As a child I was a bochi ,which, in Japanese means lonely.
I had no friends that I carried from my kindergarten school to my elementary school. Not because I started early as an disappointment but because of the school, let's say algorithm, my friends didn't ended up being in the same section. Which was all of them, all three of them. I guess, the school deliberately did so. As an attempt to make us more "social". Well, we know how that turned out. Fast forward into the future, hi it's me, enjoying my quarantine.
In a new academic year, there, I sat in my lonely bench with my lonely aura in a lonely classroom until I spotted a similar grey cloud. By now, I, in my tiny pea sized brain was able to remember faces if not names and she, was an unfamiliar one.
I don't know where I summoned the courage but I was the one to initiate the first hello which I will now demonstrate in a one act play.
Characters:
Bochi 1
Bochi 2
Brain
Eyes
Hands
Legs
Mouth
Setting:
An early class filled with children. Though it is their first day, the class is awfully noisy. Teacher is late to take the the roll call.
Bochi 1 (in her mind) : Who is she I've never seen her before
Maybe she's a new transfer
But why is she not talking to anyone
Does she not know anyone in the class
Why isn't the teacher already here
Is it possible that she is loner just LIKE ME?
I'm hungry
Now why am I getting up from my seat.
Hey, legs cooperate we have not thought this through, also eyes where is your focus?
Brain :Hello eyes?
Eyes: Yes
Brain: Why are you looking down
Eyes: I didn't know you cared for me as much to ask about my feeling
Brain: No, I never care for you and that's why you have to clean yourself
Now, can you please do your ONE job.
Eyes: You are mean
Also I'm helping legs he cares for me
Legs: Aren't you a sweetheart eyes
Eyes: You know, i can't refuse your requests after you became my Aladdin and literally showed me the world. That night on the roof top under the shower of stars is all I can remember whenever I close my eyes.
Mind: Thanks to you I still have nightmares to this date.
Legs: What can I say beauty lies in the "eyes" of the beholder
Eyes (squints eyes in embarrassment)
Brain : Okay whatever
What is the situation with hands
Hands continue to move in a wipper position
Brain: is that a hello?
Hands: damn right
Brain: Looks like we have lost hands too. Mouth it's just you and me now. Are we in this ?
Mouth: I don't know I feel anxious
Can we skip this?
Brain: No we can't abort now, the situation has gotten out of hands
Hands: yeet
Brain:(grunts) Okay mouth you and me need to be in perfect synchronization if we want to get out of this situation safe and sound.
Mouth : I don't know. I guess it okay since you are with me. But are you sure I can do it?
Brain: Too late
Bochi 1 : HI!
Bochi. 2: hello
Bochi 1: new transfer?
Bochi 2: yes
Bochi 1: name?
Bochi 2: Chitra
Chitra : yours?
Bochi 1: Aye
(Cricket noises sound reach to 0 decibel)
Aye: so when is your birthday?
Chitra: 11th April
Aye: no way
Aye: want to be my friend
Chitra: I have a better proposal.
Best friends?
Aye: ^^
And that's how kids I met your mother.
I mean my best friend that I made solely on the fact that we happen to be born on the same day. Childhood friendship could not get any simple than that.
Also, in college
Girl 1: hey do you have a pen
Girl 2: yes take mine
I guess we are friends now?
3 years later
Damn right we are.
Note:
This time as promised I illustrated the cover for the story.
Hope you enjoyed reading a slice of my life!
Here's a 🥕 for reaching the end of this page!
Take it, you deserve it.
