Arsalan was in his room wondering what would become of him if he failed his exams. His exams were due next week so he was all lost in thoughts of how to pass the exams.

The thing was that he hadn’t studied throughout the year. He had played games and hung out with his friends almost every evening and hadn’t cared the least about his studies. It wasn’t like he was the worst student in the college who had failed multiple times. He had earned a few distinctions back in school.

The change had only come recently, after he started hanging out with a new group of friends. Being a teenager, it was natural for him to seek companionship, to feel accepted and to experiment with the freedom he had just begun to taste. But somewhere along the way, he had lost sight of the path he once walked with focus and determination. He began to bunk his classes and go out with his friends on long drives and hang out at local cafes.........

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