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I first entered the grounds of DPS Newtown when I was

eleven years old, and it is at eighteen that I officially bid

adieu to what represents a very huge chunk of me and

my life-my friends, my teachers and all the beautiful

moments that I have been gifted with.

As the last days of my Class XII, second term slid

by, under all the pressure, expectations and

insecurities, somewhere in my mind, I was very

aware that this is it, this is the end. Soon, there

wouldn’t be any more cool teachers achieving our

trust with a single shared smile or a knowing glance

and there would be no complaining regarding

syllabi. There would be no more groaning or subtle

dissatisfaction after being assigned some chart, or

that rare jolt of passion that later made an

appearance to make that chart the very best anyone

would ever see in their lives.