JustThink#147 

10th August,2025...10:31 PM

In 2019, I met this girl in our college workshop where they have formed groups of 5 people...
She and her best friend was with me in same group...then workshop started 
Not knowing how, we started vibing and laughing on random jokes
Throughout the whole workshop, we were laughing and talking so much that at one point i got tears in my eyes...one of the best days of college

Cut to 2021, I graduated from college and was in touch with this girl once in a while not very often...then in 2022 we wished each other happy birthday...in 2023 we wished again and shared fun reels with each other where i got to know that she is doing masters abroad...in 2024, we again wished birthday but this time we were talking...having conversations where I got to know, she is coming to India very soon!

We decided to meet...in december 2024 when was leaving india in few days...we met in vashi where i saw both of them looking for me...her best friend was wearing pink but they said its not, and i dont remember what name they mentioned...

We went to vashi's famous mall where we roam around for a while and giving updates on our current life...am lucky and was happy that they were comfortable enough to share without any filters...
We had our lunch and long long conversations then I guess we went to cafe and had hot chocolate...we were connecting on so many topics and memories of college...

I rarely open up to people and this was time i was comfortable enough to share a bond with them...had given a little sweet goodbye gift to her, she loved it!
I like the way she express herself, not just privately but publicly!
We thought it was our last meet before she left...but we were lucky enough to have more meets like this and had great time with each other...

She left India and we promised to stay in touch...which she did!
From happy good mornings to shubh ratri messages, we had sent voice notes updating about our life to each other once in a while...
We both were busy with our own struggles but still stayed in touch and shared sweet bond.

Few days ago, she texted me that she want to share about her family and her life story with me which she only tells to closed one...She started sharing on text but eventually shared voice notes with me, telling from begining...

I had little idea about her life in general but this time, it was in detail...without any filter.
This girl had gone through so many emotional turmoils, where going from struggle, fighting, being self aware, accepting it and facing it...it is diffcult
Actually i cannot even imagine how tough it must have...I wish i could so that i could understand her emotion more...I was relating to few parts to her life where you struggle with your own close relations and somehow doubt yourself...
As the story continued, her voice started breaking as she was getting emotional but my fav part was the ending and the part where she was sharing about her best friend and people she met while on this journey...the relied i could sense and joy i could hear from her voice...

Today, I heard it again, to her voice notes...
I admire people who had so many struggles on emotional level but still they fight, they try and they keep going on...she had done masters and even got job all by her own while fighting through this struggle..not easy, its never easy and she still did it
I wish I could get some traits from her, positive vibe, the way she express herself and they was she is consistent with her efforts for her closed ones...I love it!

I dont know if am good friend but i will try to make sure that this girl, my best friend, my penguin can have some little joy and comfort moments when she is with me!
I am glad i initiated the conversation and i am glad you took step to meet me in person...everything happens for good reason na
Hope you grow, you smile more, you cry but out of joy and you love yourself more and more!
Stay blessed my penguin!