NEXT TO IMPOSSIBLE

1 Champion

Part 1 Champion

A girl was standing outside a sweet shop without minding about the cold weather of Delhi. Her father was working as a SWEET-MASTER in the shop. Though her father was a KEY person in the sweet stall, he didn't get good pay. He had been working in the shop for more than twenty years. The Sweet Stop was getting a profit only because of his dexterity. Yet, he was still a middle-class man. Of course, he got many offers from their opponent shops, but being a loyal man, he refused those offers.

His daughter Khushi was studying eighth standard in a Government school. Her School would start at 9:30 am. She visited her father's sweet shop every day before going to school because there was a school near her father's shop called Prince and Princess. It was a Royal School. All the BIG-SHOT children of Delhi studied in that school. Khushi liked their UNIFORM. A poor girl like her could not even dream of such a uniform with a coat and tie. Not only Khushi but many children of Delhi longed for the uniform. A light bluish-grey shirt with dark grey pants and tie attracted her like anything. It was their WINTER uniform. The uniform would be normal with shirt and pants in summer and rainy seasons. She could see that uniform only for three months. She can't even spend money on NEW uniforms every year but Prince and Princess school children spend thousands to buy coats for just three months of use.

The school bell rang. The main gate was closed. She came back home. Her mother Garima saw her entering.

"You came?"

Khushi smiled.

"I don't know what's in the uniform" she sighed.

"Are not the children of the school looking beautiful in the uniform?" Khushi said longingly.

"Are not you beautiful?" came from behind.

Khushi pouted, seeing her father.

"They are beautiful only in the Royal uniform but my princess is always beautiful in a simple dress," Shashi said, which brought a smile to Khushi's face.

"Babuji, could you get me such a coat?" She asked pleadingly.

"Ok, I will buy a coat but where will you wear it?"

Khushi bit her nail.

"The dress will lose its pride if you wear it to a simple place. So, improve your STANDARD. So that you will get a deserving place to wear a coat"

"How could I improve myself?" Khushi asked innocently.

"Study well...! Keep Abdul Kalamji's words in your mind Always. Everything will happen automatically"

"Haannn... complete your daily work without pending. Right?"

"Exactly... don't postpone your work. Complete them on time. Then, you will be stress-free for your exams. Then you can also become like a Great Abdul Kalamji. He also belonged to a poor family like us but he touched the peak... there is no one like him, right?"

"Haan Babuji. I like Kalam sir very much"

"Yeah, take him as your inspiration and work hard"

Khushi nodded ok cheerfully.

After that, she started scoring good marks in all the exams as she gave her best in her studies.

That was when their school SPORTS day came. Her classmate Jacqueline wanted to participate in the games as she ran fast. She knew she would surely win but she was hesitating because there was no one for her company. After all, they were small children. She came to Khushi and asked,

"Khushi, shall we participate in the games?"

"Me? But I won't run fast..." she said blinking rapidly.