Beautiful Story continues......

Ashi is studying hard for her final exams as she wants to be ranked 1st this year also. her only competitor is her classmate Devlina. there is always a difference of 4-5 marks in their papers, so the competition was tough. Ashi's dad has appointed 2 tutors for both the sisters, Miss Lee and Miss Reva, so that they don't face any problem in their studies. since few months Reva miss is noticing that ashi cudn't study for long hours due to sum problem in her eyes. she cant look at the light even for long and keeps the books close to her eyes while readin. reva miss mentioned this to ashi's mother several times but she didn't pay much attention. but the problem in ashi's eyes persisted and now she faces problem in seeing the board in class also. now her mom also started noticing and finally told her dad. her dad took her to an eye specialist. he checked her eyes and said she is havin bad eyesight and needs to wear glasses. an 8-year old kid wearin specs was not very acceptable to her dad, he asked whether there is any other option. doctor said that he has brought her too late and her eye sight has been partially damaged, so she needs to wear specs or contact lenses. her dad was shocked to know that she was havin a power of (-4) and she was too young to be operated or wear contacts. after a week the -4 glasses became an eminent part of her life and with that came the title of "chasmish".

Today is the Results Day at school. Ashi is very happy as her mom has promised an elaborate lunch for her if she gets the 1st rank ane she was confident she wud surely get. all the students were waiting anxiously for the Headmistress to arrive and announce the results. at last she arrived after a long wait. she started giving a small speech which the students heard impatiently.
"And now i'm going to announce the name of the student who got the 1st place. let me tell u there is a difference of only 3 marks between the totals of the 1st and 2nd student but as u know sumone has to be the winner. so the name of the 1st girl is....."
Ashi is about to stand up to take the report card from Mam.
".....Devlina Biswas."
wat did i hear? mam has gone crazy or wat? no, no, she must have made sum mistake, she'll rectify it now.
devlina stood and received her report card. everyone clapped loudly.
"2nd is Anshika Sharma."
nobody gets up.
"Anshika come here."
ashi sits like a statue.
her class teacher hurriedly come forward and almost drags her to the headmistress. she receives her report card half heartedly and goes back to her seat. other names were announced but she heard nothin and stared blankly at the board. mansi hold her hand to console her but she din't look at her.
Ashi reached home reluctantly as she was too afraid to face her mom. she wished her father was at home but she knew he wudn't be. Terrified, she handed her report card to her mom and all hell broke lose. her mom gave her a piece of her mind followed by a good beating and finally locked her in a room which opened only when her father returned. after hearing everythin from ashi he wanted to confront her mom but ashi stopped him and said if he told her anythin, again she wud be after her life when he'll not be at home. on hearin this tears came into his eyes. both of them wept badly for sumtime before he realized ashi has been hungry for long. when he took her to the dining he saw rupika was also crying in her mom. the poor girl has witnessed what her sister has gone through and terrified, she was weeping the whole day. she even refused to eat without her "didi" and finally got a tight slap from her mom when all attempts failed. Sharmaji was amazed to see such determination and love for her sister at such a young age. he became proud to be the father of daughters like them. if only their mom could realize she has got two precious gems. will she ever?