It was mid july and the sky looked like a magnificent piece of modern art. It was camouflage green with tinges of old lavender, lilac and steel blue. Drizzling rain drops and the smell of wet mud evoked an excitement in the air. It was my first week at the college. And I was already in love with the place. Man loved the ambiance.
It was a Wednesday. We took a longer route to the hostel. Walked past the CCC, dispensary and the basket ball court. My friends were tired and they wanted to rest their butts in their respective rooms. But me n baggy wanted to go to the beach. So we gave our books to those lazy bugs and took a diversion route to the beach. when we walked for 5 mins, we heard Dbird's voice.
Dbird was our classmate. We hadn't seen her mingling much with the others in the past 3 days. but since we had already met her at the hostel on our first day, we knew her. And we had already classified dbird into the 'gal wit a nasty attitude' category listening to some rumours.
"hey tussi kithe ja rahe ho" she asked. "Off to the beach!!!" replied Baggy in her excited tone. "accha.... " she said with a confused look on her face wondering if its a good idea to join us. "hey join us na" I said. She considered the offer for a few seconds and she joined us.
Since it was my first week at the college, i was a little apprehensive about approaching new people. But with Dbird, it was different. she was damn friendly. We walked to the college entrance of the beach. We had to sign on a book before we enter. We cooked up strange names on it. The beach was beautiful. It reminded me of my school days when I used to sneak out with my friends and go to the beach nearby.
We played in the water for a loooong time. And when we stopped, it started to rain. We got drenched, but it felt good. I was glad that Dbird was with us. I realized that first impression is not always right. And learnt that i should never ever believe any rumours .
Dbird was a dynamic person and in the 2 years of my college life, never once did i feel any personal dislike towards her. Thought there were times when there were group conflicts, but as an individual i always admired her.
That was the experience of my first visit to our college beach.
It was a Wednesday. We took a longer route to the hostel. Walked past the CCC, dispensary and the basket ball court. My friends were tired and they wanted to rest their butts in their respective rooms. But me n baggy wanted to go to the beach. So we gave our books to those lazy bugs and took a diversion route to the beach. when we walked for 5 mins, we heard Dbird's voice.
Dbird was our classmate. We hadn't seen her mingling much with the others in the past 3 days. but since we had already met her at the hostel on our first day, we knew her. And we had already classified dbird into the 'gal wit a nasty attitude' category listening to some rumours.
"hey tussi kithe ja rahe ho" she asked. "Off to the beach!!!" replied Baggy in her excited tone. "accha.... " she said with a confused look on her face wondering if its a good idea to join us. "hey join us na" I said. She considered the offer for a few seconds and she joined us.
Since it was my first week at the college, i was a little apprehensive about approaching new people. But with Dbird, it was different. she was damn friendly. We walked to the college entrance of the beach. We had to sign on a book before we enter. We cooked up strange names on it. The beach was beautiful. It reminded me of my school days when I used to sneak out with my friends and go to the beach nearby.
We played in the water for a loooong time. And when we stopped, it started to rain. We got drenched, but it felt good. I was glad that Dbird was with us. I realized that first impression is not always right. And learnt that i should never ever believe any rumours .
Dbird was a dynamic person and in the 2 years of my college life, never once did i feel any personal dislike towards her. Thought there were times when there were group conflicts, but as an individual i always admired her.
That was the experience of my first visit to our college beach.
I always preferred the Surathkal beach when compared to the college beach. When I used to sit on the seat near that 'mandap' kinda structure and look at the sea, I could feel my ego just melting away in the presence of that vast expanse of water. If I would again visit the college, it will be to go to this seat and look at the sea.
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