It was the eve of TCP/IP exam, the time was 8:00 PM. It was just like any other sunday night.
I receive an sms which says tomorrow is the last day we would all be seeing each other.
I was simply crushed when I thought about it
I didn’t care about the college. Its about the people with whom I have shared the classroom for the past 4 years.

I remember the days I used to spend in college.
I would spend a few mins in each “round table conference” that would be found in different parts of the class room
I know I haven’t been much vocal in the class. Most of the times I was just a listener.
It didn’t matter whether I was the speaker or listener. I was happy to be there with the people

All these memories interrupted me from studying.
Hours passed. I could feel sasi bellowing “Pryojanemeilla!!!”
Thunder and lighting strikes. It starts to rain.
The curtains flutter ..the cool air blowing onto my face just added more drama to the situation
How right he was…I just couldn’t study. I wasn’t able to see the words in the book
I saw only you people.

It was 3:30 AM when I forced myself to sleep as it was futile to study.

Woke up at 7 AM.
I was in a disillusioned state. I didn’t complete studying what I had planned to do in previous night.
7:30 AM… I boarded the college bus. I was pretty much like a zombie looking at the book.
Saravanan boards the bus. He is surprised at my posture.
He waves his hand before my face. I was happy to see him. But I didn’t show it.

8:30 AM.. I arrive in college
I went to the canteen and saw sawai and prashanth. I felt happy to see them.
I told prashanth to enjoy his last meal in college. That dude said “Yeah…last meal before we fail”
I passed along the cse and new building block. All the cse folks were buried in the big yellow book
I was expecting them to look up. Well.. that didn’t happen. But I felt happy to see them.

Of all the persons in the college, the last person to feel nostalgic would be one of my dear ol’ friend the humbug Sudharshan Ranga.
He would usually say “bah! vethu scene”
He came up with something you won’t expect..he said “Sai I won’t be able to punch your paunch ever again”.
Aaaah! Everyone chuckled… It didn’t matter what kind of person each one was.I was just happy to be with the people.

Ramp says “We are far from leaving the college. We have Wipro training in college.na?”
Yes.. I will be back in college in 15 days. But it just won’t feel the same.

I am not asking you people to feel the same way as I feel….
Just wanted to let you know that you are all special to me.
All of you… each and everyone in cse..the ones I have spoken the most…the ones I have spoken less…the ones I haven’t spoken
It was just good too see everyone together
Whenever I was with the class I was in bliss. I wouldn’t have shown it on my face. was just plain H-A-P-P-Y.
My happiest days in college were during CAT. I was able to see not only the b batchers but also the a batchers.
My only regret is that i haven’t spoken to all the people.
How I wish i could go back in time and start to speak to people whom i got to know only this semester

Time 1:30 PM….I board the bus
Last minute chit chat, ” Shall meet you again”, “Will keep in touch”
One by one, the students got off the bus waving their hands.
When my bus stop was about to come, I was the only person on the bus
I turned back and waved to imaginary passengers.

I got off the bus. I was down on my knees.And …. And I felt all alone again.
But it wasn’t the same heart crushing feeling I had yesterday night.
I felt alone alright…but had strength to accept what is happening. Change is inevitable.
We all will walk away from each other…just like the final scenes in Ocean’s 11 where the crew departs at the frontside of a casino
In my heart, i will always cherish the memories of the days i spent with all of you wonderful people
For i am indebted to you folks for making my life worth it for the past four years
I believe deep inside that I will see you all 120+ people once again.
It could be in 1 year or 5 years or 10 years. That day will come and I will be waiting for you folks.
Will you people wait for me too??? Please…….

(I couldn’t take it anymore..i just broke down. For the first time in 6 years i felt like crying.*choke*.)