Thursday, July 15, 2010

Reunion.. :)



I shall be meeting some of my old tuition friends this weekend almost after about five long years, the moment I have been longing for years.
And it brings back so many memories. I remember the old damp room where we used to sit, the place which witnessed so many of my firsts- first crush, first fight, first true friends, first book of Harry Potter, first pair of sneaker and all the little things I used to crave back then. I used to go there every Saturday afternoons and Tuesday evenings and I hardly used to study there, ever :P. But things I gathered from Sir are way too important than those stupid physics or chemistry lessons. His beige colored shirt, his sparkling eyes, his lovable words and some odd bunch of twisted incidents are all that I remember now.
True that I have been growing too fast, learning to wear that mask, to put up a fake smile, to lie. And just then I remember those stupid fights, the fresh smell of the saraswati pujas, those evenings with rain and jhalmuri, the dairy milks after bijoya, those bunking tuitions- having fun. I remember it all, perhaps you just cant forget your firsts, they are real memorable, real treasure.
These 5 years have been a lot. I became way too matured, bit too settled and calmed down a lot. No long do I crave for those candies and ice creams at odd hours. I have now other things to take care of, huh? But when I sit back and think about the times bygone, tears come so unknowingly and my fingers curl up with a feeling so rare, so fresh that I allmost feel weightless.
And while I am writing this out in the office with a coffee in my hand and the rain pouring outside I guess I really have grown up a hell lot. Growing up is part of life I guess. And while I see the children clamouring outside, jumping in rains, shouting like anything, I know I am missing those days of innocence when love was so simple, when friendship was all about sharing lunch and secrets and when life was all about scoring good grades.
The air inside the office smells so metallic, so stale that it is making me sick, but I guess I have to get used to this, to grow up even more, to put up even more masks, to hide back tears, to show that pink smile.


P.S.- Thanks to faisaal for the treats (chinese, coffee, bhuttas n ice creams), gtalk for I can talk to all my friends n to all them in the office who did'nt block fb and eventually makin my life a little better here.

P.P.S- Thanks to nilu for every little thing in this world.

4 comments:

Soumya said...

Have you read Erich Segal's 'Class' by any chance? Read it. Just before the reunion excitemen, it is the BOOK to read.

Unknown said...

Good work....the least I can say...I love the little relationships that take time to develop,and how much we fight throughout the day,at the end we still value each other!!

Praveen said...

Distance of time and place generally cure what they seem to aggravate; and taking leave of our friends resembles taking leave of the world, of which it has been said, that it is not death, but dying, which is terrible....


Life is about not knowing,having 2 change,taking d moment & making d best of it, without knowing what's going 2 happen nxt.......


But thats the part i hate... move on and forget the past!!

U Writin rocks...Ur thots rocks... So Rock On!

it did bring back those memories and those cherished moments bac as if it happnd just yesterday!!

thnks for that!

Wild Strawberry said...

@soummya I read that..btw if u havent read prizes by erich segal den u shd do dat immediately...its my favourite,,,,,,

@nilu truly true...luv u

@praveen ahhh those evenings...pretty xcited bout this weekend huh? me 2 me 2..