Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents either are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
Today is a new day, and I have to complete the mission of getting out of unimportant things (like studying). As you can imagine, this requires a lot of skill and practice.
In the morning, I hear my mother scream, “Wake up Omkaar, wake up!!!” I cool her down by telling her to ‘just chill’. Then I start admiring the beauty of our plain and boring wall clock. My mother continues to scream, but I ignore her and start my journey to the bathroom. I stay there till my mom gets suspicious and comes looking for me. While eating breakfast, I do three things at once – look at the clock every minute, read a novel and obviously, eat. I also stare at the bowl every now and then, only to be nudged by my mom with an instruction to finish my breakfast quickly. Taking a shower is highly uninteresting, so I finish it in no time. Finally, I’m ready for school.
On my way to the bus stop, I see my mom break Usain Bolt’s world record, while I decide to conduct scientific experiments, such as jumping into puddles to check if my shoes are waterproof. In the bus and in class I decided to listen to the teachers to avoid getting detention for the fifth time this year. In school, I spend eight hours of fun and despair (as I got detention anyway). When I reach home (now listen carefully or rather read carefully), my mother asks me to study. After about an hour and a half of thinking, I decide to study only if she lets me play for two hours. She agrees. I return from the playground only at dinnertime and my mother is waiting for me. She tells me to finish my dinner quickly and sit down to study. I tell her that I cannot because a football match is being telecast from 9 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. She allows me to watch the match. At the end of the match, I tell her that I’m sleepy (even though I don’t really mean it). My mom cannot handle this situation, so she calls my dad. Now it’s hard to give excuses because it’s two versus one. My dad starts yelling at me. I put on earphones (the model is – Bose SoundSport Wireless Earphones). I tell them that I’ll study the next morning. My parents start discussing the matter. Meanwhile, I fall asleep and they never try to wake me up when I’m sleeping!
This is how I do it. If you have any other opinions or comments you can meet me in my class (8A). I may appear busy but I will be listening to you.
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