As the girl dressed in a lenghty unfitting salwar kurta (ready made one) with the plastic framed spectacles on her nose took her first steps towards her new college, her legs seemed very heavy. She tried to control her anxiety and was thinking 'even my sister went to this college, so it cannot be that bad'.. All her friends from school who had joined the same college, were in a different class and she was so nervous that she had to enter the class alone..
She decided to enter the class much before the class was to start, so that she would not have to face too many people. She walked into the class and her eyes were deperately looking for a familiar face. And much to her disappointment, she din't find any.. Then she decided that today was her first day and she din't know anyone, so she will have to try and make friends today itself. She walked up to a desk which already had two girls.. She just spoke to them and decided to mingle with them. To her dismay, they were 4 of them (two had gone out) and all of them were together a group of friends. She just wanted to get up and change her seat, coz she din't want to be the 'unwanted one'. But one of them seemed pretty friendly and that helped. Though she checked with her if its ok if she is seated with them and she was relieved when that girl confirmed that it was very much 'ok'. That girl introduced her to the other two girls and she just couldn't register the name and she thought anyways I am not going to be friends with them, so why bother..
It was lunch break and she decided after lunch she would look for another place as she knew she wouldn't be welcomed into the group. But to her dis-appointment she din't find any other place. she decided to sit there and by now everyone had found themselves a place in the class so she could not ask anyone. Anyways as the last period approached, she was so glad to leave the class. She could get back to the people whom she knew and with whom she was comfortable. While walking back, she met her school friend who was in the other class and she was very happy.. Atlast she could be herself... And that ended her first day in college which she actually dreaded.. ;-)
