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I still remember the first day we met at school…grade V…last bench…!! That hot summer noon time break…
And I think itz the only thing am nvr gonna forget till the end of my life!
I was just as ‘a little ten yr thing’ then …and u were ‘all of ten’ too!
I had alwez heard n read…even dreamt…till then…that life changez! And it did for me…that very day… the very first time we sat together!
The 3 yearz that followed .. sharing lunches n books n notebookz n cards n pencilz n crayonz n colourz n learning german n eatin dosaz n sharing accountz from hong kong n holi colorz n secrets n stories, ((and if we had none… how we kinda made them up)) …
...markz, boyz, crushes, love percentages, books, paintingz, magic showzz, staying over at each odrz’ places, go out ‘to play’ in the early HOT afternoonz… just to check out the neighbourhood boyz ((whom we claimed were hitting on us :))
Those were the best dayz of my life!
And den u went off…And I nvr made a best friend again in school life!
I still remem how we used to plan to go to college together! Me coming to the US – to either study science or literature! Whatever the stuff … we’d make it a point to choose the same stuff just to be together!
when i look back at it now...I still remem the amused look in our mum dadz eyez u know…
I alwez saw it …but nvr understood it then…but now I guess I do!!
Our sweet friendship honey…amused everyone! The happy smilez on our faces…it used to amuse them to think how much we loved being together.. like that was that all that we wanted .. to be.. to do!
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The letterz we used to write… remem them?? I still have them kept safely… One pink or blue think envelope…once every few monthz….and holdin that in ma handz… used to be happiest day for the many dayz to come! I used to ..and still cherish them soo much! The poemz u wrote for Christmas, reporting the gradez u got, the greeting cardz n the crap I used to write..but u alwez convinced me of the buddin author that I was! ;)
Hahahaa…
I alwez wanted to see this world…but I saw it through u…ur letterz! And that once in 3 yrz India trip .. wen we’d meet!! Remem?? I do..all of ‘em!
The lil’ giftz… the lil’ time…the lil’ joyz…
Those were the best dayz of my life! they still are…and will alwez be!
U know…I used to alwez thank god sply sply sply on ur bday! Somehow… 10th june was alwez more spl n lovable than 12th of march! It’ll remain!
Today morning…I wondered again… like what is the best gift i can send to u... for someone whoz been the best gift god gave me!! my best friend!
I thought…ntn more precious than these heart warming memoriez…something that I treasure the most!
Loadz of love darling! Happy birthday!
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