My Memory from the Past...01

I still remember that day....around 9 years back...It was the final public exam day of 10th standard board exam...since it was the public exam,it was used to take place in National Junior College,Barkur...Around 20km from my home...Even though i did my schooling from kokkarne,we have to go for some selected colleges to give the Board exams.So it takes around 45min by bus to Barkur from Kokkarne.Since i have come from poor family background,we never used to have wrist watch at that time..and moreover the exams halls never used to have wall clocks.During exams we never know how many times left to finish the exams.It will be very useful if you know the time during the exams, to uniformly distribute the time for each section of the question paper.Time management is also very important during the exams.otherwise we left with some questions without answers even if we know the answer because of the shortfall of the time at the end..this happened to me many times during school days.But this is the 10th board exams,we have to perform well to score good mark.Good mark is necessary to get admission into good colleges for Pre-University and also to get into Science stream (PCMB).

Usually during the exams i used to carry my dad's watch to exam hall.since dad's watch is too big to fit into my small wrist,i used to carry watch in my pant pocket.That day it was Physics exam.Morning i woke up early and make myself prepared for facing physics exam.Ensured everything is put inside the bag like pen,eraser,HB pencil,sharpener,extra pen refill,etc etc and last but not least dad's wrist watch into my pant pocket.With all these preparation,somehow i was able to catch my bus at 8:45AM from kokkarne bus stand.Since everyone are in hurry to get the seat so that they can study in bus too.so am i...Finally managed to get rear seat just near the rear bus tire mounting.Usually in the buses near the Rear tire,there used to be a protruded convex shape inside which was coming direct in front of my seat.So i placed my leg over that and started studying in the eleventh hour...Really preparation in the eleventh hour gives some kind of self satisfaction for us that we are trying our best....and also at least one question i used to study at the eleventh hour was surely used to come in the exam...!!!!!! After about 45min of traveling our bus made a brief stop in front of the NJC,Barkur.In the exam tension everyone got down hurriedly and reached the college entrance and sat on the corridor for last time revision since i still had 10min for exam to start...I started taking out the important things to exam hall from the bag and finally to ensure that i have carried the watch i put my hand inside my pant pocket....But I surprised to see that the watch wasn't there in the pocket.After searching in the bag also,i couldn't find my watch..But i was remembered that i took the watch in home....ohhhhhh,nooooo...i lost the watch in the bus..Because of the seat,convex shape of the floor,i putted my legs over it while on seat..and because of this,the watch was fallen outside from the pant pocket...That was the chain watch made of steel belt,making easier to slip outside the pocket due to heavy weight of the watch..I was in big tension about thinking as to what answer i should give to my dad...With so much of tension and disturbed mind i entered the exam hall and finished exam with thinking about the lost watch all along the exam.I don't know how i wrote the exam with so much tension in my mind.After finishing the exam,i came back to Kokkarne in a hurry and inquired about my lost watch with the TC of the bus.But he said he haven't seen any watch in the bus..then i thought,there is no hope of getting back the watch..With a great sorrow,i started walking toward my home reluctantly.

In home i started acting normally as if nothing happened..My dad asked me about the exam paper..i said it was OK..not easy but not that tough too...My father usually used to go to market to get vegetable and other home material in the evening,after finishing the agricultural field job.And on going to market,he wore the wrist watch while going to market....so as that day,he started searching the watch as it was not there on the wall stand where everyday used to have.After unsuccessful search,he asked my mom...mom said she don't know...and told about me who took the watch to the exam hall in the morning.So dad asked me about the watch.I was fully terrified and apprehensively told everything that happened in the bus..Actually that watch was costlier in that time costing around Rs.1500.For us its a big amount..He started scolding me about my carelessness.But what to do,even he knows by scolding me,never get back the watch...so we lost the valuable watch...and in that time,we are not able to afford for a new costlier watch of that kind..we managed to purchase simple watch...I never felt bad about the fact that my dad scolded me for loosing the watch but for my carelessness,and because of me,he now wearing a some cheap watch...
After this event,i decided to give a good watch from my own salary when i get a job...so now i used to give him a watch every time when i go home...Now every time when i give him the watch,it reminds me of this event.