"Adieu"

  21st august, 2011 - one more unforgettable day in my life. The day I caught flight for my good or just to leave everything behind and move on (?).With mixed of emotions I had stepped in to Mumbai international airport. Catching flight for US was not at all new nor was M.K.G. (Mumbai-Kurla Gang) gathering along with so many my other family members at airport to give me sendoff. Yet, this time everything was different. I was leaving everything behind and getting on to some other life. I was not going to return back after a month but to come back for a month's vacation in an year. I was in full of tears and so was all closed once at airport. I never thought I will actually cry so much after my teen age had crossed nor did I thought of becoming so much emotional that I could not even move my feet.
    This time I was praying from bottom of my heart for flight delay or something should happened to postpone flight for a day at least. Alas! Nothing changed. Not even after I boarded one. My every flight journey gave me inadvertent experiences. Especially,flight delay incidences. Couple of times I had even got down from flights and stayed back at airport. This time nothing abrupt had happened and I finally boarded the flight. My big B was yet under impression that airline had actually missed my name and hence everything was going so smooth and on time. Not sure why, but exactly when I wanted my flight to be delayed for few hours and  I wanted to spend some more time with loved once,nothing abrupt happened to change anything on those lines.
     I stepped into flight with soggy eyes, snarl voice and heavy heart. The moment flight started taking off, I simply gone to every moment of my past. I was moving in flashback more than the light's speed .
Starting from my school days, college days and the first day of my job everything was still so clear. First time outside home, lovely roomies, new freinds... First onsite, so much enthusiasm, so many wishes from friends and demands from near once to get something or other for them. Huge messes, warm get togethers...
Every weekend Mumbai-Pune hoppings. Starting from Indrayani train, `Hardik` travels (one of my friend who had car and we all used to jump in his car for weekend travels) to Shivneri journeys. Every weekend grand welcoming from big B’s, friends and sweet Sis. Drowsy Monday early mornings and every weekend drop till bus stop or railway station to push me to Pune by my friends and big B.  Every Monday answering same question to mumbai-pune group why my big B comes to drop me, otherwise how I would have been kicked out of my job due to every Monday off stories. Few abrupt Monday’s with sudden calls to manager- for taking off for no reason or just to get rid of weekend hangover.
Over the period of time so many assortments had formed. So many distinct activities with them…office events, coffee breaks, carom, resting at recreation room...Endless weekends and various debates. Long treks, sudden picnics,impulsive plans for weekends. Weird activities, some foolish jerks and touchy friends. Lot of messages from lovely hearts `don’t dare to forget`. So many send off parties… Everything is priceless! Now even I myself is startled that I made decision to leave such beloved once for couple of years! Everything seems to be surprising...
   I'm really lucky to have something that makes me saying good-bye to all of you so difficult.  
Not sure, what all I left behind or what I had actually clutched but for sure I’ll be missing all that…all of you friends, my beloved family and all my DVCI colleagues…


P.S. Thanks for giving me happy trails. I'm proud to have you all in my life, helping me turning all my blue trails in to happy once and making me riding them in counting way! Miss you all untill we meet again.