Invisible Friend

Somewhere I’ve read about a dancer who claims that some invisible dancer is dancing with him during his performances. I could never understand the depth of it till I experienced the same. I was a bit nostalgic when I walked the lanes of my engineering collage. Its been half a decade I’ve been here. I still felt very homely here. I could see lots of new faces walking around. I walked slowly though the campus. I could feel that each leaves out there talking to me. Each place and every corner has something to remind me. This place has been home to many firsts. Everything was as normal as any alumni of any campus coming back, but some where I was feeling a bit strange. Was I been followed by some one? I was looking around again and again. A voice-less voice told me “Don’t walk ahead of me, I may not follow, don’t walk behind me, I may not lead, but walk alongside me and be my friend.” I felt as if someone was guiding me through the campus. My legs were moving but not in synchronize with my brain. I walked and walked and walked.

There have been lot of changes in the campus. The life here has changed a lot. Ekta café has got some insider in the admin dept and has successfully removed “Thilak ka Dhaba” from campus. I wonder how my fellow juniors will able to spent those night-outs with out the mid night tea and biscuts, offcourse the counters too. Trees have been cut, hills have been uprooted and new concrete constructions have come up. The air was cold as it was 5 years back. The play ground look well maintained, seniors will have a tough time for ragging as there are no stones to pick up.

As still taking my tour through the campus I could feel the presence of someone who is still walking with me. Some how I was getting a bit uncomfortable as the time passes. When I moved to the Scorpio I could feel my invisible friend asking me to stay back. But time has changed; I’m a Project Manager in the corporate life and have to move on. I have a flight to catch tomorrow morning from Delhi. As I made myself comfortable in the air conditioned vehicle, I don’t know why I was sweating. I felt as if my invisible friend moving away from me. It looked as if a shadow moving away from me. When the ignition of my vehicle started I asked my invisible friend, what can I do for him? Did I hear something or was it a hallucination. He replied “You cannot help me, I’ve to find my way myself”. As my vehicle moved down hill I could feel the separation.

Who was he? Was it P or S? Or just a hallucination… I have lot of good memories to cherish in this place but why am I getting this strange feeling?? What ever it was, my mind promised me to come back again. Don’t know when and why. I’m all alone in deep silent. I have mile to go ahead but sleep is slipping down curtain in my eyes.