27th Jan, 2025

• Let’s get inspired from spidy and try again…
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  Special thanks to Stephen, 13dost, and others who keep me going, even in hard times.
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  It’s 12:30am midnight, my eyes open but ITIs closed. So, no need to worry. As an expected schedule I have to wake up early, go to park for exercise, eat 4 boiled eggs, work on steno, have lunch, study again, watch anime or have a nap for breaks. In the evening, it’s fix to teach for 3hrs and 1 hour in travelling. Then sleep at night.
  4 hours are nothing if it pays me more than 10k, feels like a salary, isn’t it? It is now common, when I promise someone to find a teacher, then I myself get hired. Haha… at least, I am not teaching single student batches any more.
  
  Though the year has started, I am working hard for nothing. There are no more new targets. Have I achieved everything or given up already?
  **Phone rings**
  “Bro! Where are you??”
  “Did you count how many times we had called you? Just come home already!”
  “OK. I am on my way…”
  I remembered, what had happened when I denied Ayush’s invitation on my… sorry his birthday. So I joined their party before the new year countdown. Although I contributed by singing “Zindagi sawar du…” and a bunch of cringe songs on mike loud. I was not in my senses at all. I just joined them.
  
  **Next Day**
  Not Ayush, but I had denied Shilpi. Actually I said yes first, then no and finally decided to go. Isn’t it getting relatable? Hm… anyway. I reached the stand by 12pm of the new year, then everybody arrived, or say most of the strangers arrived.
  “It’s not a normal trip any more” I thought as there were 13 of us (I counted from the group photo next day). Despite the crowd, we five (Shilpi, Ayub, Arun, Anshu and I) were busy taking our own special group photos. Hm…OK.
  “Why are you so silent today?” Suvani said.
  
  ***Who is Suvani?***
  She is the one who has dared to speak against Vishal sir in FEA, in the same batch of Shilpi, Ayub, Bilal, etc. and me as a graduate. I just used to agree to her without even knowing the matter.
  ***Now you know her***
  
  “Ah… was I… talkative earlier” in slow pace.
  And the metro arrived as soon as I stated to think what should I say next.
  
  Currently, I am teaching at the institute named after Suvani’s younger sister…
  “Veena Vadini is the name of Saraswati” Suvani replied to my question while we were on our way to home. She continued…
  “And she is blessed. Whatever she puts her hands on, it flourishes!”
  “Hm… Then let her put her hand on me” I said.
  Everyone glared at me for a second and started laughing. “What do you want to say?” Shilpi said. Everyone was still laughing.
  
  ***Days afterwards***
  “Ravi, why don’t you say anything?” Veena asked
  “Hm… but what do I say…?” I replied.