Personal Essay: Dearest Girlies In The College Hostel

Dearest Girlies,

It has been almost 9 years and a half when I first met you in the college hostel and the pain of separation from home instantly bonded us. I remember well how during the initial days we cried and cried and cried due to home sickness. Days passed and the newly found independence made us long for more. We enjoyed every moment in the hostel to the full. Bunking college for movies, late night outings, n number of restaurant hopping, movie marathon in one of our rooms, discussing our crushes, bitching about others, ganging up against a common enemy, oh the list goes endless. We had our own shares of fights and tears. But there were always more ups than the downs. Today when I recall our tough times, it only brings a smile on my face. Wish I could go back to that time.
Four years and college was over. Ready for the separation, I remember well how much I had wailed in the train while on my way back home. Each and every day, I longed for you. We were connected on phone and internet but the physical separation caused a lot of difficulty. Ultimately, when I received my joining at Trivandrum, I was in the seventh heaven to know that Sugandha, you were coming with me. It felt like an extended period of college.

I was glad not be left out. With Sugandha and Sush being in Bangalore, you were my lifeline in Delhi. However, I knew we had to take time out of our busy schedule to catch up with one another. We did that and very well!! I remember our various outings on Saturdays and n number of meetings in the office where you would cry your heart out about how you didn’t want to stay in Delhi and I, about how a guy and I had a crush on each other but would not do anything about it… Evenings in the bus were dedicated to talking to you Sugandha. Discussing every day’s affairs, latest movies and songs, college gossips and what not, Delhi’s traffic seemed a blessing in