It was MY DAY

It was the placement season in my college sometime in August and I was eager to get myself a job after four failed attempts. I woke up after an unsuccessful sleep and it was like I can't succeed in anything even in this thing (yea!! having a good sleep).

I should get ready fast my mind knocked me. I went to the bathroom, had the shower and my mind was still like "will I get the job" , "is it my day" , "am I prepared" and every alien thought I could had.

It was not like I pray everyday but today was something special, I needed a job and for that praying was the solution which was glowing the most in my thoughts. My mum and dad were too excited like on my every previous attempts and they wished me luck while I was getting ready.

So, I was ready, I had my breakfast, I had those almonds too that my mum gave me to make my brain extra sharp,  you know haha!! . I was out at the bus stand waiting for it to drop me to the metro station. That ironed white shirt, black trousers and shining shoes were making me feel like a true gentleman who had a good job, good salary and everything good BUT it was not.

Those feeling were vanished as soon as I saw a crowded bus which I had to take to reach the metro station and then the college on time. Those 10 mins ride in the bus made my ironed shirt crushed, my shining black shoes dirty and my set hair moved in every other direction. The confidence I had just few moments before was no where to found. I was like it will be my fifth failure in a row.

I boarded the metro from Laxmi Nagar (that too was jam packed, Delhities would know) and after an hour and a half I reached Rithala, reading and revising everything that I could and also for the first time making a good use of the internet, googling everything I thought would be important.

Here I was, a little late as always, rushed to computer lab for the first round which was the QA round. I remember the clock counter on the top right corner of the screen which was like screaming out to me "hahaha!! you won't be able to answer those questions, you dumb". Oh god, I was so nervous, I jumped from one question to the next, from one page to the next, answering few of them and also ignoring some. Round one complete the results were out, I got selected for the next, Group Discussion (the GD round).

I was so relieved, at least I have something to be proud of and yes some thing extra to tell back home. You know!! what we students do, if we clear first stage, we call back home and tell that we got out of the third round, shtt mom I was so good haha!!.

Yeah!! I cleared the GD round too, now it was about the finale, the grand finale for me. "Sachin, its your turn", my teacher said. "Oh where is your folder, where is your resume, Sachin put everything back properly in the folder quickly " she again said, now more strictly.

I ran towards the room and entered. There were four company's personnel and one of them asked for my resume. Within few seconds they threw almost every question on me, from the stuffs I had on my resume to the subjects I once read during my grads. Luckily I answered them all, with whatever I thought would be appropriate.

Now the turning point, I don't know from where it came up, may be because of the almonds my mum gave me in the morning haha!!, for one of the questions put on me asking about my strengths, I replied "I went for placements for four companies before this, but was rejected from the first round itself. But I didn't loose hope, I identified my faults, found their solutions, motivated myself and here I am in front of you in the final round"  hufff !! where did this came from. My final round was over.

The results were out, five students were selected and I was one of them Yuhuu!!. That moment I heard my name I was like "waoohh!! is that a dream, some one please pinch me." I called my dad, he too was like "are you sure?" , I called my mom, my sis and shared those heavy doses of happiness which I just received.

Yes I was placed, I was placed. May be that crushed shirt, those dirty shoes, those unset hair had nothing to do with my placement. The thing that mattered was "That was MY DAY" , yes it was my day. We all have our days, we just have to be patient and should keep working hard towards our goals so that, that special day reaches us fast. Yes keep up with your good work and have patience, someday will be your SPECIAL DAY.

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