That day, Anaya was sitting in the corner of the library — an open book in front of her, a pen in her hand…but her mind was stuck on her bank balance.
Memorizing engineering notes was easy for her, but it was difficult to figure out how she would manage the fees for the next month.
Anaya is a girl from a middle-class family.
Here, dreams don't come for free — every dream comes with a responsibility.
Her father's meager income, her mother's silent understanding,and her daily calculations — on what she could cut back on expenses.
Sometimes she skips lunch,sometimes she walks instead of taking an auto-rickshaw.Just so… that her studies don't remain incomplete.
She doesn't enjoy the struggle.
It's just a necessity.
People say — "You're a girl, learn to adjust a little."But no one asks when girls are taught to be strong.
At night, when everyone is asleep,
Anaya scrolls through job sites on her phone
Part-time work, Scholarships and Freelancing.
She looks at every option…
as if life were a discount sale.
Sometimes she feels exhauste. But then she tells herself —
if I give up today, what right will I have to complain tomorrow?
She doesn't know what will happen next.
She doesn't even know if she will be able to pay all her fees on time.
She only knows this much —
"I might fall…
but I won't stop."
And she had no idea
that the next phone call would change the direction of her entire story…