I remember the day very well. We started scrapping metal together at workshop in the first year at college. Let's accept it, he wasn't good at it (one of the very few things that he is not good at including cricket!). Then came the introductions and it has been 7 years since then.
This guy is everything opposite of me. He doesn't play sports, doesn't watch big-budgeted fancy Hollywood movies, memorizes stuff, likes mega serials (in all languages), hates video games, doesn't ogle at girls and so many other things. There are few similarities though - we like harry potter, we support heroine's decision in 7/G rainbow colony, we don't like the same set of people and the list ends right there! I seriously can't think of anything else.
There are so many good memories - workshop, college hangouts, trips, roommates, cards, office gossips, harry potter chats, cooking (I just eat) and many more. I can't think of any bad ones though, even if there were any I think I'll remember them only for the good reasons. There are so many projects that we did together at college that I can only count that the projects that we didn't do together.
But the 7 year magical journey has come to an end. He's leaving. I don't have a shade of doubt that he is going to do extremely well in what he is going to as he always had. All I can say is, all the best dude!
Am I going to miss him? I guess I'm gonna.
And there were seven....
:'( :'(
ReplyDeleteDeeeee!
Okay anyways I just wanted to add this..
Why do you say "He is leaving.." ?
"He is only moving.."
We can always maintain true relationships forever!
Idiot. Dont make me cry.
ReplyDeleteI am not leaving. As the previous person wisely says, am just shifting places.
May be I am trying to convince myself this way. Do I really believe that we'll remain the same after this ? I donno.
I had always believed in some force that made us remain together. Never for one moment thought we would be going separate. That thought was always comforting. That I had someone with me.
These seven years - I have been going everywhere holding your hand - literally. Wherever I went you were there - Hyderabad, office, trips, Newyork ... I wouldn't even notice the directions or nameboards when I am with you. hmmm... may be god thought it was time for me to grow up and be on my own ?
But one part of my mind does keep saying what I said at the starting - why should this mean an actual separation ? Palani moved to US; thousands of miles away. But that made very little difference to what exists between us. Even Vivek was in Bangalore initially. What did that change ?
Ok. So things won't be *exactly* the same they were. But they will be equally good. Or almost. Surely ...
@kumar,
ReplyDeleteI hope so. Only after I came to NYC that I realized the hitting truth that I can never survive without my friends. Atleast this realization will make me value them much more.
@venk,
It's strange isn't it that we've been taking the same path together so long. Not even a single miss. Same class, same work, same room, same city, even the NYC trips matched :)
Well, certainly nothing has changed between you and palani, but don't you really miss those daily-palani-calls or the T-Nagar hangouts? It will never be the same again, isn't it? Atleast from a room-mate's perspective..
I guess it will be kumar and me who will be missing you the most.
of course, let's not worry it's not going to happen. Let's be happy that it happened and hope that it will always happen.
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