Entrance Goosebumps ! 😅

 Cages of pets seemed more alluring to me as I saw those heads drowned in books....

The words "  LIBRARY " were etched above the door, but the people inside acted as those words were just for show ! ....

Studyroom might have been an appropriate term, but in an attempt to disguise the stress feeding up in potential students, they might have thought to make it more pleasant..

But this was among the least of the depressing sights I would have to encounter in the coming days, but I thought that was gonna be it...

  ( Boy, was I wrong ! )

And then, I walked into the office...

Money-counting Machines whirring as they estimated the wads of cash dunked on them. Timid students with parents brimming with hope, stood in line, patiently awaiting to pay the fees and aquire books and whatnot.

The head of the institute was in another room, assuring everyone in sight that their children was capable of securing a seat in India's Top ranking colleges, and the only thing they lack is training, which they would provide in abundance.

Even the peon got mixed up in the talks and he had to remind him of his position !

Apparently everything has potential marketability for " seasoned " buisnessmen these days !

The rooms were lackluster and reeked of gloom, possibly the grief of unrealised dreams of thousands of students who have come and gone,

A striking contrast to the sunnyside-up

talks given by the head, who himself shared a common attribute with all the teachers in the coaching institute.

All of them had their names shortened to initials !..

It was as if they don't want you to remember them, even by their names...

I wondered if the students could do the same, but that wouldn't make much difference .......would it?

                                           - Fulan