My childhood

Some Memories are hard to erase...

One fine morning after 10th pre board examinations. Jayanthi Mam, our geography teacher, came in with a bundle of answer papers into the class room. Everyone in the class skipped a breathe finding the answer papers in her hand.

One student: Mam..Is it corrected?

Jayanthi Mam : Yes!

This time most of them was about to faint. I was also one among them. I wrote the exam without studying anything. 

Because of a spectacle on my face which almost covered my full face and always a book in my hand, people mistook me as a nerd. But the truth is that I was average looking and because of this I was scared to face people. When every girls had some or the other guys walking behind them and proposing them. Boys would come to me just to connect them to my friends. I happily would show to them that I have something to read or to study. Books was all time my best friend. Even If I don't read I would hold it and walk to get confidence.

My name started with 'K' and so I had to wait for the others to take the answers from teacher. Everybody had some or the other comment from teacher.Either worse or very good. My turn was getting closer. I slowly  stood up and started walking with a heavy heart. Mam called out my name. I was about to get a heart attack. 

"Why do you come to school?" she asked looking at me.

I slowly glanced into my answer sheet which she was holding. 5 out of 30!!

"If you cant study don't come to school. Why bother to waste your parents money?!!" she continued.." Have you ever looked at you in the mirror? You hardly have anything to show off also! If you had beauty, I could have told you were coming to show off atleast. Why are you coming to school?!!" she said and threw the paper on my face. I couldn't look at anybody's face for that moment. I took the paper lying down and walked to my seat with chin up, hiding all the feeling inside

I know I dint study. But the last thing that she told me in front of everybody felt like someone threw a stone harshly on my face. I dint know what to do. What I had in my mind as complex came as true feeling when teacher told me straight on my face. I knew everyone was staring at me. I heard some whispering about the marks I got shockingly.

I walked to my seat. My friends looked at me telling it is okay. I showed an expression which said I don't give a damn. Took a book which was lying on my table and started reading.

Author's Note

Thought of sharing a memory from my life. Dint go deep into the grammatical aspect..:)