FAILURE AFTER SUCCESS
On the next day, Nakul woke up at 5’ O clock. That was a very good and refreshing day and the feeling of a graduate was even more exciting and encouraging. Nakul did not sleep properly the whole night as he was so excited about his result and obviously about the result of his friends. He just can’t wait till 10 ‘ O clock. So he decided that he will go to Ellias’s house at first and where from, both of them, will go to Barsha’s residence. So, Nakul quickly took a bath and wearing his newly ironed dress, went to Ellias’s house. He went there and knocked the door.
Sameera opened the house door. Nakul had always liked Sameera but he never had the courage to express his feelings towards her. Though there is no reason for liking a person but some can be enumerated as both of them were a bit calm and quiet and both really understand each other quite well. It is not that Ellias and Barsha did not understand Nakul, but as it is said earlier, there is no reason for liking a particular person, Nakul liked Sameera a little bit.
Sameera had always been a good friend of Nakul, but she never did anything that would have made Nakul realize that she also really prefer him. May be, for Sameera, they are only good friends or maybe she never expressed her feelings to Nakul. After all she is a girl and it is an universal truth that it is very difficult to understand what is going on in a girl’s mind. But still, they are friends. As soon as she saw Nakul on the other side of the door, she asked him about his result.
On getting the appropriate answer from Nakul, she congratulated him with a smile which was more refreshing than anything and more beautiful than everything in this planet. She also gave a big hug to Nakul after seeing him for a so long period of time and it was like the best gift Nakul had ever got in his entire lifetime. He was about to talk more with Sameera when suddenly he saw her father Mr. Sujoy Khan coming towards him with a smiling face. Before Nakul could say anything, Mr. Sujoy Khan said,
“Well done, son. Well done. Congratulations on your performance. I am really so proud of you. But just remember one expression——–take pride in how far you have come but have faith in how far you can go. So, continuing improving in life because in life there is always a scope for improvement and I know you will. I have complete faith in you.”
By saying this, he asked Ellias’s mother to serve Nakul some breakfast. But Nakul said that they will be going to Barsha’s house and there only they will be having breakfast.In the mean time, Ellias had also come and then they went for Barsha’s house. Barsha’s house is a little far from Nakul and Ellias’s house and therefore they took a bus and went to her house. As soon as they went and knocked the door, it was their maid Rashmi, a mother like figure to Barsha, came and opened the door. Nakul was about to ask about Barsha when suddenly a strong voice came from the inside of the house
“Welcome! Welcome! It will be pretty much expected that it will be you two only. Don’t you two have any other work to do? You two always come without any understanding of time, bloody footpath creatures. You two are spoiled kids, but do not dare to spoil my only daughter.”
it was Mr. Anil Ray, the father of Barsha. Due to some unknown reason, Mr. Ray never liked Nakul and Ellias. Nakul wondered that he might be too much worried about his only daughter or he might think that as he and Ellias are very much mediocre in studies and so Barsha being with them may decline in studies. He can also be of the thought that Nakul and Ellias are being with friends with Barsha, just in order to take the financial advantage out of her. But whatever it is, the reason is unknown. Ellias was getting hyper, but before the situation turns uglier, Nakul with an effort to manage the situation said softly and innocently,
“Uncle,we two have graduated. Last day only our results of graduation was uploaded in the website. So we just came here to inform you and take your blessings and……”
Before Nakul could continue further, Mr. Ray stated in a loud and rich speech, “Do not dare to call me uncle. I am not your uncle. I do not want to keep any relationship with loafers like you. Moreover graduation is not a big deal now a days. You two have graduated so that does not mean that you two have done something brilliant. Every Tom, Dick and Harry graduates today. Now a days, the standard of education is such that for failing in graduation, efforts are required and not for passing the examinations.”
In the mean time, Ellias was getting frustrated by the unwanted lecture of Mr. Ray and so he just moved away from there with an excuse of receiving an urgent call and messaged Barsha to come there and save them from his father boring, irritating and disgusting lecture. Barsha was upstairs in her bedroom listening to some trance music. As soon as she got Ellias’s message, she quickly put down her headphone and came downstairs. Barsha was also aware of the fact that his father did not like Ellias and Nakul. As soon as Mr. Ray saw Barsha coming downstairs, Mr. Ray went inside by uttering the words
“Yes! Yes! Please welcome them. Truly, this house has become a lodge. All persons who do not have any work are in this house”
by saying this, he went inside the house with a smile which was not at all a pleasant smile for Nakul and Ellias. Ellias then whispered to Nakul, “You know something, uncle is absolutely correct. All persons who do not have any work are in this house and that is why uncle is also in this house.”
Barsha, on the other hand, with a mixed expression of smile and apology welcomed them. Ellias being frustrated told Barsha, “That was an enough welcome from your father. Believe me, if he was not your father, then……”
he just kept the sentence incomplete but the meaning was almost clear to both Nakul and Barsha. Nakul then said in order to make Ellias calm, “Ok! Let us go for the party. After all, this is a celebration time.”
So they went for the party and that whole day, they enjoyed to the fullest extent.
We all wait for our time, but it must be remembered that time never waits for us. It flows like a river and at the appropriate time, it falls into the sea. Similar things happened to them too. Two months have passed but they did not get a job. The job market demands C.A. Rank Holders, I.C.W.A. or M.B.A. but these three are only B.Com graduates from an ordinary college with ordinary marks. So it was difficult for them to get a job in the competitive business environment and high demanding job market in the horrible age of cut throat competition.
They tried many a times, but they failed to get a job. There are always persons who are ready to criticize others in their problems and distress. Barsha’s father Mr. Anil Ray was also among them. He always criticized them and laughed at their efforts and make fun of their pain instead of motivating and encouraging them . On the other hand, Mr. Sujoy Khan, Ellias’s dad at least never discouraged them, even though he never encouraged them also.
Mr. Anil Ray would always tell his daughter, “If you would not have roamed about with those two loafers, you could have been much successful than present.”
He used to humiliate Nakul and Ellias and his daughter at every moment and he never missed a single opportunity to humiliate them and try to create a crack in their already existing strong bond of friendship . That was really painful for the trio. But they had to accept it as it was the truth and truth is like sunlight, like day and night, which cannot be denied under any circumstances. It was a failure for the trio even after their success of the graduation examinations.
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