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| Re-entry - Nostalgic |
| Wednesday, October 22, 2008 |
Friends The Beginning
"Let me see you cry." he said. " I want to see two big drops of tears from your eyes." he told with a teasing look in his eyes. Obviously one cannot cry, if somebody asks to. I broke into an unsupressable laughter.
The guys were getting ready for the New Year party. Girls were not to go. For a stupid reason. It was at one of the beaches. And guys will be drunk. Girls will not be safe.
J was talking to her mom in the STD booth. We saw her crying. She was crying because she was not able to go to the party. Just like her! I felt bad too. But I did not give a damn for it. I dont care much for parties anyways.
Prof S who accompanied us for the tour, came by us. "Why is she crying?" he asked. I said with a smile," Sir, she is disappointed at not being able to go to the party." "Oh, you girls can go if you want to."
All three of us, (excluding the other three girls, who hung with their guys) ran to our rooms with lightening speed to dress up, while the rest of our guys waited for us.
I was happy, excited. We reached the beach just when the countdown had started.
"10seconds to go...,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1....and..."
"Happy New Year!!"
And the party began. The dancing started.
Something miserable happened. I stepped on K's rapsters and it gave away. I was mortified.
K seemed upset during the whole party. He did not dance. May be it was because I stepped on his rapsters? I felt bad.
I asked him to come and dance. He did not. He seemed upset. I did not ask him about it.
Bangalore.
A short one day stop.
I shared a unique bond with K. I laughed at his jokes. I smiled when he smiled. He laughed when I laughed.
We walked on M.G.Road rating the girls passing by.
"How much is the girl in red?" I would ask.
"mmm 5"
"Only 5? She is very pretty!"
"Yes but too tall for me!"
"That one?"
"8"
"8!! You are partial! Why 8?"
"She has a nice smile and long hair"
I liked being treated like a true friend, not a girl item. No acting. No pretence. Plain talk your mind out.
Last night on the train, back to college.I was restless. I think everybody was.
The comedy happened then.
I told everybody we should stay up the whole night, playing and talking. It was agreed. We were playing when K went to another cubey to meet another set of friends. We did not know if he would come back. I was suddenly very sleepy. It was boring without K.
"I am going to sleep." I went to my Upper Berth.
Just as we retired, K came running. "Are we not staying up the whole night? Wake up all you lazy bones!" I was happy, suddenly my sleepiness vanished.
We played for sometime, and this time I was really sleepy. Once again we all retired.
The moment we got on to our berths ( me on one side and K on the other side, both upper, opposite eachother) I said, "Hhmm suddenly I am not sleepy." I did not want to sleep. I wanted to spend as much time possible with him (did not understand why).
He said he was not sleepy too! (Apparently he wanted to spend as much time possible with me too)
We waited for everybody to sleep. Then we put on the cabin lights and played cards. He wanted to bet on the last game.
"A 15 rs DairyMilk" he said.
"Noooo.." I wailed. I was scared of defeat. I was not used to defeats then. I could not stand them, even in a simple card game.
"Ok 10 rs DairyMilk"
"Noo"
"5 rs DairyMilk"
"No". Curt.
"2 rs kutty DairyMilk?" He was pleading jokingly. Everything was a joke for him.
"NO". Bold this time.
"Hhuh, a 50 paise Coffee Bite??" With a 'I give up' look.
I thought a little. "Ok".
He smiled.
I won the game.
Both of us were wide awake. We wanted to continue our 'childhood crushes' story, which we had
started telling each other a few days back.
I climbed over to his berth. We sat through the night, just the two of us, while all our class mates were sleeping soundly around us, telling things that we had never told to any living soul before. It was a strange connection. He was suddenly a part of me. He knew something that till then only my heart had known. I knew something that till then only his heart had known.
A beautiful connection was created that night. A nice, warm, cuddly feeling, the pristine form of friendship, was etched in two young hearts that night.
It will take them in a roller coaster ride of emotions. They did not know then. They were innocently excited at having found a good friend in each other. |
posted by SK @ 7:26 AM  |
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| 7 Comments: |
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"...(did not understand why)."
Let me hazard a guess. You were in love with K? Lol! Very sweet Sk.
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Wow, SK! Nostalgic, indeed.
Completely true? Pseudo true, like one of my friends keeps saying?
@Ram:
yaaru kita yaaru sollardhu nu vyavasthaye illa :p
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That was sweet. Liked it :)
rads
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Hummmmmmmmmmmm ;)
Good one!
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very sweet.. and seems a lot like our story.. will do a post someday when i feeling mushy.. rite now little annoyed at HD ( regular fight in the morning ;))to write a mushy post :)
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Ram, hahaha illappa no love and all then. :--)
Adi,
Idhu completely true. :--)
Kowthas,
Thankoo. :--)
Divsu, Thanks! :--)
Daisy,
You should write, I would love to read it! :--)) Acho no fight and all, patch up :--)
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"...(did not understand why)."
Let me hazard a guess. You were in love with K? Lol! Very sweet Sk.