HIGH HOPES
(This was written during my college days, for s college mag. I don't recall whether it was published or not) HIGH HOPES By Rwik Mukhopadhyay For the third time, Arun checks his hair in his favourite object on his desk. His mirror. “I think she will like this”, Arun uttered unmindfully. It’s a special day for Arun, at least that is what he is assuming. “3 years, right?”, Nitin enters the room. Nitin has been Arun’s buddy for the last two years or so. He lives next to Arun in the same hostel. Nitin is around six feet tall and in his late twenties. He is working in the same BPO where Arun works. Actually, it was Nitin who brought Arun here. Nitin joined six months before him. He was looking out for friends, as he was new in Bangalore. Like many other youths, he tried hanging out here and there. But within a month everything became unappealing to him. Mostly because he is a homely boy. He loves to be with friends, but at the same time, he wants homely cosiness. So when you met Arun, h...