Visit to library

I wish a truly free life. Away from all the troubles. Away from all the pressure of parents, relatives, peers, teachers. Just free like the birds flying in the open sky

Everyone says to study hard and build your career. They even recommend you to study alone as no one will ever accompany you till the very end. I realized this sentence when I was in the tender age of 6 years. It was the first time I got the first position in my grade school. Before that I had many friends but after that day of result announcement I saw many faces turning away from me. They no longer cared nor wanted to talk to me. I got to know even your friends will leave seeing you getting better than them.

'Well... I am in 10th grade now so no use in indulging in past occurrences.' I mumbled as I was getting ready for school. 'Akira! Come and get your lunch.' My mother called me downstairs. I went to her, got my lunch and stuffed it in my school bag. 'Mum, I will be back in the evening today.' I told her. 'Are you meeting your friends today?' she asked. 'Nah. Just going to stay by the library to study. My Mid-term exams are approaching, right?' I answered her and left house.

As I entered the school, I could see the information board being covered by the inspirational quotes our teachers came up with. "Try you best even if you're failing!!" 'Seriously? Was that the best you could come up with, dear teacher?' I thought as I headed towards my classroom. As always, the chatter of the ambition-less students just gossiping around was loud and clear. I went to my seat, sat and opened my math workbook. I could feel the sharp gazes that were piercing me. Well it must feel like I am abnormal to them to open math workbook as the first thing after coming in the classroom. But I had my own reason of doing so. Those stupid gossiping extras might not know but I overheard the math teacher saying that he will take a surprise test in the first period today. I can't get a low score at all and tarnish my reputation even if it takes me being "abnormal" to those extras.

At 3 pm, after the day got over, I walked out of the school and went straight towards the library. The library was quite vacant in the weekdays with not many people coming there. I took a seat and opened the file where my assignments were kept. I took out my due assignment and started working. By the time I was done it was already 6 o'clock. I thought of looking around the shelves to see if any book piques my interest. And thinking so, I went to the section that contained books related to criminology and psychology. Well it did pique my interest. And i started looking for an interesting book to read.

I spotted one particular book titled "Some books shall never be read" It surely had an interesting title. But who would not read the book after reading such a title. As I was about to take out that book from the shelf-...

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