Finally, it was the day Tom waited for his whole life, he was about to witness what he always dreamt about both with open eyes as well as closed eyes. As the alarm clock rang Tom opened his eyes with so much excitement and went straight away to the washroom to get ready for his graduation day. Yes, it was the day Tom worked day and night as his mom always wanted to see her son as a business graduate working in a multinational company. The last four years were testing times for Tom since he not only lost his father but also supported his mother and his two younger siblings by doing a part-time job at a neighborhood café. There were days when he used to work for more than 12 hours and was supposed to be in the class the next day. Tom never got tired of these struggles because he remembered the words of his father who used to advise him that “Life is a name of struggle and if there is no struggle then there is no life” these lines always motivated Tom to fulfill the dream of his father and now his mother too who also worked as a worker in a nearby cotton factory. Tom, where are you? His mom just called him from downstairs who was ready to go along with his son on his big day. The ceremony started and finally, it was announced as “Mr. Tom student of Business Administration class of 2021 has secured the Gold Medal in the whole class” there was clapping in the hall and everyone called out his name with excitement. Those who always ignored him and considered him a poor boy were in shock at this boy who came from nowhere and secured the first position. Tom’s mother was full of tears and they were tears of happiness and relief after a long struggle which she and his late husband used to dream about their son Tom. As Tom reached the stage he came to the dice and started his small speech by calling out his father’s name who taught him "to dream big and to never give up, always follow your dreams no matter what life circumstances are, and one day you will achieve your dreams." He repeated those words, got his gold medal from the Chancellor of the university with a cash prize, and went back straight to his mom. They hugged each other because it was time for relief from their struggles.
I hope you liked my short story please let me know if you like it so I can get the motivation to write more of such stories. - Sajjad Ali