EPISODE 14-OPEN THINE HAND WIDE

Wake up dear," Mrs. wilson coaxed, nudging her sleeping son's shoulder. John, former secretary of contemporary arts and crafts have come to meet you,saying so she pulled the covers over his head in silent protest. "There's a reporter from 'America Weekly' downstairs and he wants an interview. You aren't in any trouble, are you, Love?" asked Mrs.Wilson.

John pushed back his long, brown bedsheet away from his face and looked into his mother's troubled eyes. "Of course not!" smiled John. "Go back and keep Dad company. I'll be there in a minute," he reassured.

Mrs.wilson went back downstairs while John got dressed. He took a deep breath and descended from his room. A casually dressed man stood up and approached John as he entered the living room.

"Mr.John?" he asked, holding out his hand, in a friendly manner. "I'm Jose Fernandez of 'America Weekly.'"

"Mr. Fernandez," replied John, shaking his hand.

"Call me Jose," he smiled, taking out a tape recorder. "May I record this interview?" he asked, looking up for his permission.

"Why not?" replied john dryly.

"Do I sense reluctance, Mrs.Wilson ?" asked Jose, taking out his note pad. "I thought everyone loved publicity."

"Some more than others," replied John evenly, accepting the cup of tea his mother handed him. Jose smiled grimly. He could tell this wasn't going to be as easy of an interview as he had hoped.

"Mrs. Wilson," he began, "are you currently employed or are you a house maker?" John took a sip of tea, his hand slightly trembling. When Jose first mentioned the fact John won the city level art competition which is gonna be a turning point in johns life , he had an uneasy feeling of which direction the interview was going to take.

"No, I am not," replied Mrs.Wilson rashly. Mr.Wilson looked up from his newspaper. This was news to him! He had thought his son had merely enjoying at home having shared the joy of winning first place in the competition with his family and friends.

"See Mr.Jose we never knew that our son John participated in that painting competition,and we are sorry to say he ll never take part in any such competition hereon and you may leave now.thank you for bringing this incident to our notice" ferociously said Mrs.Wilson.Jose understood the mind set of John's Parents, and he explained that John had a great future in Fine arts.But nothing fell into the deaf ears of Mrs.Sandra.John held the tears that failed to fall on the earth.John was on his Christmas vacation,so his parents held him up in the house,there by to prevent him from taking part in painting competitions,but John didn't stop his works he decided to start his computer business in a wider scale,So he worked over it.Meantime many of his friends and relatives appreciated John for his creative works and paintings.This bought slight change in MR.and Mrs.Wilson's mind .They never restricted as well they didn't appreciate for his painting works.Meanwhile Kenneth started visiting John everyday,they become intimate friends.John Trusted Kenneth more than anyone so do Kenneth Believed John. Year passed by and John is now in the final year of high school.He had a great responsibility as he had to prove himself and his mind constantly thinking about his vows.Even though he already taken few steps and succeeded successfully by fetching good name and fortune he wanted to prove more.On June 14th 2004 to every ones surprise John and Laura was announce as the School Pupil Leader of his school.It was the first time in the 128 year history of the school that a student who got detained and a student who was titled worthless was made head boy .More over John studied in that institution only for 4 years,there were many other students like Jones ,Brown, Miller, Anderson.But the board members was keen on selecting John as SPL.

John Felt that he was the happiest person in the world for a second,he remembered the day when his dad and grand pa was insulted.John took a turn around and saw the ones who insulted him for Most of them John was the best student now.but few still had their grudge in their Mind.But John didn't worry about that as he was sure he could prove himself. what ever and how ever the case be Johns and the schools Glory is now in thyself.

EPISODE 13-VANTAGE LIFE

John had never before experienced what it was like to be loved and cared for by someone unselfishly.He was safe, and protected. As a little wildflower, who was wind-blown and burnt with the sun, abused by this world, he found shade, at last, from a tall green tree who took notice of something so tiny and insignificant. And instead of ignoring the flower's pain, (which it could do very easily from so high a vantage), the tree sheltered it, and tended it. To be content with a discarded bloom, and find in it beauty and fragrance, everything to be desired - only true love can perform such a transformation .But then john felt lonely until he got a seat in commerce department and rest was sweet.Eventhough John scored very well in science ,he wasnt given the first group as he had a inadequate knowledge in Maths,so his teachers decided him to put him in commerce.Ofcourse John wanted to get into computers field ,so he took commerce with computers as allied and stepped ahead.

It was a usual introduction session,where John met few new friends namely Kenneth, Marcus, Hector and he had one friend from his previous class he is Perry.John and Perry are good friends they use to study together during exams,hang out around with friends and so they seem to have no problem with the change in group.John found the same thing with Marcus,hector and many others.But Kenneth stayed all alone,he was new to the school and he had problem communicating in English.John and Perry introduced themselves and over a month they became a good friends.Perry even though didn't like the moves of Kenneth,he never showed it out to Kenneth.But John understood that and advised Kenneth not to mingle too much with girls as it ll affect his studies.Kenneth took up his advise and This made John and Kenneth more close.John had taken a oath that he ll definitely make his parents proud when they were insulted when he was in 9th grade,just getting Good marks is not enough to succeed,he worked hard in all aspects like cultural , academics ,sports.side by side he did finished his hardware diploma also which fetched him more confidence.John Started training Kenneth how to communicate properly,Kenneth showed more interest,They both spent almost the whole day together and learnt new things.Meanwhile Perry also Joined them.

John Shone well in Academics ,for everyones surprise John got second Rank in a class of 52.He took up many competitions in intra and inter school competitions ,People wondered whether it was the same fellow who miserably failed to speak English ,who failed in all walks of life.With added confidence John started his career as a computer administrator assembling ,and pre-formatting computer hard disks for friends and relatives.He earned a very good name and Respect from all his friends and his teachers especially Mr.Noah who was his commerce and accountancy professor.Johns Mind was invariably thinking about achieving something big ,big in the sense like touching the sky high in whatever field he gets on to.He was also keen in participating the All india Artist association competition that is conducted national wide.John Enrolled himself with the money which he earned from assembling few computers in the vicinage.But he didnt reveal this to his parents as they might curb his desire.

He took up the competition which consist of 6 rounds which will ultimately take a year and half to reach the final 6th round.John is the happiest person in this world now,he got everything what he wanted starting from happy family,good friends,peacefulness,money of his own,everything he enjoyed .He was perfect in his duties so no one questioned him neither debated for what he says.To be more clear everyone started envying seeing John's Success.