I like how misleading the title of this hive post is hehehehe š«£ Why, you ask? Because the strangers I speak of arenāt strangers anymore although thatās exactly what they were about a month ago. So, this story is about a small decision I took of staying with 3 grown men while meeting them for the very first time - and I donāt regret it one bit š
Let me introduce the characters! Meet Vagisha a.k.a Loluuu š° Loluu is a rabbit enthusiast who believes that one of the primary reasons behind her existence on this planet is to drink Coca Cola, eat desserts and creep the f out of my life with her jokes. Iāve known Loluu for about 7 years now and she doesnāt qualify as a friend. Sheās family. The reason I met the other three idiots was because of her. They happen to be her seniors from college who she was staying with, for a brief period during her internship in Bangalore. I went to their place to meet her but they ended up convincing me to stay that night (which got extended to three weeks š) . Her role in the house was to be my transport service and itās safe to say she did a great job š
Meet Badal a.k.a Mr Cloud āļø Loluu wanted me to meet him since forever and I finally did this time. He just moved into this new place and was the first one to do so among the three. Technically I moved into that house days before the other two who the house actually belonged to š Cloud is hands down one of the sweetest humans Iāve met in my life. Makes the best āPohaā ever and is a Maggi Specialist. The amount of energy this human being has is insaaaanee! Heās the best host Iāve met in my life and is the one who convinced me to stay back for three weeks. He took care of me like a baby š¤§š¤
Then comes Somnath a.k.a Somuuuuuuuu š¦§ My absolute favourite in the house š Not a single day would go by without me causing him some trouble or the other. In fact, I would look forward to finding some thing to annoy him with every single day like it was a regular thing in my dayās schedule. From helping him set up him Bumble / Tinder account to writing crap on his white board on a daily basis, my day would be incomplete without him driving me out of his roomš Somuuu, in short, is an absolute cutaaaaaay!
The third roomie was Harshvardhan a.k.a Harsh š§ø Harsh was the oldest in the house but proved that age is just a number. The most accurate description of Harsh is that heās a human form of a Teddy Bear. I am about half his size, so the two of us looked like characters from āMasha and the Bearā. Harsh would make black coffee / tea in the morning and play iconic songs that heād jam to with all his might. Harsh screaming āHOTEEELLLL CALIFORNIAAAAAAā from his room was a normal phenomenon in the house. Special mention to his mother for sending some killer parathas for dinnerā„ļø
I stayed with them for over 20 days but it went so quick that I did not even realise that there came a point where the cook , maid, security guards and other workers in that apartment recognised me more than the actual tenants of the house. From late night board games to cribbing about how the vessels werenāt washed well; From making hopeless custard to fighting with men who locked our car for parking in a no parking spot - these guys were an absolute treat to be with. Never will I ever forget jamming on BeyoncĆ©ās Single Ladies, with three grown men in my car, on our way to buy grocery. š
Leaving a few pictures here from those 20 days that Iāll cherish foreverrrrrš«
ā¬ļø Somuuās iconic white boardš¤£
ā¬ļø Loluuās daily travel serviceš
ā¬ļø Ahh donāt even get me started with this night. Long story short - we managed to get my car freed from that lock without paying any fine lol
I love how Iām smiling like an idiot while writing this because so many memories are just popping in my head right now. I donāt know when would I be meeting them again but Iām glad to have met these guys. Badal, if youāre reading this, you have my heart loveā„ļø Youāre one of the nicest humans Iāve come across in my life and I owe it to you for having a killer time these 20 days. In you, Iāve found a friend who I know will always have my back, in good times and bad and I shall forever be grateful.
Until another story, cheers!š„