Anamika And Apratim

It was at a rock show when i first began to suspect that Apratim had a crush on Anamika.
He used to tell her EVERYTHING, and had openly declared that he thought she was the better of all the girls. He never used to react with strong denial whenever i used to say that i thought he had a crush on her. He used to grin stupidly instead.
Once i was out of station and Opu and Anamika were still in a relationship. When i came back i found out that Apratim and Anamika were sort of in a relationship, and she and Opu had broken up.
Then Apratim confessed to me that he did have a little crush on Anamika, but he loved his girlfriend, Aritri, way more. He also said that Aritri would be going forever on Friday and he would need a source of comfort, which he saw in Anamika. 
And after a few days, even after Aritri's going was cancelled, Apratim and Anamika were in a steady relationship.
It was very cheesy. They used to continuously hold hands and sit close together. All this used to constantly increase attachment for Apratim in Anamika's heart, who didn't actually love him much earlier.
Then a long time later, Apratim started to Double Date on Anamika with a girl called Megha. He  was afraid of breaking her heart, so he couldn't bring himself to tell Anamika that it was over between them.
When he finally did, Anamika was heartbroken. She had grown to love him by that time, and had an immense crush on him. It subsided don after she confessed having a crush on another guy, whose name is top secret and cannot be told.
Apratim and Anamika therefore ended all romantic connections right there. Apratim stopped coming to us and went back to play sports and slowly the group started to break apart.
Apratim currently loves Megha, and having talked to her, she is a very sweet human being and also a good secret keeper. A very ''happy-go-lucky'' type of person i'd call. Though, i haven't met her personally, just chatted with her on Facebook.
I'll keep you updated with more chapters with all the juicy gossip!

Crazy Taxi of Three

Me, Anamika and Wani used to play together a lot earlier. Wani had a cycle, a small red one, with low peddles. And we three, were getting bored when a brainwave hit us all.
It was actually Anamika's idea. It was dangerous, yet worth a try.
The idea was, that one person would pedal from behind and the other would control the steering. I wasn't much of and adventurer, and due to the approaching exams and thoughts of lying in bed with a plastered leg, restrained myself from a try.
So, here i was, beside them on a scooty when Anamika and Wani were carrying on with their crazy plan. Wani peddling, Anamika controlling the steering. They were looking dangerous, cars were dodging them and it was a miracle no accidents happened.
Anamika messed up thee balance with her steering and the fell down with a crash on top of me. We three lay there, for a long time, laughing and thinking how crazy we are.
A wave of problems hit us which caused Wani to slowly drift apart from us, but she was still there. We did the new year countdown together, laughed and played together.
Sometimes when in a tight spot which compels me to cry, I wish hard that i could cycle out of this problem with Anamika and Wani, with Wani on the peddle, Anamika on the steering and me beside them, a constant companion.
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Nimmi and Ramyajit

Nimmi had a crush on Ramyajit since he had come here.
She had been vying for his attention by pretending she didn't care about him. And then through the group, they were brought closer.
Both were mad about each other at first, but due to some risk of families finding out, Nimmi broke up with Ramyajit. Some also said that she had lost interest in him. But Ramyajit still loved her a lot so he made plans of proposing her again, and Nimmi refused him only after muttering a few confusing words about how she didn't say yes but no either.
On one occasion downstairs in Chaturthi, Nimmi was finding Ramyajit's behavior so adorable that she went up to him and said yes.
This second patch up lasted the longest. The most romantic time of this relationship was during when Nimmi's mom started the water ballet, or a form of synchronized swimming. They were the king and queen of those times.
But then again, they had to break up during the pujas. We had gone up to Nimmi's house where she had called Ramyajit and told him how much she loved him. But this time, Ramyajit didn't propose her again.
Instead he was very hurt when just after a few days, Nimmi got a new boyfriend called Haigreev Kejriwal, a guy who sits beside me in class. He has a lot of bitter feelings for Nimmi in his heart now, but underneath which, love for her still lies in abundance.
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Opu And Anamika Part1

Today, i'll tell you the dramatic story of Opu and Anamika's relationship. Before that, let me tell you, in India, relationships are NOT cool with parents. They find it stupid and cheap. So, naturally, this patch up was hidden from the parents.
I remember playing a game of hide and seek with everyone. Opu and Anamika were coming towards us, running and laughing. That's when someone said ''Don't they look good together? Opu has often been caught sharing secrets with her too!'' and that's when the teasing started.
And then i had to finally corner Anamika and ask her if she liked him. She just smiled at me mysteriously and said ''Ask him first''
And so after a lot of persuasiveness, Arpan Gupta ray (Opu's real name), admitted that he likes Anamika.
I was the happy carrier of this news. Then Anamika also said that she had a crush on Opu since the first day they had met. And then both of them were together.
It even resulted in a lot of quarrels, but we managed to keep this a secret. 
Meanwhile, Anamika has a friend called Chhotu , who had found out about the two of them and was threatening to tell Anamika's mom. We held her in an arm lock and told her to swear that she wont tell Aunty ANYTHING. After a lot of difficulty and menace, she agreed.
But on one occasion, she got really angry, she called Anamika's mom and told her each and everything, and very meanly she even added that from now on, whatever Anamika said to her about this matter, it would be a lie, and not to believe her. Anamika, in a very bossy manner, with an air which said ''I don't give a damn i am the apple of my mom's eye'', she went to the phone and said ''Mom when do i come home?''
But Aunty's voice was curt and sharp ''Right now. We need to talk''
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Me, Nimmi and Diya could listen to Anamika arguing with her mom inside he house, crying, choking on tears. Then all went silent and i couldn't believe when I was called in by Anamika's mom.
She said, she only believed in my word and she wanted to speak to me.
I was called into Anamika's room, where she was lying face down and crying. I wish i could go and console her. Her mom asked me if any ''i-love-you's'' or ''kisses'' had been exchanged. I knew i am supposed to tell the truth. A lie would make it worse. I remembered Anamika blushing on Valentine's day and telling me that Opu had called her in the staircase and kissed her on the cheek, also he had said he loved her. I told this to her mother, only to be rebuked by Anamika, who was denying that this had happened. I told her that you had told me on Valentine's Day. And then she confessed it was all a joke.
So they broke up and Anamika was grounded. Opu still loved Anamika. Anamika had strange dreams about Opu. 
This so very dramatic romeo-Juliet tale PART 1, remember, ended right here.

How ''Da Group'' came into being

Things were ending now. Class 6 was starting when class 5 was ending. And we were having a silly childhood quarrel with our friend Nimmi.
''Nimmi, do you have any idea how RUDE you have become? We TOTALLY miss the old Nimmi!''

Our all-girl friendly group of a lot of people. We absolutely loved to play and when we were playing a nice game of lock and key, a voice comes from behind us

''Do you guys mind if we join in too? I mean, we have nothing to do, so...''

We turn around to see two boys over there. They introduced themselves (we already knew them, being in the same complex and all but we got to know them better) as Opu and Ramyajit.

''Sure,''

'' Join in''

And we had fun like never before.

I didnt come down to play the next day, but i had my friend Anamika to update me with all the news in the school bus. ''We had so much of fun yesterday, me, opu, ramyajit, nimmi and opu's sister diya were literally running in the mud, wet from the rain! It was so much fun! you have to try it!''

I smiled. ''sure, i will''

Then i came down. And i was amazed how our boring days had turned into something so nice. Over the time, all of us became great friends...playing, goofing about....

We had another friend called Wani, who lived in the fourth tower of our complex, known as Chaturthi. There was a small garden with a real fun kids ride on the first floor. We made that our regular hangout place.

Before, i was looking up classes to join. Now i am postponing classes to come down.

Life takes such unexpected turns...<sigh>

Many people came and went, but me, nimmi,anamika,ramyajit,diya and opu remained the fastest of friends. There were also two patchups...A very dramatic one of Opu and Anamika and a long-time-crushes-tale-going-on Nimmi and Ramyajit. Me, i prefer to remain single ;)

Later on, we were joined by Apratim, who left as suddenly as he had come, and Anushna, the merry ''bubble'' of the group. Watching Anushna has always cheered me up. Her jumpy attitude, always ready to play, her vanishing-quickly sadness, her love of pink, which showed that she didnt care if she was girly. She LIKED it.

This, is how my friends, our group came to being, Or as i like to refer to it, DA GRoup!!!

 

Tommy Or Tabby?

This is crazy.
I can't believe this. I mean, how often do you get such news?
I am literally falling off my chair, my sides are ACHING with laughter. My mom had just called. She was at the vet hospital with my pet cat poppy, who was a stray cat who had forcefully adopted us!
We didnot want her running into season cycles so we decided to have her neutralized. And over there, halfway through the operation, the red faced angry doctor comes with poppy and yells at my parents ''WHO TOLD YOU THIS IS A GIRL? THIS IS A BOY!!!'' and was inquiring impatiently what to do next, followed by a hysterically laughing mom who was struggling for her phone to call and tell me this.
So this is exactly how my billi (tabby cat) became a billa (tomcat)!! :)
The doorbell rings and everyone enters, with my laughing family and an unconcious poppy. I don't know how will I get used to calling her a he now!
This incident had the same effect on my friends who couldnt stop laughing ''poppy pappu nikla'' (poppy turned out to be pappu!). Even their parents, who disapproved of adopting a stray animal, couldnt stop giving a little smile.
Having a pet is one of the biggest joys i have known. But with a pet, comes great responsibility (which my mom fulfills of course!! ;) )
I remember reading a comment on a Youtube video, which was about an extremely fat and sweet cat called Maru. My suggestions to please watch it. The person had said ''Watching Maru is the second best thing next to having a cat of your own.''
I couldn't agree more.

Poppy, My Darling Naughty Cat!