This Diwali was extra special for me...not because of lights, sweets, or selfies 😅, but because I met my gorgeous childhood friend Sejal after ages!! She’s that one friend who’s been with me since 3rd class...... the one who’s seen me with two ponytails, oil-soaked hair...imagine, that’s more than half of our lives together! Meeting her again felt like someone hit the rewind button on life. I swear, I could almost hear the school bell ringing and see us running in corridors again...
Kaash woh school ke din fir se aajayee...
Then came Akanksha, our 6th-standard miracle...the final piece of our beautiful chaos. From that day, we weren’t two, we were three...the Tripod. Teachers used to call us “the three musketeers.” If one of us was missing, the other two were incomplete...like Maggi without masala, or chai without biscuit!...😆
Our Saturdays were sacred..no matter how tired or scolded, snacks were mandatory after extra classes. chips and other snacks and giggles were our currency of happiness....
Sundays meant home hangouts...sometimes at my place, sometimes Sejal's, sometimes Akanksha’s.
Mimicking teachers, inventing fake dramas, dancing on random songs ...it was pure joy, no filters, no stress… just childhood magic, and just...lived.
Now when I think back, I realize...those were the days when life was simple. No career pressure, no deadlines, no overthinking...just innocent faces and unlimited fun. We literally grew up together...not just in height (okay, maybe not much there 😜)...but in every moment, every laugh, every memory.
Someone once asked me, “Why do you still talk about them so much?”
And I smiled....
Because some people aren’t just part of your memories...they’re part of your soul.
You don’t need reasons to love them. Their presence is enough.....
Even today, when we talk on video calls, we go back in time...gossip, laugh, tease each other, and end every call with: “We’ll meet soon, okay?”
And yes, we definitely will.....
Most probably not for a trip or reunion (because adult life says “no time, no money😭”),
but for something even more special...Sejal or Akanksha’s wedding.
And I can already imagine that day...Me standing beside you, & trying to fix Sejal’s or Akanksha's dupatta and saying, “Yaar.......school wali ponytail se bridal hairstyle tak ka journey kitna fast ho gaya...
We’ll laugh, cry, dance, and maybe even sit quietly for a moment...thinking how far we’ve come.
From...sharing tiffins to sharing life updates,
from.... school uniforms to sarees,
from....“See you tomorrow!” to “See you after years!”
Everything changed & will change....yet our bond never did.
So yes...we’ll definitely meet soon....
If not for a random get-together, then for a shaadi...
where our friendship will look even more beautiful than the bride herself. 💛
Because real friendships don’t need daily calls or daily meetings...they just need one pure connection that time can never break....
To Sejal and Akanksha — my girls, my sisters.
We may not meet every day,
but whenever we do,
it’ll feel just like old school days..
only difference, this time hum uniform ki jagah lehenga pehne honge 💛
forever....in school benches, in wedding photos, and in every lifetime ahead 💫
" Here's to finding beauty in small things- Sakshi "
