A Leaf On A Rainy Day!

Awakening to the pit-a-pat of the rains, I found myself staring out at a grey sliver of day light. The clock on the table read ten minutes to seven.. I convinced myself that I must be dreaming, and went back to sleep, hypnotized by the increasingly frequent pitter patter on the window pane. The weather outside had not much changed when the alarm went off at 7.45am. It was still greyish, and wet as hell. That in Gandhinagar? Huh, this time I definitely wasn’t dreaming!

Taazo and I went about at our usual morning space and were nearly ready at 8.30, when we heard the fantastic news—classes postponed by an hour, due to rains! That in itself was some bliss, but the best part was yet to come. Having lazed around an extra hour in the morning, which is pretty much a novelty, we were at college, in time, of course, for the yucky breakfast and resigned to another day full of dreadfully boring lectures.

By 10.15, things started to stir up, what with some more drizzling and a power cut. The accompanying demands of suffocation in the heat (just an excuse, bless those wonderful souls!), Anju’s claim of the writing on the whiteboard being unreadable, while sitting right on the second bench (she almost got caught, though) and much chaos and desk banging later, we had an official holiday declaration! Hurray!!! It’s a rainy day!!! :)

And just as we were about to leave college, the power came right back on! “Bhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagooooooooo” came the shout and the rush to leave the academic block only increased!

But, however much we enjoy having an off day, that too an unexpected one.. What do you do on such a day in Gandhinagar? The place has got cows and trees, both way too inanimate to be entertaining, after a point of time.

We were in the mood for some freaking out time, so Infocity seemed the only likely option. Dumping bags and books, Saga, Roms, Reema and me boarded the auto for Sector 16. We sang tacky songs from K-serials, even exciting the auto wale bhaiya enough that he whooshed right into a huge pool of rainwater, drenching Reema with the elaborate splash! By the time we reached Infocity, we were on an adrenaline high! Adding Chocolate Fantasy to the menu at the CCD there only incensed it further, till we were deeply engrossed into animated discussions on various topics, talking sixteen to dozen! Imminent bankruptcy was a threat.. But Daawat came to the rescue, with a full fledged meal for four at just 175 bucks! Perfect college life!

Asking strangers to take pictures, sitting for two hours on the staircase outside CCD, posing with trees and the Passion bike belonging to God-knows-who and trudging back to hostel 6 hours later, broke and penniless and grinning silly, its been some day!

But the high point of the day has to be the Solar Eclipse at CCD, or was it the purple interior décor of the auto back from Infocity? The choices will vary, but with the right company, I had just the sort of day I thought college life was all about!

Thanks Roms, Saga and Reema. Love you guys! :)