A screenplay about Peer Pressure
( I come back from school, wash my hands and legs and come to eat at the table.)
Mother: How was your exam today?
Me: It was good. I got 76 out of 80.
Mother: Who got the highest?
Me: Anish got the highest. He got 76.5 out of 80.
Mother: It’s fine he got the highest in this exam. But next time I want you to get more than him. By the way you are always reading the storybooks given by the school. I never see you reading a text book. Still you don’t get highest in your class. You think I will allow this?
Me: He just got half marks more than me. Still you tell me to get more than him. And after some days I have the writing contest. So I have to concentrate more on writing than on studies.
( In the mean time my brother comes down from the first floor.)
Brother: How is it going to help you? Any way there are people like Aritra and Soukarja. How will you beat them? So I say better prepare for the coming exam. Father has filled a form for Big Bang and you are giving it.
Me: What exam? What Big Bang? Why did not father take my opinion before filling the form?
Brother: Why does father need your opinion? I gave the Big Bang exam and got admitted in FITJEE. Be grateful that you are not being admitted in FITJEE.
Me: So as you said I am giving the exam, you will also say the I have to get more than Riju in the exam.
( my brother was going to say something)
Mother( interrupting him): Exactly. He is much better than you in swimming. You have to prove yourself by getting a higher marks than you in the exam.
Me( with a scornful face): Could I ask what is the connection between swimming and the exam.
Mother( suspiciously): Are you trying to mock me?
Me: See you don’t even know how a person talks when a person when he/she tries to mock somebody. Never mind, leave that. Now answer my question.
Mother: Actually, there is no connection between them. It’s just a type of revenge that you should be willing to take.
Me: Then how can you be comparing Riju being better than me in swimming and me getting higher marks than him in the exam. And what higher marks, when I am not going to give the exam.
Brother: I understood mother. The school is trying to inject this all this nonsense in his head. Better take him out before they can brainwash him completely.
( I become very excited and start stammering)
Me: What? ccchange mmmy school? Are you ccrazy? This is the oonly solution you have when I try to give an argument.
( I look at the time and sees it is 5:30. Then I quickly finish my food and storm out of the house to go to play.)
