What's your unlucky number?
"13", say some people
"Nooo, 4", say the others.
My unlucky number's 1. Yup. The closest whole number to zero really sucks for me. Cricket: Lost by 1 run. Badminton: 20-21 (no deuces). It's pretty much everywhere. More so from a competitive exam viewpoint: NSO, IMO, IAIS, they've all gone up in smoke because of 1 mark. But that really doesn't compare to my worst defeat.
Infosys CTY.
I was pretty happy with myself till I got to know of the top six. I couldn't believe it, so I stormed into the co-coordinator's room.
"How much did I get", I asked.
After fumbling a bit, she said I got 18/20. I didn't know how that could disqualify me because everyone else got 18/20 as well.
"I could've chosen you instead of anyone of the other six. But your mistake, well, I can't pardon that."
I had messed up on the easiest question in that paper: "What's 25% of 25%?". I decided not to argue. It really hurt that I screwed up on that. Every morning for a few months I woke up with the same question, "What good am I in anything else, if I can't even make it to the top six in my school?".
Scars don't fade easily, and this one didn't heal till a month ago.
There you have it: 'The 1 = Everything' equation.
"13", say some people
"Nooo, 4", say the others.
My unlucky number's 1. Yup. The closest whole number to zero really sucks for me. Cricket: Lost by 1 run. Badminton: 20-21 (no deuces). It's pretty much everywhere. More so from a competitive exam viewpoint: NSO, IMO, IAIS, they've all gone up in smoke because of 1 mark. But that really doesn't compare to my worst defeat.
Infosys CTY.
I was pretty happy with myself till I got to know of the top six. I couldn't believe it, so I stormed into the co-coordinator's room.
"How much did I get", I asked.
After fumbling a bit, she said I got 18/20. I didn't know how that could disqualify me because everyone else got 18/20 as well.
"I could've chosen you instead of anyone of the other six. But your mistake, well, I can't pardon that."
I had messed up on the easiest question in that paper: "What's 25% of 25%?". I decided not to argue. It really hurt that I screwed up on that. Every morning for a few months I woke up with the same question, "What good am I in anything else, if I can't even make it to the top six in my school?".
Scars don't fade easily, and this one didn't heal till a month ago.
There you have it: 'The 1 = Everything' equation.
You didn't move on since then, did you?
ReplyDeleteNo. How could he!?!?
Deletehe LOST TO ME!
HEHE! :D
i feel even EVILLER! ;)
If the number 'One' has been the reason for your missing out on the CTY, then why is it lucky?
ReplyDeleteAnd don't you think you're being a bit narcissistic?
No offense meant, I'm just curious.
ah, yes, thanks for the response, i wouldn't call it narcissism. More like a sense of remorse.
ReplyDeletethanks for catching that, Sharan. changed 'lucky' to 'unlucky'
HEHE! :D
ReplyDeletei Got in and u dint! :D
hehe..
i feel EVIL now! :P
im smart nd ure not! ;)
~Rohin
troll....
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