This particular competition was turning out to be pretty amusing and entertaining. One by one they had called 5 different persons of the class and given them topics either suiting their personality or just opposite. Everyone in the auditorium was enjoying to the hilt. Even I was having my share of fun after getting bored for almost 2 hours. Just one more person was left to come on the stage. 'With it the farewell would end...or...no..wait... there would be a longgggg speech by the dignitaries. Another 30-minutes will be wasted in it.'
This thought had induced a headache for me. Suddenly the whole fun I was having since last 20 odd minutes was gone. I wanted it to end .... now. The anchor had come onto the stage to announce the final name. I was no more interested. I looked back and found few guys leaving already for the dinner. Most of them were juniors but I had found an escape route finally. It is better to get hold of a junior, have dinner quickly and then leave before rest of the guys arrive post grueling speech session.
I quietly stood up and casually walked towards the door. Suddenly I heard something from the stage. The anchor had called out the name of the final contestant. My feet jammed instantly. Did I hear it correctly, I wondered. There was a huge clapping and applause. I slowly turned back. There wasn't a single trace of doubt. I had heard the name of the final contestant quite clearly.
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