Introduction

Chapter 1 —

In every school, there are two types of students.

The one who is loved by teachers.

And the one who is loved by everyone else.

In Sunrise High School, those two people were Meera Sharma and Aarav Malhotra.

They studied in the same class since childhood, but their worlds were completely different.

Meera Sharma

Meera was known as the topper girl.

Quiet.

Simple.

Always sitting on the first bench.

Always carrying books.

Always scoring 𝙃𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙚𝙨𝙩 marks.

But no one knew her in real life.

She did not live in a big house.

She did not have many friends.

She did not go to birthday parties or school trips.

After school, while other children played, Meera worked.

She taught small kids for tuition.

She helped in a medical shop.

She sometimes cleaned houses with her mother.

Her mother was sick for many years.

Cancer.

Meera learned very early that life was not fair.

She studied not because she loved studying,

but because if she didn’t come first, she would lose her scholarship and have to leave school.

So for Meera, coming first was not pride.

It was survival.

Aarav Malhotra

Aarav was known as the most popular boy in school.

Handsome.

Rich.

Good at sports.

Good at dancing.

Good at speaking.

Good at everything.

Everything… except studies.

And that was the only thing his parents cared about.

Every time his report card came, the same sentence was repeated in his house.

“Meera Sharma came first again. Why can’t you be like her?”

He always came second.

Always.

And slowly, second place started feeling like an insult to him.

He didn’t hate studies.

He hated losing to her.

His ego couldn’t accept that a quiet, poor, simple girl was always ahead of him.

So instead of defeating her in studies, he decided to defeat her in something else.

Her peace.

Her confidence.

Her happiness.

So he started bullying her.

The Beginning of Bullying

It started with small things.

Hiding her books.

Passing comments.

Making the class laugh at her.

Calling her “Topper Madam”.

Clapping when she answered questions.

Everyone thought he was just joking.

But Meera knew —

He was not joking.

He wanted to hurt her.

And the strange part was…

The boy who bullied her the most

was the boy who noticed her the most.

He noticed when she looked tired.

He noticed when she skipped lunch.

He noticed when her shoes were torn.

He noticed when she cried in the washroom.

But he never stopped.

Because his ego was bigger than his kindness.

The Joke

One day in school canteen, his friends were laughing and watching him bully Meera again.

One of his friends joked:

“Bro, you bully her so much. One day she will become the mother of your children.”

Everyone laughed.

Aarav looked at Meera, then laughed loudly and said:

“Her? That nerd? I would rather die. Look at her and look at me. Do we even match? Have you all lost your mind?”

Everyone laughed again.

Meera heard everything.

She didn’t say anything.

She just picked up her books and walked away.

No one knew at that moment that life was listening to that joke very carefully.

Because one day…

That same girl would become the mother of his seven children.

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