I grew up from a middle class family, where we get to buy toys once  year, buying one packet of waiwai was a luxury and buying twenty rupees chips was too expensive. But we were very happy with our life, we need not have to starve nor be homeless nor naked but we always have a food to eat, a clothe to wear and a roof over our head. Our parents priority was all about education so they let us go to good school, I was going to the most expensive school in our place at that time, but not even a single month my parents missed paying our school fees, that much they sacrificed for us.

So, just like any good child, I too started planning my life after graduation. As my time as an intern was ending I was abit sceptical about my life. I saved abit for myself for the time I might need during my job seeking days as i did not want to burden my parents anymore. As my days of leaving was near, I started sending half of my things home so that I can travel light. On the last night, I got a message from my friend saying that their is a post vacancy in one of the district but salary is too low, I who was desperate and these days jobs are very hard to get I told my parents that I'll join this job, my parents supported my opinion. I left for home, saying goodbye to my friends eventhough it was sad my mind was focusing on that job so i did not shed even a single tears.

As soon as i reach home, I made plans with my sister to go and submit form as it was in another district so we had to travel for 1 and a half hours. So the next day me and my sister set out around 9 in the morning, we reached around 10:30 am or 11 am I do not remember clearly but as soon as I reached the office I submitted my resume, I asked the clerk if there will be written exam or it'll be a walk in interview as it was a contractual job she said we will send a message about it and the time and place for everything and so we left to eat something. After we ate we went to see some places and around 2:30 pm we set to go back home.

2 weeks passed and there was no news, so one day me and my closed friends planned to roam about just like that, so we set out to go for a car ride. As we were aimlessly roaming around one of my friend suggested that we go to another district just like that because the road is good and view is nice and so we set out on our adventurous ride, we were enjoying the view, we were talking and singing when we reached our destination we took photos and was just talking about the haunted places we passed by. It was around 1 pm I got a notification in my phone saying that there will be a written exam tomorrow at 10 am along with interview. My heart dropped as I am in another district, enjoying my time and i have not prepared anything. But at the back of my mind I thought let me just enjoy my time and think about tomorrow when tomorrow comes. So, we still went around places sight seeing, taking photos, laughing at each other. When I reached home it was already dark and when I sat down to study it was already 7 pm. So I studied like a normal student who studied just a night before exam. The next morning I got up at 7 am, had my breakfast and got ready to leave by 8 am. Me and my closed friends set out again for my exam and interview, we reached around 9:40 am, we waited and when time came I went and gave my exam and interview, by the time all was over it was 4 pm. 

Just like that, we went back home, rest and went about our lives again. After few weeks our results were out and I got the job. I was excited and happy but just like that the next month lock down came. I am grateful for my job even if my salary is so low where I cannot save any penny for myself but I am using that money to buy things for myself instead of asking my parents, I can buy food, vegetable  for home.  I am being able to give my parents some cash too. I am very happy being able to be an independent person eventhough with small amount of salary I still do struggle but I am really grateful with what I have now.