The first day I met him , I was bewildered at the fact that he was from P College………The first thought my mind processed was “ Stay away from this handsome guy “. I was introduced to him by my classmate who eventually became his first love.
My inhibitions about the college and all the students from P College made me keep my distance from him, but nothing stopped him from helping me. My first paper presentation in my new post graduate college, actually my first paper presentation in my life… without even knowing who I am and what I think about him. This guy stood there and said…. “Lets hear it once, that will give you the confidence”. It indeed did give me confidence and as I was giving my presentation, he anticipated the judges’ question and sent the answer across to me. Lo behold! That was the answer to whatever the judge had asked. I won. Not only a trophy, but a friend, a friend for life.
My inhibitions only reduced, they didn’t disappear. He offered to drop me home.. It was pouring cats and dogs and I kept arguing “ I will manage “… Thanks to my inhibitions. I was extra cautious of the way I was sitting on his bike… Keeping my distance as much as I could and being conscious that I don’t touch him… He insisted he drop me home and I fought back saying “thank you , I will walk “ . My mind kept saying “You don’t know him, how will you go home with him, after all he is from P...
Gosh what’s in a name? I Thought. But so much a college name did. It made me waste one full year, by staying away from this gem of a person…. We eventually got close.
I was a day college student, he also was but he was special and that’s why walked into college at 11.00 A.M – 12.00 A.M and left an hour after that. His brilliance helped him be one of the best students of the college and although he was a hourly visitor to college, he was made the Chairman of the Student’s Union council.
The department Journal (for which he recommended me- Wonder why?) got us closer and made us friends. Things slowly changed, I came when Day College began and left when the evening college got over and this hourly visitor came in the afternoon and went home after dropping me home. Yes, right outside my house.
We were supposedly working for the paper along with him… We use to be in Canteen fighting over the one Masala Dosa which he would ruin completely or else we would be seen on the bike together leaving to the printer. Oh! What a Unicorn it was (the bike ) – would always run out of petrol or the tyres would go whooooooooshhhhh exactly when we were getting late or there was no petrol bunk in the vicinity. He would make me run pushing his bike from behind and he dragging it. He would always blame his Unicorn’s laziness on me and say – “ it happens only when you sit on the bike”… Stupid never realised- No one else ever sat
He created history in college by organizing Disha- the college cultural program. I give the credit to myself, wonder whom he gives the credit for the name. I worked for the cultural cos my heart said – “He is a nice guy and he needs you”.. Doubt if he ever needed me. The cultural was on Valentine’s Day…. No, no I wasn’t expecting anything from him…. He never believed in love then….
It was amazing, our college, our journal, our cultural program and our new relationship- Our out of this world friendship. He was my only friend in the whole college of 3000 students… was it because I never got along with anybody or I never needed one, cos I found him?
Everything was perfect, till he feel sick……. Hospitalized…Typhoid…………nooooooo…. It was terrible, no not his falling sick, but the lecture from his brother ( great guy ! Seriously) J . His brother thought he fell sick because I made him eat at all the local eat outs while working with him… But was he not the one who recommended me for all the work along with hin ????
Whatsoever, said and done…This guy was no ordinary guy. He was an super intelligent guy, being a hourly visitor and coming to the exams directly from the ICU and still clearing all the papers… wowwwwwwwwww Only somebody with his caliber and determination could have done it.
That was my first year in College, he wasn’t my class mate.. was my senior… Hated him for being the Chairman, cos of him I never became the chairman (they wouldn’t give it to the same department for 2 consectuive years – Stupid rules ! ), loved him for his humor. Got irritated with his innocence, he would never understand the clues of me wanting to change my sanitary pad. I would tell him 10 times in different ways “I want to wash my face , lets go home “ he would repeat it 10 times “Wash it in the canteen” . I would give all the reasons to go home and he would reject all of them and then with all my frustration and irritation ( Thanks to the monthly cycle and his innocence ) I would scream and say “ I have got my periods and need a sanitary pad” and he would keep mum throughout the way and take me home…
The day I wouldn’t go to college, he would come and meet me at home and we would endlessly talk about everything under the sun. We have walked for 3 hours at a stretch. Thanks to him , I am fit today., So is he ….
Oh ! How can I forget the mess I created in his life… My classmate and my friend loved him deeply and she said her love increased cause of me… (I was always spending time with him). He never wanted to get into and always confessed the same to me and she would also confess to me all what she was going thru… I always pushed her to him and eventually asked her to express her feelings and after 2 years,( dude took quiet a lot of time ) he fell in love with her ……How much I hated myself for it…. Cause in 2 years he became my best friend, and I wasn’t willing to share him with anybody on planet earth….
I should be honest, I had a boy friend then…. My first love.. This hourly visitor would drop me to my boy friend’s place when asked for and has even had dinner with us even though he hated it… (An awesome friend)
His typhoid didn’t stop him from attending the farewell, how could it ???? She had insisted he be there. (he is a sweetheart).
Missed this hourly guest in my second year of college, but he made his attempts to stay connected so did I. He would give me a lift, actually not a lift , he would go out of his way to drop me to college, every time I was late… I was late most of the times( learnt it from him ) . During my exam, I would read one subject of mine and he would read the other and explain it out to me… thanks to him, I topped the university…. Wouldn’t have , if not for him. College got over and it was a beginning to my career life… He was always there listening to my fears and always kept telling me “ if you don’t get a job who will” . I got the first job I applied for.
He gave me Joy, Courage, Confidence, Smile, Time, Success, he gave me life, A life which I would have never enjoyed , if not for him….
Thank you friend, thank you Guru ,Thank you my Guardian Angel… ( only I am allowed to call him all the above even after 5 years of college ) Love you doggy
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