[ Crossposted from Tell A Short Story ]
There was full attendance in the examination hall and students were sitting at their respective seats which name slips pasted on it. The atmosphere was quite serious and prevailed a complete silence . Only few minutes were left for the examination paper distribution. Examiner was getting settled with the question papers , blank sheets and attendance sheet for the room. Sharp at nine o'clock question papers and answer sheets were distributed to the students. Students grabbed the question paper and started going through it. In few minutes students got busy in writing their answersheets except one. Aaditya became very tensed, when he discovered that he forgot his pencils on the study table at home where he kept them after sharpening.He became very nervous and felt like crying. He raised his hand and told examiner that he forgot his pencils at home. At first, the examiner started scolding him for not being serious for examinations. Then He tried to check with the students closeby if somebody had an extra pencil. But everybody seemed to be too busy to respond and simply nodded as no. Purav, promptly opened his kit and took out a half pencil from it. Purav always used to cut his pencil in two halves, so that he can have a spare pencil with him. He gave the half pencil to Aaditya to write the paper. Purav was a quite and silent boy by nature but was very good at studies. He came from a farmer's family. But he knew very well to manage in his limited resources. That was a very big reason why his father could sustain his education in a reputed school. Aaditya belonged to very rich family. Aaditya had friends who were also rich and of high class society. It was the first time Aaditya and Purav has spoken to each other inspite of being in the same class. Before this, Aaditya never gave him a friendly look also. When the examination got over Aaditya quickly came to Purav and did a handshake and thanked him once again. From that very day, Aaditya and Purav became very good friends. After school , they went to college together . Purav got a good scholorship for the college, so he could afford to get education in good college. Now ten years gone after the college both Aaditya and Purav are working in good and reputed organizations . And their friendship has just grown over the years passed. Both of them credit their friendship to that half pencil, and cherish the beautiful childhood moments spent together.
There was full attendance in the examination hall and students were sitting at their respective seats which name slips pasted on it. The atmosphere was quite serious and prevailed a complete silence . Only few minutes were left for the examination paper distribution. Examiner was getting settled with the question papers , blank sheets and attendance sheet for the room. Sharp at nine o'clock question papers and answer sheets were distributed to the students. Students grabbed the question paper and started going through it. In few minutes students got busy in writing their answersheets except one. Aaditya became very tensed, when he discovered that he forgot his pencils on the study table at home where he kept them after sharpening.He became very nervous and felt like crying. He raised his hand and told examiner that he forgot his pencils at home. At first, the examiner started scolding him for not being serious for examinations. Then He tried to check with the students closeby if somebody had an extra pencil. But everybody seemed to be too busy to respond and simply nodded as no. Purav, promptly opened his kit and took out a half pencil from it. Purav always used to cut his pencil in two halves, so that he can have a spare pencil with him. He gave the half pencil to Aaditya to write the paper. Purav was a quite and silent boy by nature but was very good at studies. He came from a farmer's family. But he knew very well to manage in his limited resources. That was a very big reason why his father could sustain his education in a reputed school. Aaditya belonged to very rich family. Aaditya had friends who were also rich and of high class society. It was the first time Aaditya and Purav has spoken to each other inspite of being in the same class. Before this, Aaditya never gave him a friendly look also. When the examination got over Aaditya quickly came to Purav and did a handshake and thanked him once again. From that very day, Aaditya and Purav became very good friends. After school , they went to college together . Purav got a good scholorship for the college, so he could afford to get education in good college. Now ten years gone after the college both Aaditya and Purav are working in good and reputed organizations . And their friendship has just grown over the years passed. Both of them credit their friendship to that half pencil, and cherish the beautiful childhood moments spent together.
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