ONCE upon A time...

i m walkin thru a corridor...
the same one i walked 3 years back..
its still full of ppl like it used to be..
i stop...n the scene changes...

from somewhere a gal comes runnin towards me" heyy divsi,guess wad?sucha awesum prank ya..everyone ate the "maida" pedas! oye look at lokesh..hes wonderin wats in his mouth! ahaha.."
she giggles..she vanishes..

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its 6 0 clock and a gang of perfection hungry ppl [;)] prepare for a pr project on advtg the next day....[the way we slogged honestly as if it was goin to oscars] lol..so tired..so frustated...yet laughin ova last minute fumbles, the teacher next door yelling-" tell ya frns not to make noise!"

poonam n shashank on the bike...shank all ready to give her a literal "drop"...andy n me laughin...

sumwer the laughter dies out...
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a guy stands infront of da class, makin them laugh.."main hun rakhi sawant..mera ganpati mera jijhus!" the class is in splits..."divshiiiii,,arrey kontya divshiii?? shaluu..tu hai badi chaluu.."
further laughter...the laughter dies out slowly...

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a guy runs to join in da group discussion.
"you are LATE!" i tell him.
"sorryyyy sorrryy visions..its visions!!"
"wad d hell! wen will we complete this film review man! i buzzed at ur place.i guess it was ure sister..she told me u re in college..i told her u dint cum to college!"
he stares at me with his jaw dropped..

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its those days....those means "mum outta station"

i linger around not openin my tiffin...shalu becums bossy;P takes me to our own "cosy" place..heheh! [shhhh..the stairs behind the lift;)] n puts all the contents in my mouth slowly...engaging me in a conversation:)

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a gal sitting all alone on the 3rd bench..i go n sit beside her to strike a conversation..
"are u a punjabi?"
"no..im frm himachal"
"ohk..u luk like one..hey u must be knowing mahni-chawal u ll make it na?
yeah..i like dat gobi shalgam achar...
u re frm kangra...lovely paintings...
oh the monasteries at dharamshala.."
blah blah blah..
no commas..no fullstops..till one day...
"leave me alone..."
sure?
"yes!"
forever?
"yes!"
....till till tilll......i see the stupid idiot cryin..sit besides her..n spill her fav slang on the last page of her notebook;)
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its winter and the coldest one in mumbai...lecs are ova...n i lisen to songs through gritted teeth...songs for my blue stole and matchin sweatshirt...:X

chand sifarish jo karta humariiiiiiiiii.........grrrrrrrrrrrr

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i enter a class..theres clappin..cheering..ppl giggling like nursery toddlers..
"oranges n lemon sold for a penny...."
fybms class free lecture...
another corner: tug of war: boys vs gals
another corner: a guy hosting "kaun banega rashpati" n a gal chasin him all around college..

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a short gal is frantically searchin for her shoes..."where have u ll kicked them...at least tell me wich row!!"
the class shakes with silent laughter..

she recovers it from the next class to her utter shock!

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its 6 o clock in da evenin..im rushin home afta venky sirs lec..i reach, throw my bag, n sign in yahoo..
i buzz a skinny guy wearin loose oversized tees..
me:"where r u metalhead? callin me n not here yaself?"
him: arrey divsi..jus reachin ya..m in da rick..
an hour long yahoo chat full of himesh reshammiya teasings
one n half year of missed calls,teasings,"cannibalsss"
one n half year of silence...
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its break time: a bunch of ppl playin truth or dare.
another bespectacled gujju boy is embarrased with the dares hurled at him.
"go n ask her wat shes doin today evenin"
his eyes widen.
"go n ask her where she buys her clothes from"
his ears r now pink.

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i put a review of kiterunner on my blog. "beep" a new msg sayin "didja notice any kiterunner around u?"i m clueless..coz at that time..i neva knew..

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fishpond is on in the class.
"divsi m sorriiieee..but i jus cant cum n talk to u!"
a month of silence n now a public apology.
n then a walk upto gurukripaa for a patchup icecream.

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the scene changes..another day...its usual class...the prof's pronounciations are alien-like;)

sittin on the first bench sandwiched btwn hitz n sush...shaking with laughter ova buckhum[beckham] n saucers [soccer]making a note of it on the last page;P

sush: will u stop shes luking...

hitz: divsi..control!

i plead weak with laughter "pinch me!"

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its an exim lecture: a sweet looking easy goin teacher ..

students not even botherin to whisper while talking..

two boys sittin on the last bench playing distance "bollywood"

n a punjabi word game....tell me the meaning of thoddi? temme the meaning of toye..hes bamboozled...rushes to his punju frn..whose as clueless as him;)

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the bell shrills loudly..im in d corridor..the same one..where i once laughed so hard that i had to sit on my knees..where i once stood with half my class ,peepin in defiantly wen we werent taken inside.,,it ll be the same corridor afta 3 years...unchanged...only there"ll be another me..with another set of scenes that ll be cherished foreva n narrated...once upon a time.....