Its that time of the year again, almost every Indian house quaking with a magnitude of their child's board exam result. The first post on my Facebook feed was certainly one to envy, so I kept scrolling down until my head began to spin. The palette of possible percentages reminded me of my limited hours, until I too will sit behind a screen, constantly refreshing the page in all anxiousness, finally making amends with God. I've always been traumatized by the supreme power numbers have over our lives; age, weight, marks, likes and counting...
Drawn by Sarina Abdulla
The only thing worse than knowing that I am this close to bidding school life Adieu, is greeting a much more cruel world Bonjour. The last few weeks were a splash of all the most vibrant emotions. Some days I am already nostalgic as I fast forward into the future, while on others I lay myself back rewinding to a more carefree past. I push my friends as far away in fear of getting attached, and pull them back even closer knowing it will never be the same again. With pleasure I may have repeated the same mistakes time and over again, but for now all I can say is... Come what may, Carpe Diem, Carpe Noctem, Carpe Vitam...
Drawn by Jilsha Feraz