Frustration levels were at an all time high, it was exam time after all. 5th semester. Around Mid Jan, we got the news that a software firm was coming down to hire from our college. Maybe, it was just the motivation we needed to carry on.
Soon, the notice boards were flooded with notices regarding the format of CVs, important dates and so on, and most importantly the list of eligible students. I was happy, relieved maybe, that my name was not excluded. But little did I know, the happiness was short-lived.
About a week later, a new list was put up, of the eligible students and this time, I was excluded. As a matter of fact, most of my branch-mates were, including Shis. But Doc was still eligible and was all kicked up to give it his best shot. He needed this real bad. He has an elder sis, who was already employed and a younger brother, who had topped his way into his second year.
So by now he too wanted some respect in his house.
He started preparing for the aptitude exams, while I was smoking my heart out. It did feel awful to be not eligible.
As fate would have it, specially mine, another list was put up on 29th, just a day before the exam and I was eligible again!! I really had no idea what the hell was going on but knew I wouldn't be able to make it now.
I was confident about my failure.
On the D-day, all formally dressed, we sat down for the aptitude test. The result was to be declared in the evening, around 6 PM. And the interviews would start soon after. While killing the time in between I realised what an idiot I was. I hadn't brought my class 10 and 12 mark-sheets!! They were needed in case I was selected for the Interviews. It was already 5:30 PM and considering my home was 50KMs away, It was physically not possible to complete a 100KM+ trip in rush hour traffic that too within an hour!! But, then I was damn sure I won't be shortlisted, so what the heck. I wasn't gonna need it anyway!!
At about 6:30PM a voice echoed through the corridors,
"All the students are requested to make their way to the auditorium, the results will be announced soon"
Doc wasn't gonna miss this one, it was the moment of truth for him.
Once in the auditorium, The HR head (referred to as HR henceforth) after introducing herself (She was some Rupali Ganguly), got on the job of announcing the names of successful candidates.
I couldn't help saying, "God IS the best architect!!!"
"Indeed, he is" Shis was already staring at her, wide mouthed.
Well, she was HOT, I mean she could easily give the models a complex. She was pristine, everything perfect about her. In her Grey trousers and navy blue "fitted" shirt, she was looking too damn good to be an HR. But maybe, even the firm she was working for was trying to cut the attrition rate by employing 'such' strategies.
After about 15 mins and almost 70 names, Doc was smiling. He had a reason.
I was in!!
A few names later, his smile widened a bit more, this time I guess, it was heart felt.
He was in too!!
"That were all the successful candidates, congratulations and the interviews will start in just about 20 mins, Thank You and congratulations once again" HR left the stage.
I checked my watch, 7:15 PM. I was doomed, I had no mark-sheets with me, what was I gonna do in the interview??
"Why don't you try and talk to Mr.Nanda, he might be able to help you" Shis was still around.
Mr. Nanda was our T&P head, and from an Army background. Quite naturally was a very helpful soul, always listened to the stupidest of problems and did whatever he could. But at times he was also quite strict even to the point of being rude.
"Can I have your attention please" It was Mr. Nanda, "We have divided all of you in four batches, the interviews for the first batch will be starting soon. For batches 2, 3 and 4 interviews will be held tomorrow 9:00AM onwards. The lists will be put up shortly on the notice boards. Except for the students for batch 1, rest of you can leave. But all of you need to be here by 8:00AM tomorrow morning, SHARP. I hope I am clear. Right then. Best of luck to all of you, Do your best and make us proud".
Soon, the lists were put up and Thank God!!! What a relief!! I was in batch 3. I had the time I needed to get my mark-sheets. Most of the students were either staying back in the hostel or at friend's places nearby, to prepare for the first job interview of their lives. But I had to rush back home!!
By 9:30 PM, we were almost there. Doc was visibly nervous. The fact that he had hinged all his to this opportunity wasn't helping either. I really had no idea about a Job interview. Called up Vijay and decided to meet up with him. I and Doc listened very carefully as he spoke, Vijay was already placed, and coincidently, in the same firm. His tips ranged from brushing up on current affairs to carrying a pen in the room positively. In a nutshell, he was comprehensive, I still can't think of anyone who would have given us better advice at 10:30 in the night, sitting on the pavement!!
But anyways we had a lot to do now, study newspapers, browse through our CVs and be ready with anything that might be asked, and what not. We reached home, and started with the most important thing.
We dozed off !!!
The next morning we were in college by 7:30AM
In the entire episode, I must confess, my heart beat was at peak value during this time. After about 4 hours of waiting, I was finally interviewed at around 12.
To put it modestly, It was horrible!! As bad as it could have been!! I did exactly as I was adviced not to. I was once again sure that I won't make it.
It was time to wait again. The result was to be declared by 7:00PM. At around 6:45PM we were asked to gather in the auditorium. HR was standing on the stage, lecturing about something, I wasn't sure of what it was simply because I was not listening. I was watching!! And so was Tiwari, a friend of mine, branch-mate actually. And to put it in plain simple text, We liked what we saw. The long day had taken its toll on our model-cum-HR. She was visibly tired now, hair all open, falling precariously on her shoulders. But still the temperature of heat-waves radiated from her was not a degree lower. Like me, Tiwari was confident of his failure too. So while Doc was praying, we were having a good time, Tiwari & me.
"She has no energy man.. look shes exhausted in just about 10 hours" Tiwari said checking his watch.
"Talk sense man, 10 hrs is way too much, even a horse would need a break in between"
"Not if she is under!!" Tiwari sure had a dirty mind!!
"Well in that case, Who would WANT one??" Even I was no exception.
High-Five!!!
All this continued until the Bong dropped a Bomb, She announced my name.
"Hey, congrats.." I could feel the taps on my shoulder, I was stunned!!
Then came Doc's.
This was two times in two days that I was surprised, for good, obviously.
Tiwari, sadly didn't make it, but sure had a word of appreciation for me, "Congrats man, you can have her now!!! Same company dude, enjoy!!" He is a joker.
"Ya, Thanks,"
As I and Doc came out, It was already dark. We could see all kinds of faces around us, happy, disappointed, crying, laughing, heartbroken, content, relieved but none like me, shocked!! It was a moment I will never forget.
I and Doc hugged each other,
"You made it!!" I was happy for Doc, he got what he had wanted.
"No, We made it!!" Indeed we had!!
Soon, Shis, Appu and almost the entire hostel was in the campus, congratulating the ones who had made it!! Well, Appu was different. He was holding a backpack.
"Remember your promise??" Appu was smiling showing off his gear-train like teeth.
"Ya I do, lets go"
Took him to the nearest Theka and he started putting the bottles in his backpack. He didn't stop until it was full. Nothing was too much for him. In this case SEA was the limit!! After dropping him off at the hostel and a drink, we left for home.
Feeling responsible, feeling good. We were employed now.
Shis got placed in another company a few weeks later and now we could finally celebrate!!
All of us had been "Procured". . .
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
14. 4th Sem : Yet Another Love Story PART 1
The semester was about to end and pracs were to start in about 2 days. The turn out was skeleton. But like is our habit, the whole group was present. Not to attend lectures but for a much more important cause. To persuade the lab assistants to be on our side during the external practicals. It was an easy job, to say the least. Their demands varied from bottles to cell-phones!!! But our expert negotiator Shis ensured that we never had to shell out more than 50bucks!! He truly is a magician with words. After finalising the deal, the rest of the time was always spent at the coffee joint, I am quite sure in the days leading to the practicals we are responsible for this Joint's 50% business!
The day was no different, after having sealed the agreement we were spending the time at the Joint. Appu suddenly felt the need to relieve himself, so had to rush to the hostel, yes it was the big thing not the usual stuff. And Babban was feeling lonely so off he went to a secluded spot where he could make his 'call'. That left Me, Shis and Doc staring at each other, actually Me and Doc at Shis while Shis was busy doing something with my cell.
"Who is this Arpita??"
"A friend, why??" Shit!! I should have guessed it before, the pig was reading my messages , "Gimme that", I wanted my cell back before it put me in any awkward situation.
"Wow, hold on beta, I am not through yet," Shis was enjoying this, " A friend? hmm, you hear that Doc, A FRIEND!!"
"Well, aren't we too your friends??"
"Hell ya, you are, what kind of a stupid question is that?"I shouldn't have given my cell to him, I was saying to myself trying to anticipate what lay ahead.
"Then why is that we don't recieve a single message or call from you in days??"
Shis was right I rarely called anyone.
"And this girl is all over your Inbox and call lists, but she is just a friend. right?" I could imagine Shis in a black robe, he would make a good lawyer.
"Its not what you think, she is just a good friend, plus I meet you guys everyday, don't I??"
"You can obviously meet her on the weekends, can't you??"Shis wasn't the quite one.
"I can't, Its not that easy as you think"
"She has a big brother, or brothers??" It was not hard to see from where he was drawing his inferences!! But seriously, I still can't understand why he does that, comparing things with his Rajnikant movies.
"NO you idiot, Because she is in VIT, in Vellore, not Delhi!!"
"Who is this by the way?? you never told us about her"Shis was actually right, I had never told them much about my school days.
"Well, we were classmates in school, till 11th, before I moved to Delhi"
"Ok, but there must have been others, whats so special about her that you only ring her up??"
He wasn't gonna settle for anything less but the full story I thought and decided to tell him, It was the only way to keep him quiet.
I began. I had to.
I first came across her during an intra-school drama competition. We were opponents.
She was playing the role of a mother, and as the role demanded, she was dressed up in a beautiful Saree and all the relevant stuff like jewelery and little bit of makeup. I really hadn't liked too many girls after Preeti, she always was my yardstick and frankly no one could measure up to her. But Arpita was different.
She was stunning. Her smile, beautiful round face, long hair and a childish voice, everything was just perfect. My yardstick had failed and how!!
I was in a dream sequence, again.
If the signs were anything to go by, I had lost my head again!!!
From that day on, whenever I saw her, my world went into slow-mo.
And, in class 9th, for the first time in my life, I thought God was backing me up on something. All the classes were reshuffled and thankfully she was put in the same section as me. I was elated!!
Some of my friends from the earlier sections were also in the same section. She was a good friend of one of them, Tanisha.
As the session progressed, we started talking and became what you can call friends!!
During classes, I used to stare at her and after stalk her. It was going well and I had reason to celebrate, she was in my sight most of the day and we were friends now, meaning I could try and move ahead.
What an idiot I was!!
I soon realised she was much more close to a boy named Sameer, who, thanks to the reshuffling, was in a different section now. He was light years ahead of me in terms of being close to her. Rumors of them being togther were ripe but I never gave an ear. I had no chance in hell but still I stayed on.
A year passed.
We were now in Class 10th, nothing had changed much. I was still just a friend and she was still THE ONE. Before the 10th boards, there was a trip to Sunderbans. School had organised it for us. I thought what better way to express your love than under the moon on a boat??
I made all the preps.
Card check
Walkman check
Smooth instrumental cassette check
Once on the boat, (well its hard to describe but it was much bigger than a boat but way smaller than a ship. but whatever it was, sure was fun to be on) everybody was enjoying the surroundings and soon it was dusk.
Just as I thought of spilling the beans, a friend of mine told me that Sameer had actually proposed her a few days back and she had reciprocated his feelings but didnt commit. I didn't know whether to believe him or not. But sense prevailed and I decided to stay quiet for some more time.
Second year passed.
We were now in Class 11th.
That Sameer happened to choose the same combination of subjects as me and consequently was in the same section. When he asked where will I be taking physics classes I just ignored him. A few days later I came to know he, Arpita, Tanisha and some other friends of mine were taking tuitions from the same guy. It sure wasn't sensible but I jumped onto the bandwagon as well.
So, now I had the privilege of meeting her after school once a week. It was her house that was the venue. So it was great fun having her around till the teacher came. It was the perfect thing I could have asked for.
Third year passed
We moved on to class 12th.
The tuition venue was now shifted to another girls house which was close to school. So I used to stay back at a friends place till the class as my home was too far for a to and fro journey in under an hour. By this time, I think we had become good friends. But still, I was too afraid to call her up even for a casual talk.
During the summer break my mom got transferred to Delhi and I knew I'll have to move with her. Before I left, I wanted to meet her for one last time, but really didn't have the courage to ask her so. Took the help of the physics tuition instead. Requested Sir to take the class on Tuesday, instead of Thursday, as I was to leave on Wednesday.
I still remember that class, not everyone had turned up. Tanisha was ill, Sameer was away.
That was the last time I had seen her, She was wearing a maroon-yellow salwar kameez. And as always, It was hard to look away.
After the class, I remember walking up to the bus-stand with her. Stood there for sometime, talking. Just couldn't catch a bus before she did. Figuring she might be getting late, I asked her to carry-on. That I'll be fine. She crossed the road, waved at me from the median and then from the window after boarding the bus and that was it. She was gone.
I took a bus myself and headed home.
The day was no different, after having sealed the agreement we were spending the time at the Joint. Appu suddenly felt the need to relieve himself, so had to rush to the hostel, yes it was the big thing not the usual stuff. And Babban was feeling lonely so off he went to a secluded spot where he could make his 'call'. That left Me, Shis and Doc staring at each other, actually Me and Doc at Shis while Shis was busy doing something with my cell.
"Who is this Arpita??"
"A friend, why??" Shit!! I should have guessed it before, the pig was reading my messages , "Gimme that", I wanted my cell back before it put me in any awkward situation.
"Wow, hold on beta, I am not through yet," Shis was enjoying this, " A friend? hmm, you hear that Doc, A FRIEND!!"
"Well, aren't we too your friends??"
"Hell ya, you are, what kind of a stupid question is that?"I shouldn't have given my cell to him, I was saying to myself trying to anticipate what lay ahead.
"Then why is that we don't recieve a single message or call from you in days??"
Shis was right I rarely called anyone.
"And this girl is all over your Inbox and call lists, but she is just a friend. right?" I could imagine Shis in a black robe, he would make a good lawyer.
"Its not what you think, she is just a good friend, plus I meet you guys everyday, don't I??"
"You can obviously meet her on the weekends, can't you??"Shis wasn't the quite one.
"I can't, Its not that easy as you think"
"She has a big brother, or brothers??" It was not hard to see from where he was drawing his inferences!! But seriously, I still can't understand why he does that, comparing things with his Rajnikant movies.
"NO you idiot, Because she is in VIT, in Vellore, not Delhi!!"
"Who is this by the way?? you never told us about her"Shis was actually right, I had never told them much about my school days.
"Well, we were classmates in school, till 11th, before I moved to Delhi"
"Ok, but there must have been others, whats so special about her that you only ring her up??"
He wasn't gonna settle for anything less but the full story I thought and decided to tell him, It was the only way to keep him quiet.
I began. I had to.
I first came across her during an intra-school drama competition. We were opponents.
She was playing the role of a mother, and as the role demanded, she was dressed up in a beautiful Saree and all the relevant stuff like jewelery and little bit of makeup. I really hadn't liked too many girls after Preeti, she always was my yardstick and frankly no one could measure up to her. But Arpita was different.
She was stunning. Her smile, beautiful round face, long hair and a childish voice, everything was just perfect. My yardstick had failed and how!!
I was in a dream sequence, again.
If the signs were anything to go by, I had lost my head again!!!
From that day on, whenever I saw her, my world went into slow-mo.
And, in class 9th, for the first time in my life, I thought God was backing me up on something. All the classes were reshuffled and thankfully she was put in the same section as me. I was elated!!
Some of my friends from the earlier sections were also in the same section. She was a good friend of one of them, Tanisha.
As the session progressed, we started talking and became what you can call friends!!
During classes, I used to stare at her and after stalk her. It was going well and I had reason to celebrate, she was in my sight most of the day and we were friends now, meaning I could try and move ahead.
What an idiot I was!!
I soon realised she was much more close to a boy named Sameer, who, thanks to the reshuffling, was in a different section now. He was light years ahead of me in terms of being close to her. Rumors of them being togther were ripe but I never gave an ear. I had no chance in hell but still I stayed on.
A year passed.
We were now in Class 10th, nothing had changed much. I was still just a friend and she was still THE ONE. Before the 10th boards, there was a trip to Sunderbans. School had organised it for us. I thought what better way to express your love than under the moon on a boat??
I made all the preps.
Card check
Walkman check
Smooth instrumental cassette check
Once on the boat, (well its hard to describe but it was much bigger than a boat but way smaller than a ship. but whatever it was, sure was fun to be on) everybody was enjoying the surroundings and soon it was dusk.
Just as I thought of spilling the beans, a friend of mine told me that Sameer had actually proposed her a few days back and she had reciprocated his feelings but didnt commit. I didn't know whether to believe him or not. But sense prevailed and I decided to stay quiet for some more time.
Second year passed.
We were now in Class 11th.
That Sameer happened to choose the same combination of subjects as me and consequently was in the same section. When he asked where will I be taking physics classes I just ignored him. A few days later I came to know he, Arpita, Tanisha and some other friends of mine were taking tuitions from the same guy. It sure wasn't sensible but I jumped onto the bandwagon as well.
So, now I had the privilege of meeting her after school once a week. It was her house that was the venue. So it was great fun having her around till the teacher came. It was the perfect thing I could have asked for.
Third year passed
We moved on to class 12th.
The tuition venue was now shifted to another girls house which was close to school. So I used to stay back at a friends place till the class as my home was too far for a to and fro journey in under an hour. By this time, I think we had become good friends. But still, I was too afraid to call her up even for a casual talk.
During the summer break my mom got transferred to Delhi and I knew I'll have to move with her. Before I left, I wanted to meet her for one last time, but really didn't have the courage to ask her so. Took the help of the physics tuition instead. Requested Sir to take the class on Tuesday, instead of Thursday, as I was to leave on Wednesday.
I still remember that class, not everyone had turned up. Tanisha was ill, Sameer was away.
That was the last time I had seen her, She was wearing a maroon-yellow salwar kameez. And as always, It was hard to look away.
After the class, I remember walking up to the bus-stand with her. Stood there for sometime, talking. Just couldn't catch a bus before she did. Figuring she might be getting late, I asked her to carry-on. That I'll be fine. She crossed the road, waved at me from the median and then from the window after boarding the bus and that was it. She was gone.
I took a bus myself and headed home.
Sunday, July 13, 2008
13. Flashback
Almost every organism on the face of this planet remembers its past encounters or experiences and thus learns a thing or two about the particular situations and is supposedly better prepared to tackle them if ever they arise again, during his life. Except for one maybe, I never learn!!
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I was maybe in 5th standard at the time, when I met, rather saw Preeti for the first time. She was a fresher and had just joined the school. Her smile was electric and I could feel the shivers travel down my spine every time she looked at me with that smile. In her impeccably well ironed blue skirt and white shirt, shoulder length hair held flawlessly with a red hair-band, she looked straight out of heavens. Funny?? Not really considering I was only 10 years old!! It was the stuff, my dreams were made of!!
I don’t exactly remember how and when started talking but as soon as we did, there was no looking back. We got along really well and used to play stupidest of the games imaginable (they seem stupid at this age, but back then they were the ultimate source of fun). It was nothing short of heavenly. I was just about a decade old and already I was having a peek at the ‘‘biggie’s’’ world, I was in love!! Before I knew it, I was singing songs to myself whenever I saw her and tried to steal as much time as I could, from wherever I could, just to be around her, be with her.
Gosh! Was I stupid or what!! It sure is embarrassing to write all this down but then it is also probably the fondest memory I have of my childhood, it was my puppy love, as they say.
But I had never imagined what lay ahead.
My mother got transferred to another school and considering my age she thought I was too young to be left alone in a different school. I wonder if her decision would have changed had I told her about what all was going inside my tiny little head!!
To say the least, I was shattered, my heart broken…
I confided in a common friend of ours hoping he would keep it to himself. But obviously he couldn’t and broke the news to her, actually not only her, the entire class!!
Since I was not in the school anymore, she became the soft target. I had so wanted to kick him but I thought since I wasn’t in school anymore, everybody would soon forget about it. And everyone did. But she didn’t.
She once confronted me about this and why did she have to hear it from someone else and not me? Besides, she rightly pointed out that I should be studying. Believe me when I say, I don’t remember much more than that about our conversation.
She came to my place on two different occasions, the first time with her sister, when we were in the same school. I was hyper-active and all pumped up.
The second time, alone, when she was leaving
I hardly said a word, while she was trying to get my head straight. I think I wasn’t handling rejection all that well. [ :p ] I still remember what she said to me,
“Someday, when you sit down and think about this you will probably laugh. I know you’ll not realize it right now but in some years time you will!!”
Rubbish, I had thought at the time. But now I know how correct she was. Girls definitely are more sensible than us.
After that I just lost touch, didn’t hear from her or tried to contact her.
But never could forget her. Something or the other always kept reminding me of her. More than the love stuff I guess, she was more like a true friend, someone I could trust with my eyes closed.
Its always said, you don’t realize what you have until you loose it. I learnt that the hard way. Even after leaving school I was in touch with her, used to call her up in a month or two. But once she left for Bangalore, there was no communication.
And it was not until 2006 that I finally found her again!!!
Thanks to Orkut, it truly is a wonderful site.
I was skeptical at first, whether she would even recognize me, but not only she did, she was also pretty excited to hear from me after a decades gap!!
The best thing was that we still were the same, nothing changed except for maybe the love coefficient , so now we are more like friends, great friends actually!!
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
12. Love Story PART 3
It was not hard to see why Doc was feeling the way he was.
During the first year of college the course is common for all the branches and students are divided according to their respective PCM percentages. While I and Shis were in the same section, Doc was in the other section with .. ya you guessed it right, Shruti.
It was never too hard for Shis to strike a conversation with her during this time and Doc hardly seemed to interfere, partly because we didn't know each other then and partly because he simply couldn't. She had a group of her own and to put it politely, Doc was not welcome. The only time he had with her was during the bus journey (She lives near his house and they travel by the same bus) and labs.
The chronic problem we guys have is that if a girl we have a thing for, starts talking to us often, we feel she has a thing for us too. And, I hate to say this, but 90% of the times its not so and the girl regards us as just a "good friend"!!
Doc was no different. After the big revelation, Doc told us about many such occasions where he almost told her how he felt but could not.
"You had kept it to yourself since the 1st sem??" Shis wanted to get every small detail out of Doc.
"I didn't know you guys then, thats why"
"Ok, we have a situation here guys, Doc likes her, you like her, I.." I was cut midway,
"YOU TOO??" Shis and Doc seemed in the same team for once.
"No no not like you guys, nothing serious, its just admiration here!!"
"You are a pig, you know that" Shis and Doc, still on the same side
"Fuck you man, you got 100s of girls to drool over, leave her alone, will you??"Words of wisdom from Shis.
"Well from what I know her MI is 0 maybe 0.1 so I would suggest rather than having this serious stuff going, you people also start appreciating her fi.." Another sentence I could'nt complete.
It was my turn to run around the compound.
MI meant malleability Index, how much effort does it take before you can actually take her out.
A ZERO meant doesn't matter how hard you tried, she just won't go.
A ONE meant not more than one working week, starting from scratch.
One good thing about engineering is that you learn these swanky words that fit into our lingo as much as they do in the industry.
"Have..y..you eve....ever lo..ok..ed at i...i mean Not looked at a girl like that??"Shis was trying to catch his breath, while Doc preferred to lay down on the grass.
I had wanted to tell him about Preeti and Arpita, but, maybe some other time.
"God is the best architect, isn't he??" Those were the lines Shis always used whenever he liked what he saw.
"He is, I am sure but leave someone out and hey I am talking to you, what are you looking at?"
I pointed to the Coffee joint.
The view was too much for him I guess, He was spell bound it seemed. Doc was up by now, his reaction no different.
It was Shruti after all.
Her brownish black hair seemed like a perfect reflector, reflecting all the sun's rays that were falling on them. A gleaming White T, and the most perfect blue denim made her look even more stunning. She was laughing, giggling maybe, having fun with her friends and was not conscious of her surroundings. i.e. Shis and Doc who were staring hard at her by now.
"Haaa-aah, I love her" Shis sighed.
"Me too!!!" Doc was also in the same boat.
While they were deep in their fantasies, it looked hilarious, at least it did to me.
They were holding hands and their heads tilted sideways touching each other's, it really didn't look as if they were in love with Shruti, It was much like if they were in love with each other!!
During the first year of college the course is common for all the branches and students are divided according to their respective PCM percentages. While I and Shis were in the same section, Doc was in the other section with .. ya you guessed it right, Shruti.
It was never too hard for Shis to strike a conversation with her during this time and Doc hardly seemed to interfere, partly because we didn't know each other then and partly because he simply couldn't. She had a group of her own and to put it politely, Doc was not welcome. The only time he had with her was during the bus journey (She lives near his house and they travel by the same bus) and labs.
The chronic problem we guys have is that if a girl we have a thing for, starts talking to us often, we feel she has a thing for us too. And, I hate to say this, but 90% of the times its not so and the girl regards us as just a "good friend"!!
Doc was no different. After the big revelation, Doc told us about many such occasions where he almost told her how he felt but could not.
"You had kept it to yourself since the 1st sem??" Shis wanted to get every small detail out of Doc.
"I didn't know you guys then, thats why"
"Ok, we have a situation here guys, Doc likes her, you like her, I.." I was cut midway,
"YOU TOO??" Shis and Doc seemed in the same team for once.
"No no not like you guys, nothing serious, its just admiration here!!"
"You are a pig, you know that" Shis and Doc, still on the same side
"Fuck you man, you got 100s of girls to drool over, leave her alone, will you??"Words of wisdom from Shis.
"Well from what I know her MI is 0 maybe 0.1 so I would suggest rather than having this serious stuff going, you people also start appreciating her fi.." Another sentence I could'nt complete.
It was my turn to run around the compound.
MI meant malleability Index, how much effort does it take before you can actually take her out.
A ZERO meant doesn't matter how hard you tried, she just won't go.
A ONE meant not more than one working week, starting from scratch.
One good thing about engineering is that you learn these swanky words that fit into our lingo as much as they do in the industry.
"Have..y..you eve....ever lo..ok..ed at i...i mean Not looked at a girl like that??"Shis was trying to catch his breath, while Doc preferred to lay down on the grass.
I had wanted to tell him about Preeti and Arpita, but, maybe some other time.
"God is the best architect, isn't he??" Those were the lines Shis always used whenever he liked what he saw.
"He is, I am sure but leave someone out and hey I am talking to you, what are you looking at?"
I pointed to the Coffee joint.
The view was too much for him I guess, He was spell bound it seemed. Doc was up by now, his reaction no different.
It was Shruti after all.
Her brownish black hair seemed like a perfect reflector, reflecting all the sun's rays that were falling on them. A gleaming White T, and the most perfect blue denim made her look even more stunning. She was laughing, giggling maybe, having fun with her friends and was not conscious of her surroundings. i.e. Shis and Doc who were staring hard at her by now.
"Haaa-aah, I love her" Shis sighed.
"Me too!!!" Doc was also in the same boat.
While they were deep in their fantasies, it looked hilarious, at least it did to me.
They were holding hands and their heads tilted sideways touching each other's, it really didn't look as if they were in love with Shruti, It was much like if they were in love with each other!!
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
11. Love Story PART 2
Shis already had his target in sight and now even Doc had shortlisted a girl he wanted to be with, that left me alone, scenes of both Doc and Shis bidding me good bye, arms in arms with their 'women' were like nightmares.
"You have got to believe me, I have never felt quite the same with any other girl!!" Doc was all pumped up.
"Take it easy dude, how many girls have you been with anyway??" Ouch, it hurts when someone slaps you with a reality check, it was Shis this time doing the job. I couldn't resist a laugh.
"What are you laughing at? As if you have been a playboy all through!!"
People do get nasty when it gets to them, but anyways, I was more interested in knowing more about this girl than starting an argument.
"Ok.. ok.. but who the hell is she, where did you meet, whats her name.." I voiced my curiosity
"Easy guys, obviously I'll share it with you people, who else do I have?" Doc was getting senti.
"Like I said you people know her, shes from our college only"
"CS??" Shis tried to narrow down the spectrum
"No"
"Must be EC then,"
"You are a genius Shis, how do you know, I mean I didn't tell you anything, man you rock when it comes to girls" Doc was impressed.
To put things into perspective, Computer Science is the most common branch girls opting for engineering choose. Electronics and Communication, Information and Technology being the
other favorites. Shis was just guessing blindly, even in the worst case it wasn't going to take more than three guesses!!
But it was too complicated for Doc to analyze, actually, it wasn't interesting enough for Doc to use his brain. The thing with Doc is that he uses his brain only to memorize or deduce techniques to memorize formulas and derivations. To illustrate the fact, I can't help but mention an incident.
In one of the semesters, we had a topic on Governors and not one soul could understand the graphs, but Mr.Om, volunteered to teach the topic to the entire class just before the finals. With a pen and paper he started,
"Simply draw the x,y axis for all the four and then start with a horizontal line for 1st one, 2nd at 45 degrees to 1st, 3rd at 20-something to 1st and for the 4th simply draw a line parallel to 2nd intersecting origin!!"
Every mouth in the room was open, as they were expecting an explanation so that they won't forget the damn thing, which might have come handy during interviews. But Doc had a different approach, as was clear to everyone now.
"I believe theory won't be that hard to mug up, right?" Doc was ecstatic. He had just taught a topic to the entire class which everyone including the toppers were finding difficult to handle.
Well, you see thats his approach to every god damn thing, if you can't understand it just mug it up!!
"I know, I know just continue with the story, about that girl" Shis was flattered but didn't want to show.
"Ya, as you said she is from EC and guess what you have even talked to her!! I mean its not a big deal for you to talk with girls but you know.." I wanted to bring Shis back to Earth, but Doc was in no mood to keep him on the ground. Shis talks to exactly 4 girls in our college, excluding the girl he drools over. Of the 4, 3 are his roommate's girlfriends and last one a distant cousin, but anyway, I let Doc continue.
"Which one, tell me something more about her, I'll see if I can recollect" Shis said to Doc
"Ok, ok.. She has these such big eyes, I can't tell you the feeling when she is looking at me." Doc has this thing with the eyes of women, I doubt that he'll spend his "first" night(whenever that be, going by his habits might well be his wedding night), maybe just looking at her eyes and describing it for us the next day.
"Wake up will you??, we have been sitting here for 20 mins now, you want to tell or not?" I was getting restless.
"Relax man, its a girl we are talking about, not an engine, no detail ought to be missed and take your time buddy" Shis reassured Doc.
"Ya I know the code, so where were we?"
"Eyes" palms on my cheek, I prayed he got on with it, "Get to the real deal man, I mean about the stats that matter, hows her.." I was trying to get him on track.
"Just SHUT UP, you are such an ass-hole, I said I love her, so keep your eyes off her and don't you dare fire up your imagination" Doc seemed upset, she obviously wasn't the first girl we had talked about, but this was someone different for sure.
"Whatever, but will you tell anything or just continue to bore us??"
"Patience beta Patience,Well, what can I say, She looks too innocent to be a college going girl, looks way younger than she actually is. Her dressing sense mostly jeans-tees is impeccable, has beautiful shoulder length hair, but keeps then neatly tied in a pony. The perfume she wears, man, its perfect, neither too strong nor too light. You know she is around when shes at just the right distance." Doc was looking at the sky, probably he was day-dreaming about her.
Shis for a change, was abnormally quiet now.
"Aaah,"Sighed Doc after the description, "I am telling you, she is the one, I have been waiting for" Doc had his future all sorted out.
"Cool man, so you have talked to her, whats her name by the way?" I had no clue who this was.
"SHRUTI" Shis's face had turned red, "You bastard!!!!" He jumped up his chair to get hold of Doc, but Doc was already up by then, and before I could blink, both were running around the compound.
Shruti, name sounded familiar, hmm.. I started recalling the faces, and when it actually hit me, I was astonished, shocked to say the least. This was the same girl, Shis had a thing for, his Dad's colleague's daughter. At this point, I was sure Doc was playing up with Shis but could he be serious?
"I swear, I'll kill you, if you talk to her ever again" I could hear Shis scream even from the opposite end of the compound.
This was going to be interesting, I said to myself!!
No more nightmares, I was happy the way I was, scenes of Shis and Doc arms in arms with the same girl kept me laughing till their run concluded!!
"You have got to believe me, I have never felt quite the same with any other girl!!" Doc was all pumped up.
"Take it easy dude, how many girls have you been with anyway??" Ouch, it hurts when someone slaps you with a reality check, it was Shis this time doing the job. I couldn't resist a laugh.
"What are you laughing at? As if you have been a playboy all through!!"
People do get nasty when it gets to them, but anyways, I was more interested in knowing more about this girl than starting an argument.
"Ok.. ok.. but who the hell is she, where did you meet, whats her name.." I voiced my curiosity
"Easy guys, obviously I'll share it with you people, who else do I have?" Doc was getting senti.
"Like I said you people know her, shes from our college only"
"CS??" Shis tried to narrow down the spectrum
"No"
"Must be EC then,"
"You are a genius Shis, how do you know, I mean I didn't tell you anything, man you rock when it comes to girls" Doc was impressed.
To put things into perspective, Computer Science is the most common branch girls opting for engineering choose. Electronics and Communication, Information and Technology being the
other favorites. Shis was just guessing blindly, even in the worst case it wasn't going to take more than three guesses!!
But it was too complicated for Doc to analyze, actually, it wasn't interesting enough for Doc to use his brain. The thing with Doc is that he uses his brain only to memorize or deduce techniques to memorize formulas and derivations. To illustrate the fact, I can't help but mention an incident.
In one of the semesters, we had a topic on Governors and not one soul could understand the graphs, but Mr.Om, volunteered to teach the topic to the entire class just before the finals. With a pen and paper he started,
"Simply draw the x,y axis for all the four and then start with a horizontal line for 1st one, 2nd at 45 degrees to 1st, 3rd at 20-something to 1st and for the 4th simply draw a line parallel to 2nd intersecting origin!!"
Every mouth in the room was open, as they were expecting an explanation so that they won't forget the damn thing, which might have come handy during interviews. But Doc had a different approach, as was clear to everyone now.
"I believe theory won't be that hard to mug up, right?" Doc was ecstatic. He had just taught a topic to the entire class which everyone including the toppers were finding difficult to handle.
Well, you see thats his approach to every god damn thing, if you can't understand it just mug it up!!
"I know, I know just continue with the story, about that girl" Shis was flattered but didn't want to show.
"Ya, as you said she is from EC and guess what you have even talked to her!! I mean its not a big deal for you to talk with girls but you know.." I wanted to bring Shis back to Earth, but Doc was in no mood to keep him on the ground. Shis talks to exactly 4 girls in our college, excluding the girl he drools over. Of the 4, 3 are his roommate's girlfriends and last one a distant cousin, but anyway, I let Doc continue.
"Which one, tell me something more about her, I'll see if I can recollect" Shis said to Doc
"Ok, ok.. She has these such big eyes, I can't tell you the feeling when she is looking at me." Doc has this thing with the eyes of women, I doubt that he'll spend his "first" night(whenever that be, going by his habits might well be his wedding night), maybe just looking at her eyes and describing it for us the next day.
"Wake up will you??, we have been sitting here for 20 mins now, you want to tell or not?" I was getting restless.
"Relax man, its a girl we are talking about, not an engine, no detail ought to be missed and take your time buddy" Shis reassured Doc.
"Ya I know the code, so where were we?"
"Eyes" palms on my cheek, I prayed he got on with it, "Get to the real deal man, I mean about the stats that matter, hows her.." I was trying to get him on track.
"Just SHUT UP, you are such an ass-hole, I said I love her, so keep your eyes off her and don't you dare fire up your imagination" Doc seemed upset, she obviously wasn't the first girl we had talked about, but this was someone different for sure.
"Whatever, but will you tell anything or just continue to bore us??"
"Patience beta Patience,Well, what can I say, She looks too innocent to be a college going girl, looks way younger than she actually is. Her dressing sense mostly jeans-tees is impeccable, has beautiful shoulder length hair, but keeps then neatly tied in a pony. The perfume she wears, man, its perfect, neither too strong nor too light. You know she is around when shes at just the right distance." Doc was looking at the sky, probably he was day-dreaming about her.
Shis for a change, was abnormally quiet now.
"Aaah,"Sighed Doc after the description, "I am telling you, she is the one, I have been waiting for" Doc had his future all sorted out.
"Cool man, so you have talked to her, whats her name by the way?" I had no clue who this was.
"SHRUTI" Shis's face had turned red, "You bastard!!!!" He jumped up his chair to get hold of Doc, but Doc was already up by then, and before I could blink, both were running around the compound.
Shruti, name sounded familiar, hmm.. I started recalling the faces, and when it actually hit me, I was astonished, shocked to say the least. This was the same girl, Shis had a thing for, his Dad's colleague's daughter. At this point, I was sure Doc was playing up with Shis but could he be serious?
"I swear, I'll kill you, if you talk to her ever again" I could hear Shis scream even from the opposite end of the compound.
This was going to be interesting, I said to myself!!
No more nightmares, I was happy the way I was, scenes of Shis and Doc arms in arms with the same girl kept me laughing till their run concluded!!
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