling small. You just had a treat of yourself turning one year older. You know what! Actually I am feeling small for what you are doing. If you don't remember, let ...