Now that I sit down to write, there's nothing much I have to write about this day. And uneventful days are good, right?
jinnis brightened up my morning with lovely pics from the lakeside and the cool blue waters were a treat for my eyes.
Then I moved to whatsapp and the friend who had supposedly been angry with me amd had played a nasty blame game afyer which wee didn't talk for a week, texted me out of the blue suddenly, stating clearly she was angry.
I was upset with you...
I know you were... I gave you time to cool off You okay now?
Yeah better.
You know... In spite of everything.. I love you. It'll never change.
Coz u asked me to take u into my plans and I took but later u dumped. U also told that u and me will be in this together.
I know it all... But the past is past... Let it go
That's when I thought I didn't choose the right one
Baby... Listen... Sometimes situations differ. I was in a tough corner My dad was urging me to take a decision... He was getting angry with me for dilly dallying things
Okay...
Do you wanna talk overt call?
Not now
Missing you :-(
And I ended the conversation at that. Though she cooled off, she wouldn't see reason in what I did. Yes, they wanted me to gang up and protest against the college calling us back. I tried for some time and then realised how hopeless the entire situation is. So I just gave up.
~~~~~~~~~~ Sometimes in life you need to give up and let life take hold of you. Trust the oars in the hands of life because that's all you can do. The rest is all on you to just stay afloat as the boat of life takes you away. So I gave up.
For me, what is inevitable shouldn't be delayed. Its better to get over with than dilly dallying. So I had taken the path less chosen and made my decisions to come back as scheduled.
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Technically it was her that booked the tickets first and roped me in on her plan. Its actually she that backed out of a confirmed ticket, not me. But then these are tough times and we shouldn't judge people on the basis of decisions they take during these times. A certain Mr Wizard said these wise words a long time ago for this situation and I find myself quoting him more and more these days, the good old, wise wizard ;-p
So getting over the weirdness of that text I decided to sit down and take up my assignments that I had been neglecting for the past three days. Ultimately I was too lazy to write so we mostly copy from each other if it's a common assignment. I plugged in my earphones to my favorite playlist and set out to work.
For the first page my writing went weirdly loopy, all thanks to no practice in the four months of lockdown. My hands felt like they belonged to someone else. They tingled in a weird way. After one page however I sunk into a smooth flow.
Completing almost half, I made a cup of elixir with honey and cloves and sipped it silently, before completing done more of the assignment.
Some weird thoughts about life and death were clogging up my brain as I settled with my current read. A babbled a bit to Mr Magician and then getting a warning to not think too much, I dozed off.
In the evening I finally decided to pull myself out of the 'editing' break that I was giving myself and opened CLOUD NINE. I worked through 35 chapters, looking as meticulously as I can. Nervous for the Wattys yes.
I created a quote art from the book too.
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And the night dawned without rains, thankfully.
Weird fact: One of the people in Quarantine actually got some alcohol in her room. Influenced by her new boyfriend no doubt. I felt queasy even hearing about it but she babbled on and on about vomiting and a bad headache and how she took some over the counter medicines and I tuned out the conversation. If she being a nurse in training is bent upon being stupid, I'm not gonna lecture her on safety. If there are two things that I absolutely detest, they're smoking and drinking.
Thankfully this weird day is over. I watched an awesome movie from 2012. Kahaani is a mystery thriller with nail biting suspense till the end. It shows a strong female lead and is set in the city of Kolkata, my home state.
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So today I did things I liked. Maybe some issues got sorted out with my friends and it all seems good with life. Life needs to be lived without regrets and without counting days. So the song for today is...
Khulke Jeene Ka by A. R. Rahman, Arijit Singh, and Shashaa Tirupati from the movie Dil Bechara, the madt movie of the brilliant Sushant Singh Rajput.
A few lines are memorable
Khulke jeene ka tareeka tumhe sikhate hai, Haske dekho na laatifa tumhe sunate hai, Umar ke saal kitne hai gin gin ke kya kaarna, Bit jaaye na ginti mein hi waarna...
