Life through my lens!!!

May, 2019 It was a summer break. I had just completed my bachelor's as I told you earlier, I got into NFSU, Gandhinagar. I was stunned by the looking at campus, I just could not wait to join. My parents and I were at the university for final admission formalities. I was so looking forward to live in the campus hostel or else a rent a PG. But destiny had something else planned I guess. So, we found out that the campus facilities were full, but there is a girls' hostel(four girls sharing one room, so damn scary) that university is associated with, off-campus. My immediate reaction was "NO PAPA, NEVER!!!" I don't get along with women okay... The only female friend I made in 18 years was Drashti. Most of the girls I have met were stupid and mean. Trust me I can bare all kinds of women, be it rude, loud, crybaby, dumb, cheat, pathetic, lier, foxy, nice or not-so-nice ones but I HATE MEAN WOMEN!!! I just can't stand them. And I have had explored all these categories...

Hey folks! So, as the title suggests, this and the next three blogs are all about my four amazing girlfriends and how our paths crossed, in chronological order. These women mean the world to me, and the bond I share with each one of them is incredibly precious to me. Each one holds a piece of my heart (after you maa! and Hi if you're reading this blog). Today, I'll take you back to the beginning, to the story of my first-ever girlfriend and soul sister, Drashti. It all started way back when we were just 5 years old, attending the same school since kindergarten. To be honest, I don't quite recall who made the first move – Drashti claims she remembers it vividly. We also happen to be family friends, and she's two months older than me. However, our friendship didn't kick off right away. You see, both of us were fiercely competitive right from the get-go. We were more like rivals initially, driven by this unstoppable urge to excel in everything we did. Academics, arts, ...

Honestly, I was kinda skeptical about the decision of blogging my life, I tell you why... I've always been a very shy girl. I don't use to express much. I belong from a typical but not so typical Gujarati family. Except for the food part, I don't really see me as a Gujarati though. Anyways, my life use to revolve around my books, my best friend Drashti, Eminem and my grandpa. Everybody else were least important to me. I always try a little extra to fit in, because I had this feeling that I don't belong here and among the people I was surrounded by. Don't ask me why, it was just a feeling!!! I always wanted to go places and do more than just normal things. But I was way too simple, naïve and frightened yet intelligent little girl. Painting was my only source of expression. Coming to parents, they've always been super super super possessive(still are). So all my childhood, I've lived like a princess who was never allowed to leave her own castle, because accord...