echoes you hear

It has almost been a year since you've left. In the past one year, I've faced tremendous difficulties on almost all grounds. To start with, I'd suffered from Cholitis and viral fever within a few weeks of your demise. Dad and I have fought innumerable times. But I don't think it's his fault. I think I have become really impatient and short-tempered. I know it's not a good thing, but I'm helpless, you know. Its like, in my genes which I've obviously inherited from you, Baba and Dada (we would know). However, the good thing is- I've learnt a couple of things as well. I think I've finally become a little responsible- responsible enough to take care of Dadi. I think I've evolved into this person who might get mad at little-little things, but can also forgive people instantly- although I am not too sure if it's a good thing or not.  I think I've also become emotionally stronger- I can sense things, love deeply and cry ONLY when it...

I was in the flight then. Since it was an eight hours long flight, most of the passengers had either dozed off or were busy staring at their respective television sets. I had gotten a window seat, so I looked outside and I could see nothing but darkness. At that time itself, my heart raced backwards and I started missing my parents and friends. No matter how big plans I’d made of having fun, it was the first time that I was travelling abroad without my parents and naturally, I just had to feel a little home sick. What I remember next was just the announcement of the pilot welcoming us to the city of Dublin, Ireland. We were all set. All set to ride the roller coaster where tons of fun, experience and lessons awaited us. When we saw our Irish brothers for the first time, I bet all of us had the same thought in mind- “How are we going to manage?” But thankfully, it didn’t turn out to be too difficult for me. I was hosted by the Breens’, my brother’s name being Daniel. Daniel was...

So, my exams are over, the results are out and I have a lot of time in hand so I thought that yeah, maybe this is the right time to let it all out. I'd like to dedicate this post to all the parents out there who do not understand what being a teenager in India, today, feels like. Dear Indian Parents,         Thank you so much for giving us birth, nurturing us and showing us what a lovely world this is. But unfortunately, it's not that beautiful for us  anymore. Why? Mainly because of one major reason: academics. We aren't really fond of our country's education system, you see. Till a certain point of time, I get that it's necessary for us to have knowledge of everything. But when it comes to the latter part of middle school, it just becomes frustrating. Not all of us are able to handle the vast course of every subject and as a result, we start deteriorating.       ...