Teenage is a time where friendship is everything, literally everything. This is a picture of my "Everything". A picture of me with my bestie, Priyanka in it and my Favorite roomie Apeksha behind it. This picture is special in so many ways. Its clicked around end of 2005, College Traditional Day. I decided to wear "PAITHANI", mom's Paithani. If you are a maharashtrian girl, you would know, how special a Paithani is. I had all these ideas how I am going to dress up, fully traditional, typical MARATHI MULAGI. I am not a person who gets this urge of getting dressed, putting on make up everyday, but when I get it (once in a blue moon kinda way), I have a picture in my mind and I want it perfect.Me and Pri went shopping for getting those perfect bangles, thushi, nath, chandrakor, everything that a marathi mulagi would have.
The day came and my roomie Apeksha was more excited for me. We woke up early morning, she draped me this beautiful saree, put subtle make up, made the typical middle partition bun, and then we realized we dont have "Gajra" to go with the bun. We had completely forgot to buy a fresh one last night. I was so disappointed. Where m I going to get a Gajra on Singhgad Road as early at 7 am? The perfectionist in me was haunting me. I was missing that finishing touch. I took the bus for college with a disappointed grim on my face. That "Gajra" had power to rule over my day. I felt I shouldnt go. But I had to show up for my bestie, I couldn't ruin her day. I met Pri on college bus stop and we started walking towards college. She could clearly make out my disappointment from my face. She was trying to console me (yes console, thats how sad I was, what do you expect from a 19 year old anyway).
We reach our college gate and there I see Apeksha (my roommate who wasnt in my college). I was surprised, I just took a bus to college saying her good bye. What is she doing here? Then she shows me the "Gajra". After I left on 50 mins Busride for college, she took an auto to Sarasbaug, bought fresh Gajra and reached my college, waiting for me at the gate. There you go she said, two things were missing, a Gajra and a Smile.
That Gajra was a promise she gave me, a promise of friendship for eternity. She knew Pri was my bestie, but that never changed her love and friendship for me. I dont know what I have done to deserve this bond, this love but these two girls have always been there for me. I become that spoilt teenager when I am with them. They spoil me even today.
Little things matter so much in life. I will never forget this day. We had so much fun. We did not have fancy picture clicking cell phones in those days. We went to a studio to get this picture clicked.
PERFECT. JUST PERFECT.
