Accidental Exposure
My name is Rahul and I am studying in the final year of school in Chennai, India. During the summer season it is sweltering hot and sweaty inside the house as we don't have air conditioning. Hence I go up to the terrace to study under the light next to the stairwell. We live in a 4 storied apartment building and the terrace is shared by 36 other apartments. We have about 24 such apartments in our area. There are lots of young students in college and schools in our area and many come up to the terrace to study, workout or simply for fresh air, as we are all in the same income group and hence our living conditions are similar.
My Mom works in the Government and has a steady 9-5 job and hence will help me in my studies as she has a Master's degree. We have our own nook up in the terrace which is hidden from others and we have a concrete bench to sit under a light. There are some water tanks which hide us from the neighbouring apartments and hence we can study in peace.
As this is a very important year in school and I have to take the competitive exams for engineering admissions at the end of this academic year, my Mom and I take my studies seriously and she gets information from the internet and her other friends at work whose sons have scored well in competitive exams.