“Though I don’t know much
about these, I have heard they are a little tough to crack, is it?”
Dad kept track of
everything that came his way. He has this strange curiosity towards new things
and he tries recollecting the same with me after work. We used to brainstorm it
for a while and then slip into sleep after having our favorite meal. Not to
forget the pickle that I love the most.
“Yes dad. Not really easy
though. The thing is that, the interviews are held completely in English and
you know that my English is a little weak. But let’s see. I will try and give
my best.” I assured dad and that made him feel lot better.
Meanwhile, Mom started to
serve food for both of us in plates that we have got some ages back. We have
had a lot of things that needs a sudden replace. But as per the current
situation, we can’t even afford for something that is more than 2K worth.
Most of the times we used
to have food in silence and once after we are done with the meal, we go out to
sleep. It’s not on roads that we sleep all nights, but we used to have this
temple stock area where the security guard allows us to sleep and we pay him
monthly. 300 rupees for a family of 3.
And we used have rope
beds there which are for our luxury. The rope beds are always exciting for me
during that times and we more often take shifts for the use. I was allowed to
sleep only 3 times a week. But when I do, I slip into sleep in a matter of
seconds and that day I will dream like nobody else does.
Companies have started to
come and I had tried my level best to reach the expectations. There is a
systematic procedure and a lot of filtering process that separated the mediocre
students from the best. But most of the times, I ended up being mediocre and
thus I am publicly out.
But, the problem is that,
every time I return home from an interview, a lot of eyes were actually waited
for me to come and reveal the super news of getting placed. But having failed
for more than 5 times in a single month, people have come to a conclusion that
I am no longer good enough to seal a job.
Even Prakash uncle once
came up to me and asked if everything is going okay. He also directed me to
work more on the aptitude stuff that helped students clear the initial rounds
with ease. After all, he has been so kind to our family and have helped me
finish my education in time. So, I wanted to give him the respect that he
deserved.
This blog post is inspired by the blogging marathon hosted on IndiBlogger for the launch of the #Fantastico Zica from Tata Motors. You can apply for a test drive of the hatchback Zica today.
