I see that photo from our first ever and best ever trip. A lot of feelings are flowing in my mind and I wanna throw it out today. I feel nostalgia, I feel pain, I feel anguish. My eyes are filled with tears but I will not cry. It is not manly to cry.
NOSTALGIA:
Yeah that was us back then, still growing up(We still are). Those were the days when the only thing we were worried about was the blisters on our feet after playing bare foot football under the sun. Those were the days when we waited for the college bell to ring so that we could run to Tapas's place and play. Those were the days when all we worried about is the cricket and football matches we played.
We made a list of ten most memorable moments remember! I managed to save seven of them on my mobile. We never thought of completing it :D
The Journey by train to Shimoga: It was a very simple plan for a trip but executed perfectly. We stayed the whole night from 1145 PM to 6 AM inside the train. We kept chatting, speaking like there would be no tomorrow. Nothing could stop us from talking that night. We made non stop jokes about a Brett Lee and a 'Solid' Neil McKenzie. I still remember the clouds against the moon representing the food chain gone wrong. Mouse chases cat, cat chases dog. Awesome!!
Watched this video ten times last week and kept laughing. Ujju and Gujju had to share a bicycle at Sirsi. Ujju was the rider and Gujju was the pillion rider who sad in the front. It looked like Ganesh and Pooja Gandhi together. And just as Sanki was capturing these golden moments, something happened. Ujju lost balance and they fell down in classic slow motion. Sanki could not keep himself steady and started laughing putting the camera out of focus.
Aslam's place. We reached there after spending some amazing time at Sanki's place. We were not prepared for the reception we eventually got. Everybody in Aslam's street came out of their houses. Gujju, amazed by the attention innocently asks us 'Maga, should we wave back at them?'
Aslam's place. Everybody was keen to see the girl in the opposite house. We tried to catch a glimpse of the girl, but thanks to sanki's ill timed whistle ringtone we had to hide. The girl went inside and in a moment the light went off.
This was something I never witnessed but the description of the event by Tapas himself was enough to make it memorable. Gujju tried to exhibit his vocal skills by singing 'Tu dhoop hai'. Still remember how we laughed at that.
Gujju is an amazing artist. He is a master of languages. He successfully translated a famous Kannada song which resulted in the line 'In me chest sweet Kolahala is comes'.
Gujju and Aslam also started the trend of 'Memento'. The lesser said about it the better. But it was awesome fun.
How can I forget the day when My club Barcelona Beat Man U and we witnessed this at Ujju's place. I was the only Barcelona fan that day among 9 people and yes as soon as the lights went off, I became the football.
At that time, being together meant we could do anything. That was the kind of confidence you guys gave me. You taught me what friendship is and I became the proudest guy on the earth.
PAIN
Now, I am left staring at the photograph and wondering "What the fuck went wrong?"(The language will get worse from her, so if you are a girl I recommend u to go back to facebook. Thank you for reading) Why has things changed so much. We stopped playing football and started spending more time at our college parking lot. We started watching really dumb movies in theaters. Our cameras never had any more group photos of ours. The seven of us never posed again for a photo together. We were never a group, we were seven good friends who had great understanding and now we had become nothings. We started worrying about what situations it would create if we stood together for a photograph. Why the fuck did that happen?
We went together to the most stupid of fests with none of us participating but why on the earth couldn't u come to support me when I did and Shaw performed in some of them?? (Yeah I am complaining about it, but I m doing it to you guys, you're my best friends)
Why the fuck have we stopped spending time together? What the fuck went wrong there? We could still have played football near Tapas' place. Why didn't we?
I'm not demanding answers here, these are just a few questions I kept asking myself.
ANGUISH:
Sanki's sister's marriage was the most awaited event for us since we became close friends. We dreamt of doing all the work there. It eventually happened, my eyes filled with tears when it happened. We also managed to serve food and become a part of the celebration in our style. Other than that and the time me, kat and ujju got lost in the woods, it turned out to be the worst trip ever to his place.
EPILOGUE:
I seriously do not know why I wrote this, but I know why I wrote this here. Nobody can come here and press a 'like' button or comment on it and have someone else 'like' the comment. This is MY space and I wanted to make sure I can put my thoughts without any inhibitions.
I sincerely hope that things get better but also realize that all good things come to an end. But moving on is a very hard thing. Maybe now, I can move on. I've done this personally too, but here it is. Aslam, Kat, Ujju, Sanki, Shaw and Gujju, I'm really sorry if something from my side triggered this and I apologize sincerely. Will always remember you when I see any word that relates to friendship. Love you guys. Good luck!
