A few days ago I had been to Nagpur for the
recruitment test of Engineers India Ltd. I am glad that I chose Nagpur as the
centre.
“Yaar, mai tere ghar par stay kar sakta hu kya 1-2
din? “ I asked my friend.
[Bro, can I stay at your place for a day or two?]
“Paaji, puchna padta kya re! Bindaas aa ja! “ , he
joyfully replied
[Do you really need to ask this! Come along, no
problem at all!]
As I stepped my foot on the soil of Nagpur after
nearly 5 months [sorry for sounding so overly melodramatic] and I was welcomed
by a cool breeze. It felt like home; in fact Nagpur is home away from home. I
soon reached my friend’s place and they welcomed me so beautifully. I was
touched. It felt so good to meet them after so many days.
About an hour later I and my friend went out
together. We met another friend of ours who lent me his bike.
“Yaar mujhe teri bike chahiye thi yaar! “, I ask
him slowly
[Buddy, could I have your bike for a day?]
“Are bilkul! Le ke jaa! Bhai hai tu pagle!” he says
this and gives me a tight hug
[ Sure! Take her out! You’re my brother!]
I am always stunned as to how they never asked me
any question and trust me to no ends. It makes me feel blessed! :-D
I took his bike and headed towards the flat where
we used to stay during our graduation days. I soon reached the place. I wanted to go inside so badly but I
couldn't as the gates were locked. :’( I spent a few moments there basking in
the glory of memories and then I left for college.
As I was coming down from the building I realized
something very important that moment - Things which are beautiful always come
to an end and that’s the glory of it. One of my friends once told me,
“Those were the most beautiful days. But kabhi na
kabhi khatm hona hi tha! Tu aisa soch na aage aur bhi kuch accha hoga!”
[But it had to end sometime or the other. Why don’t
you realize that something better will occur in the future? ]
What a feeling it was to enter the college after so
many days! My heart was racing as if it was my first day there. I still
couldn’t understand why it happened. I collected the cheque after my name which
was rewarded to me by the college for our final year project work. And there I happened to meet one of my old
friends who is now pursuing M.Tech from the same institution.
None of us bothered how the time flew when we two
rolled out our cans of laughter after such a long time. Things which never got
disclosed during engineering days all of a sudden came out of the box amusing
both of us. From the news of friends getting married just after the graduation
to the couples getting divorced; new stories kept unfolding one after the
other.
Then we went around the college building only to
find the old canteen demolished, the canteen staff changed, rooms still being
painted, PCs being replaced by Macs and the worst and best of all the good for
nothing teachers still carrying that arrogance with themselves and not
bothering to respond to your greetings.
Soon after, I went to Empress City Mall to meet two
of my most beautiful friends. We get along so well with each other that we
totally forget about all our worries. Spending the evening together was so
relaxing [It feels great to see people leaving their seats to find some quiet
place when we get down to our antics]. As we straddled round the mall doing
crazy things like running on the escalator in opposite direction, pushing each
other over the railings, teasing each other about our non-existent and existent
lovers, I felt as if nothing has changed and life’s still the same as it was a
few months ago.
In the late evening I met my old roomie. It all
started with a bear hug which was followed by his tales of adventures at his
new work place which made him stand all day with some pain in a** people around
him and how life went on after graduation.
It had been already two hours at his place but he had hardly started. I
couldn't wait any longer as I was getting late to get back to my friend’s place
and had to leave soon but we committed each other to meet at HAL!
The next day after that particular exam [which by
the way was much better than I had expected] was over I spent the rest of the
noon in the company of my dearest friends of mine from my old dance group. What
a wonderful time we had while searching for a place to hang out in the scorching
sun. But it ultimately paid off when we were treated by a friend at Dominoz
[Read that as – Friend ko loot lena – To rob a friend]
The best part of being with your friends is that
you can simply discuss all your problems & foolish adventures with them and
the solutions that are derived after that are even more pathetic than your
present situation. So you get ready with a new vigor to face your troubles.
I have a problem – I’m too sentimental and can’t
let go things very easily but this trip helped me reset my mind. No matter what
you do there will always be things which would be best unknown to you and come
out only when the time is right. No matter how hard you want to things to stay
in place, time will make them move with its own pace. Life goes on, things change, places change,
time changes, nothing waits for you. The only thing that remains are the sweet
memories and of course the few special moments that you get to spend with your
friends after a long time to create new memories!
[ My phone is ringing and do you know what tone is it - Carnival of Rust]
Cheers!
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