Chapter 14-
In our college we would be allowed to go for outing each month on every week Sunday. But our bad luck if girls were going for outing boys won’t be allowed to go out of hostel, because of that I and Jerri didn’t get a chance to hang out even a day outside our college. Life will have many twist and turns. Our luck had worked out one day. There was fresher’s inauguration function for our newly joining juniors that is first year students, so our college arranged outing for all students (both boys and girls) from 2nd year to final year.
I and Jerri planned to go for a movie on that day. My first outing with my lover I enjoyed the whole day with lot of surprises from Jerri and we both together enjoyed the movie. We were very happy and comfortable in each other’s company. I admired every move of him and I felt that he was just born for me alone for sharing his happiness for the entire life with me.We walked after the movie to our college bus picking up place. During our walk we talked about lot of things, Jerri repeatedly insisted as soon as possible try to shift the hostel. After our walk, we both departed and went to bus stand separately and stood for our college bus.We all reached hostel by 6 pm, we were very tired and went to bed without even having our dinner. During night time my mind were fully occupied with thoughts of Jerri and his care during that day, I thanked god for giving such a wonderful person as part of my life and went to sleep for dreaming about Jerri.
Next day onwards as usual college routine started and we all got bored with the lectures. I ignored the class and started to think one master plan to go out of my college hostel. It’s very difficult to convince our parents according to our wish though I had to do it to be on the safer side. Many thoughts were running at a time, can’t able to get an idea. My mind became restless and scolded my brain “U dummy brain!!! Can’t u even get a good plan to escape from this Jail?”. I was thinking too much without even chatting with my friends. Since I am chatter box among my friends it’s very difficult to be idle without chatting.
During that time one guy came with some sheet in his hand to our class. All started to shout in enjoyment thinking that might be regarding some holiday. But it is not, it was some announcement regarding our campus training …our mam read out the announcement loudly it’s about some Mock interview, which would be conducted in the forthcoming week. She also advised all of us to prepare ourselves for that Interview. We all got tensed after hearing that announcement since we never heard anything like “Mock Interview”. All thought it was like campus interview and if we failed in this interview we were not eligible to attend campus interview.
I asked our mam some details regarding the Mock Interview as I was not much aware of that like others. She replied it’s not a big deal don’t be afraid it’s just like a pre-assessment interview they will conduct it as a practice and also for making you people ready for the Campus interview during your 3rd year of college. After knowing somewhat regarding that interview we all became cool. We also tried to put some effort for that Mock test.
Days went so soon, the day of the mock interview came. We all prepared somewhat ok for the interview. All were tensed to face the interviewer though the interviewer is not the HR of some MNC’s there would be some fear for students since we were attending the interview for the first time. Our management arranged the setup for the interview similar like campus Interview; candidates were seated in order according to their numbers outside the respective rooms. I became much tensed since I heard my name from the interviewer. I was shivering in fear and also the temperature of that room was very less due to air conditioner.
The Interviewer asked few questions like “Introduce yourself, where you did your schoolings, what is your Area of Interest, etc”.
I answered for those questions with confidence and final question just washed away my full confidence. The question was “Have you done any computer certification courses?????”.
My answer was obviously “No” because I enjoyed my 12th Standard vacation very nicely and full heartedly as if I won’t get any holidays hereafter in my entire life.
After the question session, the interviewer took some name list. He entered marks in that sheet near my name in the respective column. There were many columns in the sheet like confidence, way of communication, body language, and computer knowledge. I was seeing the marks in that sheet while the interviewer entering, he entered only 2 mark in the column computer knowledge.
My mind clicked one great idea. Hmmm ..my presence of mind worked at that time only. “Yesssssss!!!!!!!!! I need to do one computer certification course!!!” this is the breakthrough which I got to escape out from my hostel. I called my mom in evening and exaggerated the thing happened in the mock interview and cried to her that “All my friends got good marks in the interview since they all completed computer courses (But it’s not true but what to do I had to give buildup to get permission to get of that hostel) so I need to join one computer course so I would go to outside hostel and I would learn the computer course”.
My mom was silent for some time and she told “I would discuss with dad and we would take one good decision tomorrow”.
I was very happy to hear that from my mom. My acting had worked out to my mom. No problem my mom would convince my dad. I slept nicely after a long time. The next day my mom called and asked “Why you were asking to go alone to outside hostel. If you have one company for you we won’t worry. But how would you manage alone in unknown area and unknown people in outside hostel???”
Her question was right but I don’t know what to reply her. Again I started my drama (started crying) I told “Mom I am feeling inferior, because of lacking in computer certification only I got very low mark in my mock interview. What if due to this certification I didn’t good job in my Campus interview too means?”
Then finally I convinced my mom she too agreed to my words. But she accepted with one condition “You have to score good marks in your forthcoming 4th semester. If not I would again pull you back into college hostel itself?”.
I too agreed her condition. My mind told “If Jerri was with me I would even win the world. After all Anna University exams we would win for sure”. \
My dad came to college during my 3rd semester final exams and got permission to go out of hostel from our college chairman. My friends were very sad to send me from our hostel but no other choice left for me. I was in a situation to safeguard my love too.
I had shifted to hostel outside. First I found very difficult to cope with the students in the outside hostel because they were from different colleges and also from different years. No one in that room was 2nd year college in my age. Though it’s difficult for me, I would adapt to any environment very soon as I was very good in making new friends very easily. I became very close to my roommates in outside hostel in a short period of time. We all became very good friends.
My friends in that hostel were Selvarani (we used to call her as selva) from 1st year (different college), Manju 1st year my college junior but I had met for the first time in that hostel only since in our college they would punish us if we rag our juniors so we won’t even try it or don’t even tried to know about our juniors, Vidhya from 1st MCA (different college) and Sunitha working in IT field in one MNC.
I was enjoying my life in college and also in outside hostel. I was free in my (outside) hostel I can use mobile phones without any restrictions no more tension while charging my mobile. I would do whatever I want. Though my parents bought me new mobile, I used to do combine study with Jerri in the phone which he bought me for the first time (little sentimental). My new hostel friends would tease me with Jerri; I enjoyed their comments. I would share my joy and sorrows with them they all would support me in all situations.
Jerri too came out of hostel and took room outside. He preferred single member room for his privacy to do combined study with me. As days went, the bond between me and Jerri increased exponentially.
My friends in college became sad due to my absence in college hostel. What to do only time had to heal everything. But my college friends were very supportive to me they would understand me very well and would act accordingly. I was a lucky person to be blessed with such a good friends and a good lover…..
I and Jerri did all exams very well than before to prove our love and capabilities in studies too. We completed our 2nd year successfully. Then what semester holidays started as usual enjoyment for all, worries for me and Jerri because we can’t meet each other during holidays. Our holidays went soon as it’s only for 1 week. We all were going to 3rd year in engineering; I can’t even imagine how these two years of college and one year of my love went so soon.
Chapter 15-
We all become seniors (3rd year), our juniors would come and ask us some doubts regarding the Anna university exams as we did in our 1st year. We would guide our juniors and make them feel relieved from tension about their exams. Our staff in-charges for our 3rd year was all our favorite staffs so we enjoyed the class hour too not by listening but by playing games like dumb-c, anthaksheri etc. We all would join our staffs too in one of our teams and play gamesJ .
During the break time I would go to meet Jerri in his class without fail. If I missed even one break in a day I would be fully occupied with Jerri’s thoughts till I meet him in the next following break in that day. All our classmates got doubt on us they started asking us whether we both were in love? We would make them silent by giving the answer “Not like that and all, Y asking suddenly like this?”, but their doubt was growing day by day when I talked with Jerri without minding others during the break.
Our close friends alone know about our love. I am in a situation to hide it from others because unknowingly if they were letting my love matter out in a group and if that spreads around our college and reaches our chairperson . End to my love so only I had to pretend that I am not in love with Jerri. I would go to Jerri’s class and I would talk with some other friends and would go to Jerri’s desk in last few minutes to make others believe that I am his friend alone. Days were moving on like this.
After few days, we got circular regarding IV (Industrial Visit) to Thiruvanamalai but the sad news was our class alone going to IV and the next following day B and C section were going to IV together. Definitely I am going to miss my Jerri in this IV, but I can enjoy with my friends in our class. Our favorite mam Mrs. Anne was our IV incharge. Anne mam and I were like close friends. She likes me very much and I too like her very much. She would enjoy with us in class itself, than what we could do whatever we want she too would join in our enjoyment.
Jerri became sad when he heard about the IV because he couldn’t see me on that day. I went to see Jerri and consoled him “Don Worry I too have to worry like this when your class going for IV the next day”. He agreed with me and told me to enjoy the day without any regrets. I returned to my class after break. Our class was busy. I never had seen my class like that before.
Boys were preparing many lists to do on the IV. Girls were sincerely discussing about the songs to be played, snacks to be carried etc. I too joined them in their discussion. Next day morning 4’o clock we were going to start. We all got excited the IV with Anne mam. My friends from hostel will board bus from college and would reach Tambaram. As I am a day scholar, I had to board day scholar bus. After reaching Tambaram we all would combine and sit with our hostel friends in a single bus. I texted my college hostel friends after boarding bus from my stopping. They too kept me updated where they were moving.
Both day scholar’s bus and hosteller’s bus reached Tambaram we got into a single bus. We all started to shout in enjoyment. The road was silent since it was early morning. Our sound made it to feel like it was raining with thundering outside. Our Bus driver asked “Where was your staff In-charge?” .I replied him that “We have to pick her on the way. She would be waiting near Potheri Railway station”. Our bus started we too started our shouting in happiness. On the way we picked our mam and went to Thiruvanamalai. I kept updating Jerri through message “About the place where we were having breakfast, what we were doing like that”.
Our class boys planned to go to nearby dam after the visit was over. They asked permission from our mam, first she told “No” because its rules breaking in our college, the rule was “STUDENTS WERE NOT ALLOWED TO VISIT ANY TOURIST SPOT OR ANYOTHER PLACES OTHER THAN THE INDUSTRIAL AREA” but we all together convinced her “Mam we won’t tell anyone about our visit to Dam. Please!!!”. Then she agreed half-heatedly. In the meanwhile, I texted Jerri in joy that “We were going to Dam after industrial visit was over” .We started to dam, all were very happy enjoying the travel towards dam since it was full greenery around us like a green carpet. Bala got call from Jerri.
Jerri: What da, u all were enjoying in dam ah? Wait Mervyn (Our B-section friend) need to talk to u.
Bala: (Got shocked. How come Jerri came to know?) ????
Mervyn: Wait and see we would also go and enjoy in the dam tomorrow. We would also break the rules.
Bala: Hey what were u both talking about? .We were not going to any dam da. (For hiding the truth Bala lied to them, because if this matter goes to other staff IV incharge then Anne mam would be in trouble for breaking the college rules).
Mervyn: Don lie da. We got information already.
Bala: (Disconnected the call without replying)
All guys were discussing seriously, they were very angry on the person “Who is the Black sheep. Who told this matter to B-section guys? How come they came to know about this? How we pleased and promised Anne mam that we won’t tell this matter to anyone other than our class? Then who did this????” .I silently called Divya without anyone notice. I told Divya that “I didn’t even think that Jerri would tell this Dam matter to others I don’t know what to do, because I only tell this matter out first de. What would they do? If they came to know that I only did this stupid thing means”. Tears filled my eyes in shock. Divya asked me to normal don’t show any reaction in your face be cool, nothing would happen.
I was praying god “Please save me” .I got frozen in fear when I heard someone was calling my name??? My head was spinning I don’t know how to react and how to face my class guys and Anne mam because it was my blender mistake. Bala came near my seat and asked “Hey did u told about our visit to dam to Jerri???” .I don’t know what to reply though I am very close to Bala he would also get angry and scold me when he came to know the truth. My mouth got struck with fear. I was thinking whether I have to tell the truth or not…
Chapter 16
Finally I decided to reveal the truth to Bala. My friend would understand me at any cost. I told the truth to him in a low voice “Yes, I only texted Jerri”.
Bala told “Ok, don’t worry I would take care of this” and he went to his seat. Bala asked apology to the guys for the mistake. I didn’t get what was going on there. Then only I got to know that Bala has accepted my mistake as his mistake to the guys, but they were not ready to believe it because they all very well know about him. I was carried away by his behavior and true friendship, even though I should not let my friend (Bala) down in front of others for my mistake. I had to do something, but I am not ready to tell the truth in front of everyone because of my fear.
I went to Anne mam’s seat. On seeing her itself; I got that she was very much worried about this problem. I sat near her and asked apologies for my mistake. She didn’t suspect me in this matter at all. She was looking me like “Why I had told Jerri about this dam visit?” but she didn’t ask me anything, but I understood her thought from her look itself. Anne mam know that I was very good friend of Jerri though what I had done is beyond friendship, she got some doubt on me. She was silent for some time and then she replied “No problem. I would take responsibilities for this”.
I told her “Mam no need to worry; this matter won’t reach other staffs and all. I would take care of that”.
After that I was not able to sit near her hiding my love with Jerri to her, so I stood and went to my seat.
All started to make fun to make our mam happy and to bring her back to normal. She forgot that problem and started to enjoy the travel to dam. I felt relieved after our mam become normal. I texted Jerri harshly “Don’t you think about anything before doing. I was in great trouble due to your silly behavior. Who asked you to tell to others about our class dam visit? I had just told u for information but u have done very good job. I got very good name from Anne mam”.
After texting him I ignored his calls and reply messages. I too joined the fun and made me relax. At last we reached dam and enjoyed there for some time and started back to Chennai. We all reached Tambaram by 7:30 pm. From there we all got split in 2 different buses for hostellers and Day scholars and started back to our destination.
I took my mobile for texting my friends. I got 13 missed calls and 5 messages from Jerri. I dialed his number and started in harsh tone
Me: What you want?
Jerri: Sorry da. Don’t be tensed. Where is your bus now?
Me: I am in Shollinganalur. So what? (Continued in harsh way though I was pleased by his apology)
Jerri: Ok come. I am waiting in your stopping
Me: Disconnected without replying him because I got laugh in happiness about his waiting for my arrival in my stop.
When I reached my stopping he was waiting eagerly for my arrival. After I got down from bus, he came near me and again asked sorry (It would be very nice feeling inside when our loved ones apologizing for their mistake ). I hide my smile and started to walk towards my hostel. He made call to Anne mam and apologized. She replied “Don’t worry, there is no issues. But if your class asks your IV staff in charge tomorrow for the dam visit saying that A-section went yesterday like that, then I am only in trouble. So u had to be careful in that alone tomorrow Jerri”.
Anne mam likes Jerri very much. In fact I and Jerri was mam’s pet (student) in our respective classes.
After disconnecting the call, Jerri elaborated the conversation to me. I too stressed Jerri to take care of his class from telling our visit to dam to any other staff. He agreed with me. Then I went to my hostel after bidding good night to Jerri. I went to my room and had nice dinner and I started to tell the things happened throughout that whole day to Selva, Vidhya, Manju and Sunitha (my roommates). They were eagerly listening to me. We altogether made fun out of every incident in my IV. Then we went to sleep to make us ready for the next day usual routine.
Next day in college I missed Jerri very badly because B and C-section went for IV together. In my love, god had played many times by separating me and Jerri from same class to different, from combined IV to separate. Though god had separated us temporarily, I and Jerri hoped and prayed god “At least bind us together in life forever ”
Jerri was updating me whatever happening in his IV then and then. He texted “Till now no problem regarding dam visit”. I prayed god hardly that “There should not be any problem for Anne mam because of me”.
And finally my prayer doesn’t go in vain. After the visit to the factory, all students boarded the bus without any word regarding the dam visit and started their way back to Chennai. Then only I and Jerri got great relief. Immediately I called Anne mam and told her not to worry since there was no problem aroused regarding the dam visit.
All our friends reached Chennai safely. From next day onwards, we all were under the control of daily routine cycle in college. Few days went well without any trouble around me, but it was not in our hand to control the situation in our life. During Thursdays on every week, my class had lab session in the afternoon so I would go to meet Jerri soon after I finished my lunch on those days. Likewise during one Thursday, I went to meet him. He was writing something. I went near him and asked what he was doing so seriously. He told it was Microprocessor assignment to be submitted tomorrow, that only I was copying hurriedly from Chandana’s (Jerri’s classmate) assignment file as there was very demand for her assignment in our class today.
After that only I too remembered that I didn’t even write heading for that assignment. I asked him for his assignment “After completing please give your file to me”.
I would write my assignment on seeing yours and I would return it tomorrow. He told ok I would give it to you but I have to complete one diagram yet. I grabbed the file from him and told I would complete that for you.
Then I rushed to our Integrated Lab with Jerri’s assignment file in my hand without even keeping the file in my bag because of our strict Lab incharge mam Mrs.Subhashini, we had to be present in lab on time otherwise she would give us harsh punishment. We all entered the lab on time but there was no power, so no instrument would work in that lab. We all sat in a group and started chitchatting simply about some movies. Basically as I was a lazy girl, I thought of utilizing this time for drawing diagram for Jerri instead of drawing it during the night time in half sleep.
I started drawing the diagram side by side I concentrated on the chitchat too. Our Lab attender (who would give equipments for every experiment) Raj came near our table took something instrument and went. My friends called me and told that Subashini was asking for you go soon. I went near mam’s table casually as I didn’t do any mistake then why should I get frightened of her. She looked up and asked what you were doing there. I just replied I was simply sitting. She asked me to bring the file which I was drawing some diagram I got shocked how she got know that I was drawing without coming near me. I pretended I didn’t draw diagram in any file mam because if it was my file I would have shown to her without any hesitation but I was drawing for Jerri. If she found that it was Jerri’s file I am in danger.
She called the attender and asked him what she was doing till now. The attender told “I saw this girl drawing some diagram in one assignment file mam”.
I was completely frightened to face that mam after the attender’s witness. She asked that attender to get the file from my table. After getting the file from him she immediately saw the name on the file “Jerri”. She didn’t tell anything, she just asked me to go and sit. I asked her “Mam file”.
She told angrily “This is not your file know, go and ask the concerned person to come and get it from me”.
I don’t know what to reply. I went to my place back.
Why always things happening like this around me. I went back to my class after lab session. During the evening break hour I went and told Jerri about the whole thing happened in the lab.
He scolded me “U already know she is very strict mam like that. Then why u drawn diagram during her lab session, Ok don worry I would go and get that file from her”.
Jerri went to meet her and came back. I asked him “Did she scold u, why she asked u to meet her”.
He told “I don’t know, I went and asked her my file she returned it to me”, and she also asked me “Oh u are Jerri” in a sarcastic way. When I started she was telling something to our Anne mam. I don’t know what she had mumbled to Anne mam.
The very next day Anne mam called me and Jerri to her cabin in the Circuit Lab. I and Jerri don’t know “What was waiting there to explode”.
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