STORIES THAT TOUCH YOUR SOUL

Sreenath had called me the previous night. I was very eager to meet him. But I was really in confusion. How can I identify him? I am meeting him for the first time. Sreehari was the link between me and Sreenath. They were both in the same college. Sreehari often told me about Sreenath and thus I happened to know more about him. Later I started to call him, and thus we became good friends. But we didn't get a chance to meet each other. Sreehari told me that there was a cultural event named Diksha being organized in their campus. I felt it was the chance to meet Sreenath. I reached the college by 10:30 in the morning. Sreehari was waiting for me in the bus stop. We went together to the stage. Among the faces gathered around the stage I was helpless to find Sreenath among them. Suddenly someone hit my back and asked me. 'Shafeeq! when did you arrive?' I replied. 'Sreenath??' After seeing him nod I added. 'Just now!' I was actually making a complete look at hi...

Perinthalmanna Town is a highly competitive place for the small scale sellers. There would be different kinds of goods with them. They make a big effort for convincing the quality of their product. It was really annoying for me hearing their noise and I never minded these people. But gradually one of them took a position in my mind. It was the newspaper boy who sold evening newspaper. The boy has a very peculiar voice. His sound makes him noticed. He shouts so loud that everyone can perfectly hear what he is saying. He seemed to be well built up for that particular job. The most strange thing about the boy is the way he sells the paper. He shouts the main news in the news paper. The way he express and the points he stress. People get easily attracted by his words and will be in a hurry to read the rest news. But when we read the news it finds to be a normal news. Anyway he knows the importance of that news. 

As usual I started my day with the alarm!!! My room mate said with a remark that its just 10 minutes for 9. With my daily experience I could manage to do my routines with in 15 minutes. In between I didn't forget to enquire about the first hour, and look for my clothings. Its 10 past 9.  I took a book from the nearby room and took my belt and mobile in my hand. As Mens Hostel  gate passed, I was perfectly ready with the final works on my hair. I just noticed one of my classmate, Safdar just 10 meters ahead of me. I rushed a little to join him happily that if teacher scolds, I do have a company.. We just passed computer science department. Suddenly my mobile notified. Its a message. I told thanks to that message for making me remind that my mobile was not in silent mode. On seeing the message I stopped.  Safdar was angry and told me to come soon. I could only say him to proceed and that I was not coming. He asked me why??? One of my schoolfriend died. It wa...

Sunday is a relaxation in the Navodayan Schedule. We will be happy to get a holiday and there will be a movie in the evening. Anoop and I had the tea and was about to go to the auditorium for the movie. Bijesh, my cot mate was outside the canteen. Anoop and Bijesh were in the same batch and I was two years junior to them. But we never showed it outside. We were together always and I was like a member of their age. It was the privilege I got just because of my cousin, Shanooj who was in their batch. When Anoop said about going for the movie, Bijesh asked which was the movie. Soon I answered 'Bichoo'. Bijesh struck hard on my shoulder with his hand hearing my words. It was really painful. Without a word he left. First I didn't understand why he hit me. But I remembered soon that it was his nick name, and he didn't like him to be called so. I didn't knew what to do. He was really angry. Anoop told me that he will be alright soon. When I returned back to hostel I trie...