All go to the classrooms
and the classes start ….a round of introduction, then an intro into the subject
follows. Nothing which is worth mentioning happens……except for Sheetal’s day
dreaming sessions and Deepak’s eyes scan through the class room in search of
his dream girl……
Anjali hasn’t cooled down yet….so her chats are missing…..that leaves Aashu with no choice but listen to the lecture……
Its lunchtime after an eventful morning and a boring lecture……..they proceed to the canteen……
By that time, the news is spread around the whole college…..and there are loud and silent whispers all around… some reach their ears too …….In a day, Anjali and her gang had become popular.....Deepak and Sheetal looked excited about that whereas Aashu seemed disturbed!!!
“Hey look that is the girl who fought with SID”, “IS SHE CRAZY?” were the most common ones…..Anjali is unaltered by these…the other 3 are confused and have mixed feelings…..and together look at Anjali…Anjali gives back a cute smile……
Next scene: Anjali, Aashima, Deepak and Sheetal in Canteen……
The four occupy the corner table……..there is an unusual silence prevailing…….Anjali’s continuous chit chat is missing…..finally Aashu breaks the silence
Aashu: sab kuch karke, ab kyun chup ho?? Kuch bolo na…
Anjali: kya bolna hai? [Aashu sports an angry look at her]
Deepak: kuch bhi…..
Anjali: mujhe bhook lagi hai…..kuch order Karen??
[The unexpected answer brings a smile on all faces…All 4 start laughing without any further thinking!! They come back to the normal self and start their usual nok joks!!!!]
The loud laughs and their chats as if nothing happened confuse the crowd around them. In fact all the others in the canteen are discussing about the morning…….Suddenly there is silence and the reason stated for it was “Sid is coming”……..
This triggered Aashu and Deepak…..they wanted to avoid another scene there…..they signaled Sheetal to get up who was totally unaware of what was happening…..she was in her own world but she obliged them...so they stood up and asked Anjali to come along with them….Anjali was reluctant but Aashu dragged her along……they went out through another door…..
Anjali stopped just outside the canteen and forcefully relieved her hand from
Aashu…….
Anjali: why the hell did we come out from there?? I told you that I am hungry and wanted to eat something…..
Aashu: let’s go to the restaurant around the corner and have lunch….
Deepak: yeah Anji….the canteen food is not good…
Sheetal: [excited] RESTAURANT!!!! Chinese then…..plzzz
Deepak: [turning to Sheetal] shut up you fool!!!
Sheetal: WHY SHOULD I?? U SHUT UP Idiot!……[Deepak and Sheetal are on the verge of starting an argument when Aashu intervenes]
Aashu: [staring at both] will you both shut up?? Is this argument important now??
[both become silent....]
Anjali: let’s go there tomorrow….lunch time is getting over. So it is better to have it here…..
Aashu: no way…..going back to canteen is out of question….
Anjali: why??? Kya baat hai??
Aashu: do you really want to know the reason?
Anjali: [sternly] yes….
Aashu: seniors have come for lunch….and we don’t want you to create an unnecessary scene there…..
Anjali: [angry at her reply] what do you mean by that??? Am I creating a scene??
Aashu: accha baba…tum nahi…woh log……ab Chalen?
Anjali: ok…magar, hum kyun baag rahe hain? Humne kuch galath nahi kiya hai….
Aashu: woh sab teek hai…..par woh hamara senior hai…..
Anjali: seniors!!! Do they have 2 horns??? Why should we fear them?
[Sheetal giggles hearing this, Deepak gives a pat on her head and hushes her up]
Aashu: I don’t want to argue on this further……come with me if you really care for me…….
Anjali: emotional black mail, huh???
Aashu: [slight smile on her lips] you left me with no other option……
Anjali: okay fine….chalo…..
As they walked to the college gate, the girl whom Anjali saved that morning came running towards them……..
************************************
Kripa’s POV:
After the ragging incident, I gathered up all my courage and proceeded to my class…..thanks to the 4 people who pitched in at the right time and saved me from those seniors……..
It was evident from my face that I had been crying and since many of my classmates were silent spectators of the whole drama, it was obvious that all knew about it. The whole class looked at me as I entered the room…..I felt like some accused going to the witness box in the court….I didn’t dare look at any of them……I avoided every possible eye contact……I went to the extreme left row and took an empty seat there.
[My note: Her character is such that she prefers to be unnoticed…..she prefers to get lost rather than stand out in the crowd]
Fortunately the lecturer came in on time and that avoided any kind of Q and A sessions though many students darted towards my seat with such intentions……
The morning sessions ended without any further issues…..it was lunch time….I didn’t get any new friends. The reason was obvious “I never talked to anybody”…… I had no company for lunch……I didn’t have the courage to go to the canteen alone…. I sat alone on a bench which was on the way to the canteen...…I cursed myself for being such a coward and introvert……
All these thoughts were running across my mind when I spotted the people who fought for me……they were walking towards the gate….
I realized that I didn’t even thank them….I didn’t think anything further. I stood up and walked swiftly towards them…….Thank god, they saw me coming and waited ….
Kripa: thanks a lot……if you hadn’t……. [Anjali interrupted her…]
Anjali: It’s ok dear…[a moment of silence follows]..what’s your name? Which branch?
[They introduce themselves and exchange hi’s and hello’s]
Anjali: by the way Kripa, I think you should try to be more brave……I mean you can’t let someone torture you like this babes…….
Aashu: darling, all are not so daring like you…..so cut that out yaar…..
Anjali: ok baba….
Deepak: can we proceed now?
Sheetal: yeah…..rats running around in my stomach…….
Anjali: shhhh……. [Signaling them to keep quiet]
Aashu: so Kripa, had your lunch?
Kripa: not yet……
Aashu and Anjali: why don’t you join us?
Deepak: yes….a lunch treat for our new friend…..Kripa!!
Kripa: [hesitantly] but……
Anjali: no buts…..you are coming with us…..that’s final….
Kripa’s POV contd……
I couldn’t believe my ears when I heard that. “Friend” did I hear that right? I rechecked again….
I was more than happy to become a part of that group…… I went along with them for lunch….there was no one moment of silence on the lunch table though I was silent most of the time…..I only spoke while giving answers to their questions……”where is your house?” which school did you study in? etc etc …..
I haven’t seen such a friendly bubbly group before…....Their chats, silly fights and immediate patch ups during the lunch made me realize how thick their friendship was!!! It was unbreakable and worth more than a million dollars….
let me tell you a secret, I envy their friendship!!!
That was the best lunch I had in recent times!! My new friends made it special!
That night, I opened my diary for the first time and marked that day as a special day…….
MY FIRST DAY IN COLLEGE BECAME MEMORABLE DUE TO MY NEW FOUND FRIENDS……
ANJALI - Bold and beautiful
AASHIMA - Sensitive and Sensible
SHEETAL - a bit idiotic but Innocent
DEEPAK- Caring and Cute.......Did I say Cute????
She scribbled in all the happenings of the day before she said good night to her sweet companion, her diary....
[To be continued]
Anjali hasn’t cooled down yet….so her chats are missing…..that leaves Aashu with no choice but listen to the lecture……
Its lunchtime after an eventful morning and a boring lecture……..they proceed to the canteen……
By that time, the news is spread around the whole college…..and there are loud and silent whispers all around… some reach their ears too …….In a day, Anjali and her gang had become popular.....Deepak and Sheetal looked excited about that whereas Aashu seemed disturbed!!!
“Hey look that is the girl who fought with SID”, “IS SHE CRAZY?” were the most common ones…..Anjali is unaltered by these…the other 3 are confused and have mixed feelings…..and together look at Anjali…Anjali gives back a cute smile……
Next scene: Anjali, Aashima, Deepak and Sheetal in Canteen……
The four occupy the corner table……..there is an unusual silence prevailing…….Anjali’s continuous chit chat is missing…..finally Aashu breaks the silence
Aashu: sab kuch karke, ab kyun chup ho?? Kuch bolo na…
Anjali: kya bolna hai? [Aashu sports an angry look at her]
Deepak: kuch bhi…..
Anjali: mujhe bhook lagi hai…..kuch order Karen??
[The unexpected answer brings a smile on all faces…All 4 start laughing without any further thinking!! They come back to the normal self and start their usual nok joks!!!!]
The loud laughs and their chats as if nothing happened confuse the crowd around them. In fact all the others in the canteen are discussing about the morning…….Suddenly there is silence and the reason stated for it was “Sid is coming”……..
This triggered Aashu and Deepak…..they wanted to avoid another scene there…..they signaled Sheetal to get up who was totally unaware of what was happening…..she was in her own world but she obliged them...so they stood up and asked Anjali to come along with them….Anjali was reluctant but Aashu dragged her along……they went out through another door…..
Anjali stopped just outside the canteen and forcefully relieved her hand from
Aashu…….
Anjali: why the hell did we come out from there?? I told you that I am hungry and wanted to eat something…..
Aashu: let’s go to the restaurant around the corner and have lunch….
Deepak: yeah Anji….the canteen food is not good…
Sheetal: [excited] RESTAURANT!!!! Chinese then…..plzzz
Deepak: [turning to Sheetal] shut up you fool!!!
Sheetal: WHY SHOULD I?? U SHUT UP Idiot!……[Deepak and Sheetal are on the verge of starting an argument when Aashu intervenes]
Aashu: [staring at both] will you both shut up?? Is this argument important now??
[both become silent....]
Anjali: let’s go there tomorrow….lunch time is getting over. So it is better to have it here…..
Aashu: no way…..going back to canteen is out of question….
Anjali: why??? Kya baat hai??
Aashu: do you really want to know the reason?
Anjali: [sternly] yes….
Aashu: seniors have come for lunch….and we don’t want you to create an unnecessary scene there…..
Anjali: [angry at her reply] what do you mean by that??? Am I creating a scene??
Aashu: accha baba…tum nahi…woh log……ab Chalen?
Anjali: ok…magar, hum kyun baag rahe hain? Humne kuch galath nahi kiya hai….
Aashu: woh sab teek hai…..par woh hamara senior hai…..
Anjali: seniors!!! Do they have 2 horns??? Why should we fear them?
[Sheetal giggles hearing this, Deepak gives a pat on her head and hushes her up]
Aashu: I don’t want to argue on this further……come with me if you really care for me…….
Anjali: emotional black mail, huh???
Aashu: [slight smile on her lips] you left me with no other option……
Anjali: okay fine….chalo…..
As they walked to the college gate, the girl whom Anjali saved that morning came running towards them……..
************************************
Kripa’s POV:
After the ragging incident, I gathered up all my courage and proceeded to my class…..thanks to the 4 people who pitched in at the right time and saved me from those seniors……..
It was evident from my face that I had been crying and since many of my classmates were silent spectators of the whole drama, it was obvious that all knew about it. The whole class looked at me as I entered the room…..I felt like some accused going to the witness box in the court….I didn’t dare look at any of them……I avoided every possible eye contact……I went to the extreme left row and took an empty seat there.
[My note: Her character is such that she prefers to be unnoticed…..she prefers to get lost rather than stand out in the crowd]
Fortunately the lecturer came in on time and that avoided any kind of Q and A sessions though many students darted towards my seat with such intentions……
The morning sessions ended without any further issues…..it was lunch time….I didn’t get any new friends. The reason was obvious “I never talked to anybody”…… I had no company for lunch……I didn’t have the courage to go to the canteen alone…. I sat alone on a bench which was on the way to the canteen...…I cursed myself for being such a coward and introvert……
All these thoughts were running across my mind when I spotted the people who fought for me……they were walking towards the gate….
I realized that I didn’t even thank them….I didn’t think anything further. I stood up and walked swiftly towards them…….Thank god, they saw me coming and waited ….
Kripa: thanks a lot……if you hadn’t……. [Anjali interrupted her…]
Anjali: It’s ok dear…[a moment of silence follows]..what’s your name? Which branch?
[They introduce themselves and exchange hi’s and hello’s]
Anjali: by the way Kripa, I think you should try to be more brave……I mean you can’t let someone torture you like this babes…….
Aashu: darling, all are not so daring like you…..so cut that out yaar…..
Anjali: ok baba….
Deepak: can we proceed now?
Sheetal: yeah…..rats running around in my stomach…….
Anjali: shhhh……. [Signaling them to keep quiet]
Aashu: so Kripa, had your lunch?
Kripa: not yet……
Aashu and Anjali: why don’t you join us?
Deepak: yes….a lunch treat for our new friend…..Kripa!!
Kripa: [hesitantly] but……
Anjali: no buts…..you are coming with us…..that’s final….
Kripa’s POV contd……
I couldn’t believe my ears when I heard that. “Friend” did I hear that right? I rechecked again….
I was more than happy to become a part of that group…… I went along with them for lunch….there was no one moment of silence on the lunch table though I was silent most of the time…..I only spoke while giving answers to their questions……”where is your house?” which school did you study in? etc etc …..
I haven’t seen such a friendly bubbly group before…....Their chats, silly fights and immediate patch ups during the lunch made me realize how thick their friendship was!!! It was unbreakable and worth more than a million dollars….
let me tell you a secret, I envy their friendship!!!
That was the best lunch I had in recent times!! My new friends made it special!
That night, I opened my diary for the first time and marked that day as a special day…….
MY FIRST DAY IN COLLEGE BECAME MEMORABLE DUE TO MY NEW FOUND FRIENDS……
ANJALI - Bold and beautiful
AASHIMA - Sensitive and Sensible
SHEETAL - a bit idiotic but Innocent
DEEPAK- Caring and Cute.......Did I say Cute????
She scribbled in all the happenings of the day before she said good night to her sweet companion, her diary....
[To be continued]
lovely chapter...loved the friends a lot...God I;m gonna miss my friends soon.. loved your lil Kripa... too shy type and the opposite Anjali..
ReplyDeleteinteresting plot dear...waiting for next part...