The stars were twinkling like diamonds in the night sky; alongside them hung the moon, its lucent light shining on Anaya’s face, who sat with her blanket wrapped all around her. Anaya was full of misery as she stared at her phone screen. Its light poked her eyes, but the pain was no match for what she felt in her heart, seeing her test result on that screen.

With the rising sun, another dreadful day started. Anaya couldn’t bring herself to face anyone. For the third time she had failed in her tests. She felt that all her struggle to succeed........

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