Chapter 2 : "FRIEND: The Most Important Part Of My College Life"
Palak my best friend since class 5th standard, a very balmy person I should say, she is like a bauble diamond of ruby in my college life such an ardent person she is.
After our school life as we got separated by the choice of our subjects, she was like a red thread to our friendship always binding and bulwarking against all the ups and downs that every single person in friendship faces. After our school life when I adopted quite a blasé attitude toward everything and wants to cloistered away from everything, she was like a dulcet rays of sunshine in my life because to stand in front of my classroom, and with me having that doleful blasé expression you really need emotive amount of ardour attitude to say only in one breath,"Oyee....!!! Have you really decided to rot in that classroom....!! Come outside buddy....!! Oohhh pleaseeee....!!!!! Have you already forgotten me!!!! I have something to tell ... but come outside and bunk next class...!!!!" who other than Palak has the audacity to speak a whole 2 or 3 sentences in one breath and with that you also need a balmy heart to face the so called dreary me.
In the last semester we hardly met, as I mostly go by activa (a scooter that teenager drives in India) to attend the class only,to save the so called time for god sake just to watch the damn "korean tv series", but thanks to the small accident during end semester exam time now I have to go by vikram or bus but we can spend the time together now because college buses have their own timings as I hardly attend classes we can enjoy that time by talking and roaming .
Yippieeee...!!!!!!!!!😇
As I was thinking all these entwining thoughts while sitting in Vikram(a small vechile that is very famous in Dehra dun, usually makes a hell lot of sound and is a cheap public transport). The thoughts of having fun together really bereft me of heartfelt saddening thought of wearing college dress.
Delta High College is situated 800 meters distance away from where the vikram drops us, only personal vehicles of students and professors and college buses were allowed on that long street of Delta High College.
After reaching at the outskirts of the street of DHC(Delta High College), guess what I saw....!!!
Everyone except me was in casuals, but the stupid me was in my own little stupid world and I was getting delighted by the fact that I don't have to argue with guards and that French cut bearded professor who was in charge of maintaining discipline in our college.
That devour excitement that every spoilt child feels after coming in a proper dress on the day when it was least expected from them to wear, that very excitement of mine was smashed as I reached closer to the gate and at the gate a girl standing and smiling at her best showing all the possible teeth that can be visible when a person's laugh, I basically call it "showing 32s" (in hindi batessi dikhana "the visible teeth when a person smile to the fullest") who other than Palak can do that !!! On top of that when I saw all the students who were in casuals foisting through the gate without any harrowing of guards and that declining smile on my friend's face, I understood that my impetuous friend was fooled by someone.
I glanced at Palak with a questioning face.
😓
With a look of sorry expressions she signalled a sorry with her hands .😢😨
While we were exchanging glances and talking through sign language,(no....!!! don't get mistaken. Its not that simple sign language....!!! It's just so called deep mutual understanding between two best friends that can hear and talk in a crowd with just a few little bit of expressions and hand signs or usually when they are at a longer distance) the guard uncle heckled my so called egregiousness by sniggering😏, it was so clear that except me and my dumbo friend😩😬 everyone was wearing casuals and "we" who never wear dress according to the dress code of college were following a proper dress code on that day when we shouldn't be. 🙁
Usually at that time my friends I realized if I had a little bit of passion of wearing casuals I would have definitely shown some courage and wouldn't be so disheartened.
That regret spoiled 50% of my mood. 😔😕
As I crossed the gate Palak came running toward me;"Shaurya sorry.....!!!! It was not my mistake, yesterday I met Digvijay(her classmate of Maths Honours) and he told me that casuals were banned on Saturday....!!!
I gave a grimy look and said,"Is he wearing the dress ?"👹
"Actually, He is not coming today....!!",with a little sorry smiling expressions she said.😌😛
She grabbed my hand (usually our way of walking in college, a habit of childhood days of holding hands while walking) and said,"By the way Nikita is not coming today...!! She went to attend a marriage of her cousin and will be coming next week."
"Let's go Shaurya....!!! Let's finish this work and after that we will go and eat in Bikano. Please don't make that face , when Digvijay will come we both will beat him ....!!!Happy....!!!"
"Now cheer up buddy we are meeting after a month....!!";she said while hugging me .
Ohh I forgot to tell you we both are very foody peeps . Even today the main motive of coming to college was eating in Bikano(famous Indian cuisine restaurant that was opened near our college ), seeing marks were just a façade lie to everyone. Every work that we do only get complete in a super fast way after we give a little rapacity to ourselves that after completing this we will eat in some café then just a transformation into super girls is needed and all the work get completed within a puff of a minute.