Wednesday, 2 December 2015

Diary of a Senior

                         CHAPTER: 3
We were returning after attending a robotic workshop.
“Now that’s what I call a workshop, it was just awesome, couldn’t have asked for anything better, what you say Jeet.” said Papun.
He had a habit of amplify all his adulation for a thing if he liked it and also imposing on others.
“Ya that was cool, but I am thinking more about buying a stall at ELLIVE.”
ELLIVE was the robotic tech-fest of our college. It comprises of different robo-showcase, variety of competitions like robo racing, robo football etc, and some fun events like robo spider dance, tag of war between robots and humans.
“Do you have any plan in mind” asked Omi.
“Yup, I have thought about a robo-packman game. We will construct the maze with some tiles and wooden obstacles will be there.”
“That’s sound like fun, carry on.” Said Papun
“Contestants will be provided with one robot which they will have to take to the end point. We will be controlling 2 or 3 robots and try to catch that pacman. Everything will be same as the one we play on our computer.”
“And what’s about monetary issues.” asked Omi.
“Each robot will cost around 2thousand bucks, thousand for the stall and 2thousand for prizes. We can take 50 or 100rupees as the entry fee. There will be different slots. Winners of every slots will proceeds to the next round followed by semifinals and finals. We can do it a 3 day event, the first day slot wise next day will be semis and the third day finale.”
“Now tell me who’s in.”
“I am” said both Omi and Papun.
“What about both of you, you have any other plan.” I asked Maddy and Shintu.
“Ya, we planning to take part in the robo-showcase.”
“So showoffs can you elaborate about your showcase plans.”
“We have two things in mind, firstly we want to add an audio visual control mechanism to a robo-car. A human will be its reference from whom it will receive voice commands and visual commands to move, change directions and stop. The voice control mechanism is simple we will scan the voice of the person who will command it and store it in the microprocessor memory. The person will command in a radiofrequency transmitter and this command will be received by the robot through RF receiver, it will then match with the voice earlier stored in the memory and follow its command and only problem is with the visual controlling, we really need to come up with something out of the blue .”
“ The second one is an electomechanical arm, we gonna use it as an electromagnet used for lifting loads, also it will have a power saver technology attached to it so that the length of the electomagent will vary in accordance with the weight to be lifted.”
“All trick lies in the variation of coil turns.” I said
“Yep, we need to be very specific about the number of turns, so what you think.” said Maddy
“It’s really sound amazing, looking forward to it and all my best wishes are with you.”
“Hey dude, don’t you think it would be better if we have some eyecandy on our stall” said Omi.
“And who else better than Sana” added Papun.
“You want me to talk to her to join your campaign” asked Maddy.
“I can talk to her on my own, you don’t need to poke your nose in my matters” I replied
The idea of having Sana aboard wasn’t a bad idea at all, I mean I will get chance to spend some quality time with her. I ranged Sana
“Sana can we meet tomorrow, I have some important topic to discuss”
 Sorry sir, I have some personal stuffs to take care of.”
It felt pretty awkward, she had never refused me anything before.
But somehow I did found her in the library the next day.
“Sana stop, do have time, I really need to talk to you.”
“Sir make it quick, I am supposed to be somewhere else, I needed to return this book that’s why I am here.”
“Ya it will take a minute only.”
I described her the whole Pacman thing.
“So what you say, wanna be aboard with us??”
“Really thanks for asking but I have already committed someone”
That was a real setback, quite frankly I was certain about a sure shot yes, where did that came from. But it was not over insult after that injury was waiting for me.
“What the fuck, she said no, what the hell she thinks of herself” Papun looked upset too.
“ Well I did advised you to let me talk to her, how could any girl would have told no to me, But you can handle things on your own so tell me how are you handling your ass after it has been kicked so hard by her.” bragged Maddy
I swear to god I wanted to knock him down with a big right fist but somehow I controlled myself. That day wasn’t right nor was the time. But someday I will have my opportunity.

         “Jeet you have been going out with Sana for quite sometime now, don’t you think it’s time to propose her.”
The above question of Omi coming out of blues really got me. I never saw that coming from any dimension.
“Wow where did that came from, I never really put any thought in it and after she refuse to be in our team, I didn’t see that picture in near future.” I replied.
“Why don’t you tell us you are afraid of back to back rejections, how much your tender heart can hold on to.” Maddy poked me
“You really wanna try me, fine I will propose her in the fresher’s party.” I told him
“Looks like Jeet took it to his heart, I can’t ask for anything more if he you got settled” said Omi
“You care less about me and Maddy, our fight gonna continue until someone get Sana. You tell me when you are going to propose your girl, SUHANI”
Suhani was this girl Omi met during a workshop of GOOGLE hacking in Noida. She was pursuing her engineering from Modi Institute of Technology, Jaipur. They spent some quality time together and now were regularly in touch with mobile and chatting. He made us hear all those stories of her and how one day he is gonna get her. Once he even planned to go to Jaipur but later had to drop his plan as no one agreed to accompany him.
But now the time was right. Valentine’s Day was around the corner and if not now then will never.
After a lot of brain washing finally Omi agreed to give it a try.
7th Feb: Rose Day
Omi wanted to play it cool. He made a slow start, the message he sent was rather simple but had its effects
“Happy Rose Day” he only sent this much. And the one he got in return was
“Happy rose day!!
May our friendship last as long as rose fragnanceJJ
8th Feb: Propose Day
The above message from Suhani really boosted his moral. But even though it took all his strength to type those words.
“As days go by, my feelings get stronger,
 To be in your arms, I can’t wait any longer
 Look in to my eyes and you will see it’s true,
 Day and Night my thoughts are for you.
Suhani will you be mine on this propose day.
He sent that message in the morning and the reply came around midnight. That was the our longest wait and every instant of it was killing us. Omi’s future was to be decided but  we all were felling like having a nervous breakdown.It was like not only Omi but each and every one of us have proposed. The reply was something like
“Happy propose day
  I don’t know what to say, you are such a sweet guy. I am not sure whether I deserve that proposal or not, I always thought that you are way out of my league, you can always get someone better than me. Still I need some time to think about it.”
We were not sure whether to be happy about it or it’s just a polite way of refusal. Whatsoever the wait was still not over. We were left in a dilemma that was killing us from inside.
The rest of days went like the same. Everytime Omi’s phone beeped that week, we all literary jump over it to see if it was her.
9th Feb:  Chocolate Day
In spite of that proposal they keep on exchanging sms that week. Obviously it was Omi who initiates it but Suhani never failed to reply
“Lovely chocolate and lovely u,
 And lovely are the things you do,
But loveliest is the friendship of the two,
One is Me and other is U!
   Happy Chocolate Day”
She replied like
“ U r unique
  U r caring and
  U r the best.
  And I am luckiest to have you in my life
    Happy Chocolate Day”
It keeps on going on teddy day, promise day, kiss day, hug day. Although she didn’t went for any poetic rhymes in the latter two but she didn’t forgot to mention them.
14th Feb: Valentine’s Day
Finally came the day on which Omi’s was to be decided, she was supposed to give the final answer.
“What you guys think, I should send a valentine’s day message” Omi asked.
“You have already proposed her and she is yet to provide her ideology, I think you should wait for her to express her feelings” I answered.
 While we were saying this Omi phoned beeped and it seemed like he got a mini heart attack. He was practically shivering, with trembling hands he opened that message which goes as
 “I have a heart n that is true,
  But now it has
  Gone from me to u,
  So care for it just like I do,
  B’COZ I have no heart n u have two.”
We were numb. We looked at each other’s face not sure what to say and then we all shouted together YEESSSS. We hugged each other and for the next 5 minutes we kept on shouting. Omi had got the sweetest response after a long wait and it was worth it. He kept on saying for the rest of the day
“I have done it, I have done it, she is mine now”
For someone getting a girlfriend was no big deal but for Omi it wasn’t a lesser achievement than landing on a supernova or discovering a new theory in quantum physics.
That had to be one of the happiest day we spent in that college. It was the call for a party and I don’t know what it was, whether it was the excitement or the happiness or whatever it was, it turned out to be the best party I ever had. Omi was the first one in our gang to have a girlfriend thought it was a long distance one but something is always better than nothing.

          Later that even the discussion was still revolving around long distance relationships.
“I don’t know how long distance thing works, it looked like people are in love of gadget they are using to communicate instead of the person” said Papun.
“Same do I feel, I mean you both are living in some other world where every day you encounter other people for whom you can fall. You may be loyal but you never know what your partner is doing in their world” said Shintu.
“It’s all mutual understanding, trust and feeling of love which you will not understand” commented Omi.
“Look at him, he is in a relationship for only few hours now but behaving like a Love Guru” I said
I kept on adding
“But you know with all those technological advancement you can fill the void up to a certain extent like phone sex, you know what I am talking about.
Mischieveness got conflated in air.
The whole room got charged up with those words of mine. It’s like they were waiting for something to happen. Shintu and Maddy went a step further, they started portraying a melodrama so tighten your seatbelts because believe me you don’t wanna miss this as they are so good in it. Shintu get in the character of Omi and Maddy in to that of Suhani.
“ Suppose Suhani just came out of shower in a bathrobe, her hair wet unaware of the presence of Omi, omi was stun to look at her in that way but then coming to normal started enjoying the show” said Shintu.
“Whan she will realize that Omi is there admiring her physic she will try to cover up and ask what are you looking at” joined Maddy
“Till now a masterpiece created by god but also optimistic about up to what extent I can look”
“You not gonna get to look at anything more than this”
“But Omi will not listen, he will start moving forward”
“What are you doing, don’t come near me, stop right there”
 “But nothing’s gonna stop Omi on that day, he went there and hold her in his arms”
“She started to repel him halfheartedly when all she wanted him to do is hold her more tightly, Please leave me would be her words”
“Omi will neglect her warnings and start playing with her wet hairs”
“She will not be able to look in his eyes so will start looking downwards”
“Omi will lift her chin and make her look in to the eyes”
“Then slowly he will Omi will start kissing her shoulders followed by neck”
“She will start moaning”
“Then Omi will take his lips close to her, she will close her eyes and then his lips will meet with those sweet lips of hers, a spark of fire will generate in their heart”
“Then he will do something she didn’t even expected, he slips his hands towards her bathrobe but she wasn’t in the position to remove his hand, he was a pull away from….”
“Shut up you bustards, that’s my girlfriend you are talking about” screamed Omi
“That’s your distance relationship phone sex girlfriend” said Shintu
“Look I don’t want to spoil the mood, I have planned a great Valentine evening and I want you people to leave the room till night” said Omi while taking out his laptop.
“Have you guys planned for cybersex, that’s even cooler, you can actually see that bathrobe coming out” I said
“Get the fuck out of this room and I don’t want to see those faces till dinner” he shouted

          “Common guys move your ass, we can’t afford to lose from our juniors, we have to win this at any cost” That’s Vaishu enhancing the moral of our team.
It was a Sunday afternoon, B.I.T cricket tournament was on and the match was between first year and second year. Statistics was in our favor.
Papun was also playing in that match so our excitement aroused even more. He was in a fine nick in previous few games and was the key player of our team. Presently he was on the crease and with every single run he was taking we were bringing the whole stadium down and for rest it was an opportunity to abuse the juniors and they were really cashing it.
“Look at the face of those losers, oh gosh I am just loving it” said Maddy
It can be clearly seen that all those abuses were getting in to their mind. They were putting all to win it and all those intensity was making them to appeal practically at every ball.
“They know right that all those appeals are not going to let them win the match and if anything it’s gonna do is piss the umpire” said Shintu.
“That’s gonna favor us, and it’s fun to see those loser faces getting down with umpire saying not out after all those appeals” said Maddy
He was right it was quite a fun to watch that but then something happened we never expected.
It was Papun on strike, the next ball it was a swing and a miss. Juniors again appealed for caught behind wickets. We all started abusing them again. But then Ashwin sir of 3rd year came from the volleyball court and started convincing the umpire that Papun was bowled. Then we saw that the bell were on the ground.
“Sir those fell down because of the wind” argued Papun
He was right, the ball missed the stumps by a couple of inches or so but even thought Papun was declared out.
That false dismissal made rage came out of every corner. Now it was more important to win that match. The celebration of juniors was making us go wild even more.
Somehow the match proceeded. Now our team was playing it like they had a point to prove. The gigantic and monstrous hits of Suman was taking us close to victory. He again hit a for a spectacular cover drive resulting in a boundary. Now runs less than a ball were required. In 2 overs we were required to score 10 more runs. We can smell the victory and few even started the celebration.
But that match wasn’t supposed to die so easily. Another event occurred which changed the course of that match.
Suman was batting. The balls hit the pads. Though the ball was way out of leg stumps but juniors started appealing. Suman came out of his crease waiting for his decision. The umpire signaled not out. But what next the juniors did was not on the cards. One of the fielder throw the ball towards the wicketkeeper who take off the bells and again juniors were appealing and this time it was for stumping.
That was a heck of a drama we were we were watching and words converted in to action as soon as umpire declared Suman out.
One of the juniors started abusing Suman in excitement. As soon as it happened Vaishu and Papun jumped in to field and ran towards that junior. They started slapping and kicking him.
“I will suicide and all of you are going behind the bars” screamed that junior while crying.
 After looking at this 2-3 more juniors came in the play. One of them carried a bat, he came towards Papun and with a full swing of that bat he cracked open Papun’s head. Blood started coming out of it and within couple of seconds he fainted and fall down on ground. I had never experienced a scene like this. I was stun. But I gathered all my strength, lift a stump and started running towards the juniors who hit Papun. I swing the stump with my full strength and hit him on his legs which later I came to know caused a hairline fracture on his right leg. But then another junior hit me with his stump over my left eyebrow. Thought I tried to move out of the way but somehow it scratched my eyebrow and it was enough for blood to come out, Suman knocked out that junior. By that time boys from both years get in the field and started to stop the fight. Somene had called the ambulance, Omi and Shintu lifted Papun and carried him to the ambulance, Maddy helped me to get in the ambulance.
 I got 3 stitches and head of Papun was covered with bandages.
“Woo, you looking like a mummy freshly out of you pyramid, can I get an autograph” said Omi
That son of a bitch can make fun out of anything but then I guess we needed it more than anything after all those we went through and all those gonna come the next day.
The next day we were summoned in Director’s office. There were panels of teachers there some waiting for a great story other to act as jury to give us detention.
After hearing the story of both ends to give black dot to 4 of us including me,Papun,Vaishu,Suman and 3 of the juniors.
“Congratulation buddy, we have just entered the elite panel of those distinctive personalities with black dots, 2 more of them and we will not be allowed to participate in campus placement.” I said
“We are famous now, well that’s a cool way to say we are screwed” replied Papun.
“But tell me how faculty came to know about this incident” I enquired
“The one we started beating first complained, hoping we gonna suffer a lot, but you we only got a black dot and he is suspended from the hostel for the whole semester along with a black dot” told Papun
“What a dumbass, I mean from which planet does these hail from, I really felt like celebrating even if I am screwed, he is one with a dagger in his heart” I exclaimed
We didn’t put much thought on that incident but it was not the case with everyone. In the hostel we were remembering what we went through in the past 24 hours and Omi was making fun of it in his own way, Vaishu entered
“Guys there’s a meeting downstairs in the common hall in 10 minutes and we want you people to join” he asserted
“Wow his expression says it’s not gonna be an easy one, let’s go I don’t wanna be a reason to amplify their anger by joining late” said Shintu
As we expected the meeting was about that cricket incident and the topic was whether we settle for an apology or should it be the hard way around. But no one looked to walk over the matter so easily. After quite a bit of furious discussion we finally came to the conclusion as
“Firstly the cricket tournament is abandoned. Secondly I want everyone of you to completely boycott the juniors. There won’t be any conversation or help of any kind like providing study materials, question papers or anything” declared Mantu
“And also there will be no fresher’s party.”
Wait a second, what, did he just said there will no fresher’s party, that’s not happening. Now I am completely screwed.

                        “Ok, bye honey” it was Omi curtailing his conversation with Suhani while entering the room. It was two and half past midnight and we were about to sleep but Maddy was in a mood to make the night a little longer.
“Dude that was around 2 hours, what you both talk about for so long almost every night.” said Maddy
“When you are in love there is no boundation for time, even after those 2 hours I am feeling there’s been lots of things which I wanted to tell her but i was so in to her voice that completely forgot” Omi replied
“Yup things like were those chapatti’s of the mess properly cooked, was there ample water in the lavatory and blah blah blah” commented Maddy
“Look I don’t want to hear comments from those who are not even in a relationship, first get a girlfriend and then we will talk about it and the way I am looking at it none of you are in the picture, Jeet went close but after that decision of no fresher’s party, I think it made you all even” replied Omi
“I agree, Jeet you must have realized getting in to that fight wasn’t a good idea after that decision of no fresher’s party was given.” said Maddy
“I get in to that fight because of my friend Papun, but a narrow minded person like you wouldn’t know who was just sitting there when Papun was getting that beating.” I replied
“Wow, look at 2 losers fighting, I sometimes think how I used to live on that side of the road, it’s so monotonous on that side.” Omi was in mood to add spark in our anger
“This bitch is getting more arrogant with each passing day, Omi you realize you are not the only one with a girlfriend, and note the date cause tomorrow’s event will be written in golden ink on the pages of history book cause tomorrow I am going to propose Sana, just think how much better our relationship will be than your long distance sucking one, just imagine the things I am gonna do with her.” said Maddy
Only a mere image of what Maddy told scared the hell out of me. What if Sana agree to his proposal. Looking at Maddy’s track record probability favors his statement. Thinking about his past affairs I could only compare it with the pickup lines of those coaching institutes who says ’100% success guaranteed’. For him getting Sana could be a piece of cake and it might a matter of night before we could see her in his arms.
That night both me and Maddy didn’t sleep. Maddy couldn’t sleep searching for crappy proposal ideas and lines from internet. I couldn’t sleep thinking about the next day’s sun have in store for us. It might be the last night I can think about Sana with a prospect of making her mine one day. Tomorrow the whole world might be upside down. Oh how I wish this night ever couldn’t be over. How I wish this could be the world’s end.
The next day it was Maddy who was gaining all the attraction and I was hatting every bit of it. He was dressed in his self-proclaimed lucky shirt which he use to wear during tuff papers in which he was certain to get a backlogs and call it superstition or anything but it had it’s effect, Maddy didn’t had a single backlog and it didn’t matter how crappy was his preparation or how his paper went and I felt like tearing it apart.
“Wish me luck guys, or you know what I don’t even need it and Jeet I am really feeling sorry for you buddy but I guess it’s your fault only, you should have put in a thought before getting in the arena against me” self-centered arrogance of Maddy was speaking
                     “Tell me Jeet, what’s the number of parallel path in a multiplex wave winding” those words of Prof. Mishra woke me up from my thought. That whole day I didn’t even listened to a single word of any class, whether it was microprocessor or data base management system or presently principal of electrical machine. Had he not interrupted me who knows for how long I would have been in that state.
“I don’t know sir” was all that came out my mouth when I clearly remembered that it was (c +- m)/(p/2). But that wasn’t the day he’s gonna get an answer from me.
After a session of 10 minutes making fun of me joined by everyone in the laughter and how future of student’s like me is in dark I was asked to leave the classroom which I followed wholeheartedly. On my way back to hostel I did a quick scan of the canteen hoping to find a heartbreaking scene but couldn’t see them. In the room also I was waiting for him to appear but everyone except him came.
“He left the classroom after the first class” Omi informed us as he being the branch mate of Maddy in electrical engg.
Everyone joined in the speculation of where they were now, suggestion ranged from movies, date and some dirty one’s also which I tend to ignore. With every passing minute the anxiety was rising.
But around 7:30p.m that anxiety changed in to worries. Girls are not allowed to wander out of hostel that late.
“What you think where he could have gone” asked Omi
“His Alma matter” we all came to the same conclusion.
Now if you are thinking what is this Alma matter, well for someone among us it might be B.I.T and for some their previous school but for Maddy it was a nearby pond connected by a river where we all have learnt swimming. He always believed that that pond have taught him more than any school he ever attended and whenever he was sad or disappointed he went there sat either on the edge or went in for swim. He once told me after coming out of the water all his worries magically disappears.
We went out of the college from the back door as we won’t be allowed to go out so late. Maddy could be easily spotted sitting by the edge. We went there and sat by his side.
“What happened champ, we thought you gonna throw us a grand party but you are sitting here” said Shintu
Those words compelled Maddy to cry.  He then went on to narrate what happened out there with him and Sana.
“After leaving the class I went to the library and messaged Sana to come at once. When she came I took her to back of the corner rack and there I told her how much I adored her and how much I am obsessed with her thought. But the next thing she told me made me go out of my mind. She told me she is already in a relationship with someone else. I wasn’t been able to stand that answer and I forcefully grabbed her hand, initially she tried to remove them but after her efforts went in vain she did something I never expected. She slapped me, I was stun and she was able to slip her hand out of mine. By that time the librarian came there after hearing that sound. I had to leave the place before a scene. I wasn’t able to face you people so I came here, I thought I need introspection. But I can’t see anything inside me. I am feeling numb.”  
That was the time Maddy needed his friends the most but all those arrogant talks he had before made me do something I regret for all my life
“Now tell me how it feels like to actually get your ass kicked big times” were my words
He jumped over me and grabbed my collar. Had others not separated us, it could have been a serious muscle show. That was the day we stopped talking to each other.
We returned to hostel quietly, nobody spoke a word the whole way. When I was about to sleep after all those exertions I went through, my phone beeped. It was message from Sana and it said
“Can we please meet in the canteen tomorrow after the classes?”
I replied her positively. And then again a thought striked me which I had completely forgot because of the fight that could have occurred and a feeling of victory, how Maddy failed to snatch Sana away from me. I am already in a relationship, were those words only to wave Maddy away or seriously there’s someone we weren’t aware of the presence. I don’t know when I felt asleep thinking about it.
The next day while waiting for her in the canteen the same thought was pooping in my mind. She entered and after accosting she started the conversation
“I hope you know what happened yesterday”
I nodded. She continued
“I never have thought for a second something like this he could do, well things went pretty nasty from my side also. Look I want to apologies but couldn’t face him, could you do it for me”
I said yes but if I could only tell her things he did I wanted to do too and we are out of talking terms because of her. Then I asked what was killing me from inside
“You told him that you are already in a relation with someone”
“Yup that’s right I am seeing someone”
Now that was the biggest ache I ever felt. I wanted but couldn’t asked her who was he. I quickly wrapped up the meeting and went towards the hostel with heavy steps.

                            “Let’s go to watch Batman: The dark night arises” said Omi. It was their effort to abridge the communication gap between me and Maddy. After some persuasion we both agreed to go. But they didn’t just stop there, they went a step further and made me sit to the next chair on which Maddy was sitting.
“Hey isn’t that Sana?” said Shintu just before the interval. All of our attention went that way
“Who is by her side?” asked Omi. There was a guy with whom she was talking to while holding his hand and he was throwing popcorn bits on her.
“It’s Pratap sir” replied Maddy ”So is he the one” that questioned shocked us. How could that be true.
Then came the interval. Maddy walked out of the theatre and we all followed him. Well the funny part is we never watched the later part of that movie.
“Can we please go to our place, I can’t stand the very scene of her with someone like Pratap sir” said Maddy
We all agreed to it. As a matter of fact we were really stun by her choice of men. Pratap was the biggest Punk our college had ever produced. He already had two black dots and a series of never ending backlogs and she chose him before Maddy, it was hard to get acquinted to that idea.
We were sitting by the pond side staring at the image of moon on the water.
“Has that girl completely lost it,’Pratap’ are you kidding me, how could she” said Shintu
“And these two idiots are not talking with each other because of her, give it a break guys and mark my words that girl’s gonna regret it big times” said Omi
But neither I said anything nor did Maddy, my head was completely blank and I guess it’s the case with Maddy too. I don’t wanted to go away from the pond but that day even that pond couldn’t absorb our worries. We came to our room and went to bed. But none of could sleep. My eyes were fixed to the rotation of the fan. Around midnight I heard Maddy sobbing but no one was able to face him so nobody moved. That was one of the longest night and it haunts me even today.  

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