A girl was sitting on the beach. It was sunset in the afternoon when the whole beach was empty. The blue sea mixed with the colour of the sun. She was thinking how the deep sea is engulfing the Sun, just like her whole life engulfed her happiness in one strike. Does that mean she can find her happiness there?
"Yes my happiness is there."
She walked towards the sea little by little. Just when she sunk herself half into the water a voice came from behind.
"Pujaaa ,pujaa" her grandma called her.
"Puja!!!" This voice was a little harsh and she lifted her head from the bench where she fell asleep. The maths teacher was taking the class when she fell asleep as usual.
"What were you doing. That's why I always see silly mistakes in your paper and........"
The rest was the same typical bickering from everyday. She didn't listen to the rest. Puja is an ordinary high school student with a shy nature, and doesn't talk to anyone until she has to. This 16 year old girl has short hair average looks and is about to give board exams. But her life is not in the mood to give her a break.
"Go stand there and raise both your hands up."
She robotically did what she is told to. This is not a new thing to her so she never felt uneasy doing that. She has so many more important concerns than that. The class ended when the bell rang. "Take these papers captain. These are the mid term exam results."
Puja reached her bench and folded the paper. She was worried if she would score less than usual in maths. No that's the damn 60. The definition of an ordinary student. She sighed hardly after all there would be nothing better than this in her life.
Meanwhile in the staffroom a man was sitting before the desk leaning against the chair. His desk is a mess as well as his hair. He was checking the English papers of the students.
"These kids are all the same vomiting the answers of note books. They didn't even consider languages as hard subjects."
"You are new right, in the place of Ghosh. You might not know that nowadays students don't have that much interest in literature. That's why they are compromising with a para teacher."
He understood the poking in his speech. So he just remained silent.
While doing that his eyes got stuck into an answer. That was the explanation of friendship according to you.
"Hmm."
So in summary, according to Merry lamp's
Summer friends, the swallow which comes only in the summer symbolises the so called friends which only stays on our side in our good times. The sparrow which comes in winter and stays at our houses is the symbol of true friendship. But according to my experience rather than hoping for a friend to accompany us people should know how to be their own friends. Because in tough times there is no one to accompany us in real life
"Intersting! Puja Mitra. Okey"
He marked the answer as 9/10 and smiled a little. In the next class when Puja received her papers she was so surprised that she stood up and yelled.
"How is this possible? I got 70"
The whole class was looking at her with shock and the young teacher gave her a mysterious look.
