My Life in College

My first day in college.

Journeys end. Friends depart.
Every phase of life comes to an end.
But every end is also a new beginning.
It is a new chapter waiting to open.


First day, First class and I was late :D. I got the last seat. I saw a girl with curly hair sitting alone in two people desk in the front row. She was quiet with her head down. She was probably reading something. I went up to her and asked if I could sit next to her. She shrugged and said 'Sure'. I introduced myself and she curtly said 'I am Rachna'. During the course of conversation I came to know that we lived nearby and would commute on the same bus. We started commuting together. But I noticed she was very reserved and evasive. I noticed another thing too. She had lots of thick hair on her face...it was quite evident that growth of hair was not normal. But I never questioned her about the same. I saw people staring at her, and they usually found me staring back rudely at them. She took a month to open up with me but I noticed she grew closer to me with every passing day. One day she confided that she had a hormonal trouble that led to abnormal hair growth. She told me that she never befriended anyone as people talked about her problem.

She appreciated that I gave her space and never asked her anything about her appearance. I evaded the topic and told her that I just didn't observe it. But she knew I was lying. She cried a lot and I cried along. I adamantly told her that I never found her different from other girls and that she was prettier than all the girls in the class. On my saying that, she smiled and hugged me.

It’s been 17 years since it happened. We both are married and are thousand miles away... but we still are best of friends. We both have a kind of soul relationship, a kind of unfailing telepathy and intuition regarding each other. If one is not well or in trouble, the other one would know instinctively without even someone telling.