A breeze

Today I crossed K.T.Apartments in millers road..a place in Bangalore where I used to stay 7 years back...
Whoa!How time flies...

I remember my last few days in Hyd..I was sick..and I had to manage everything on my own..movers and packers..clearing of all bills...et al..

My stomach was giving me a tough time and I ate almost nothing in my last few days there..
But I was dying to be in B'lore..and away from Hyd...so this feeling gave me all the energy to go through the grind..

And today..when I crossed that apartment..all the moments spent there touched me like a gentle breeze..

Addu..Anu di..our fights...new year parties...drinking and making a scene
Those magical nights..when I would be sitting behind a bike..with no care in the world...laughing to my heart's content...or drop dead angry...yet not ready to let go
Infinitea...tea sessions..with fish and chip....

Making excuses over the weekend to go out...and Anu di(my elder sis) acting like a CBI officer..ready to follow me and watch my every move :)

And finally...seeing all of them go away...
8th October 2004..someone close left for the US..
and then 10th October 2004...Anu di and Addu left for Mumbai

I was numb..in new house,with a new girl, whom I dint know..and no soul to call my own!

I felt like I used to feel as a kid...when my mom left me to go out for some shopping
I used to feel as if eveyrone around is a hostile alien..ready to hit me
My only protector was my mom..and if she was not there..I was not safe

The same feeling hit me...on 10th Oct..when all my close ones left me alone in this city..and I had no clue where to go from there...

All this came back to me today..when I crossed that apartment..the sweet bitter things!