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A true promotion
Khushi Saxena, AIS Noida, XI I
Mike had always waited for this day. It was time for his first promotion. Today, he woke up before his alarm rang. Suited up in the most expensive suit, tying his favourite grey tie, his thoughts lingered upon what was to happen in the next few hours.
He left his house with his laptop bag. As he neared the gate, his happiness turned into anger, courtesy - a kid with coffee in his hands ran into him. Mike had no time to go back and change. So, he quietly walked towards his car muttering to himself, “What could make it worse?”
Fifteen minutes late for his big day, he sped up his car but was stopped midway by a huge crowd of people who had gathered to witness what looked like an accident scene. “This is a hit and run case,” were the faint cries which reached Mike’s ears. An hour late by then, Mike pushed off the crowd to see an old woman lying in a pool of her own blood.
He quickly rushed her to the hospital, which was in the opposite direction of his office. The lady was admitted, and he completed the formalities.
Amidst all this, Mike completely forgot about his promotion. He realised how the opportunity had now slipped from his hands. Dejected, he loosened his tie and sat on a bench outside the hospital.
He had waited so long for this dream to be fulfilled, and now he saw it all fading away. Just then, the phone rang. It was his boss. He knew he was in for major bashing for not turning up. Reluctantly, he answered the phone. Before Mike could begin to explain himself, a hoarse voice spoke, ‘Thank you’. Mike couldn’t really comprehend what just happened. ‘Is this a joke?’, he thought to himself. “Thank you so much for saving my mother’s life, Michael. Without your help, she would have definitely died.” Hearing this, tears welled up in Mike’s eyes. But they were tears of joy, as he realised that this was his ‘true’ promotion.
WORDS VERSE
A bookworm
Sehaj Ghuman, AIS Noida, X L
Carefully, I open the book
And let its aroma fill the air
Nowhere do I wish to be
But in this realm so rare
This is a world of my own
In which I happily reside
Even if I may know the future
But to the present I am tied
I turn the pages eagerly
Trying to unlock the mystery
On each word my imagination hovers
At times excited, at times jittery
Slowly, it builds up the tension
Leading me through passages
As I read with rapt attention
It leaves me a new message
It is nothing less than magic
Always leaving me spellbound
Be it romantic or be it tragic
It never fails to astound
I go through it a thousand times
As it will appeal me forever
It is nothing but a passion
Each book I can devour
Sometimes it gives me closure
Sometimes makes me wonder
To a new world I get exposure
This world I’d never let sunder
Nature of life
Vaishali Bhardwaj, B.El.Ed, AUUP
Life is complex, filled with shocks
At times we have to sail through rocks
We know not what tomorrow will be
And that, we can never foresee
Let’s rejoice what we have today
Accept all that comes our way
We should let go what has passed
For this universe is incredibly vast
We keep coming across new things
There is a lot more that life will bring
What we give does come back
No way to escape, no life hack
Remember what you do sow
Because that is what will later grow
You may be proud, you may be low
It might as well turn out to be a blow
How you handle it is your call
In this course you may also fall
Live happily and do no wrong
On this note, I end my song
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