Smitten by her presence and aura

It was their college reunion and there was a lot of noise and commotion, thanks to the students meeting after close to two decades and more.  There was so much to catch up on and talk about who is the “who” now. Friends who met after nearly two decades, some with the same smile, some a little too shy to open up.  Few of them had started balding, salt and pepper hair – you could find all the concoctions in that restaurant which was to hold the college reunion.

There were this group of buddies Jay and group (as they were called) in college - who always chilled out in the college and hung around the college canteen, who not only had their masti but also were intelligent and smart when it came to their examinations.  Then you had the nerdy group (Ananya and her friends) who wanted to have all the fun, but somehow wanted to just top the examinations as if it was the formula for “Jeevan Safal”.

Ananya (Anu to say) was beautiful and attractive even then, but at times we tend to simply brush off our own beauty and chose not to be noticed. Always engrossed in books and the library (which was her first love) at that point in time, she was busy in her own world.

 Then there were this group of real lookers who were always the gorgeous looking and drop-dead looks that one would really keep gaping at them (Dil maange more types)

There was this dazzling entry that she made at the reunion and Jay was dumbstruck, totally in awe of her presence and that radiant smile. The guys could not take off their eyes off her and were left stumped that was she the same girl who literally drowned herself in books.  Time flies, years pass by and little do people realize that people change.  Amongst all the crowd, his eyes fell on her, her instantaneous rapturous smile caught everyone’s attention. She smiled and giggled like a collegian with the entire group. It was that wonderful and spontaneous and the aura was overbearing and just enough to sweep a guy of his feet.  The elegance, charm, the smile, the outfit – everything was just too perfect and most of all she was just herself. A striking contrast to what she was in college.  The boring reunion suddenly got interesting for Jay and the place did not feel empty any longer.  When she walked into the boring room, it felt like sunshine.

To sum up the story, we at times tend to bracket people in a specific category.  But situations and circumstances change and people go through wonderful changes in their life, thanks to family, career and so on.  Last but not the least, people who really want to see life the way it is meant to be!!

Love you all

Happy Reading

Rekha