"Aditya: The Legend Singha"

By Aman Sonam

INT. ON A RESULT DAY– EVENING

Two friends, A and ADITYA, chat over phone. The ceiling fan hums above, notes and chai cups scattered around.( Both are arunachali so 'hum' is used same as 'mein')

A: Bhai, advance ke liye all the best!

ADITYA (grinning): Hum nahi dega. IISER ke liye padega.

(crosses arms, confident)

A: IISER kaisa tha?

ADITYA: Accha hi tha. Lekin advance dene se theek tha re. Iss bar cutoff kam gaya!

(shakes head, half-smile)

A: Josha?

ADITYA: Josha mein NIT Jote mila tha. Lekin seat verify nahi kiya toh kisi aur ko upgrade ho gaya. Counselling se bahar ho gaya hum.

A (laughing): 🤣

ADITYA (smirking): VKV ka saara DST log Jote mein hai! Seeresh — best friend — bio branch mein. Hum akela IISER. Piyush log Kota wala bhi wahin.

(pauses; face falls)

ADITYA: Hum drop lega.

A: 📞... Kya hua?

ADITYA: IISER bhi abhi nahi milega. Cyber wala document mein galti kar di.

A: Papa se baat hui?

ADITYA: Papa court gaya tha, lekin wahan bola ki agar complaint karega toh NCL pakad sakte. 🙂

(silence; only fan sound)

ADITYA: Abhi CSAB ka hi ummed hai. Nahi toh drop. Papa bol rahe IIT Manipur try kar lo. 😭

A: CEE?

ADITYA: Socha tha IISER mil hi jayega... toh CEE counselling mein paisa kyun waste karega. 😭

A: 🤞🏼

(few days later – notification sound)

ADITYA (voice note): CSAB mein NIT Jote CSE mil gaya.

A: 📞... Lucky hai tu! Lekin itna dukh se khabar kyun de raha hai?

ADITYA (sad laugh): Kalua Seeresh ko Alakh college mil gaya — placement 95%, highest 60 LPA. Exam akela diya, bataya bhi nahi humko. 😭

A (laughing): 😂🤣

ADITYA (grinning, now proud): Ho jayega! School group mein baat kiya hum. Flex karega! IISER AIR 7000 — GEN rank 3000 something hoga! 😁

(music fades in — slow, hopeful piano)

FADE OUT.

Text appears:

“Every result is a beginning in disguise.”

By Aman Sonam