Yet another close – moved away recently… Almost all do… its either the damned States or the Kingdom! All for new ventures, great job opportunities… blah, blah…
I have a HUGE friend list which grows day on day… however the best buddies are always special… Back in college (this phrase makes me feel older!!!), life started at buddies and ended with them… I had more ‘guy’ friends than gals’… for the crazy best days-the five years were spent with Sachin (now- my hubby), Paras, Rahul, Vignesh and KD… we did have like a big gang which consisted of Kavita n Prachi and lots of girls… but me being a tomboy spent more time with the guys. Now, I marry Sachin, Paras takes up Merchant Navy and stays more at sea than land; Rahul – we haven’t caught up with each other lately, will be heading to UK in some months… Vignesh is in the UK already … KD is not much in the picture anyways since I got married… So… the point is thaaaat…I MISS EM!!!
Some low evening or at a lone moment all the memories creep up knocking at the eyelids and yup I just don’t let them turn into tears… the countless hours of yapping n faffing in college, the hours on the basketball court, the cafeteria stories, the worrying about ‘love stories’ of friends which were so important that time… OOOHHH!
Well, the buddy I now would start missing is Rahul Naidu. We belonged to a training batch that joined Wipro in May 04’… Since then we are buddies… Kasturi, Sonia and Rahul… they complete the best buddy gang from Wipro (Delta Airlines)… to add are lots more. Satish, Anil, Chiang, Soans, Yuvi, Unni, Sandy and so many to name…
I call him Naidu… we became friends, close buddies, shared personal secrets, enjoyed each other’s company… though its been almost a year I left Wipro, we met at least once in a week… He has an adorable girlfriend and I have been a part of all the anxiety, excitement of telling-the-parents about their relationship…
The ‘mind fucked looser’ thing got us closer, I guess… Well, he’s got through Wipro Technologies for UBS- United Bank of Switzerland and had to relocate to Hyderabad and get trained in UK for a year! I’m proud of him… he deserves it! The time that he was here I thought how is it gonna be with him just gone! Didn’t know if I was gonna miss him coz… even close friendship from a workplace fades off if it drifts… But now that he is gone… I miss him… I miss the Barista Chocolate Excess Sessions, his irritating crave for Hooka, Chicken… Movies… the – “naidu can you please do this for me?” And he’d say- “What I didn’t get you, say that again…” then I’d say “k… you are the best” he say “no not that” and I’d say “Ookaaayyy, Naidu is the best” and watch that smuckish smile which I hate… he has this numbing convincing power which always gets me to tolerate his tantrums!
We (Kasturi, Naidu n Me) spent the last weekend at our friends’ Satish and Sonia’s place at Thane before he left for Hyderabad. I definitely need to mention the ‘lip smacking-delicious’ dosas and chutney we always hog on as soon as we reach… They are like the most warm, loving hosts! Kasturi is another delight around… With bad words and foul language helped Satish’s ears to bleed (all of us carry this bad slag talk from Wipro) it was just a perfect way to relive our lives as agents… the din we used to make when all of us sat in ne bay and took calls… We partied at the Velvet Lounge the way Naidu wanted it! HAD A BALL! At the end, things got rather emotional, “mat ja na Naidu” is all what Kasturi repeated after she got sloshed… Sonia couldn’t help but cry… our friend will not be around anymore!!!
A memorable week… I didn’t shed a tear and I kept telling Naidu that I don’t think I’m gonna miss him… maybe… li’l, IF at all! But I really do miss him now, LOTS! He is one of the most intelligent, smart, sensitive, ‘hell-matured-for-his-age’ guy I have come across. I wish him all the best for his new venture…and I know if he reads this he would yell out… You wrote about the best” Then I would lamely say- “Oh God!” And he’d say, “ Did you just call my name…”
MISS U 😦
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