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SiddharthSengupta ArjunJassal
Itishottodayand
themonsoonsaredelayed.
ThisismysixthsummerinDelhi,
butitstillgetstome.
Itisacliche,butitstill
feelslikeIcametoDelhiyesterday
Thisismyroom.Thisismystuff,
Iamstilllivingoutofboxes.
Ihavemyreasons.
IcomefromthenortheasternstateofAssam,
ItissometimescalledthegatewaytoTheNortheast
We,thepeopleofAssam
areproudof...
ourOneHornedRhino
andour
exquisitetea
Ineverwantedit
anyway.
andthatAurangzeb
neverconqueredus.
Assam’spopulationismadeupofpeoplefromvariedcommunitiesand
linguisticgroups.
I,amaBengali.
2
'
Myschoolingstarted
inaboyshostel
inKurseong,
WestBengal.
Butseeingso
manykidscry
together
overwhelmed
me
Ibegantofollowthe
kidswhoweremorecurious
thansad(likethekidtomyleft)
me
Beingcurioushelped.Withindaysthehostelbecameahome.
We,thecurious,evenstartedaclub.
wewereinseperable
Butoneday. Itwasallover.
Likeotherkids,Iwasscared
whenmyfatherleftmethere.
IamHannibal
thehorrible
andyouaremy
elephants Youtouchone
youbecomeone
Thatshack
wasonceatoy
trainstation.
oi,your
dadishere!
What?
What?
What?
What?
What?
What?
What?
Oi,Stopit!
Youaregoing
toabetterschool
Boysdont
cry
Thenewschoolwasnothinglikethepreviousone.
Thekidsbehavedliketheywereundermindcontrol.
Tomakethingsworseitwasaco-ed
andtheboyshadtowearshorts.
Mynewclassmates,didshowtheir
interestinme.
ButIhadclosedalldoors.
Imissedmyoldfriendstoomuch.
Ihadtogetoutofthisplace
SoIbeganplotting.
Ibeganplanningmygreatescape.
Ibeganfakingillnessesandailments
Allineededwasunkepthair
andafakeapplication
GoodMorningMiss!
Hisfaceislike
anarmpithahah!
Nauseous,feeling
nauseous
Canyoudraw
me?
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Delhi
Delhi
Delhi
Delhi
Delhi
Delhi
Delhi
Delhi
Delhi
Delhi
Delhi
Delhi
Delhi
Delhi
Delhi
Delhi
Timetaughtmetoadaptbutnot
toacceptthings.Ihadtogetout!
Idecidedtofacethe
finalexamswitheverything
Ihad.
Booksandaplaylistof
eminemsongskeptmegoing.
Ididgetthegradestogoto
DelhiUniversity
DELHI!!
Iwillstudyin
Ijustwaited
tofinishmy12thboards
NewDelhiStation
Iwastoohappytogetallemotional.
MymothercriedwhenIleft.
Inthetrainthatnight
Ibegantothinkofmyparents.
BymorningIwouldreachDelhi
..anditwasINSANE!
me
Thecitywelcomedmewithitsfingeronthefastforwardbutton.
Iwasnotconfusedorscared.Thedesperationtogetoutofhome
wastoooverwhelmingforanysecondthoughts.
Itriedmyhandateverything
incollege.
Iwasatpeace
Butthingscannotalways
beperfect
Thecity
gavememyfirstrealheartbreak.
Eminem
forever
readhistory
beganmaking
comics
andstartedsmoking
Igrowled
forametalband’audition
Roomsir?
girls?
Butlifeinthiscityhasitsways.
Theheartwasmended
byaanothereminemfan.6
Delhitaughtmetolazearoundand
ponderoveruselessthings.
Anditalsoshowedhowtobe
seriousandindustrious.
Iignoreditbutthecitykeptchangingandmovingon.
Itstartedwiththeshutting
downofmyfavouriteplaces
Buttheworstcamelater.
Thencame
farewellparties
Thishitusbad
Why
celebrate?
Changefinallycaughtupwith
me.
Itmademeputmythingsinboxes.
Therearetimes.
Whenyouarejustnot
readyforchange
Ihavebeenlivingoutofboxesforareason
Thereasonis,thatIamgoingbacktowhereitallstarted.
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AUTO!!
Iamgoinghome.
Basyahanrokna
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