Feathers on a Cap

 

"Congratulations!" cheered Soniya's friends as she walked towards them with stretched hands. 

"I did it!" she shouted with glassy eyes and clenched fists. 

Once all the congratulatory messages were through. Her mom slid a handful of feathers under the tassel of her graduation cap.

"What's this for?" Soniya inquired with wide eyes, "Shouldn't I get only one feather since I just graduated." 

"A feather indicates accomplishments, and this is one of them." 

"Huh?" 

"My girl, you are Compassionate, Courageous, Hardworking, Creative, and now you're a graduate proves you've accomplished your goal." 

"Aah! Thank you, Mom, for being my inspiration." 

In 99 words (no more, no less), write a story that features feathers. It can be a single feather or more. Where did the feather come from? Does it hold meaning to the character or story? Go where the prompt leads!

Graduation Party

"Come on, Meg, at this rate, you'll be a postgraduate, and we'll miss our graduation party." urged Felicia, who was prancing outside her room like a horse.

"Jeez! You are so impatient!" she shouted back at her twin sister and came out with a sulk.

Felicia froze like a statue upon seeing her. 

"You don't need to stare at me like that." Meg exclaimed as she placed the stray locks around her forehead behind her ear, "What can I do? The tutorial to dutch braid your hair was taking forever that I had to entwine them in random order." 

In 99 words (no more, no less), write a story using two words that contradict. Go where the prompt leads!

Is going to College a Luxury?

As the learned say that, education is one investment that will never go waste.

I sometimes fail to wonder if it is worth it. Sometimes, common sense and being in the right place at the right moment can also do wonders for some.

Luck plays a prominent role for those who aim highly.

With the increasing costs for everything. Parents wonder if they have saved enough to send their kid for higher studies. Loans are available for kids who desire to study, but many parents think of loaning them their money since; they have learnt through experience that debts are not easy and with the interest rates fluctuating, their child will be facing a lot of hurdles when it comes to debts and saving from their job.

Government supports students and encourages them to study ahead. As a result, there are many sponsorships programs and loans available for their welfare.  But, sometimes when I see the students burdened with the debt, I pity them, cause as of today there are 5.29% of jobless undergraduates and 3.3% jobless graduates trying to juggle with writing cover letter and mailing resume to companies all around and trying to make minimum payments on their loans by working some part time jobs.

This kind of scenario is so Demotivating that makes me think of higher education as loans and debts unless the parents can afford to loan their kids the money. But with this inflation, do the parents have sufficient funds for their retirement and can spare to loan some to the kids? I usually get all tensed when think about it, but then feel let destiny play some role in my planning. IF my kid is destined to go to college, a way will come out. Let me not fret over it, yet!

Mantra for today: All are born with destiny so, give it a few cents of credit