Ayaan's 10 standard results

14th July 2020[Tuesday)

Ayaan has been on pins and needles waiting for his 10th Std CBSE results.

His 12th standard elder sister noticing his tense face asks him, "Your classmates have all put God pictures on their insta profile. Aren't you putting up one too ?"

Ayaan(with a stoic face) 

"No. I am not doing that"

"You dumb Shit! Only you will fail in your class. Everybody else will pass"

Ayaan has a shocked & worried look.

<Fadeout scene>

15th July 2020(Wednesday)

The result comes out in the afternoon. He has passed with a decent 72% !

16th July 2020(Thursday) evening 7:10 pm

Their parents(me & my wife) are sitting in the front hall. His sister is talking to us. Suddenly she remembers something, and with a grin asks out loud, "Do you know why Ayaan passed  ?"

Her mother and I exchange puzzled glances and ask, "Why ?"

"Its because he put the God's picture on his insta profile like his classmates !".She grins ear to ear at having gotten her brother.

From inside Ayaan's room a voice floats out, "For you its a joke !"

I call out to him, "So you put up the God's picture like your classmates, eh  ?"

"I can't take any chances !" is the subdued response

<Scene fadeout amid his sister's and parent's laughter>