I had no clue, my life would turn out this way...
I was convinced I had it all chalked out, and well, I almost had, but it simply took me a couple of years and my sister leaving for Med School and I had thrown it all away...I didn't realize how royally my life was getting screwed ! And when I did realize, people around me, utterly disappointed, told me it was too late...
Well, my life would've been different, without a doubt, but I wonder if I'd have found and kept the company of certain people, people who have been with me in my experiences, my memories, people who know me in and out...Well "Best Friends" sounds cliche, so let me just say, these are my shipwreck companions and I have not a dilemma in being stranded with them on some lost island over the high seas ! =)
So friends, I'd like to present to you, my friends...
Meet Richa & Biswa: ♥
My two best buddies all the way from school...Richa has been with me since 3rd grade and I remember wishing she was my best friend the day she saved me when my hair got caught in my school bag zipper with my head inside the bag ! I cannot recollect why I was upto such an antic, but I remember that she pulled me out and also some of my hair and right then and there, she became my hero ! Though our ways ran different after school, through thick and thin, Rich remains my closest friend till date...
My memory is fuzzy when I try to recollect how and when I met Biswa Prakash Das and when I started tying him Rakhis on Raksha Bandhan...Well, long story short, its been atleast 11 years since I have stuck to the childish ritual we started someday, and today, he's way closer to me than some of my own brothers...Even though we've always been far away, staying in touch off and on, the moment we meet, even if it is after years, its always like we were never apart !
Meet Ritwik & Yuvraj: ♥
The day I stepped into Maharshi College of Natural Law, Bhubaneswar, I thought, I'd lost my last hope of a sane existence ever ! But then, I managed to meet Yuvraj Nanavati Parekh and Ritwik Mohanty...I remember sitting next to Ritwik in my Alternative English class (The only subject that made sense to me)...All my first year I guessed his name was "Hrithik" (Owing to the KNPH obsession) and only when we were signing a petition for some irrelevant cause, I saw "Ritwik" scrawled in illegible writing ! Anyways, the stuck up, specs clad Ritwik and I spoke for the first time when I told him that Richa (whom he had a huge crush on at their Physics tuition) was my best friend...Well, what started as "patofying" the "best friend" led to me playing Cupid and getting the two love birds together ! And today, every time they celebrate their anniversary, they dont forget to discuss what I'll be gifting them on their marriage ! By the way, the gifts have scaled up from a Digi Cam to a Vacay in the South East ! :D
Yuvraj came across as a rebel with a cause so we automatically had to click ! From the same choices in movies, music and dark chocolate, Yuvi and I live up to the quote, "Opposites Attract but Likes Adhere"...Over the years, there have been tantrums, whims and yelling fights...But Yuvi and Vasu have lasted every storm to greet the rainbow at the end !
Meet Smarajit: ♥
Popeye the Sailor and I have never ever had a fight ! And we have been together 6 years now...Sam and I have a taste for everything crazy, tattoos to bad movies (RGV Ki Sholay, James & Bad Boys in Hindi !)...Well, dont even ask ! We are those close friends who can always always take each other for granted and there'll never be a tiff about it ! Sam simply spells F-U-N in my dictionary !
Meet Sunita, Devyani, Bidipta & Anvesha: ♥
The year was 2005...Dr Sunita Behera was in Year 1 Veterinary Science and I was in Year 1 Agriculture...Our beds stood next to each other in our clumsy dorm and though she came across as one who never never ever spoke, we did talk eventually ! And talk we did...With absolutely nothing in common, I haven't an inkling how we managed to forge an exemplary friendship, a year in the dorm and 4 years hence...Maybe it was my quirky traits and her patience, my immaturity and her sophistication, my attitude and her aptitude...We complemented each other perfectly !
Devyani Di was 2 years my senior when I moved into Room 204 with her...My friendship started with an admiration for her indomitable energy, her humour and a bulk of real grey matter in a pretty li'l head, but continued when I realised that she had been right there for me everytime I had a pitfall...She reaffirmed my confidence in myself, consoled me without sugarcoated words and guided me without guile, without hesitation...
Bidipta Di was a Bhubaneswarian and controversial ! A combination I found delectable ! Though she managed to terrorise the entire lot all through our first year, I got to know the real softie in her when I became a sophomore myself...From endless hours of gossip to cups of tea on the terrace, from pouring our hearts out to tasty Tuesday Upma, I thank Bidipta Di for loving me unconditionally and over the years, literally being there for me !
Whenever I think of Anvi, I think Paisley ! That's crazy, but well, we both are ! Tea addicts, translating English tracks in vernacular dialect, clicking incredibly nutty snaps and ofcourse, laughing relentlessly, over the same joke ! I maybe one of her closest friends, but for me, she is the kid sister I never had...
Meet Aliza & Abinash: ♥
Two people were meant to study at a college called SCS Junior Autonomous and in a few years graduate from OUAT, a Grade A in the NCC C Certificate Examination under their belt...One was the staunch Puri Brahmin, the other was an astute merit holder...And as it always does, fortune shone upon me and in these circumstances, the three of us crossed each other's path...
Being fiery Scorpios, Aliza and I have had our share of tiffs but tiff or no tiff, she remains my listener, my silent supporter...And ofcourse, being the best student in class, generously helping me graduate by donating her notes !
Abinash brings to my mind images of the perfect Senior Under Officer, green eyes shining, remarkably suave and handsome once he decided to shave off his atrocious moustache ! All through four years, he was my best friend on campus much to the disdain of Khanda Sir and all the girls who sought after him !! Though I could neither share his charm with horses or skill in theatrics, I was proud to be the elder sister applauding his every feat and winning his respect and admiration in return...
And Finally...Meet Shirin: ♥
There's something about tall girls, I guess, somehow, they think alike ! From Suni, Devyani Di and Anvi to Shirin, I guess I was always meant to be with other "Navi" like creatures...The very first thing that struck me about Shirin was French Manicure on her nails ! My second glance went to her unconventional beauty and by the time I reached to the third, which was, BTW, our mutual admiration for ABBA and Ayn Rand, we were already friends ! Over a year, she has been my confidante at MANAGE, someone I can run to and pour my heart out and know that she'll say something that'll make me feel better in a thrice !
IT Engineer, Chemical Engineer, Electrical Engineer, Lawyer, Shipmate, Veterinarian, Agronomist, Banker, Biotechnologist, Would Be Academician, Banker (Again), and Agribusiness Manager...My menagerie...I guess this is the inner circle of friends, they say, every Scorpio has...
