Phew.
That was a whole week of holding my breath. And that's what's been keeping me soo busy. One of my bestest friends- Rahul - cutest guy in the whole world ( Even all the lady teachers had a crush on him! Oh who am I kidding, the men folk too). He's got the softest hair, the best smile and he's an awesome person. Anyway, as I was saying, he had to undergo surgery around this time last year and the months after that just kept making things tougher... chemo, medicines, he lost a full year at college, weighed only thirty five something.
I was scared speechless. It was like someone had cut off my oxygen supply - till I found out he was out of the woods. Even then, it refused to register that he was ill. Rahul. Raghul. Gulgul. Ill. Sick.
And I'm so proud of him, when I look at him today. He's been so brave, so strong, it's amazing. And that's what I wanted my gift to him to symbolize. And that's when I got one of those brainwaves I have- and I decided to make him a scrap book. Damn I wish I'd taken a pic before I gave it to him, but I was so darn busy making sure it was perfect.
Anyway what I did was this- I burnt paper to make it look all yellow and weathered. Dug mine and all my friend s photo albums for the most embarassing pictures of all of us, scanned them, printed them, cut and stuck them. Then I got everyone I could get hold of, no matter in which state, got them to give me a message to write for Rahul and wrote all of it in my best handwriting. The guys who are here, in town - I hounded, got hold of and held at gun point till they'd written ( Then they held me at gun point, 'cuz of all the pics I'd put only to realize that the gun wasn't loaded *evil laugh*).
And that was that. I didn't think a guy would like such a senti gift- according to my ma whose borne with many such attacks to be bothered by my wanting to trash the thing I've made, start all over, crib, fish, etc it's a regular thing. So now they just ignore me. Sigh. Anyway, he liked it! I'd say love it, but then me is me. Me won't change. Me will always doubt.
But, he liked it!
So that's what I've been so busy with. I haven't had time to breathe. It's one of those murphy's things- I had three EXAMs, 4 assignments -all that cropped up on Monday, to be done by Friday. Lol, it was fun. Anyway, will write sense soon,
Much love.
