Nasreen Hashambhoy

My father thinks that I'm not independent

My father thinks that I am not independent and mature as other girls are. He thinks I am not good at anything; study or household.

Everyone acts as if they are friends but when I ask them to sit with me they refuse me and ignore me.

I don’t know why other students don’t trust me. They say that I have cheated or crammed my lessons to get first place in class.

My parents’ expectations are extremely high, but this time in the examinations, due to my poor performance, their expectations have been broken.

My circle of friends consists of both boys and girls, but I spend most of my time with boys. It’s because they “understand me better”.