So, back on the first day of 11th grade, I walked in with high hopes, new faces around, and big plans. But literally within the first week, things ...
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This hits hard! Love that quiet, classy comebackπ€£
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I'm done giving lecturesβnow I need your advice. I've got a question.
Go ahead, whatβs your question?π€
Iβm really, really sorry for the late reply π I just had one little questionβ¦ do you use Discord?
Yep, I use Discord. Registered last week and joined the server run by the two 12-year-old founders π€£ My account is tied to my Gmail.
I think steady effort can be one of the strongest ways to overcome being judged by others.
In the end, what matters is knowing who you want to become and continuing toward it without letting other people define you.
You didnβt waste your energy arguing, you just kept working and let the results speak for themselves.
I really admire the strength it took to turn that situation around. Well done! πΈπ₯
Thanks β€οΈ Your words really mean a lot to me. By the way, I really love your articles too! Where do you get so much creativity from? You always come up with something new and beautiful. πΈπ₯
Thanks for the kind words! πΈ
My secret source of creativity is probably the shoyu ramen I eat every Sunday ππ₯
Everyone's celebrating the punchline, and fairly so, but the sharper thing is what you actually corrected.
Two things got taken off you that year. Your name, swapped for a failed student's. And your character, swapped for lazy. The teacher's praise addressed the second one. You declined to accept the correction on the wrong one.
You didn't want to be called hardworking. You wanted to be called Divyanshi.
You've been posting here as The Lazy Girl the whole time. That's her line. You took the insult, made it your name. That's a much longer game than the report card.
Also, Siya deserves more than one paragraph. Everyone remembers the teacher. Very few people get the friend who says "let your marks do the talking" at exactly the right moment.
Maybe thatβs why your words mean so much to me, because you didnβt just look at the whole thing as a funny punchline. You understood what was actually behind it, and honestly, I donβt think I had ever put those feelings into words myself.
And now, βThe Lazy Girlβ doesnβt feel like an insult to me anymore. In fact, Iβve grown quite attached to the name. It carries so many memories, and somewhere along the way, it became a part of my journey rather than something I wanted to hide. I think thatβs what makes the name special to me nowβthe meaning behind it changed with time.
I also really loved what you said about Siya. Some people may not have the biggest part in a story, but the few words they say at exactly the right moment can stay with you for a very long time. βLet your marks do the talkingβ was one of those moments for me.
Thank you for looking beyond the obvious part of the story and noticing the little things that actually meant something. I genuinely appreciate that!! :D
She handed you a name meant to make you smaller, and you've spent years filling it with amazing things.
Thank you for writing it. π
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A story behind every name.
Dekisugi ko Nobita samajh liya aur unki ummeedon par paani pher diya. π
Bas bas, itni tareef mat kijiyeβ¦ main khud ko Dekisugi samajhne lag jaungi πΈ
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Children can be mean, and teachers can be harsh & judgemental.
Nice comeback πβ¨β¨
Thanks for reading β€οΈ
It was a pleasure π
Having even one person like Siya in your corner can make such a difference, Divya. Her advice was simple, but sometimes that's exactly what we need to hear. And that ending was perfectly timed! π
So true! Having Siya in my corner meant the world to me, and her advice was just what I needed to hear. Thanks for reading shubhra!! :D
Divya, I can imagine how annoying that must have been, especially when even your teacher had already decided what kind of person you were. But I loved how you just focused on yourself and let your results speak for you. And that ending π
That ending π You really let the results speak for you.
Haha the punch line is brilliant!!
Lol
Plot twist: Divyanshi didnβt pass the 11th grade.
The 11th grade passed the Divyanshi test. π
That last line was cold. Well played. π
Haha π