Never be a topper... you will repent..

People think the topper of the class would be able to answer any question with ease. Interviews would be a cakewalk for the nerds.

Why! ..Just because we get marks.. we are supposed to know everything.. and make no mistakes in our damn papers..
The worst day is the results.. all others are expecting to pass.. and the toppers have to top.. if not that, they have to score high.. top the university board..
Hey .. we are after all humans..

I have been topping the 6th to 10th standard exams in school..continued the tradition in 11th...
12th was a disaster.. coulnt manage my time.. scored less according to all my friends, relatives, parents and my teachers..
I think only my sister felt sorry for me.. I had scored quite well.. not that bad after all.. 94%.. is that less?

No.. it was less.. I had scored less than many of my friends..

Well all this was when i was in junior college..
And then in Engg, why the hell I had to top the exams again,, Shucks!
All over again the expectations rose.. and I had to study..

And now the interviews.. here again everybody expected me to get into the bestest of best company.. earning in Lacs..
So I was in real bad situation.. I was clueless about what the interviewers might ask.. and then finally the placements began..

The first company to come was SIEMENS.. it was my dream rather my parents' dream that I get into the R&D department of Siemens..
I cleared the aptitude test very easily though I hadnt actually prepared anything for that.. then finally we were waiting in the big hall for our turn for the interview..

I was nervous.. very very very nervous.. I wanted to run away from there.. I have this phobia of vivas and interviews.. All of a sudden when I face these demons who are all set with their questions.. and there I stumble at every damn simple question..

Every interviewer there looked at my resume.. and gave an evil grin..
One of them said "Ehh..so you are topper ehh??... topping all sems.."
Then I gave that feeble smile, I made an expression as if to plead "Please dont give me those hard questions.. I am no Einstein or any scientist... please dont be so merciless"
Noone heard my pleas.. they asked me about something that I had never heard about .. and i gave them the wierdest blank look..
But they went on hurling those "Topper" type questions..
Alas as I had expected .. I mumbled and stumbled over every question.. and at the end.. the interviewer again asked.. "You the topper?...I think Mumbai University needs to revise the syllabus..".. and he gave a big wide satisfied grin..
I had this feeling he had some kind of grudge on toppers... or probably he was never able to top any of exams...or something ...
I knew nobody could answer those questions that he had asked... or rather none of friends could.. but you know what a topper should be able to..

And now you know why I hate being the topper...being called the scholar... I want to be like a normal person... a normal .. a simple sincere student who wants to learn..

Obviously the interview turned out to be very depressing.. the Siemens guy called me again.. this time the questions were simpler.. I could answer most of them.. some I couldnt .. some I bluffed..