A leaf from my life book

I was doing my second year of the kinder garden studies. It was then this boy came to my school. To be precise, he came to my class. He was lean and of moderate height then. I didn’t care much about him. I stayed aloof from as much as possible as I didn’t like him much. Days passed and it was “as-per-fate” we had to talk to each other. However it was not of good cause. We used to fight with each other for biscuits, for chips, for corner place in a bench, for getting our class tests corrected. I still remember saying him that I hate him to the core. When I think of it now and say to my parents, they would burst in laughter.

So whole of my second year of the kinder garden went by treating him as my enemy, rival etc of that sort.

Having passed in the annual exam conducted by my school, I was promoted to first year of primary studies and not surprisingly so was he. Still I treated him as my rival. I couldn’t remember how did I change my thought about him. Surprisingly, my art rival turned out to be my best friend. Life went on smooth then.

“Give me another chance I want to grow up once again.” Life indeed went smooth.

We fought for the lunch in our UKG. We shared our lunch in our First year of Primary studies. “He really means a lot to me.”

I even remember two funny incidents that happened between us. During our V^th std, he even got caught by our maths mam (Vijayalakshmi) for writing my maths homework. She left the matter just by tearing the page. The second incident happened during our VII^th std. He didn’t bring the Hindi text book and he was sent out by the teacher (Vanaja).Guess what??? I too accompanied him even though I had brought mine. Later Magesh(one of my pals) took my reader from my bag and showed it in front of class. All I was asked to do then was to go to my place and sit silently.

These two incidents may be silly and funny but these things reveal our love with each other and how high we value our friendship.

“He really means a lot to me.” I really mean it.

There after our life was not as smooth as expected. He ignored me. He ignored me totally. He went on to become another one’s(I don’t want to mention the name) closest buddy. The half-an-hour phone calls were reduced to a 5 minutes one. I too didn’t mind to go and talk to him because of my ego.(I regret for it now). Life then was not as good as expected.

Classes were changed during our XI^th. I went on to adapt myself with new buddies and so as he. The phone calls between us were completely dead. We hardly made a call to wish each other on our respective birthday.

After our schooling, it became even worse that we have to say “hi-bye” only by seeing each other in the bus stop waiting for our respective college bus. Unfortunately I am doing my BE at Sri Sairam Engineering College while he is pursuing the same at MNM Jain Engineering College.He was not my side for my success and not for my failures too. He was not there to guide me when I was searching for my shadow in the darkness. Suddenly those shoulders, which came forward when I was crying was missing. Suddenly there were none to feel my sudden pain and to hold my hand till I become strong again. I started to cry when I remember those moments when we laughed together. Life Indeed is not as good as expected.

“He really means a lot to me.”

Two days before, he had sent me a message asking me to tell what I think about him and our friendship. I was unable to reply by 1000 characters. Here I am replying to him.

All I wanted to say him was that “You mean a lot to me.”

With much PYAR ,but staying FAR

RAGUL (Second Year, Kinder Garden)