High school sucks! And so do BOYS! I guess maybe I should backtrack and give more details so here it goes.
Me, Ambika, and Ambalika were getting ready for a night on the town like we normally do on a Saturday night. We listened to our favorite songs as we put on our makeup and danced around the room. I loved these moments with my sisters, especially now that I am a senior and will soon be leaving.
When we were all finished getting ready we climb into our car and headed to the biggest high school party of the year, Bhishma's Back to School Bash. Once we made it inside I spotted Salva. We had gone the whole summer apart because he was off at camp. This party was the perfect reunion. We danced, we kissed, we laughed, and we had an amazing time. When 1 am rolled around it was Salva's curfew so he left the party while I stayed a little longer because my sisters were still enjoying the night with Vichitravirya, Bhishma's younger brother.
Another hour passed and I was beginning to feel tired when suddenly, Bhishma approached me. Everyone knew Bhishma. He was the most popular guy in school and was known for the fact that he never had a girlfriend and never planned to. Totally not my type! But that's besides the point. "You seem tired and I don't think that our siblings will be settling anytime soon, do you want to come inside you can sleep in my bed and I will take the couch." he asked me. I stupidly agreed. The next morning I woke and gathered my sisters and had almost made it out the door when Bhishma invited us to breakfast. Ambika and Ambalika pleated and I again, stupidly agreed.
It wasn't until today at school that I began to realize why my choices were so stupid. The whole school was talking about how the "A- Sisters" stayed at Bhishma's. Bhishma had told the whole football game a huge story about what happened that night. Many falsehoods had began to spread by the time I made it to Salva's locker. He was mad, I could tell. He told me that he didn't want me anymore since another guy has had me. Like what kind of crap is that! I begged and pleaded for a chance to explain but he denied. He broke up with me just like that. I didn't even do anything wrong.
I swear if it's the last thing I do I will make sure to end Bhishma's popularity! Screw him!!!
Author's Note: I used the story about Amba and dramatically changed it by putting into a modern day high school setting. I kept the names of the characters the same and the relationships between them. One of the main things I did change however were Bhishma's intentions with Amba so I could add more of a reason for revenge against him.
Bibliography: Epified: Mahabharata Karmic Revolution
Hi Brooklynn, I enjoyed reading your story! I liked the modern-day twist on the story between Bhishma and Amba! It made it a lot more relatable! I was able to picture the story completely in my head! The high school experience was an excellent choice to retell this story in! Overall a very good job and can’t wait to read more!
ReplyDeleteHi Brooklynn! Great Story! I actually really liked the high school setting for this story. I have often thought that some of these stories from the Mahabharata sound like they have a pretty high school level of maturity to them. Like- if people were to just talk to each other or trust each other things would just be so much easier!
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