Shiva, Vinod and Ramya met at Vinod’s place one weekend. Shiva told them that the image of a girl he saw kept coming back to him time and again. They first teased him… After a few rounds of ragging sessions, they started thinking about it seriously. Shiva was too strong for all these silly thoughts. They knew this was not right. Because this was HIM; the guy with exceptional strength to control his mind. For him, a relationship, a love relationship in particular, was unnecessary when his work was to study. This may sound odd. But his thought was justifiable. He had to do his duty first. And at that age, his duty was to study. And whatever thought or feeling that threatens it should be killed. And Shiva was an expert at that. It was the image of a girl he saw every day. She was in her first year too. And he had seen her in the first week of college while he was being ragged by his seniors. She had walked past him, giggling, seeing what he was doing. It was not her beauty that held his mind. But something about her had attracted him. And what it was, remained a mystery even to him.
Days passed by. His first semester got over. He had a very short vacation of just one week. Shiva’s family decided to go on a tour to Goa for five days. He went to meet Vinod and Ramya the day before he left. He knew he would miss them…
Goa was a place Shiva had never been to before. And he was thrilled. It was not the kind of thrill children get when they go on a vacation. The feeling that he would have a break from his routine made him feel light. He needed a break. Things were not going too great for him at the college. Had been picking unwanted conversations with a few friends and it was bothering him. This was just the kind of break he was hoping for; to disappear. Be out of the world. Give room for just his thoughts and to think of nothing else. And to spend some time with the family too. And Goa was just about THE perfect place to escape to. The time they had chosen was perfect too. But the weather played spoilsport. They reached there almost a day behind schedule. With effectively just four days left, they wanted to make the full use of it. Some plans were cancelled and new ones were drawn quickly.
It all went as planned and just one more day remained. The previous three days were wonderful. Shiva had had a long conversation with his bro for the first time. He got to know his brother. He was feeling very good about that. And he felt his brother would be a really nice company to have. More so because, he would also grow soon and in about another year, the differences in their thinking would disappear. The time he spent with dad also helped ease a few nerves.
Days passed by. His first semester got over. He had a very short vacation of just one week. Shiva’s family decided to go on a tour to Goa for five days. He went to meet Vinod and Ramya the day before he left. He knew he would miss them…
Goa was a place Shiva had never been to before. And he was thrilled. It was not the kind of thrill children get when they go on a vacation. The feeling that he would have a break from his routine made him feel light. He needed a break. Things were not going too great for him at the college. Had been picking unwanted conversations with a few friends and it was bothering him. This was just the kind of break he was hoping for; to disappear. Be out of the world. Give room for just his thoughts and to think of nothing else. And to spend some time with the family too. And Goa was just about THE perfect place to escape to. The time they had chosen was perfect too. But the weather played spoilsport. They reached there almost a day behind schedule. With effectively just four days left, they wanted to make the full use of it. Some plans were cancelled and new ones were drawn quickly.
It all went as planned and just one more day remained. The previous three days were wonderful. Shiva had had a long conversation with his bro for the first time. He got to know his brother. He was feeling very good about that. And he felt his brother would be a really nice company to have. More so because, he would also grow soon and in about another year, the differences in their thinking would disappear. The time he spent with dad also helped ease a few nerves.
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