The Final Farewell

Soon after my birthday ended, I decided to give all my friends a farewell treat. Calling all of them together would b a tedious job. so I treated them in groups. First I met tulika, swati and pratichi. Tullika got me a DJ headphone set and a tshirt for birthday.
She wasn’t well at all. Still she made an effort to come and see me. All of us munched at McDonalds after which they left. In the evening I met souj n others.
I caught up with bugs after that. Ohhkkkay…..1st I gotta tell something about bugs and me. We are friends for the past 5 years and since then we have been fighting. We argue about everything and anything. It’s a 24/7 war!!! We love pulling each others leg. Anybody would bet that we hate each other to the core. But that’s where everybody go wrong!!!! We care a lot for each other (though we don’t show it!!).
So, I took bugs to Pot Pouri for a treat (she wanted to go to ‘not just jazz by the bay’…but I don’t think she deserves such a lavish treat!!! LOL!! Kiddin ya…).
We were munching on something, when bugs told me that she had made a card for me. It made me choke on my food. C’mon man……bugs making something like that for someone is like saying that James Bond is virgin!!! I know that I’m her best buddy, but still it was unexpected. It really made me happy. The card was really beautiful. It had the pictures of all my friends a nice note. And the best part was that she made it herself. For the 1st time, I realized how much I mean to her….how much I mean to all my friends…and how much they mean to me.
The next day I went for the movie “fashion” with some friends and then to ‘ice n spice’. Again the realization dawned on me that I wouldn’t be seeing these people for a long time. On Friday I met manu. Manu was my best buddy. He was an all-rounder. Excellent in studies and mind-blowing in sports. It was due to him that my days in D.A.V were so enjoyable. We were talking about how things would be different when I would go. Swati and Souj dropped by in sometime and we started hogging!!! We were walking around the mall when I spotted this awesome Che Guverra tshirt. I just said that it was a cool tee and within seconds Swati dragged me in and bought it for me. Gosh!! Sometimes leaving your near and dear ones can be quite profitable!!!

Finally Saturday came!!! The ‘D’ day. I was to leave at midnight. I had a mountain of work in front of me. I was gonna meet al my friends one last time but that plan got screwed. I had got some cards for some friends and I was determined that they get it. But again, I didn’t have the time. So, I gave all the cards to tulika and kritika (I hope you both delivered the cards or else a good flogging awaits you both). It was a busy afternoon and evening. By night time, the mood at home was quite gloomy. Friends were calling in to say bye. Some were even crying!!! (guys I am NOT dead!!!). ishan and manu came over to my place. Thanks to ishan, the mood in the house improved. Midnight approached and it was time to leave. After the final goodbyes we left for the airport. Mum was strong. She had promised that she wouldn’t cry and she had kept her word. While checking in I didn’t look back. No final glances. No final waving. I didn’t want to break down.

I was sitting inside the airport and there was still 2 hours for my flight. I started thinking about my last week in Mumbai. In short, it was very memorable and will remain etched in my heart and mind. My birthday was very special. The farewell parties were very special. The final letters and cards that I got were very special. Every moment was very special. I never knew I was so dear to so many people. Now I know what I mean to them. It was a strange feeling. A sort of a void inside you.
I also realized what some people mean to me and how their absence would affect me. I couldn’t tell them. Maybe I didn’t want to tell them. It was a silent fact that would never change. But now I would like to say. This maybe silly, but I don’t care. I just wanna do it. This is a song I heard in the movie ‘rock on’ and its very close to my heart. I would like to dedicate it to all my friends.

Tulika, bugs, souj, manu, swati, ishan, vardan, krits, isha, snigdha, pooja, adi, neeraj, durwa, chintu, nikita, prateek and every one……this is for you….


Tum ho toh, gata hai dil.
Tum nahi, toh geet kaha??
Tum ho toh, hai sab haasil.
Tum nahi, toh kya hai yahaan??

Tum ho toh hai, sapno ke jaisa haseen, ek samaah…..

Joh tum ho toh, yeh lagta hai, ke mil gayi har khushi..
Jo tum na ho, yeh lagta hai, ke har khushi mein hai kammi..
Tumko hai maangti….yeh zindagieeeeeee!!


Tum ho toh, rahen bhi hai.
Tum nahi, toh rasten kaha??
Tum ho toh, yahaan sab hi hai,
Tum nahi, toh kaun yahaan??

Tum ho toh hai, hare ek pal meherbaan, yeh jahaan…..

Joh tum ho toh, hava mein bhi mohobaton ka rang hai…
Joh tum na ho, to phir koi na josh na umang hai…
Tum mile to mili….yeh zindagieeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!

Love you all from the bottom of my heart…..and I’m gonna miss you people terribly.
Chal guys…gotta go….my flight is boarding….will write in further when I reach there.

Regards.

P.S –
This is for the Airport Authority of India…..please change your flight announcer. She is soooooooo shrill !!! my ears were paining when she announced my flight!! *wink*