My best friend My Life….
The first day I met him , I was bewildered at the fact that
he was from Pachappas 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
Pachappas 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 Pachappas…..
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 – Decorum 360 degree (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 . 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 ) – It 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
realized- No one else ever sat J
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 him ????
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.. he 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 consecutive years
– Stupid rules ! ). I 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 J
