It’s 26th January, our republic day and season of winter. This year winter in Mumbai has made its presence felt. I feel cold so I wore set of woolens including inner sweater, overcoat and a monkey cap. Whole day was passed doing nothing specific and doing everything without purpose. I reached college when the flag was already hoisted. Kartik gave me a flag and Zeenat pinned it to my overcoat. Zeenat, Sonali, Snehal, and I were the only girls present. From the boys side, Kapil, Nikhil, Chandan, Kartik, Rakesh, Nilesh, and Sagar were present. Yeah, Rohit and Priyanka were also there.
We went to canteen and tea with biscuits was served to us free on the occasion of republic day. We met Sandip Sawant and after he left the fun time started. In the lawn, on the green grass we jumped, we laughed, we dragged each other, we slept, we ran, we did everything we could think of. It was all brainless and innocent. It ended by noon and people dispersed.
To my surprise Kapil had prioritised washing clothes over roaming around and he left too. Nikhil went for he wanted to take bath and sleep rest of the day. I was left with urge to not to go home so early. Chandan was not feeling like going to his room. So I thought we could go to beach nearby called Aksa. Anand, Rohit and Priyanka joined us. We got ricks and reached at a beach. Chandan waded through shallow water, lifting me in the air. Later, he was shy of it and thinking what people may think about the lifting scene. It must have been funny for them I guess, a scene like gorilla lifting a kid. Anyway, I hope he cares about people only as much as I do. Fun, I am telling you, it was for me! While coming back shallow water had transformed into not-so- shallow. This time shy gorilla Chandu didn’t lift me, my shoes and jeans got wet and I waded back through knee length water. Much more fun, wading is. I say more than being in air, I like being in water.
We reached college again. No one was there. I and Chandan did dukh-sharing for almost two hours. But how much can two nice people talk, so we headed to Kapil’s place at Sahyadri. We walked down to his place. What a dingy nice room it was, very symbolic of life of a bachelor living away from the native land, without family. Kapil made ‘doodhwali special Chai’ on the stove and it was tasty tea. Nikhil came after resting enough for the day, and I hid behind the door in the Kitchen. He came in and started talking freely and then I appeared, he was taken aback for few seconds. I love the reaction on his face. He was greatly surprised, as much as i wanted him to be.
By 6.30 pm they dropped me at bus stop. Then Bus no. 259 dropped me at Andheri station then I walked down to the home. I am eagerly awaiting the photos we clicked with cell phones. My day was great, oh and best part is I didn’t think of anybody, you know what I mean. Well, the day at eight o clock started with annoying plain message which read “I am going to overnight party at a beach. I will return tomorrow morning. My cell phone is with my mom”. So be it, I had a blast....
Good night.
