“The new admissions are going to be announced tomorrow. I’m beyond excited! The new year is going to be amazing, I can already feel it,” said Faiza to her friend Nabiha as they chatted on the phone.

Nabiha replied nervously, “I’m a bit scared. What if our names don’t appear on the college merit list? My parents will be so disappointed.”

Faiza tried to comfort her. “We’ve got good marks in the previous grade. There’s no doubt we’ll get in.”

But Nabiha, still anxious, said, “I’ve heard the college we applied to is the best in town and it only takes students with excellent grades. Ours are just average, I think.”

“You and your anxiety!” Faiza laughed. “You worry for no reason. I’ve told you before: our marks are good enough for any college in town. All our friends have scored lower than us and they’re still happy. I........

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