The Terrible Thursday

7.43 am

I came to the main entrance of my house. My van already stood there. It came earlier by 2 minutes. My van driver was inside the van on the driver seat. I came inside to see Avantika, Vaibhav, Meghna and Krishanth(2nd standard) sitting there. Uncle did not come out to open the car diky :P. Then I knew that we had to keep our bags on our lap. I just silently went inside and closed the door and squatted on the back seat.

It was absurd. It was silent. So, it was absurd. Badri wasn't there. I felt I should talk to someone. I couldn't.

I missed talking to Badri everyday what happened in the van or what are the things that we are supposed to bring to school on that day. I felt loneliness like never before in tenth. I found it strange to keep my mouth shut. I couldn't talk either to anyone over there.

7.59 am
We would be in Srinagar colony this time. We went past Balaji's house. I couldn't just stop seeing his house. I felt he would come down to see us. I felt he could at least be in his balcony waving his hand, but I don't know where his balcony is. Even at the turning, I was looking at his house. After it passed my eyes, I felt strange.

8.23 am

Time to get down at school.

While walking near the pump, Badri used to tell me what his first period is. All I remember is that he has Geeta Kumari ma'am's period on Wednesday and no Ganga ma'am's classes on Tuesday. He used to tell me what all Ganga ma'am taught him and I used to compare her with my teacher and say 'She hasn't TAUGHT us' . I think Monday first period is Physics.

We'll be on the parents waiting area where Badri and Balaji will try not to catch attention of PT sir when sometimes they fail to wear their ID cards. Balaji is kinda sincere, so he wears it almost everyday, whereas Badri would sincerity is not to wear his ID card and his belt, not to forget that.

At the reception: We'll all try not to look into the reception for 'you know what' reasons. But sometimes we fail to keep up that and that day would be the most so called 'UNLUCKIEST' day.


Up the stairs we could hardly feel that we are walking because we would be talking and laughing. On the third floor, I used to say 'bye' to them and go to class..

Everything was lost...

8.24 am

I'll put my bag on my desk and sometimes leave to A section or sometimes chat with my classmates. Today when I went, I saw just five girls and just a few boys. However, my friends were there : Arjun , Vrajaraj, Tarun, Anshul, Deepak, KK, Arvindh, Sai Eashwar, B.Sri, and Sai Gopal (I think that's it. If I have missed your name I apologize). Finally just sat there and spent the next six minutes there

8.30 am

The prayer started. I went to my class. I missed the fun when we laughed at Shankar singing the prayer song. Even Shankar wasn't there. I don't know why, I just felt Shankar was there. We could make fun of him and he will say something idiotic and we'll just laugh like horses oops. 'Tamil class would be boring without him' I thought.

Not to comment about the free periods I have, I would like move on to what to what had happened in lunch.

11.32 amGirija ma'am was leaving the room and I came in. There weren't many people. It was strange. But we had fun. WE HAD TARUN'S LUNCH.


3.34 pm

We were waiting there till uncle came after five minutes. I left alone once again. Vaibhav was talking to Madhukar(his classmate who came to his van that day) and I missed Balaji and Badri like HELL!! I know almost everything happening in X A and X C all because of them. We love gossiping. Or rather I like gossiping. We'll share what's all happening in our classes and laugh or comment on it.



My eyes were just on the roads and on the traffic that afternoon. I closed my eyes to take a deep breath.

4.05 pm

I walked home restlessly and re winded my memories.

OUR MIND IS FASTEST THING ON EARTH. IT BEATS LIGHT'S SPEED AND EINSTEIN'S THEORY.