Hong Kong Young Writers Anthologies Fiction 2020complete | Page 472

my heartbeat in my ears! Our faces had questioning but eager expressions. Finally they stepped up to announce the name; “Anindita Tripathi, shall henceforth lead GBA with her wisdom and aptitude. She shall make the nation a very prosperous and stunning realm! Her ceremony shall be held on 20-11-2019 with great thrill and enthusiasm.” My mouth fell open and tears of happiness rolled down my red, soft, glamorous cheeks. I was surrounded by tons of people applauding to my first step of success and shaking hands to congratulate me while other jealous people excited the room in vain. I was beaming with pride. The day had finally arrived! As I stomped my right foot on the ground while coming out of the extensive car, thousands of people surrounding me started applauding and cheering as I ambled onto the red, glossy, new and scrubbed carpet with beautiful flower design sewn on it! Fire-crackers were embellishing the sky with its divine magnificence due to the vivid and intriguing colours and patterns. It was a glorious movement and I felt very responsible right away! During the time-consuming formality, I was announced president of GBA and I had taken a pledge to always lead my nation with wisdom and prosperity and make it successful! It took six hours to end it with the road show, pledge, address by me etc. The day was finally over and I was exhausted. From that day onwards, I became very serious; I made rules, promoted trade and tourism, raised economy and much more. It was going all right; just the way I had assumed in my dreams! I constantly went the through CCTV footage of the nation once a week to assure that all rules and regulations were being followed thoroughly! Through these ways, my country became the best and well renowned throughout the world!