Deluged - The Teenage Love ✔️

Chapter 6

April, 2003.

I had made a lot of friends that year, and I was proud to say that we shared some common ones. Though he never called them friends, he addressed them as brothers  (the typical indian culture of calling friends as "bhai") . This day particular day though, is very well scripted in my memory. It was the first time that his friends had a clear cut, deep talk with me about him.

We had two friends in common. Margon and Saif were his childhood friends, Margon being younger to him and Saif was about a year elder to him. I had met the two of them round about a year back, but I wasn't really as close to them as I was with him. Maybe our vibes didn't match, but ya we were good friends, to say the least.

Margon had always been a quiet person (only for the ones who didn't know him) , nevertheless he was a humorous guy, a big fan of FRIENDS and  STAND UP COMEDIES , yet he couldn't contain his laughter,especially at the most awkward situations .

Saif on the other hand, was the serious type, though being elder to us, we never felt like he was out of the picture, rather he really fit in with us in the best way possible. He had many love scandals in the past years but one thing that highlighted him the most, was that he used to get offended for little things. Even when Margon would tease him for any mere reason, he would take offense to that, ultimately resulting in a fight between them. Their fights held as little importance as that of a kid, securing his ice cream from the scorching summer heat.

Later some time during summers, we decided to hang out together as a group of four. It was the first time that I was going out with them.

Keeping in mind my fondness for pastel colours, I carried on with a white sweatshirt layered with a thin beige jacket, light blue straight fit jeans and a creme coloured cap to avoid the scorching sun.

I had been nervous since the morning. I thought that it will be weird, since I don't really get along with many people, not forgetting the fact that I get really awkward while trying to initiate a conversation...or contributing my views about it . That was something very difficult for me, and I would often zone out, thinking of the million ways I could screw over and make a complete fool out of myself.... anyways, it was different this time though.

As soon as we started talking, it felt as if I had known these people forever, like I had finally met my soul family.... felt like I had a past life connection with them.

The conversation flowed naturally with them, no awkwardness, no slip ups, no making a fool out of myself, or creating a scene by doing something out of the blue.... we were very comfortable around each other, teasing each other like it was nobody's business.

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How do you like the bond between the four?