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“I’d like to thank the honorable Chief Guest Arputham, my department HOD Verona, my co-ordinator Jeyaraj, my best friend Deepan, the faculty, and fellow students who spent their valuable time being here!” Pavithra ended the event, which was followed by thundering applause. I was awestruck by her daring act of including my name in the Valedictory speech. Most of them didn’t seem to notice, but her HOD was stunned and confused by her sudden inclusion in their decades-old template. Pavithra winked from the stage and disappeared into the crowd that escorted the chief guest. Pavithra and I’ve been friends for almost three hundred days now, ever since she texted me after reading my blog. She was the first enthusiastic fan outside of my friends for my writing. She genuinely loved all my works and pointed out the few she didn’t. She had invited me to her college for a random workshop on “Girls and how they should be protected.” It was the most backward speech I’ve heard in years. But of co...

Madly, Deeply! ❤️

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  Madly, Deeply!  ❤️   The watchman was wide awake, unlike in the movies, sleeping. It was 1’o clock already. He was scrolling through reels and the volume was enough to keep him awake for the rest of his career. I took out my phone and connected it to the Bluetooth speaker. I searched for the worst song possible. The worse and loud, the good. I played Saami Saami, and it reverbed through the speaker in the opposite direction, a few yards away. He looked up and went in the direction of the sound. I jumped over the wall and stood low, while he was distracted. I am inside the college, Rithi challenged me to get in if possible. I called Rithi and waited for her to pick up the call. “Call after five minutes”, she said, as soon as she picked up the call. “I’m in your college”, I replied. My legs were already shaking. “Oh, great. Go check out our canteen for some donuts. It is the best”, she said, sarcastically. “Please be serious, which side is your department?”,...

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