Real life Fairytale :)

Humans and ‘firsts’ have this special connection. Even the most random ‘first’ can make you insanely happy, even if it’s not really about you. Today was one of those days that made me re-realise just why I’m so crazy about surprises. Life throws surprises at random, good & bad & you rediscover emotions. Today was one of those days.

 I come home from class with a hilarious expression on my face (that was thanks to the insane conversation I had with Rich, Swap & Guru Ma just after class but that’s another story) and Mumma says,

“T Bhai got engaged!”

I literally went “ WHAAAAAAT???” and then followed it up with a barrage of questions, “When? To whom? Who told you?? ”

So its official, T Bhai & Niki Didi are engaged. They’re about to tie the knot. And I cant stop grinning with a goofy smile pasted on my face.

THEY.ARE.GETTING.MARRIED.

Whoa, that felt like a lot to process. After all, it’s not everyday that someone you’ve known almost all your life gets married to a person whom you’ve also known almost all your life! And when they decide to take the plunge it feels insanely wow-ish + weird to imagine them as husband & wife. If they would’ve been in front of me right now, I’d have probably stared at them with wide eyes. Along with all the happiness I’m also finding it funny! That’s what one would call a gamut of emotions in the truest sense. :P

Both of them, T Bhai & Niki Didi were my seniors at school. While I knew T Bhai right from the time I was little (He’s P’s elder brother & was pretty much one for me. P is the drummer boy), Niki Didi was someone I started interacting with more in the final years of school.

T Bhai is the same guy P & I used to run behind. When he asked P & me to find him a pen & I did it before P, P sulked & I was overjoyed cause hey! T bhai was happy!  When I was going to P’s place to play, Mumma had told P & me to play outside & not disturb T bhai cause he had his boards. T bhai played cricket with us instead. He taught me how to play with those tazos we got with packets of Lays. I remember him as the narrator in a play at our school annual day, I was enamoured by the way he spoke. I remember being in awe of him when he marched during his Investiture ceremony. I faintly remember riding pillion on his bike. I remember sneaking into his room to lay my hands on his guitar. I remember watching him, Tush Bhaiya & Am Bhaiya joke around with Charles Sir. I remember sitting around with Aunty, Uncle, Bhai & P, just talking to them. When we had our school reunion, I remember all of us juniors remarking on how he looked so dashing. And of course the small speech he gave for Principal Sirs farewell blew everyone away & brought nostalgic tears to their eyes.  He always treated me as his lil sister and I used to love it. And the same T bhai is getting married. Wooooo. :D

Niki Didi. I haven’t known her for as long or as closely as I knew T bhai but I grew closer to her when we worked for our school reunion, Blitz. I was only in 11^th then & I was the kid in the group, taken care of, even pampered. I remember watching her play matches for the Saffron House (our arch rivals) but that was about it. She was the one who told me how she remembered Mumma coming to drop me everyday & how I used to always run around with those two cute pigtails (those were her words). During Blitz we got talking & I became fond of her. For her too I became the kid sis. I bonded with her during our Water Kingdom trip & she was one senior who kept in touch as much as I did. Aaaa she’s getting married!!!!

Its funny how alllll these long forgotten memories are just coming rushing back. Connecting the memories and this outcome, they make me go awww. Yuss. Two of my seniors from school are getting married and I find that VERY cool! Its like my version of real life fairy tale :D

So now that it’s official, I wonder. I can’t call both of them Bhai & Didi respectively. What should I do? Call him Jiju or call her Bhabhi? ;)