Chapter 4_The First Presentation

White shirt, black trousers, shining light grey colour tie and spectacles with golden frame… Amol was looking very mature on the day.. group 15’s presentations started,

“Knock.. knock,,, may I come in sir??”

“Yes Mrs. sharma!, aaj ye files complete karni hai pata hai na…march end tak head office ko report karna hai” Boss’s pitch was too louder..

“sir.. aaj mere gharpe guests aa rahe hai.. can i leave for the day?" Mrs. Sharma said..

“Do u understand what the word NO means??, aaj files complete karo aur jaao, waise , I m goin in the next building and closing a deal.. I will come back in sometimes”

“but sir” she was almost in tears…

The whole class clapped aloud!!                                                    

Play continued!! Boss’s phone started ringing… “yes beta, bolo” other side said, “papa, I am not feeling well” Boss(amol) said “beta wo cough syrup le lena, mein thoda late aaunga” “par papa I am really not able to get up from the bed, mummy bhi late aayegi aaj.. pleaseee papa”

“beta papa aate hai thodi der me, phone rakhlena”

"Papa loves you a lot beta!!!" Amol said with shivering voice.

His eyes were completely filled with tears!!

There was a stunned silence in the class, late sitting , was being done by the boss also inspite of the ill child and no one to take care of him…

The though hit the chords of the audience as well as Samantha mam.. further in their presentations amol and anagha justified, How, for sometimes it may happen that u have to sit late for work…. Thus, the answer was “it depends!!” amol and anagha explained their presentation in the besttt manner, taking section by section, alternatively, just as they had decided, Anagha was feeling nervous when she had started the presentaions as it was the first time, she was speaking in front so many people, but the fear soon vanished as she could explain each point of her part, at the end of the presentation she was very happy about her work, smile came automatically on her faceas they ended their ppt….

Result was clear, They got the maximum points… which were declared at end of all presentations.. Anagha looked at amol sitting near the wall on second last bench.. she had to almost turn 360 degrees as she was a front bench person.. He instantly, gave her a thumbs up, as if he was expecting her to look at him that time and then got busy with his friends again sharing some big laughter…

“sale, tu seriously, really roya tha kya drama karne ke time?? Lagta hai pura shaharukh khan humara tu??” mandy said…

“chup kar yaar,, mera guru to aamir hai, mein professional acting karta hoon… chal aaj movie dekhne jate hai.” Amol screamed

“abbe chod yaar, cricket match hai aaj seniors ke sath, shaharukh khan!! Chupchap chalna, Acting vaha pitch pe jake dikhani hai”

“Tujhe lagta hai agar hum khelne wale hai to seniors jeet payenge?” Amol gave a clap

“Prashnach Nahiiiiii !!! Pan pahile eke k vadapaav aani cutting houn jaaude, aaj ka treat amol ko maximum marks milne ki khushi me!! ” Nishant gave his expert openian.

Nishant continued in a witty way, “Yaar amole ek baat bata, kabhi pehle kisi janamme galtisebhi, kisi bhi activityme top kiya tha kya??....

They all shared a huge laughter, along with a huge rounds of claps on each other’s hand..

On her way back home, Anagha, again in her thoughts started thinking, “Is he really that complicated person, as i was feeling, or I am only is making his image so complicated?? So nicely, he had answered to the toughest question asked by one of the classmate, I was really not able to find any answer to that question, may be the way I would have answered would have not looked as descent as he answered, Good……. ” phone ring disturbed her,

“yes papa!! I am fine.. mumma had her dinner??” … “No papa….” “Teachers are fantastic…papa today was my first presentation, and it was sooo good na….. ……… . . . . . .” there was a joy of celebration in each of her word! The day moved ahead as she walked ahead on the road along with the stars… They all were shining with their own brightness and her face was getting the glow as she was walking in the moonlight!!

The day had ended with a finance lecture which amol and his friends bunked as usual…

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