I came to that place (school) in Class 11th as part of IIT preparation; she was there since her childhood.
I was a rookie about to embark on an enticing journey ; she was already being considered a veteran.
I was a bubbling with enthusiasm; she was an embodiment of grace.
I had this longing to be the school's maths wizard; she had this reputation about being a stalwart in chemistry.
We were poles apart in almost everything; our tastes, our interests, our looks (she definitely being an angel; and I being just another face in millions), and perhaps in every scribbable adjective you would put to the table.
Two things were common though . One, we both were intelligent (each one in one's own regard) : whereas I was a maverick having an unquenching desire to impress people and take them by surprise by the speed of my problem-solving, she won many a teachers' heart through witty answers and alertness of her mind. Secondly, we both never talked to each other.......
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It was a fortnight before the IIT exam. But strangely, all I could think about was her. Her words were still reverberating through my mind and though I had this Solomon's organic chemistry before my eyes, I was thinking philosophy : "Rohan, its not the right time; please don't put me into this.....I have to concentrate and I have to clear the exam..."; and I had replied "Yes, I also want to concentrate; but unless you say yes, all I can muster to think about is you, Rashi". And hearing this, she had left, leaving me pondering about my gasping breath; whether to take in with all the poison or to release it to be lifeless.
And then it happened; we both met our destiny. She went on to graduate from IIT ABC, whereas I joined NIT XYZ.
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It was a dull Monday Morning. As dull as it had been the last two years of all the Mondays in this very company I had worked; the only difference today was that I didn't have to do research or coding today; instead I had been asked by my manager to interview a person....
I hurriedly puffed up my cigaratte, and drank the whole coffee in almost one sip; it was almost time to take the interview. Two years before I had been on the other side of he table; sweating and brain-storming on puzzles and trying to prove my worth. "I will kill this guy", I thought. I had a whole list of killer questions prepared. And as I entered the room, I saw a girl already waiting. I went to the seat; still trying to rearrange the papers, and without looking at her, threw up the first question. There was silence for a few seconds, I rose my head, and was shocked as well as enthralled to see Rashi before my eyes.....O my seven hundred and seventeenth GOD !!
The next few hours, I kept asking her questions, but not the kinds interviews are known for....In the end, I only remember scribing the words "Recommended highly to work for the team" as I sunk into a sense of hullabullo....Now nobody could take her away from me...
I was a rookie about to embark on an enticing journey ; she was already being considered a veteran.
I was a bubbling with enthusiasm; she was an embodiment of grace.
I had this longing to be the school's maths wizard; she had this reputation about being a stalwart in chemistry.
We were poles apart in almost everything; our tastes, our interests, our looks (she definitely being an angel; and I being just another face in millions), and perhaps in every scribbable adjective you would put to the table.
Two things were common though . One, we both were intelligent (each one in one's own regard) : whereas I was a maverick having an unquenching desire to impress people and take them by surprise by the speed of my problem-solving, she won many a teachers' heart through witty answers and alertness of her mind. Secondly, we both never talked to each other.......
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It was a fortnight before the IIT exam. But strangely, all I could think about was her. Her words were still reverberating through my mind and though I had this Solomon's organic chemistry before my eyes, I was thinking philosophy : "Rohan, its not the right time; please don't put me into this.....I have to concentrate and I have to clear the exam..."; and I had replied "Yes, I also want to concentrate; but unless you say yes, all I can muster to think about is you, Rashi". And hearing this, she had left, leaving me pondering about my gasping breath; whether to take in with all the poison or to release it to be lifeless.
And then it happened; we both met our destiny. She went on to graduate from IIT ABC, whereas I joined NIT XYZ.
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It was a dull Monday Morning. As dull as it had been the last two years of all the Mondays in this very company I had worked; the only difference today was that I didn't have to do research or coding today; instead I had been asked by my manager to interview a person....
I hurriedly puffed up my cigaratte, and drank the whole coffee in almost one sip; it was almost time to take the interview. Two years before I had been on the other side of he table; sweating and brain-storming on puzzles and trying to prove my worth. "I will kill this guy", I thought. I had a whole list of killer questions prepared. And as I entered the room, I saw a girl already waiting. I went to the seat; still trying to rearrange the papers, and without looking at her, threw up the first question. There was silence for a few seconds, I rose my head, and was shocked as well as enthralled to see Rashi before my eyes.....O my seven hundred and seventeenth GOD !!
The next few hours, I kept asking her questions, but not the kinds interviews are known for....In the end, I only remember scribing the words "Recommended highly to work for the team" as I sunk into a sense of hullabullo....Now nobody could take her away from me...
