Rough Road To Success

Episode 2

A day before that day was the end-of-session party in their school. Mr. Larry's presence on the occasion was a big surprise to his children and they also didn't dash their father's hope. Things went excellently well for the children. They excelled in most areas in their academics and won many prizes. Tommy was also crowned as the overall best student in the school. The time was beyond their control, they couldn't finish the program on time, so the students were asked to come on the following day for their report cards.

The visible happiness in their faces called the attention of everyone, including their teachers and they also didn't hide the secret behind their joy to them. They bade farewell to their teachers and mates. They scrammed out of the school after they had collected their report cards without spending much time with their friends.

"Daddy is waiting for us at home," that was Joy's reply to one of her friends after she proposed to her to let them amble together home. So she bade her bye.

"Daddy...! Where are you?" Joy squealed as she stepped on their compound.

"Come in, my prince and princess!" Mr. Larry ushered his children in. "How was school?" He asked. They ensconced themselves beside their father on the three-seater sofa chair in the sitting room.

"Daddy! Check the percentage of my result first, I have 94%, even Victor who was the second has 82%," Joy said gleefully.

"I trust you both, you are not competitors to your classmates but their superiors," Mr. Larry chuckled. Though their father was seldom at home when the children do vacate, they preferred showing their result to him to their mother who normally sought for one fault or the other in their results. Both of them sat quietly beside their father, expecting him to share with them the plan he had for them for the holiday.

Mr. Larry brought out a sheet from a file beside him. The children peered through the sheet held by their father. On it was scribbled, 'Search for Gold'.

"Search for gold!" Joy wondered what her father could mean by it. "How will this game be played?" She whispered.