Minutes of Madness - 02

“That’s good looking start! Ok. Start your story. Am eager too!” she continued to show her interest. 

“Story? We need to create, think and finally write!” I smiled sheepishly.

“Hey… No. We can write something that has happened to you. Got it?” she was deliberate with her words and expected me to say something. 

After thinking for a while, I started “How about a college story? A first day, few friends, a love, a second love, a more than friendship love and so on?” 

“That sounds interesting. Start from the first day!”

“Hmmm… with one condition. No interruptions!” I said and she was keeping her finger across her lips just like a kid – quite big kid!

I started… 

30th August 2007
It was a sleepless early morning. But it was quite common for me for the past few months. The major reason is I have completely messed up in my higher secondary exam results. I have Scored 182 in Tamil, 175 in English and 191 in Computer Science. Later found that, those not so bad marks should have been in other three subjects for a good Engineering College. Whatever, with a good friend and his influential father got me a good answer for ‘what-to-do-next?’ 

Two days before,
“Bala, come to Velammal tomorrow by 9. Come with your dad!”
It was the Principal of Velammal who called me and I have nothing to object so I said, “Ok uncle. Sure!”

A day before,
A simple floor but well-polished and would certainly make everyone above 60 to skid a bit except one! (I don’t want to speak about that one!) On the outset, the college campus looked near equal to an earthquake affected building but was quite good with the interior finishing. I was expecting a long queue but was none except a mother and her daughter in the row waiting for the appointment. We just took a seat beside them. In fact, I never find anything interesting around including the girl but my mom did, she was straightaway into the talking process with her counterpart there! (I wonder how only mothers do!)

Inside the principal chamber,
“ECE eduthuko pa... Staffsellarum experienced and good” (Take ECE, it has quite good staffs and stuff now)
“Hmmm... vendam uncle..CSE than!” (No, I opt for CSE)

30th August 2007

Yeah. I was completely excited about my new college and so this sleepless night was something different. I had some known faces taking up this college from my old school.
It was not only the fresher’s welcoming party but also the inauguration of our college. So it was quite grand! When everyone thought the function got over, and I personally was dreaming of so many things Strangers- Best buddies soon after, crushes may be paradox later and many in the row to add true essence to my college life. The ONE whom I mentioned earlier asked us to take our seats and he started!So far it was a formal speech but now little colloquial in the native which he was far more comfortable. He started narrating the organization’s rules which were quite hilarious for student community but gave some confidence over the institution for parents! I don’t like to comment on those rules but can say one rule which literally made me laugh (alone :().
When he said, “No boy should talk to a girl and also no girl should talk to a boy!” I was quite spontaneous in saying, “that’s – impossible”!
Minute of Madness!

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