My elder sister, Rainna Gupta, and I, Ankit Gupta, share a lovely relationship since our childhood. She has been a motherly figure to me more than a sister and I have always seen her as a role model in various aspects of my life. We studied in the same school, Happy School, Daryaganj. She is seven years elder than me and passed out of school way ahead of me. However, she has been a star student in the school and a real favourite of all teachers, so they remembered her quite well even after she had graduated.
I realized this in various instances where teachers treated me very nicely when they found out that I was Rainna’s brother. There was one unforgettable incident that happened when I was in 9th standard. It was our maths class and the teacher was on leave, so a substitute teacher was sent just to look after the class. A few of the students were making a lot of noise and enjoying their free time despite many warnings. The teacher got so agitated that he started punishing every student by asking them to either stand on their spot or outside the class. Eventually, each and every one of my classmates was standing, and even I was asked to stand outside the class.
There was a senior teacher passing by in the corridor while I was standing outside. She saw me and because of my resemblance to Rainna didi, asked me if I was her brother. She also asked me the reason I was standing there. Once I said yes and told her the reason, something unexpected and amazing happened. She held my hand and took me inside the class. She told the substitute teacher that as I was Rainna didi’s brother, I could not have done anything wrong. Then she asked me to go sit down, and not be a part of the punishment.
It was so funny that everyone in the class was standing and looking at me thinking how come Ankit is being given such special treatment from a senior teacher who does not even teach us. Later on, I told my friends that it was just because of my sister’s reputation that I got that advantage.
Narrated by Ankit Gupta for Chef Rainna Gupta
