“Rapacha.”
She came running towards the entrance gate
of the venue. It was our relatives birthday party. I took my cousin sister,
Naima along with me as I was staying over her house from the past few days.
As soon as we saw each other, we made one of
those excited scream, hugging each other. Before few days my cousin showed up at my college, where I introduced her with Toshila, another cousin sister. I was happy to see
three of us together on the party that evening, it was indeed a hectic week with
tests and exams coming near and the entire struggle at college. I must say, it
was like escaping life from fear, stress, and every bad thing that was
happening. I still remember searching for you at college after seeing the
student’s name list. I was not sure if we were cousins but I was excited to
have someone from same cultural background. And later, I came to know we were
indeed cousins. I not only met Toshila at the party but also her two cute
little sisters who are cousin. After knowing that we are somehow related, our
moms allowed us to hang together, go for swimming and eat together. At the party,
Toshilas youngest sister was sitting at a corner, keeping herself busy in phone
not caring less about new people around her. With her chinky eyes, she once
glared at me while I was passing ketchup to her. She indeed looked cute even
when she gave me an angry look, and I started wondering how pretty she would
look if only she was smiling with innocence in her face. I tried to talk to
her, but she only shook her head for yes and no as an answer. We again met the
next day, where we talked about things which wanted to explode from our hearts
over some mushroom, meat balls and laphing. Her little sister came along
excited, with a bright face and a smile. By some time, she started with her
pretty little talks and giggles. I got to know something really important from
her. No matter what type of person we are, extrovert or introvert, it takes
time for all of us to be comfortable or at least talk until and unless there is
some reason behind it. We all take time to identify people. That is how we get
and make close friends, school best friends, childhood friends and siblings. There
will be a little spark, a lighting with thunder or glow when meet new people in
our life. After some time, we slowly get to know each other in many ways and
that is how we welcome new people in different stages of our life. In that way,
when my eyes met her eyes I saw a little spark glowing little by little and
that is how she made me realize how humans get connected and have bonds.
Well, it had not been long since
we both hung together during free periods and lunch hours. Empty class, head
full of thoughts, heart full of aches. I started narrating her, my battle with fright.
Time used to fly so fast, while discussing and figuring things out.
Sideways, I used to get
advice from Naima at home and she helped me accept the bitter truth and made
me stronger than ever having her by my side. Toshila and Naima had same
ideology and theory about making me realize my worth and my potential. I used
to really get confused about the next step I was supposed to do according to
the circumstance but their confidence in handling the situation for me was relieving.
Toshila, gave me a helping hand
when I was in need, and her straight-forward opinions about anything that
popped up was totally satisfying and it never used to be something to look back
at. That is the best part of her company.
She never stopped making me
wait for her, even if was shortest for 5 minutes or the longest an hour. She says
that is what she’s like. (and the next few minutes she pop up with excuses
which are lame sometimes but it’s convincing) This is how I met my cousins at an unexpected
phase of my life whom I thought never existed. As we all are busy chasing our
dreams, especially the younger generation, we meet so many relatives who are
connected to us by family relation at occasions it becomes shameful and awkward
for not knowing them earlier. But I am happy, I met someone who was a stranger
once, but now is a really good friend and a cousin on top of that. And I’m sure
we will be in touch in upcoming years and will remain good friends as well as
cousins.
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