THE BEST FRIEND THING

Movies like ‘Jaane Tu Yaa Jaane Naa’, ‘Oh My Friend’ (Telegu) have always inspired us to have a best friend of the opposite gender. Many say you can share a lot of more things with your best friend of the opposite gender but, I feel it also has several consequences since I was a victim of the same thing.

 I met a girl back in school and as the days went by we got closer. Suddenly, one day she expressed her feelings for me and I was dumbstruck as it was my first experience of someone proposing to me. I said ‘NO’ to her there itself. Later, as a result of this, she started avoiding me and eventually, I did fall for her. But, it was too late to realise as she had started dating some other guy. And things were never the same as before.

College started and the same thing happened to me again. This time around I met a tomboyish girl who told me she lives in my complex but I never saw her before. We started spending a lot of time together as we had the same ambition. After a year, we mutually expressed our feelings towards each other. Things changed as the time we used to spend talking was wasted in holding hands and staring at each other. Furthermore, I never imagined of being physical with my best friend and this mainly led to our break-up.

Now, after all this, I have realized that either you should have the same sex best friend or you should not express your feelings towards the opposite one, otherwise as Akash says in the critically-acclaimed movie ‘Dil Chahta Hai’- “Hum dost the, dost hain aur dost rahenge” will never be possible. And it would seem very fascinating in movies but in our lives, it’s the most complex situation to handle at this age.

 However, I still want to try my luck at it for the third time…who knows what might happen then!

-A guest writer -Parag Kharnare

A LOVE (I)

It was the first day of his tutorials, and needless to say, he was pretty much bored. But that was normal. He become bored quickly when he was not racing downhill on his cycle, rafting, para-gliding or deep sea diving. His male friends were looking at the pretty girl; and his female friends were looking at cute boys. That was worse than boring, for him. He figured out that the first lecture would be pretty much uneventful; if you count falling in love with the girl whom you hate almost everything, as eventful. That’s what happened. That’s Love.

He settled himself on the left corner in the last row. His bench could seat two more people, but no one sat beside him. Everyone stayed clear of that serious looking boy; who looked as if he could kill you by just staring at you. Anyway, he was doing nothing destructive sitting in that corner all by himself. That was precisely the moment when Arya decided to pull the earphones out of his ears. That was typical of her. She was used to have her own way. But then, so was he.

“Can I sit here please?” Arya
asked.

“No” came back the reply without missing a beat.

Arya sat down.

He was already irritated at the immaturity displayed by his colleagues, and now Arya made the matters worse by (1) Pulling out his earphones, (2) Sitting beside him when he had already said no.

He searched the class for another place for that girl to sit. He found none. Instead he found that every single head had turned to look at him. Surprised he looked at Arya. He immediately he understood the reason of all the staring. Sitting beside him was the most beautiful girl he had ever seen. He now knew the meaning of the phrase “drop-dead gorgeous”. Considering all this, his heart nearly jumped out his chest, when she turned at him, smiled sweetly, and said “I love You.”

FORGOTTEN WINDS

The day starts,

as it always does,

I realize I’m alone,

above all the buzz.

Hoping you will be there,

I open my eye,

to find you gone,

without even a goodbye.

The horror of it,

leaves me devastated,

people who don’t know,

ask why I am frustrated.

But they’ll never know ,

the memories we shared.

They’ll never ever know,

how much you cared.

The day starts again,

as it always will,

and I hope to find the stones,

rapping on the window sill.

The hope dies as always.

My heart pounds in my chest.

I was the one who left.

Hoping, it’ll be for the best.

You loved me always,

no matter how I behaved.

You proclaimed eternal love to me,

and I feel lucky to be saved.

You healed my heartbreak,

you healed my pain.

Sacrificing your own self,

you helped me regain.

I didn't want to chance it,

chance losing your love.

So I had to play the villain,

to save myself, my love.

Joined by love eternal,

always together we shall be,

in this life or the next,

I will give my heart to thee.

The winds and rustling leaves ,

the story of our love will carry.

So lovers can tread the seas of love,

Through the storms so scary.

(The reply)

The storms may be scary,

The seas may be rough,

But there is no thought scarier,

Than losing you my love.

Joined by eternal love,

Forever we shall be,

In this life and the next,

I too pledge my heart to thee.

- Aishwarya