'Happy' Teacher's Day

Today is a special day, very remarkable, unforgettable, but regretful…
A teacher told herself and her students that she merely wanted them to maintain their usual ranking, and that was yesterday…
The teacher changed her mind this morning when she arrived in school…
She said this aloud, ‘I want to win! I want you to win!’
But then, why? All this while, she didn’t seem to bother what the outcome would be as she always told herself that it was a redundant work.
She couldn’t figure out why? She stopped students from watching their competitors’ performance. She did not want them to feel the threat. She just wanted them to put up their usual performance, without any pressure. But, she gave them a false hope. She convinced them that there was a chance to be crowned champion again. She thought she knew the game pretty well…
She thought she couldn’t be bothered by the outcome, be it better or worse…
She wondered why she broke into cold sweat, developed sweaty palms, and her heart throbbed wildly beyond control…
She felt really painful, as painful as ever. She would rather penetrate her heart with a dagger than having to go through that moment of disappointment.
Students were sobbing… like a child who had lost his well treasured toy.
She wanted to cry too, but, she knew that she shouldn’t for she had a nobler job to carry out. As a teacher, she knows very well that she can’t be an emotional animal. There must be no shedding of tears, particularly in front of someone who looks up on you as their example.
She can’t take it… Her heart sank… She felt painful, very painful… She could feel it in the deepest part of her heart…
As a teacher, there is nothing much that she could do to revert this, and there is nothing much that she could do to make herself feel better. This… is life, life as a teacher, who can’t leave her responsibilities behind. They are on her shoulder, and they will always be there… She knows, that she will never let go until her last breath…
Happy Teacher’s Day!